Dog trainer Julie is in trouble. Workaholic business tycoon, Luc is planning to find another home for Puppy, a huge mastiff he has inherited from his grandmother. For that, Luc hired Julie to give an intensive training for Puppy for 6 weeks, staying at his home. No way! He has to look after his dog. As Julie works hard to develop intimate relationship between Luc and Puppy, she finds herself gradually falling love with him. She has to remember that Luc needs her only as a dog trainer... (Source: Harlequin / SB Creative)

Acclaimed manga artist Jiro Taniguchi provides the latest entry in the Louvre collection of graphic novels. After a group trip to Europe, a Japanese artist stops in Paris alone, intent on visiting the museums of the capital. But, bedridden in his hotel room with fever, he faces the absolute solitude of one suffering in a foreign land, deprived of any immediate or familiar recourse. When the fever breaks somewhat, he sets out on his visit and promptly gets lost in the crowded halls of the Louvre. Very soon, he discovers many unsuspected facets to this world in a museum in a journey oscillating between feverish hallucination and reality, actually able to speak with famous painters from various periods of history, led to crossroads between human and personal history by... the Guardians of the Louvre. (Source: Potent Mon)

Kazuko is a high school senior who has no idea what she wants to do in the future. Alone one day after school, she discovers a broken beaker in the science lab. She smells something sweet in the air, passes out, and finds herself transported back to her own past! Will Kazuko use her ability to travel through time wisely or selfishly? Based on the 1965 novel. (Source: CMX)

Narihira is the second-oldest son in a family descended from werewolves. His tendency to grow wolf ears and a tail when he gets excited is a problem when having sex with normal humans. But, Narihira has so far controlled himself well. He likes feeling good, but doesn't want drama, so he favors one-night stands. On one of those nights, he meets a man called Fujitake. Narihira's ease was short-lived... In bed with Fujitake at point-blank range, Narihira is hit by his intoxicating scent. His entire body becomes sensitive, as if he's taken an aphrodisiac...! The wolf's cool demeanor crumbles before the man's scent that makes him lose control...! This is the third segment in the series, following "A Feast for the Wolf in Heat" and "The Pure Wolf's First Love"! (Source: Renta!)

From the pages of history comes the legend of the Samurai Jubei and the book he was pledged to protect. Now that book has been stolen and Jubei must retrieve it before Japan descends into bloody civil war. (Source: Anime News Network)

High-schooler Ryoma Mikoshiba finds himself summoned to another world by the warmongering O’ltormea Empire. But Ryoma is no ordinary school boy – he has both talent and training in martial arts. Using his skills in martial arts to escape captivity and swearing revenge on the country that summoned him, Ryoma finds himself in a world where he can become stronger by absorbing the life force of whomever he slays – a world that fits his talents to a bloody T. Pursued by the O’ltormean court for killing an important official, Ryoma attempts to flee the border while keeping his identity hidden. But as he does, he encounters two twin sisters - Sara and Laura - an encounter that will change his fate. And so begins the epic tale of a young man and his journey of war and domination! (Source: J-Novel Club)

Exiled from Japan during the Boshin War in 1868 as the new Meiji government took hold, two defeated samurai, Hikosaburô and Manzô, eventually settle in Crow territory in North America. One day out hunting, Hikosaburô encounters a young native female who has just given birth hidden in the scrub. Called Running Deer, she tells of how she escaped from white traders who had ‘bought’ her. They soon come looking for their possession! Saved from the murderous deceit of the traders by the chief of the Oglalas, Crazy Horse, they soon form a profound friendship and respect for each other’s cultures to the extent of Hikosaburô and Manzô being renamed ‘Sky Hawk’ and ‘Winds Wolf’ and fighting alongside their new brothers in their struggle against the invaders. Taniguchi gives an accurate portrayal of the Indian Wars of the period culminating in the infamous Little Bighorn encounter. (Source: Ponent Mon)

“This is cheating!” “Haha , as long as we win it’s fine.” Swordow, the new gen superpower competition that the whole world is crazy about. The weakest nameless fighter , Shiro Agisou managed to put down the strongest new student Riza in the first fight……….using unforgivable and unfair methods. Fooling , deceiving , outwitting them and entrapping them in his clever schemes to then push them off. Shiro, the cool headed gambler who uses any means available to win. “Let’s go idiot breasts ( baka oppai ).” “By perhaps, are you calling me that!?” Getting Riza under his control , using demonic schemes and scams. He is gonna beat without any mercy the strongest guys who only think about peace. The weakest guy with the worst brains will stand at the top of supernatural battles ! The story of the vilain who laughs at the common sense , full of catharsis and exhilarating big moments , starts!

A decade ago, Ayako took in her orphaned niece, Miu, as her own. They now share a close mother-daughter bond, but being a young single mom hasn’t been easy for Ayako. Good thing Miu’s childhood friend Takumi has been there for the family every step of the way. After all these years, he’s grown into a kind, handsome young man—just the kind of guy Ayako would like to see Miu date. In fact, when Takumi asks to speak with Ayako privately one day, she can’t wait to give the young couple her blessing. But little does she know it’s not Miu that Takumi has fallen for... It’s her! How will Ayako handle the romantic feelings of the boy who’s meant so much to her family? And what will it all mean for her relationship with her daughter? (Source: J-Novel Club)

Based on the original anime series, though geared toward the female audience.

Clay was trained by her father to be an expert member of the thieves’ guild. Since her father disappeared three years ago, she’s been using her skills to search for him in a dungeon filled with goblins, a Minotaur, and all manner of other dangerous creatures. When Clay reaches deeper than anyone ever has before, she meets the caretaker of the dungeon. To her surprise, Clay is invited to join the staff! And thus begins Clay’s new job–to learn the inner workings and behind-the-scenes secrets of the dungeon from the inside. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Manga doesn't get much more noir than this. Benkei is just another expatriate Japanese arist living in the Big Apple. Or so it appears. As there "diabolical hard-boiled stories" show, surfaces aren't always what they seem. Flashbacks delve into sordid, secret past lives, and old scored, long festering, emerge without warning, asking to be settled. And Benkei's secret? Maybe it's just that he's the only artist in town who isn't having fantasies of being a hitman-for-hire. He is one.