From Harpercollins: During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control, the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby sweatbox of an apartment building. Vengeful and despairing, our protagonist discusses countermeasures with his secret crush, the reliably blunt Akashi, when Tamura, a strange young man with a bad haircut, appears. Tamura claims to be a time traveler from 25 years in the future, and shows off the time machine he uses to travel. Our protagonist has a brilliant idea: the sweetest revenge would be to go back one day in time and retrieve the functioning remote control. His simple fix is complicated by Ozu and several others who are also eager to take a ride back in time. But in attempting to alter the past, our protagonist foresees the world's extinction. Even more troublingly, Akashi mentions she’s bringing someone to the upcoming bonfire and it's not him. Only one thing remains certain: it's going to be a very long month. Obliteration? Salvation? Coca-Cola? Castella cake? What does the time machine hold for our (not quite) heroes? It all depends on which one gets there first.
**A Boys’ Love story about finding common ground over delicious food!** When erotic novelist Enomura Haruka and shojo artist Nakata Miruku are brought together by their publisher to collaborate on a new manga, it seems like a perfect match—until the two meet in person and realize just how different they are! Haruka is a bit of a sadist with a cool-guy personality, and he immediately clashes with Miruku, who’s something of a masochist and doesn’t match his bright shojo style at all. There’s one thing the two have in common, however—their love of gourmet food, especially the mail-order variety. Can their passion for amazing food bridge the gap between them? Or could food be the catalyst that causes their passions to boil over? Includes reviews of real gourmet food items from Japan! *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment*
Sarah, who works as a building cleaner, is approached by Ben Gardiner, CEO of a large company on the top floor. He takes her out to dinner at a three-star restaurant to get the opinion of an "ordinary" woman for his product. For the a normal girl like Sarah, it is a dream come true. Ben then asks Sarah to accompany him on a further week-long visit to Milan to give him advice, saying that her opinion will be helpful. Sarah is alone with the famous playboy... And she has her own reasons... (Source: Manga Plaza)
Sol Rock plays the role of support in Black Tiger, an up-and-coming party of prodigies known as the Miracle Children. His party sees him as deadweight and he’s expelled by the leader, but the truth is that he has a special talent that gives him the godlike power to bestow incredibly OP skills and stats upon his companions! Only two members of his party, “Iron Wall” Reen and “Saint of Healing” Julia, realize that Sol is the source of their amazing powers, and they choose to leave with him. With no one holding him back, Sol can finally unleash his true potential, and he decides to use it to create the world’s most powerful party. When Sol is offered five cards, each depicting a monster powerful enough to take on the world on its own, he begins a journey to gather them all to his side and fulfill his dream! (Source: J-Novel Club)
When a famous author asks magazine reporter Isobel to interview her, Isobel heads to Brazil. The moment Isobel meets the author’s son-in-law, she freezes. It is Alejandro, the man she met in London three years ago, the man who disappeared suddenly after spending a night of passion with her. How could he marry another woman while she pined for him? And how did he get the unsightly scar on his face? Isobel is disturbed. It soon becomes clear that this reunion is no coincidence, and Isobel shudders with fear when she realizes his goal! (Source: Harlequin / SB Creative)
An alternative to the original Juuni Taisen light novel that plays out differently from the original. Now including western Astrology signs, which battle against the eastern Zodiac fighters.
Pursuing her dream of becoming a designer, Sophie dedicates her life to work. One snowy day, she bumps into dreamy Italian gentleman Marco, who offers her a high-end cashmere coat. For just one night, she lets herself indulge... When she is presented with the opportunity to see the textiles and craftsmanship Venice has to offer, she can't help but say yes, but a little secret threatens to interrupt this vacation... (Source: Renta!)
Mikoto Nagita is a single 25-year-old who works at a small town bank. Her boss is a newlywed, and the women working part-time there always go home at 5 o'clock on the dot. Hating having to always work overtime as well as on the weekends, she comes up with a plan to get married in order to quit her job, only she's got no prospects... Coincidentally, she hears about Juno and its "Marriage Makers"... a service that has a 100% success rate of helping people get married!! All Mikoto wants is to get ouut of work, and she's about to start numerous magical marriage simulations with her Marriage Maker, Atago!! (Source: MangaPlaza)
Shinichirou Hakamada opens a Piano Salon in a Western-style buildings surrounded by roses (a.k.a. "rose-house"). One day, a high school girl came in to take a lesson. Hot looking and cool guidance, she also gathers many individuals, each will be granted a dream. Starting in the salon with happy, laughter and tears!
from fictiondb: A Gifted Healer One touch of Venus was nothing compared to the magic in the hands of Jessica Leonardo. The mysterious signorina was a woman unlike any Francis Bardolph had ever known, for she alone could make him face his most dangerous secrets -- and still have hope for love! An Idle Rogue Though Sir Francis played the man of leisure, Jessica saw through his disguise. The man was dangerous -- in ways that thrilled the private places of her heart. But would his desire still run hot when her true self was revealed -- and her secret shame unmasked?
Joey, who is a lawyer, has always admired her brother-in-law, Gideon. She looks up to him as a fellow lawyer, but is attracted to him as a man. Gideon is intelligent yet sexy-my ideal man. I'm so drawn to him, but he won't accept me as a romantic companion. Perhaps I just don't have any female charms. Joey tries her best to act like a woman who is highly experienced with relationships when Gideon says the unexpected: "I think we can be great friends with benefits." (Source: Renta!)
My life was laid out peaceful and predictable before me...so how did I end up here? Mercy has a quiet, unassuming life in the small English village where she was born. Engaged to a frugal yet polite man, she believes that her peaceful life will continue from here on out...that is, until her best friend returns from London and turns everyone on their head! Her friend's wedding is an extravagant affair, very different from anything Mercy has ever known. But then the bride goes into a panic when a handsome man with cold eyes appears. She says that this man, Croft, is here to ruin the wedding. Rushing to her friend's rescue, Mercy tries to distract the man...and ends up ruining her own life instead! (Source: Harlequin)

