Stepping on Roses, Vol. 7

Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421553341
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Soichiro’s reputation becomes tainted when Sumi’s true background is exposed, and even his position as president of his company is threatened! Sumi feels terrible for the trouble she’s caused Soichiro, so she decides to leave him. Will Soichiro choose to let her go, or will he forsake everything for her instead? -- VIZ Media

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 6

Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 142155304X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
Pronouncing Sumi and Soichiro's marriage superficial, Nozomu becomes even more dogged in his quest to make Sumi his. As Nozomu teams up with Natsuki to bring Soichiro down, Soichiro finds his carefully arranged life unraveling before his very eyes... -- VIZ Media

Tail of the Moon, Vol. 5

Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421568721
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Usagi is reunited with Hanzo, but Usagi's bliss ends abruptly when Hanzo's sister Suzune pays a visit and starts throwing ninja stars at the happy couple. Suzune won't accept Usagi as a potential sister-in-law if she can't evade her deadly attacks. Can Usagi survive Suzune's ninja offensive? -- VIZ Media

Bound Beauty

Author: Mick Takeuchi
Publisher: Go Comi
ISBN: 9781605100081
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
Legend says that fated lovers are bound together by an invisible red thread. Most people think it's superstition, but seventeen-year-old Chiyako knows better -- she can see them! Yearning to be an independent adult, she's struggling to earn enough money to move out of her parents' house. Her path is clear, until a chance encounter with a mysterious group of hot guys known as the Tyers shows her that she has the power to pull all of fate's strings...though doing so binds her into the form of a child!

Tail of the Moon Prequel: The Other Hanzo(u)

Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 142156968X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Kaguya doesn't remember who she is or why she has a huge scar on her back. Six months ago, she was found injured and unconscious in a field of bamboo. Now she works as a housekeeper and babysitter at a brothel, living her new life simply as "Kaguya." Kaguya's real identity is entwined with two men--Hanzou, a handsome bodyguard of Okazaki Castle, and Hanzo, a leader of the ninja village of Iga. Between amnesia and mistaken identity, no one knows for sure what kind of person Kaguya is. Only her distinctive scar will lead her to the truth... -- VIZ Media

The Rosewater Insurrection

Author: Tade Thompson
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316449067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood. Innovative and genre-bending, Tade Thompson's ambitious Afrofuturist series is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann Leckie. Praise for The Wormwood Trilogy: "Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!" —Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice "Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." —M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts "A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time The Wormwood Trilogy Rosewater The Rosewater Insurrection The Rosewater Redemption

Search for the Lightning Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #7)

Author: Tracey West
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338042904
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Will the Dragon Masters find the Lightning Dragon? Or will an evil wizard find him first? Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book #7, the Dragon Masters have to track down the Lightning Dragon! But first, they need to find his Dragon Master -- a boy named Carlos. The Lightning Dragon shoots dangerous sparks of energy! Will Carlos be able to connect with his wild dragon? Or does a darker master have plans for the Lightning Dragon?

Candide

Author: Voltaire Voltaire
Publisher: Xist Publishing
ISBN: 1681959526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Candide by Voltaire from Coterie Classics All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book. “Do you believe,' said Candide, 'that men have always massacred each other as they do to-day, that they have always been liars, cheats, traitors, ingrates, brigands, idiots, thieves, scoundrels, gluttons, drunkards, misers, envious, ambitious, bloody-minded, calumniators, debauchees, fanatics, hypocrites, and fools?' Do you believe,' said Martin, 'that hawks have always eaten pigeons when they have found them?” ― Voltaire, Candide Candide is a young man who is raised in wealth to be an optimist but when he is forced to make his own way in the world, his assumptions and outlook are challenged.

Tail of the Moon, Vol. 2

Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421565625
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Usagi's mission to bear Hanzo's child is not going well. The father of her future babies has no interest in her, and she has a beautiful, brilliant rival. In order to regroup, Usagi goes back to her home village, arriving just in time for the annual Ninja Games--and the prize is a love potion! In order to win the race Usagi agrees to team up with her ex-fiancé Goemon...and then Hanzo drops by the village unannounced! Who will win in this game of love? -- VIZ Media

Stepping on Roses, Vol. 7

Author: Rinko Ueda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421541754
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon! Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre proposition: he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if she agrees to marry him. But can Sumi fool high society into thinking she's a proper lady? Moreover, is it worth giving up everything for this sham of a marriage? Soichiro’s reputation becomes tainted when Sumi’s true background is exposed, and even his position as president of his company is threatened! Sumi feels terrible for the trouble she’s caused Soichiro, so she decides to leave him. Will Soichiro choose to let her go, or will he forsake everything for her instead?