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3441) Angelfire
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Shocked by the threat of a forced marriage to an aging magistrate, Bliss Stafford flees her New Zealand home. But a chance encounter - and the barrel of her father's pistol - wed her to Jamie McKenna, a handsome, headstrong rancher whose bold touch inflamed her innocent senses. Jamie's heart was captive to another - and to a hidden, bitter sorrow. But young, courageous Bliss is determined to face the secrets of his past to claim the radiant prize...
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Tomoko's suspension is finally over, and all her friends are waiting! With the final summer vacation of high school just around the corner, she's determined to spend it studying to get into Aogaku, the same college as Katou...but before that, it wouldn't hurt to hit the arcade, would it?
3444) Love and lies: 4
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The system of governmentally-arranged marriage is supposed to make everyone's life easier, but it's not working for Yukari Nejima. His class is staging a production of Romeo and Juliet for the school festival--and the girl he loves, Misaki, is playing Romeo! Opposite her as Juliet is Yukari's best friend, the perpetually-misunderstood Yusuke. With Yukari working backstage and his governmentally-assigned partner Lilina in the audience, the class play...
3445) She
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She's everything he dreamed of. Isn't she? Ben can't believe his luck when Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most. Sexy, impulsive and intelligent, Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants him. All to herself. In face, Bella decides that everything is better when it is just the two of them, making it harder for Ben's friends and family to stay in touch. And then a sudden tragedy triggers a chain of events which throws Ben...
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If you could look at one life in two different ways, what would you see? Louis and Louise are separated by a single moment in time, a strike of chance that decided their future. The day they were born is when their story begun. In one, Louis David Alder is born a male. In the other, Louise Dawn Alder is born a female. Louis and Louise are the same in many ways - they have the same best friends, the same parents, the same dream of being a writer and...
3447) Traitor born
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"Secondborn Roselle St. Sismode was pressed into military service to battle the rebel uprising threatening the society that enslaves her. Now, powerful factions conspire to subvert the lines of succession, positioning Roselle to replace her mother as leader of the Republic's armed forces. But the woman who bore her would sooner see Roselle dead than let her usurp her firstborn brother's command. The deadly war of intrigue between her new masters and...
3448) Waiting for spring: 11
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It's time for the New Team Tournament, and the stakes are high. If Seiryo wins, the basketball team's ban on dating will be lifted, and if Mitsuki agrees, she and Towa can finally be an official couple. But then, Towa has a dream that he misses a crucial shot and loses to Aya... Could it be an omen?!
3449) Real life: #2
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Amber, Alice, and Andrea attend the exclusive London International High School where all the students have one thing in common: a Real Life social media profile. Though these three don't know each other, they have a shared desire to find the perfect guy. Since everyone knows the perfect guy doesn't exist, they decide to create a Real Life profile of the ideal boy. But fiction and "real life" are about to collide...
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"Thomas Brussig's classic German novel, now appearing for the first time in English, is a moving and miraculously comic story of life in East Berlin before the fall of the wall."--
Young Micha Kuppisch lives on the nubbin of a street, the Sonnenallee, whose long end extends beyond the Berlin Wall outside his apartment building. Like his friends and family, who have their own quixotic dreams--to secure an original English pressing of Exile on Main...
3451) Blue flag: 7
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"Love is already hard enough, but it becomes an unnavigable maze for unassuming high school student Taichi Ichinose and his shy classmate Futaba Kuze when they begin to fall for each other after their same-sex best friends have already fallen for them. Rumors spread like wildfire after Toma's shocking confession during the culture festival, and Taichi feels confused and uncertain. The others in their circle are soon affected as well. Meanwhile, Toma's...
3452) Takane & Hana: 3
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Hana Nonomura's recent test scores have been dismal. Takane's tutoring may prove to be more of a distraction than a help.
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"Little shakes the genius Yurine Kurosawa...But meeting Haine Aoi, a newcomer to the gardening club, puts Yurine's composure to the test. Struggling to gain a sense of independence from her high schooler aunt, Haine is looking for a new role model in Yurine. It seems, though, that Haine has yet to grasp what it really means to be "grown-up." When the new girl says something that pierces Yurine's usually apathetic armor, can Yurine manage the situation...
3454) Blue flag: 8
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"Love is already hard enough, but it becomes an unnavigable maze for unassuming high school student Taichi Ichinose and his shy classmate Futaba Kuze when they begin to fall for each other after their same-sex best friends have already fallen for them. Toma and Futaba have their first sit-down talk after the big fight at school. Meanwhile, Taichi struggles with the problems that have been dumped in his lap by his friends' choices, and he ends up distancing...
3455) Come on up
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"What happens when the hopes of a generation are dashed by austerity policies and underemployment? Come On Up is a group portrait of contemporary Barcelona, beaten by the economic crisis and divided by a secessionist movement. Always witty, often absurdist, these stories offer a mesmerizing glimpse into the daily lives of couples, families, and neighbors living the new normal of the 21 st century. A husband seeks revenge on his wife as they stalk...
3457) Love me, love me not: 10
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"Love and friendship have become quite complicated for [the] four friends. Kazuomi finds out Akari has confided in Ryosuke about her problems with her parents. Feeling jealous, he tells Akari he wants to hear about her problems, too. Ryosuke is moving in quick, and Kazuomi hasn't told Akari how he feels about her"--Back cover.
3458) Games divas play
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"When Nia Bullock lands a job as editor-in-chief of the hot new magazine and web site DivaDish, she finds that her platinum dreams can quickly turn into a nightmare. Battling backstabbing colleagues and reeling from murderous threats, she must turn to an ex-boyfriend for help. Vanessa King, the first lady of the NBA, is looking for a fresh start with her husband, Marcus, the new star point guard for the New York Gladiators who's as popular with the...
3460) Toradora: Vol. 8
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When Kitamura bleaches his hair and refuses to run for student council president, it sends Taiga into a flaming rage, and it is not long before she is storming into classrooms and starting fights.