A light, dazzling and brilliant, that Natsume will not allow herself to possess… Natsume thinks of herself as bound to Kou-chan by the events of the day that changed both of their lives forever, but the walls around her heart that keep Otomo out are weakening. Still, she stretches out her hand towards the light… Don’t miss the ninth volume of this masterful portrait of teens on the brink of self-destruction!

At turns loving and hating one another, a tempestuous love more intense than that of adults... Natsume attempted to answer Kou-chan's overwhelming power by throwing herself into her modeling career, and the two ended up dating. Now that she finally had the thing she wanted most in the world, she felt at ease, except... "If my world revolves around him and only him..." Things take a sudden turn in the third chapter of the turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destruction!

New love. Exotic destinations. A once-in-a-lifetime adventure. What could go wrong? City girl Torre DeRoche isn't looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He's just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is terrified of deep water. However, lovesick Torre determines that to keep the man of her dreams, she must embark on the voyage of her nightmares, so she waves good-bye to dry land and braces for a life-changing journey that's as exhilarating as it is terrifying. Somewhere mid-Pacific, she finds herself battling to keep the old boat, the new relationship, and her floundering sanity afloat. . . . This sometimes hilarious, often harrowing, and always poignant memoir is set against a backdrop of the world's most beautiful and remote destinations. Equal parts love story and travel memoir, Love with a Chance of Drowning is witty, charming, and proof positive that there are some risks worth taking.

Everything about him is irritating… but I can't bring myself to look away. It's been that way since I first laid eyes on him… Ohji's mother, her sights set on the Hasegawa clan's fortune, moves herself and Ohji into the Hasegawas' main house. There, Ohji becomes increasingly annoyed by his cousin Kou's hostile attitude. It's a new development in the gripping tale of teenagers on the brink of self-destruction!

After Natsume breaks up with local boy Kou in the aftermath of a man’s attempted rape of her, it is Kou’s former best friend, Otomo, who pulls Natsume out of her depression. With his support, she is able to re-enter the entertainment industry, and Natsume decides she wants Otomo to be her first. However, Natsume is still drawn to Kou, despite all the pain they cause one another, and she ends up sleeping with him. But how long can she hide it from Otomo…?

When the Dragon Ships began to tear through the trade lanes and ravage coastal towns, the hopes of the archipelago turned to the Windspeakers on Tash. The solemn weather-shapers with their eyes of stone can steal the breeze from raiders' sails and save the islands from their wrath. But the Windspeakers' magic has been stolen, and only their young apprentice Shina can bring their power back and save her people. Tazir has seen more than her share of storms and pirates in her many years as captain, and she's not much interested in getting involved in the affairs of Windspeakers and Dragon Ships. Shina's caught her eye, but that might not be enough to convince the grizzled sailor to risk her ship, her crew, and her neck. PRAISE FOR THE DROWNING EYES "The Drowning Eyes is a magic- and wind-filled adventure, peopled with excellent and strong characters. The story made me want to sail the coastline on a boat of my own and see if I could call up a storm. In Emily Foster's debut novella, apprentice Windspeaker Shina must return her people's power to them before the Dragon Ships destroy everything . . . unless Shina destroys it by accident first. So vividly rendered, you'll be tempted to wash the salt-spray from your clothing after reading The Drowning Eyes." - Fran Wilde, author of Updraft At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In this sequel to "You Will Fall in Love," a substitute teacher finds more than just admiration from his top student.