After a dramatic intervention, Ayaka finally makes her heartfelt confession and prevents Sora from moving to Hokkaido. Their mutual affection deepens their relationship, calling for “requests” that demand more. “Something besides kissing…” Ayaka and Sora are feeling the heat, and they're ready to jump into romance with no regrets.

Going to school is a drag for Sora, but she's slowly coming around-especially since summer vacation is here! Despite finally making friends, Sora feels the brush-off from Ayaka when the two try to discuss moving their relationship forward. “Why are you rejecting me?” What's holding Ayaka back? Certainly not peer pressure. Sora just might pull her “request” card…

Quintessential good girl Sakurai finds herself trapped in the middle of a bribery scheme. Her teacher offers to write a recommendation letter in exchange for luring a truant student into attendance. Sakurai pins down the reclusive transfer student Honda, but there are strings attached. Honda demands that Sakurai grant one wish every day. The first wish is a kiss-and Sakurai finds herself feeling very eager to please…

Ayaka is caught in a blackmail situation, obligating her to grant the new student Sora one request each day. The “requests” are surprisingly intimate, leaving Ayaka excited for more. Despite Sora's affectionate gestures, Ayaka feels insecure. “Where is our relationship going? Next challenge? A hot new transfer student. A love triangle up ahead? A goody two-shoes falls for a devil-may-care underachiever in an uproarious yuri rom-com!

LONGLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY BEST FIRST FICTION AWARD 2019 This voice is something else, it belongs to her as surely as the things in this room do. It's one thing Ana has always known about herself. She can be cruel. In the shadow of a mountain in small-town Tasmania, a woman named Ana is watching the clock, marking the days until she ends her life. The strange, reclusive daughter of the local pariah, that's how the people will remember her, when they remember her at all. No one will mourn her, she reasons, not really. Not even her faithful dog River. The only thing she's waiting for is the opportunity. But then, on the very day she planned to end it all, the police find the body of local woman Rebecca Marsden. And for Ana, that changes everything. Because Ana was the last person to see Rebecca alive. Because Ana thinks she knows who killed her. And because Ana has decided to keep him for herself... PRAISE FOR LONELY GIRL "Lonely Girl is dark, disturbing and utterly compelling. Lynne Vincent McCarthy has created a unique protagonist in Ana, and an atmospheric story that will keep you reading long into the night. I can't wait to read more." Emma Viskic, author of the Caleb Zelic series

In this juicy yuri manga, the goody-goody high school girl Sakurai meets a lonely girl--and ends up entangled in a web of blackmail that might just lead to romance. It's hard to keep up with school when you can never say no to a devious classmate! If you crave the latest yuri trending now in Japan, you need this Lonely Girl! Quintessential good girl Sakurai finds herself trapped in the middle of a bribery scheme. Her teacher offers to write a recommendation letter in exchange for luring a truant student into attendance. Sakurai pins down the reclusive transfer student Honda, but there are strings attached. Honda demands that Sakurai grant one wish every day. The first wish is a kiss--and Sakurai finds herself feeling very eager to please...