marriage

"From the day his parents named him, Nasa Yuzaki has felt connected to outer space... whether he likes it or not. His efforts to outperform the space program veer off course when an accident introduces him to Tsukasa, a mysterious girl with strange powers. Is she an alien, a moon goddess or something else? Since she insists on marrying him, Nasa will have plenty of chances to find out!"--Back cover.

A comedy about a creditor demanding a pound of flesh in payment for a defaulted loan, and a lover who must choose among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a wealthy lady.

The friends of a seemingly perfect socialite couple begin to see cracks in the fa(c)'ade when they realize that the husband and wife are never apart and that there are bars on one of the couple's upstairs windows.

A novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de' Medici during the Renaissance follows Pedro Gonzales, an unusual man who, delivered by a slave broker into France's royal court, becomes the favorite of the queen who is determined to find him a bride.

"In this collection comprised of fifteen . . . stories . . . [Margaret] Atwood speaks to our times with her characteristic wit and intellect. Of special significance are the seven works revolving around the long-term married couple Tig and Nell. Acting as bookends for the collection, these stories look deeply in the heart of what it means to spend a life together, with the four stories in Part I relating tales from their married life, and the three stories at the end showing Nell's reality in the aftermath of Tig's death. In other works, two sisters grapple with loss and memory in 'Old Babes in the Wood'; 'Impatient Griselda' reprises the folkloric role of Griselda in Bocaccio's The Decameron, exploring alienation and miscommunication; and 'Evil Mother' touching on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch"--Provided by publisher.

"Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace: he has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Picture this: a dinner party at their perfect home, the conversation and wine flowing. They appear to be in their element while entertaining. And Grace's friends are eager to reciprocate with lunch the following week. Grace wants to go, but knows she never will. Her friends call -- so why doesn't Grace ever answer the phone? And how can she cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim? And why are there bars on one of the bedroom windows? The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie?"--Provided by publisher.

After killing Ruven, a heretic sorcerer, and waking the royal family from an enchanted sleep, Lia, who was born with a miraculous gift, must marry Prince Araunn and forge a pact with a god--or die. But when the queen sends Lia and Prince Araunn on a quest to awaken the gods, Lia discovers that the boy she killed may be her only hope of survival.

"Once upon a time, two kingdoms, one rich in gold, the other rich in water, shared a border. The two nations were always fighting until an agreement was struck: the most beautiful girl in the gold kingdom would marry the smartest man in the water kingdom, binding the two nations together. However, both sides tried to renege on the deal by sending animals instead! Sarah, a low-level princess, is selected to wed the man from the water kingdom, but is sent a puppy in place of a groom! Meanwhile, the candidate from the water kingdom, Naranbayar, is saddled with a kitten!"--Provided by publisher.

When seventeen-year-old Jimena realizes she is undocumented, she decides the best path forward is to find an American to marry her.

"Threatened by Yor's relationship with Melinda Desmond, Anya gets serious about her own friendship scheme. On the way to a museum field trip, however, she and her class become the target of activists looking to free their political allies . . ."--Back cover.