orphans

Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.

"The battle between the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia has always been a two-party affair, but now a new player is in town! Led by the fabulously wealthy F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Guild wants Yokohama for themselves. Can the Agency close the book on Fitzgerald's ambitions, or will Guild member Lucy Maud Montgomery (and her delightful 'friend' Anne) sentence the detectives to a cruel fate?"--Back cover.

"Mafia troubles abound for the Armed Detective Agency! Atsushi has rescued Kyouka Izumi, an unwilling Port Mafia assassin, but with a body count in the double digits, can Kyouka's crimes be forgiven? Meanwhile, a captured Dazai comes face-to-face with the man who detests him more than anyone else alive--his ex-partner in crime, Chuuya Nakahara! Can Atsushi and Dazai overcome their Mafia woes, or is the writing on the wall for both of them?"--Back cover.

"Ejected from the orphanage that had been his home, a despairing boy with no prospects in life named Atsushi Nakajima rescues a peculiar man from a suicide attempt-- Osamu Dazai. It turns out that Dazai is part of an armed detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent! When Nakajima is engaged by Dazai and his associate Kunikida to hunt down a man-eating tiger terrorizing the region, little does Nakajima suspect that the encounter will transform his life forever!"--Back cover.

"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--Provided by publisher.

"Tohru's feelings for Kyo come to the fore as she desperately searches for a way to break the curse. If she can't find the answer in time, Kyo will be locked away deep in the Sohma compound for the rest of his life! But does holding on to Kyo mean she'll lose something even more precious?! Graduation is fast approaching, bringing major decisions that will effect not only Tohru and Kyo but every member of the Sohma zodiac. When no one's past is free of heartbreak, is a happy ending even possible...?"--Front cover flap.

"As the clock winds down, it's time to dive deep into the twisted relationship between Akito and Kureno, the most elusive member of the Sohma zodiac. Tohru is trying her hardest to ensure a happy ending for everyone, but some problems are too dificult to handle alone. Good things she has faithful friends who'll stay by her side through thick and thin! But Kureno's not the only one keeping secrets--Shigure also knows far more than he's been letting on. Is he hiding the key to breaking the curse after all...? And when Rin goes off on her own seeking answers, things go from bad to worse. It's time for good-byes and new beginnings as the school year comes to a close"--Front cover flap.

"The curse is crumbling, and Akito is doing anything to clutch at the broken threads that remain. Does the end of the curse mean catastrophe for the members of the zodiac, orwill it bring the much needed healing they've all dreamed of? Tohru's bright love and generosity will become a beacon of hope in the dark...!"--Front cover flap.

"Yuki's childhood was a long period of solitary darkness. Years later, he met Tohru, but what does he want from her? Yuki reveals to Kakeru what he can tell no one else. Meanwhile, Tohru's class is going to put on a play for the school festival, but miscasting makes it rough going for rehearsal. Will there be chaos on stage when the curtain finally rises?! Later, Kyo recalls meeting Tohru's mother as a child and talking to her about her experiences. Persevering through a rough adolescence, one that lacked any love from her parents, she one day encountered teacher-in-training Katsuya Honda... At long last, the moving story of Katsuya and Kyokois revealed!! Then, it's business as usual for Tohru and the others, but something is eating at Kyo?!"--Provided by publisher.

"Sphere Music Hall, with its elaborate entertainments, has the denizens of London under its spell and at the mercy of its resident cult's nefarious motives. To snap the populace out of the trance, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his unparalleled butler Sebastian get down to business...literally! The young earl takes the fight right to the enemy's door by opening a music hall of his own. But as a new kind of battle gets under way on the stage, Othello, a fresh face from the Grim Reaper Dispatch, begins snooping around behind the curtains for reasons unknown..."--Back cover.