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Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before We Forget Kindness
Toshikazu Kawaguchi · 2024
<p><b>The fifth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.</b><br> <br> Curl up with the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the cosy Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:<br> <br> - The father who could not allow his daughter to get married<br> - A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one<br> - A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents<br> - A wife holding a child with no name . . .<br> <br> They must follow the café's strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold.<br> <br> Another moving and heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in <i>Before We Forget Kindness</i> our new visitors wish to go back into their past to find closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.<br> <br> <b>'I don't want it to ever end. Emotional, heart-warming, hopeful'<br> - @samzreadsbooks on Instagram</b><br> <br> <b>Catch up on the rest of the series with <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades</i> and <i>Before We Say Goodbye.</i></b></p>
Before We Say Goodbye
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family, and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks and there are rules to follow. Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most importantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.
Before Your Memory Fades
Toshikazu Kawaguchi · 2022
The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.<br/><br/>On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that’s not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.<br/><br/>From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to:<br/>A daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned A comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams A younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming A young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late<br/>Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot and featuring signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling, in Before Your Memory Fades, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?<br/><br/>Meet more wonderful characters in the next captivating novel in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Before We Say Goodbye!<br/><br/>Read the rest of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series:<br/>Before the Coffee Gets Cold Tales from the Cafe
Tales from the Cafe
Toshikazu Kawaguchi · 2021
From The Author Of The International Bestseller Before The Coffee Gets Cold, This Book Follows Four New Customers Who Hope To Travel Back In Time In A Little Japanese Café. In A Back Alley In Tokyo, There Is A Café That Has Been Serving Carefully Brewed Coffee For More Than One Hundred Years. Local Legend Says That This Shop Offers Something Else Besides Coffee—the Chance To Travel Back In Time. With Faces Both Familiar And New, Tales From The Cafe Follows The Story Of Four Patrons Who Visit To Take Advantage Of Café Funiculi Funicula's Time-traveling Offer And Revisit Moments With Family, Friends And Lovers. Each One Must Face Up To The Past To Move On With Their Lives. Kawaguchi's Wistful And Heartwarming New Novel Once Again Invites The Reader To Ask Themselves, What Would You Do If You Could Travel Back In Time?
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi · 2020
What Would You Change If You Could Travel Back In Time? Down A Small Alleyway In The Heart Of Tokyo, There’s An Underground Café That’s Been Serving Carefully Brewed Coffee For Over A Hundred Years. Local Legend Says That This Shop Offers Its Customers Something Else Besides Coffee—the Chance To Travel Back In Time. The Rules, However, Are Far From Simple: You Must Sit In One Particular Seat, And You Can’t Venture Outside The Café, Nor Can You Change The Present. And, Most Important, You Only Have The Time It Takes To Drink A Hot Cup Of Coffee—or Risk Getting Stuck Forever. Over The Course Of One Summer, Four Customers Visit The Café In The Hopes Of Traveling To Another Time: A Heartbroken Lover Looking For Closure, A Nurse With A Mysterious Letter From Her Husband, A Waitress Hoping To Say One Last Goodbye And A Mother Whose Child She May Never Get The Chance To Know. Heartwarming, Wistful And Delightfully Quirky, Before The Coffee Gets Cold Explores The Intersecting Lives Of Four Women Who Come Together In One Extraordinary Café, Where The Service May Not Be Quick, But The Opportunities Are Endless.
Martha Waters
To Woo and to Wed
Martha Waters · 2024
To Swoon and to Spar
Martha Waters · 2023
To Marry and to Meddle
Martha Waters · 2022
<p>"Sure to delight Bridgerton fans." — USA TODAY The "sweet, sexy, and utterly fun" (Emily Henry, author of People We Meet on Vacation ) Regency Vows series continues with a witty, charming, and joyful novel following a seasoned debutante and a rakish theater owner as they navigate a complicated marriage of convenience. Lady Emily Turner has been a debutante for six seasons now and should have long settled into a suitable marriage. However, due to her father's large debts, her only suitor is the persistent and odious owner of her father's favorite gambling house. Meanwhile, Lord Julian Belfry, the second son of a marquess, has scandalized society as an actor and owner of a theater—the kind of establishment where men take their mistresses, but not their wives. When their lives intersect at a house party, Lord Julian hatches a plan to benefit them both.With a marriage of convenience, Emily will use her society connections to promote the theater to a more respectable clientele and Julian will take her out from under the shadows of her father's unsavory associates. But they soon realize they have very different plans for their marriage—Julian wants Emily to remain a society wife, while Emily discovers an interest in the theater. But when a fleeing actress, murderous kitten, and meddlesome friends enter the fray, Emily and Julian will have to confront the fact that their marriage of convenience comes with rather inconvenient feelings.With "an arch sense of humor and a marvelously witty voice that rivals the best of the Regency authors" ( Entertainment Weekly ), Martha Waters crafts another fresh romantic comedy that for fans of Julia Quinn and Evie Dunmore.<br></p>
A To Love and to Loathe
Martha Waters · 2021
To Have and to Hoax
Martha Waters · 2021
Katherine Arden
The Winter of The Witch
Arden Katherine · 2019
The Girl in the Tower
Katherine Arden · 2017
<b>In the sequel to the nationally bestselling <i>The Bear and the Nightingale</i>, a gifted young woman with ties to the old magic of her homeland blazes a trail out of the frozen wilderness and into the court intrigues of Moscow.<br></b><br><b>“A masterfully told story of folklore, history, and magic with a spellbinding heroine at the heart of it all.”—<i>Booklist </i>(starred review)</b><br><br>Vasilisa’s gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention, even affection, of Morozko—the winter demon from her nurse’s stories. But his aid comes at a cost.<br><br>Orphaned, named a witch, and cast out by her village, Vasya’s options are few: resign herself to life in a convent or marriage to a stranger. Both doom her to life in a tower, cut off from the wide world she longs to explore. So instead she chooses adventure, disguising herself as a young man and riding her trusted stallion, Solovey, into the wilderness.<br><br>But Vasya’s exploits soon reunite her with her long-estranged siblings and earn her the admiration of the Grand Prince of Moscow. Disguised as a boy, she must walk a delicate line, safeguarding her family, concealing her identity and navigating her increasingly fraught relationship with Morozko—even as she realizes the realm is under threat from mysterious forces only she will be able to stop.<br><br><b>“A compelling, fast-moving story that grounds fantasy elements in a fascinating period of Russian history.”—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br><b>Don’t miss any of the bestselling Winternight Trilogy:</b><br><b>THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE • THE GIRL IN THE TOWER • THE WINTER OF THE WITCH</b>
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden · 2017
Brynne Weaver
Scythe & Sparrow: The Ruinous Love Trilogy (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, 3)
Brynne Weaver · 2025
Leather & Lark
Brynne Weaver · 2024
From the author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy - a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat. 'Brynne is a master weaver of words in this dark, decadent and delicious story of serial killers, sexy spice, and sensational fun!' RuNyx, USA Today bestselling author of the Dark Verse series ---- Every killer claims a soul. Every phantom wants revenge. All contract killer Lachlan Kane wants is a quiet life. But when he botches a job for his boss's biggest client, Lachlan knows he'll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she'll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can't stand each other. Indie singer-songwriter Lark may seem like sunshine and glitter personified but she has her own secrets hiding in the shadows. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend's happiness on the line, she's willing to make a vow to the man she's determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be. As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it's not just familiar dangers that haunt them. There's another phantom lurking on their doorstep . . . And this one has come for blood. *** Reader praise for Butcher & Blackbird 'The chemistry is explosive. The romance will make your heart squeeze painfully. The banter will have you giggling and kicking your feet. The one-liners and screwball scenarios are laugh-out-loud hysterical' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Butcher and Blackbird is indulgent and decadent; reading it feels like eating chocolate cake' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'If I could rate this book infinity stars, trust me, I would in a heartbeat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'One of the most creative dark romances I've EVER read . . . perfection from start to finish' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was so engaged I couldn't put it down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The banter was chef kiss' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'There is nothing more I can say except . . . I think I am in love with a serial killer' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Writing a romantic comedy about vigilante serial killers who kill other serial killers for fun, and somehow making it cute is no small feat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver · 2024
Nonfiction
Advertising Shits in Your Head
Vyvian Raoul, Matt Bonner · 2019
Dandadan
Dandadan, Vol. 10
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2024
Dandadan, Vol. 9
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2023
Dandadan, Vol. 8
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2024
Dandadan, Vol. 7
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2024
Dandadan, Vol. 6
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2024
Dandadan, Vol. 5
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2023
Dandadan, Vol. 4
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2023
Dandadan, Vol. 3
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2023
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!<br/><br/>Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe!<br/><br/>Okarun, a high school boy obsessed with supernatural phenomena, has lost his precious family jewels in a battle with Turbo Granny! His classmate Aira ends up finding one, and it awakens spiritual powers within her. Around this same time, a strange woman in a red dress appears at the school and attacks Aira, Okarun, and Momo! Who is she, and what’s with her obsession with Aira?
Dandadan, Vol. 2
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2023
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!<br/><br/>Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe!<br/><br/>Okarun, a high school boy obsessed with supernatural phenomena, is cursed by Turbo Granny! To break the curse, Okarun and his classmate Momo Ayase challenge Turbo Granny to a high-stakes race. But Turbo Granny’s assassin, a bound spirit in the form of a giant crab, has other plans!
Dandadan Vol. 1
Yukinobu Tatsu · 2022
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!<br/><br/>Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe!<br/><br/>Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?
Rachel Gillig
Two Twisted Crowns
Rachel Gillig · 2023
In the New York Times bestselling sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must confront the weight of her actions as she and Ravyn embark on a perilous quest to save the kingdom—perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching. Gripped by a tyrant king and in the thrall of dark magic, the kingdom is in peril. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last—and most important—one remains to be found: the Twin Alders. If they’re going to find the card before Solstice and set free the kingdom, they will need to journey through the dangerous mist-cloaked forest. The only one who can lead them through is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head: the Nightmare. And he’s not eager to share any longer. Praise for One Dark Window: "Enthralling from beginning to shocking end." —Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf "Pulse pounding, darkly whimsical, and aglow with treacherous magic." —Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic The Shepherd King One Dark Window Two Twisted Crowns
One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig · 2022
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.<br/><br/>But nothing comes for free, especially magic.<br/><br/>When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.<br/><br/>Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
Mimi Matthews
The Muse of Maiden Lane
Mimi Matthews · 2024
The Lily of Ludgate Hill
Mimi Matthews · 2024
The Belle of Belgrave Square
Mimi Matthews · 2022
The Siren of Sussex
Mimi Matthews
