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1) Unwound
Author
Series
Mastered (Lorelei James) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When sensei Ronin Black first encounters Amery Hardwick, the fire in her eyes ignites a sexual spark a thousand times better than the primal rush he used to get from mixed martial arts matches. She accepts his darker edges and admits to him that her desires aren't as wholesome as he believed. And before long, Ronin is grappling with emotions he's never felt before.... Yet despite demanding Amery bare her body and soul to him, Ronin holds a part of...
2) Bound
Author
Series
Mastered (Lorelei James) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Former small-town girl Amery Hardwick is living her dream as a graphic designer in Denver, Colorado. She's focused on building her business, which leaves little time for dating--not that she needs a romantic entanglement to fulfill her. When her friend signs up for a self-defense class as part of her recovery after an attack, Amery joins her for support. That's where she meets him. Ronin Black, owner of the dojo, is so drawn to Amery that he takes...
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of the commotion on Mt. Butterfly, Trunks decides to take a look into the data on the disc that he stole from Dr. Hedo's lab. However, the evil scientist intends to steal it back! And his genius plan is to create an android to infiltrate Trunks's school as a transfer student named Baytah. Meanwhile, the dastardly Red Ribbon Army is rising from the ashes and making new plans of their own--
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Goku and Vegeta are both struggling to master their respective ultra forms, which they'll need to defeat Gas, now the strongest warrior in the universe. Can Granolah rejoin the battle and help turn things around? Later, back at home, a pair of superheroes are making headlines"--
Author
Series
Singing Hills Cycle novels volume 3
Publisher
A Tordotcom Book, published by Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an older couple who are more than they seem. As Chih runs headlong into an ancient feud, they find themselves far more entangled in the history of the riverlands than they ever expected to be. Accompanied by...
Author
Series
Mastered (Lorelei James) volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the searing fourth novel in the Mastered Series, following "Unraveled," only one woman can set a hardened fighter free from his past ... In order to survive a life of tragedy, Deacon McConnell embraced his roughest edges and learned to fight on the streets. Then a life-changing jujitsu seminar led by Sensei Ronin Black led Deacon to become a professional fighter. With his muscular physique and his body covered in tattoos and scars, the MMA fighter...
10) Thousand autumns
Author
Series
Thousand autumns volume 1
Publisher
Seven Seas
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Yan Wushi, leader of the demonic Huanyue sect, is a master cultivator, a brilliant strategist, and an incurable cynic. In his philosophy, every human heart is ruled by cruelty and selfishness. Anyone who believes otherwise is either a liar or a fool. Enter the humble Shen Qiao, leader of the Daoist sect at Xuandu Mountain. He is both gracious and charitable, and exactly the type of do-gooder that Yan Wushi despises. When Shen Qiao suffers a shocking...
Author
Series
Ranma 1/2 volume 36
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
After sixteen years, the longest-running manga series in America has finally come to an incredible end! That's right -- this is the conclusion to one of the most outrageous, entertaining and endearing stories the world has ever know. The volume will answer all your questions (no peeking at the end)! Does Ranma break his gender-flipping curse? For that matter, does anybody find a way to reverse the effects of the legendary cursed spring? Does Mousse...
Author
Series
Publisher
Blacque Star Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Can a diva and a beast actually find love together that lasts forever? When Ieshelle Jones first spots Nicolas St. Pierre, she is shaken to the core--he's tall and muscular with palpable animal magnetism, and she can't help devouring him with her eyes. She takes in every aspect of his appearance, but when he speaks a single sentence to her--''Do you like what you see, chéri?''--she realizes he's caught her ogling him. This brief encounter with ''the...
Author
Series
Ava Lee novels volume 2
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Fifty million dollars has disappeared into thin air from the accounts of one of the richest men in the Philippines, Tommy Ordonez. His one hope is forensic accountant and sleuth, Ava Lee. With the help of her Triad-connected partner, Uncle, Ava follows the money trail from San Francisco to Costa Rica to the casinos and illegal gambling dens of Las Vegas. Will Ava recover the stolen cash without stepping into the crosshairs of a growing list of enemies?...
14) Lover unveiled
Author
Series
Black Dagger Brotherhood. Main series volume 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sahvage has been living under the radar for centuries-and he has every intention of staying "dead and buried." But when a civilian female sucks him into her dangerous battle with an evil as ancient as time, his protective side overrides his common sense. Mae has lost everything, and desperation sets her on a collision course with fate. Determined to reverse a tragedy, she goes where mortals should fear to tread-and comes face-to-face with the Brotherhood's...
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Granolah's fierce assault seems to have Gas on the ropes until the youngest Heeters member unleashes his inner nature, leading to an all-out assault like nothing any of our heroes have ever encountered before! But perhaps the key to defeating Gas has something to do with memories of Bardock, Goku's long-dead father?!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The Lord of Lords, the mightiest of the dieties has come to Earth seeking Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta's help in preventing the evil wizard Bobbidi from resurrecting the imprisoned djinn Boo. If they lose, their power will be fed to the djinn to make him even more powerful.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Boo breaks free from his mater Bobbidi and begins rampaging freely. Goku transforms into his strongest form ever and Trunks and Goten attempt to merge with one another in an attempt to fight back. However, the citizens of the world take matters into their own hands and summon their secret weapons, the seemingly invicible, but incompetent, Hercule.
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since Goku became Earth's greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama's best-selling series, Dragon Ball! Granolah and Goku's battle reaches its climax! And Granolah is willing to put his life on the line to take Vegeta down with him...
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release. One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people--a warrior named...
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