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"Geno is living out his final days in a nursing home, bored, curmudgeonly, and struggling to connect with his nursing assistant, Angel, who he sees as being different from him in every way possible, and unable to understand him in any way. Perhaps no one really can, since Geno has been telling everyone who will listen that he's not just Geno--in fact, he's lived many past lives, dating back 1000 years, and since that first life in Seville, Spain,...
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"In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor--but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue. In 1740, a lonely innkeeper agrees to help a mysterious visitor procure a rare medicine, only to unleash an otherworldly terror instead. And in present-day Los Angeles, a college student meets a beautiful stranger and cannot shake the feeling they've met before. Across these seemingly unrelated...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Raymond Moody and Paul Perry reveal that consciousness survives after the death of the body. Featuring in-depth case studies, the latest research, and eye-opening interviews with experts, Proof explores everything from common paranormal signs to shared-death experiences, and much more.
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Also known as MDZS, the comic/manhua version of the New York Times bestselling novels from China that also inspired an animated adaptation and the live-action series The Untamed! Experience this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death in this deluxe English version of the beautiful, full-color comic! Feared and hated for his sinister abilities, Wei Wuxian–the grandmaster of demonic cultivation–was...
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Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A woman fresh out of a failed marriage has seemingly written her soulmate into existence--only to discover that great love begets greater tragedy--in this fantastical reimagination of Romeo and Juliet. Helene Janssen has been dreaming of Romeo since she was cast as Juliet in her school play in eighth grade. With her father dying from an incurable brain tumor and the boy cast opposite her a jerk, Helene invented her own Romeo--an imaginary friend...
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Ize Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"'I'M A BIT DIFFERENT FROM EVERYONE ELSE.' After living through and remembering seventeen previous lives, twelve-year-old Juwon Yun's heart can't be moved by anyone...except a strong, lovable boy named Seoha Mun. Just before she can let him in on her secret, however, their time together is abruptly cut short--until she reincarnates less than a year later. Now, as Jieum Ban, she's determined to make her way back to Seoha's side...but he's haunted by...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Kanata Aldezia is a peerless genius, and everyone is waiting with bated breath for her to be blessed with the opportunity to be a Saint, the rarest and most honorable of professions. Little do they know that Kanata's got other plans for her, it's Beast Tamer or bust! Illness kept her bedridden in her previous life, and she could only admire animals from the other side of a screen. This time, she's been reborn as a healthy and spry young girl...so...
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian arrive at a desolate city where the bodies of massacred clan members rest uneasily in their graves. A cold case here once shocked the major cultivation clans?and the murderer may still be at large. But to rescue the junior clan members trapped in the city, the two men must battle their way through fierce corpses that Wei Wuxian can?t control. Who created this ghost town in the first place, defying the edict of the founder...
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Seeking the truth behind Xiao Xingchen's death, Wei Wuxian uses the dangerous power of "Empathy" to gaze into the past. He discovers that years ago, the newly blinded Xiao Xingchen journeyed to the remote countryside, where he and a girl named A-Qing became inseparable. Unfortunately, the peace they found together did not last--everything changed after they saved a mortally wounded man. That man was Xue Yang, a villain who used charm to hide his...
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Who made me a princess volume 2
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"After accidentally encountering her terrifying father Emperor Claude ahead of schedule, Athanasia has to rethink her entire life plan! Any hope of slipping away with a fortune in hidden baubles crumbles under Claude's fierce gaze. Under fear of death, with no choice but to continue her attempts to win the cold emperor's affections, Athanasia's adorable ways become her best bet for safety. So when Athy encounters a magician who sees past her childlike...
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Who made me a princess volume 1
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[[2023]
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English
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"The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father--or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she's stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Yui is a teenage seamstress who was reincarnated into a noble family, the Nuir. With her impeccable needlework and rare ability to see fairies, Yui is nothing short of a prodigy. There's just one problem--she has no talent for blessweaving, the magical sewing technique exclusive to those of Nuir blood! Deemed worthless by her parents, Yui is trapped in a tragic and lonely cycle of abuse... until she's hired by a dashing new master who encourages...
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Not-sew-wicked stepmom volume 2
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Once upon a time, there was a sweet young princess who endured harsh and grueling tutelage for many years…until the fearsome queen came to her rescue!When a suspicious King Sabrian puts the seemingly reformed Queen Abigail in charge of Princess Blanche’s education, he expects political schemes and tantrums, not a request that he have regular dinners with his daughter. Though Sabrian may be clueless about how to be a father, Abigail is determined...
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Not-sew-wicked stepmom volume 1
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Once upon a time, there was a lovely young princess who suffered under her cruel stepmother...that is, until a children's clothing designer is reborn as the evil queen! Now, all Her Majesty, Abigail Friedkin wants to do is dote on the adorable Princess Blanche and give her the happy childhood she deserves. The problem is, the previous Abigail has garnered a reputation for being extremely jealous and materialistic-and to top it off, her smile is the...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Yui’s blessweaving has the power… to alter the entire kingdom’s fate. A whirlwind of changes is in store for Yui—not only is she now engaged to the former king, Argit Lomestometlo, but her new fiancé tells her she must become the head of House Nuir to avoid being ensnared by her family’s pact! First, though, Yui needs to earn the current king’s approval, which she can only do by proving that her skills are second to none. The perfect...
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Officially in English for the first time: the modern fantasy danmei/Boys' Love trilogy about gods, ghosts, and supernatural investigations! Zhao Yunlan heads up a covert division of the Ministry of Public Security that deals with the strange and unusual, blurring the line between the mortal realm and the Netherworld. His cocky, casual attitude conceals both a sharp mind and an arsenal of mystical tools and arcane knowledge. While investigating a gruesome...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"What a pleasantly surprising twist-never thought I, Dante, assassin extraordinaire, would see the day when a girl would try to strike a deal with me...but now I have! What's more, it's so fun to tease Cecilia-as-Cecil, 'cos the reactions of the good Prince Oscar and the duke's son are priceless. There's just one thing bothering me-the assassin group I've been with since I was a kid is getting all worked up about how chummy I am with those three....
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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I, Gilbert Sylvie, was adopted one day by the Sylvie family. It was then that I met her -- my somewhat dense older sister who came up with the ridiculous idea of cross-dressing as a man in an attempt to avert her probable death in the near future. And since I can't risk any harm befalling her, I've been doing everything in my power to help her with this bizarre scheme... including running interference between her and Prince Oscar for years and years....
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