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Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mix two parts The Great British Bake Off with one-part magical boarding school plus a generous dash of romance and you’ve got Basil and Oregano, a sweetly delicious lower young adult graphic novel. Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy is the finest school for the art of cooking with magic, and Basil Eyres is determined to be the top student. On the first day of her senior year, Arabella Oregano, the daughter of a renowned chef, joins the academy for...
Series
Ice guy and the cool girl volume 3
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions! Himuro, the descendant of a snow spirit, is falling for his cool and aloof coworker, Fuyutsuki. As they begin to spend time together outside of the office as well—going skiing and even playing video games together—their...
23) Horimiya: Vol. 7
Series
Horimiya volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The unbelievably attractive Akane Yanagi takes the stage...and maybe the lead from Miyamura?! The high school lives of the usual Kiri High suspects grow even livelier, as Hori abruptly starts demanding violence from Miyamura, the student council trio gets unusually flustered, and the sports festival arrives!
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Looks, age, lifestyle-none of that matters. I just want to be with her... After a spur-of-the-moment one-night stand, one thing leads to another and they start living together. They're nothing alike. Not in terms of personality, nor the way they look- there's even a wide age gap between them. But...ever so awkwardly, ever so clumsily, they're somehow fitting into each other's missing pieces."-- provided by publisher.
Series
Love everlasting (King) volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of“romance”--a problem to be solved, a man to marry—and everytime she falls in love she’s torn from her world and thrust into anothertear-soaked tale. Her bloody journey to freedom and revelation starts in this breathtaking, groundbreaking collected edition."-- provided by publisher.
Series
Condition called love (Manga) volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hotaru doesn't need a boyfriend. But an act of kindness to a classmate going through a breakup opens a door she never thought to step through, in and everything begins to change... A sweet new shojo romance manga from the creator of Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty! Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first year who has always been ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have a lively life with her family and friends. So when she sees her schoolmate,...
29) LDK: Volume 7
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Shusei is the most handsome and popular boy at his high school - and he's turned down almost every girl there, including Aoi's best friend. But when his apartment catches fire, he has to move in with his neighbor: Aoi! What will these unwilling roommates become to each other when forced to share an LDK? Things go from awkward to intolerable when Aoi accidentally starts a kitchen fire in Shusei's apartment, and is forced to let him move in while the...
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Romancing the rival When corporate worker Rei Ohashi finds herself reborn as the protagonist of her favorite dating sim, it's the perfect opportunity to do what she's always wanted--seduce the villainess! In her previous life, Rei had no interest in the princes the game had to offer. She only had eyes for Claire Fraṅois, her nemesis. Now, armed with her extensive knowledge of the game, and her undying love for Claire, will Rei finally be able to...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Madrid in the eighties, and Barcelona ten years later. In these two vibrant locales, Castaways follows the relationship between Alejandra and Julio against the backdrop of these poetic urban spaces where dreams, love, and uncertainty intertwine. Drawn to one another but constantly pushed or pulled in different directions by work, family, and life, Alejandra and Julio circle in and out of each other's lives, while first denying and then coming to accept...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Saori has adored her older sister ever since she was little, but that’s exactly why she can’t just wish Iori happiness with her lover. Shizuku can’t stop herself from pushing away the only friend she’s ever had. The two of them, desperately alone and obsessed with people who will never reciprocate their feelings, repel each other as violently as identical magnetic poles forced together—but they might find they can attract just as strongly…"--...
Series
Tsubaki-chou lonely planet volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Fumi started her job as the live-in housekeeper for the acclaimed—and very crabby—author Akatsuki Kibikino, she never thought in a million years that she’d get along with him...yet here she is, her heart fluttering at every tiny gesture! Not that she’s got time to dwell on what it could all mean—with the new kid at school treating her like a gofer, her dad stuck in bed with an injury, and the ever-present loan looming over her head,...
Series
Tsubaki-chou lonely planet volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Fumi has finally realized how she feels about Akatsuki--only to be met with a rival for his affections! Sure, she may have shared some tender moments with him, but how is she to compete with Katsura, an adept working woman determined to snag the handsome and inexplicably popular author? Not to mention, Katsura seems to have quite the lead already, being knowledgeable in both Japanese and the Kibikino family history. Still, if Akatsuki is willing...
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A pioneer of 21st-century graphic memoir, Jeffrey Brown captures timeless insights into love, intimacy, and vulnerability in three unforgettable relationship portraits. Twenty years ago, young painter Jeffrey Brown grew frustrated with the expectations of the art world and wanted desperately to make something real. In a single sketchbook, working directly in ink, he began recording his memories of a recent long-distance relationship, matching the...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hina refuses to reveal where she goes on the weekends--not even to Ryou. Worried, he decides to tail her, but what Ryou finds is completely unexpected--Hina is training to become an actress! Though he agrees to cheer her on as she makes her stage debut, Ryou can't shake the feeling that his childhood friend is poised to ascend to heights he'll never be able to reach..."--
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom. But coming out isn't something that happens just once, and Nick and Charlie try to figure out when to tell their friends that they're dating. Not being out to their classmates gets even harder during a school trip to Paris. As Nick and Charlie's feelings get more serious, they'll need each other more than...
Author
Series
Say I love you volume 7
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's been a full year since eccentric loner Mei Tachibana set out onto the seas of love with the self-assured Yamato Kurosawa, but there's a storm ahead!
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After missing out on love because she was too shy to confess her feelings, high school student Satomi blurts out how she feels the next time she gets a crush-and it's to her impossibly handsome schoolmate Yagyu! To her surprise, he agrees to date her. Now that Satomi's suddenly in a relationship, what next? It's winter, the season for lovebirds, and Yagyu and Satomi's Christmas date is approaching. It's to be a night of many firsts!"-- provided...
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