Asumiko Nakamura – författare

Kusakabe and Sajo have gone from being classmates to boyfriends to getting married. And now that they’re living together, they’re still learning new things about each other and what it means to love another person. A collection of short stories featuring the cast of the modern boys love classic, Classmates!

A FATEFUL MEETINGHara Manabu is a gay man who feels somewhat adrift in the world. He spends his days teaching at an all-boys school, his nights out on the town. While at a gay bar, he meets a young man named Sorano and feels an instant connection. But things become complicated when he sees Sorano again—as it turns out, the young man is a new student at Hara’s school. Can Hara navigate the feelings he has for a student?

THE MANY PATHS OF LOVESchool may be out, but for Kusakabe and Sajo, their lives together are just beginning! Will the two manage to make things work? Meanwhile, many of their friends, such as their former teacher Hara, are dealing with their own relationship drama. A collection of stories from the modern BL classic, Classmates!

A parasite keeps a house of mysteries that is full of twisted exhibits. Another kills an entire family, only to get stuck infecting a teenage daughter obsessed with fairy tale romance manga. These and 13 more stories, from some of the greatest shojo manga artists alive today, together make up a chilling, funny, and entertaining tribute to one of manga's horror classics!

SCHOOL DAZEJust as Ruby and Steph are starting to become close, Ruby’s dad shows up and pulls her out of school! Her father wants Ruby to come and live with him in Italy, but she isn’t too keen on the idea. Steph doesn’t want her to go either, so the two come up with a plan: if Ruby can pass the school’s scholarship exam, then her father will have to let her stay. Ruby may not be the best student, but with Steph as her tutor, she’s willing to try!

Rocker Hikaru and studious Rihito met and fell in love when they were high school classmates. Now, three years after graduation, Hikaru is still in their home town trying to get his music career going while Rihito is studying in Kyoto. The two are desperate to make their long-distance relationship work, but can young love overcome adult hardships?

Young author Aki Fujino appeared poised to making it big in the world of publishing. Her debut title UTSUBORA was being pitched about to a number of editors and at least one person felt it was set to propel her into stardom. However, before she could ever have her book published, the young woman was found dead. Some believe it was a suicide, but those close to her feel there is something more sinister involved in this young talent's death. Aki's death has become something straight out of a mystery. Much like the story behind UTSUBORA, there is something more to Aki, Sakura and their relationship with an author named Mizorogi than meets the eye. And it is possible that the only way to solve this mystery may be to uncover all their secrets.

Though the attempt on Dao’s life was thwarted by the king’s intervention, salvation has come at a price. He was ready to acquiesce to whatever was demanded of him in return for his life, but nothing could have prepared Dao for what he would encounter in the king’s private chamber— or what service he would be asked to perform. A king and his attendant, each haunted by painful memories of the past, each with a role to play in the future of the kingdom...

Two young men, one woman. Two princes, and only one throne. On the path to power, many sacrifices have been made, and more still will be required. How far are the brothers willing to go in pursuit of their deepest desires—and vengeance…?

The crown prince of Sharibalte walks the lonely halls of his vast palace, his mother’s sanity lost, his brother turned against him, and his father the King dead…Ascending to the throne at last, he becomes known as “Moonlight King” on account of his beautiful visage. The bold king launches a war of conquest against the neighboring countries, and takes Olga, twelfth princess of the seaside nation of Pean, as his consort—though his new bride is still but a young girl…

Ruby is a student at an elite European boarding school. Things are going pretty well for her until she finds out that she won’t be able to go home for Christmas. Instead, she’ll be stuck at school with only one other student - the aloof and beautiful Steph - for company. As Ruby tries to understand Steph, she becomes more and more attracted to her. But can she break through Steph’s icy exterior?

Ruby is a student at an elite European boarding school. Things are going pretty well for her until she finds out that she won’t be able to go home at Christmas. Instead, she’ll be stuck at school with only one other student - the aloof and beautiful Steph - for company. As Ruby tries to understand Steph, she becomes more and more attracted to the other girl. But can she break through Steph’s icy exterior?

Tomori knows her boyfriend Inukai has a cruel side - but when he sets his sights on Misato, the new transfer student, things take a disturbing turn. Inukai’s fixation spirals into torment, and no matter how hard Tomori and her friends try to stop him, the violence only escalates.But what begins as bullying soon blurs into something stranger, darker… and far more intimate.

Ruby is a student at an elite European boarding school. Things are going pretty well for her until she finds out that she won’t be able to go home at Christmas. Instead, she’ll be stuck at school with only one other student - the aloof and beautiful Steph - for company. As Ruby tries to understand Steph, she becomes more and more attracted to the other girl. But can she break through Steph’s icy exterior?