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I received these in the mail this week.
For Review:
The Midwife's Tale: A Mystery Paperback
In the tradition of Arianna Franklin and C. J. Sansom comes Samuel Thomas’s remarkable debut, The Midwife’s Tale.
It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.
Bridget joins forces with Martha Hawkins, a servant who’s far more skilled with a knife than any respectable woman ought to be. To save Esther from the stake, they must dodge rebel artillery, confront a murderous figure from Martha’s past, and capture a brutal killer who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. The investigation takes Bridget and Martha from the homes of the city’s most powerful families to the alleyways of its poorest neighborhoods. As they delve into the life of Esther’s murdered husband, they discover that his ostentatious Puritanism hid a deeply sinister secret life, and that far too often tyranny and treason go hand in hand.
Manga:
Strobe Edge, Vol. 7 Paperback
A heartwarming story about first love that’s one of the most hotly anticipated new shojo series among U.S. fans.
What is love, anyway? Ninako Kinoshita’s friends tell her it’s one thing, but Ninako wonders what this mysterious feeling really is. When she meets Ren Ichinose, the handsome, enigmatic guy that all the girls worship, her life takes an unexpected turn. With just a few words and a smile, he changes her world.
Ninako is thrilled that she’s in the same class as Ren for the new school year, but is their closeness due to the fact that he only sees her as a friend? Meanwhile, Ninako’s friend Sayuri faces an old flame’s ardor. Will her past love stay in the past?
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
Sweet Rein, Vol. 1 Paperback
A magical romance from the creator of Land of the Blindfolded
Sad at the thought of spending Christmas alone, Kurumi Sagara goes out for a walk. While she’s crossing the street, a boy bumps into her, and a rein suddenly appears that binds them together. The overjoyed boy tells her she’s his master and that she’s a Santa Claus. Kurumi dismisses him as a crazy person, but then he transforms into a reindeer?!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
Midnight Secretary, Vol. 2 Paperback
Mad Men meets Vampire Diaries
Kaya Satozuka prides herself on being an excellent secretary and a consummate professional, so she doesn’t even bat an eye when she’s reassigned to the office of her company’s difficult director, Kyohei Touma. He’s as prickly — and hot — as rumors paint him, but Kaya is unfazed until she discovers that he’s a vampire!!
Kaya thinks she’s come to terms with being a vampire’s secretary, until she overhears Kyohei call her “just food.” She’s shocked at how betrayed she feels, and the emotional blow causes her to make a mistake. To keep her work from suffering any more, Kyohei’s older brother arranges a long-term transfer for Kaya. Will working at another company let time heal her wounds? Or will her feelings for Kyohei continue to burn in her heart no matter where she is?
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences.
07-GHOST, Vol. 7 Paperback
One evil god, two rival empires, three unlikely bishops and seven brave ghosts make for one fantastic adventure!
The paths of one evil god, two rival empires, three unlikely bishops and seven brave ghosts converge in the destiny of Teito Klein, a boy who vows to master a powerful artifact known as the Eye of Mikael in order to lay bare the secrets of the world’s — and his own — murky past.
Teito and company evade Ayanami’s agents by jumping on a slave ship headed to Teito’s homeland, the ruined Raggs Kingdom. While overcome by bitter memories of his past as a combat slave, Teito will have to face his fiercest foe yet — his pet dragon’s mother, come to reclaim her son!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
Yaoi:
Blue Morning, Vol. 3 Paperback
Downton Abbey meets Emma in this tale of tumultuous love between a butler and his young charge.
Clinging to his fierce, unwavering love for Katsuragi, Akihito moves ever closer to an engagement to the daughter of Duke Sajo. Firmly focused on his future, Akihito asks his friend Ishizaki’s father to be his go-between in the marriage talks, but Ishizaki insists that in exchange he wants Tomoyuki Katsuragi! Around the same time, former houseboy Amamiya discovers mysterious documents relating to Katsuragi’s lineage.
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences.
Spiritual Police, Vol. 1 Paperback
The latest series from the creator of Embracing Love.
On the recommendation of one of his senior detectives, Nagatsuma, a member of a special criminal investigative unit, starts receiving therapeutic bodywork from blind masseur Aoi, a man with both skilled hands and gorgeous looks. Nagatsuma quickly becomes addicted to the relief that Aoi brings him and begins looking forward to the time they spend together. But Aoi's got a secret he can't ever let Nagatsuma find out. A tale of passion and obsession from the creator of Embracing Love!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences.
Thanks Minotaur Books and Simon and Schuster Canada!
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