man-woman relationships

The dead lie restless in Eden. Eliot has a secret that lies buried in Eden, the cursed town. There he must direct an archaeological excavation on which his future at the National Museum of History depends. But Eliot will end up exhuming an evil far greater than any legend, which will cast new shadows on the sins of yesterday. Lira has a past that she is determined to escape from. To do this, she immerses herself in the investigation of the legend of Duchess Morrigan's tomb that could give her the position she so longs for in academic circles. But she, she must reunite with Eliot, the boy she abandoned, and be very quick to stay ahead of the demons that pursue her. Emma has a gift. Or perhaps it is a conviction. Her veiled eye allows her to see spirits, and she makes her a shadow to the living and a light to the dead. However, when she arrives in Eden, she will discover that her light may be too bright for those who thrive in the dark--Translated from Amazon.

Saoirse Sorkova, a murderous siren whose very existence is illegal, is forced to work with the prince she hates to hunt a deadly killer--herself.

"Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life--apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility's most infamous playboy brings. Duke Felix Hamdi has a plan. He will exasperate his noble family to the point that they agree to let him choose his own future and finally meet his Kindred face-to-face. Then the royal family is assassinated, putting Felix next in line for the throne...and accused of the murders. Someone will stop at nothing until he's dead, which means they'll target Joy, too"--Provided by publisher.

"Everything Alex has feared for the past few months has come true: She has lost her free will to the Awakening and has been placed on the Elixir, which makes her docile and compliant. But . . . Aiden St. Delphi is willing to wage war on the gods--and Alex herself--to bring her back. The gods have killed thousands and leveled cities in their quest to end the all-powerful bond between the Apollyons. They would do anything to stop Seth from becoming the God Killer. But . . . Seth has become ruthless in his hunger for power. Alex and Aidan must venture their way past the guards of the Underworld and search for one soul among countless millions. As if that wasn't already hard enough, Alex has been desperately trying to keep Seth at bay from becoming the God Killer, but what she never realized is that she could become the God Killer herself"--Provided by publisher.

In the war against the gods, Alex and Aiden are fighting for their happily-ever-after, but victory requires trusting a deadly foe as they travel to the Underworld in preparation for the final battle against Ares.

"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. She has a drive that few can match and, as she enters her third year on the Maple Hills ice skating team, everything is going according to plan. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the ice hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the ice skating team - including Anastasia, who clearly can't stand him. But when her skating partner gets injured, Nate looks like her best option to advance in competition. Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn't worried. After all, she doesn't have time for a relationship . . . right?"--Provided by publisher.

"Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name. Imagine their surprise when they bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working. Russ hopes if he gets far enough away from Maple Hills, he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father's gambling addiction, while Aurora is tired of craving attention from everyone around her, and wants to go back to the last place she truly felt at home. Russ knows breaking the camp's strict "no staff fraternizing" rule will have him heading back to Maple Hills before the summer is over, but unfortunately for him, Aurora has never been very good at caring about the rules. Will the two learn to peacefully coexist? Or did their one night together start a fire they can't put out?"--Provided by publisher.

"High schooler Utage Kinoshita works part-time as a housekeeper so she can afford her fangirl obsession with Tamon Fukuhara, her favorite member of boy band F/ACE. When work serendipitously sends her to the home of her idol, she discovers that the real Tamon couldn't be more different from his wild and sexy onstage persona! Tamon is an insecure mess in real life, and what's worse, he's threatening to quit! Utage refuses to let anyone stand in Tamon's way--least of all himself. What's a fangirl to do but roll up her sleeves and support her favorite singer with everything she's got?"--Back cover.

Thrown into the middle of a new war when an old enemy seeks revenge and untamed magic creates chaos everywhere, immortal Seasons Jack and Fleur must once again choose between their freedom and saving the world from the storm.

"In this collection comprised of fifteen . . . stories . . . [Margaret] Atwood speaks to our times with her characteristic wit and intellect. Of special significance are the seven works revolving around the long-term married couple Tig and Nell. Acting as bookends for the collection, these stories look deeply in the heart of what it means to spend a life together, with the four stories in Part I relating tales from their married life, and the three stories at the end showing Nell's reality in the aftermath of Tig's death. In other works, two sisters grapple with loss and memory in 'Old Babes in the Wood'; 'Impatient Griselda' reprises the folkloric role of Griselda in Bocaccio's The Decameron, exploring alienation and miscommunication; and 'Evil Mother' touching on the fantastical, examining a mother-daughter relationship in which the mother purports to be a witch"--Provided by publisher.