Katherine's hope for her beloved brother's return to their estate in Hampshire is dashed when she receives the news of his death... He met a brave death at Battle of Waterloo. Then cruel reality hits devastated Katherine. Her uncle's family claims the estate, leaving Katherine no access to her fortune. The only person she can turn to for help is Lord Adam Calthorpe, her late brother's superior. Little does she know her brother asked Adam to look after Katherine if any ill fate were to befall him....
Traveling to the world of Tian Xuan, can’t believe I’ve become a useless sect’s leader! Paying money in the city to be reborn in a game’s realm. Making the players my workers, collecting the main characters from the world as my underlings. If we’re talking about being pretentious, then I’ll only take the number one spot! Keep A Low Profile, Sect Leader Associated Names Chưởng Môn Khiêm Tốn Chút Headmaster, Keep Yourself Low Profile Keep a Low Profile, Sect Leader Sect Head, Be a Bit Modest
This is the story of two lovers, Jae Moon and Ji Yeon, fated for each other as a dragon is to its pearl. Their love overcame the barrier of hierarchy, but the star-crossed lovers were torn apart when one of them was killed in a tragic incident. The reincarnated Jae Moon and Ji Yeon are reunited once again in the present time. With such a tragedy in their past lives, will the two be able to rekindle the feelings they had for each other from a happier past?
This story set in the Edo period, tells the love story of a young samurai who is in search for his beloved girlfriend.
During the closing years of the civil war period and uneasy reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, when men high and low scramble to follow conventional propriety so that they don\'t attract undue notice (or death) to themselves, there is one very bizarre individual who is known for his legendarily outlandish and wild personality, physical appearance and behavior. This series traces the dramatic adventures of Keiji Maeda from personal conflicts with his adopted Maeda family, brave combat exploits, travels to the capital, and relationships with famous existing figures such as Iyeyasu Tokugawa, Rikyuu the tea master, and Hideyoshi himself, to experiences with the foreign and Japanese Christian faithful.
The direct sequel to Kento Ankokuden Cestvs, carrying on immediately from where the prequel left off.
Lorenzo Lusignano, a descendant of the royal family of Cyprus, is an enigmatic alchemist in pursuit of the ultimate secret of alchemy—the elusive Philosopher's stone, the "Elixir". The legend of this blood-red gem circulates widely, yet nobody claims to have seen it, making Lorenzo's travels throughout Europe's Renaissance a challenging quest. Accompany him as he encounters royalty, sorcerers, seafarers, nomads, fabled creatures and beasts, and even deities along the way.
Komachi Mizuno's family runs a shrine and a sword fighting dojo, but she doesn't like fighting and often skips out on practice. On Komachi's 16th birthday, she is mysteriously transported to another world similar to classical Japan. There she learns of a certain God who holds the key for her return. She will learn what she holds dear, but will she be able to complete her mission tin order to return?
The rogue cop Ham Egg is plotting to take over a small town on the border region between New Mexico and Arizona. Only one thing stands in his way: a Native American sharpshooter known as "Monster". Aiding Monster are two other young sharpshooters, Anna and Jim, who combat Ham Egg and his gang to end corruption and liberate the town. Cover image shown is from the edition published 1993.
Atrable Federation is a military superpower that started the Endless War. After conquering many neighboring countries the Federation turns its attention to a small island country that is big only in name, the Great Empire of Sun. Akiyama Maika is a girl seeking her father who went to war when she was little. Seeing the chance in the arrival of the legendary squad of mighty soldiers, Ikkitousentai, to a nearby city, she questions the military about her father's whereabouts. However, much to the girl's surprise her father appears not to be enlisted in the army. Maika, dejected by this news as well as savage city life, suddenly encounters a burly man falling from the sky. The bystanders name him the Invincible Wolf, one of the Ikkitousentai, and it seems like he knows something about Maika's father! Unfortunately, he isn't willing to tell anything to a civilian. Maika decides to enlist in the Ikkitousentai in order to find her father. Even though the army doesn't accept women, such a thing won't stop Maika! [momimomi]
54 AD. Cestvs, a young boy and member of the lowest social class, is placed into a training school for slave-boxers. It is here that he begins his journey to defy fate and survive.