Paige Pumphrey

"You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Hapless freshman Kazuya, reeling from a bad breakup, buys a few hours at the aquarium with the beautiful, polite Chizuru. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, and to make matters worse, Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for!"--Provided by publisher.

A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages! Theo has completed the first part of the grueling exam to become a kafna, but he's not in the clear yet--there are two more trials he must face. Even if he makes it through the second test, an intense face-to-face oral examination, the last challenge...

"95 years have passed since the Palena Conference put an end to the Great War of the Races, but with the old heroes retiring, the land stands at a moment of truth. Theo and Tei are both candidates for Magus of the Library, a key figure in preserving the peace between peoples, but Tei refuses to allow others close to her for fear of her mana harming them, and Theo can't even seem to keep things civil between him and Medina..."--Publisher marketing....

"Cell phone novelist Yukina Himuro has decided that, in order to satisfy her fans' demand for love stories, she must experience romance firsthand. But with her icy reputation, how can she find someone willing to play the part of boyfriend? By blackmailing the most popular boy in school, of course!"--Page 4 of cover.

Faced with the knowledge of Mami's true feelings for him, Shigure has a choice to make... can he reject the girl who loves and needs him? When Yukina realizes the future of her missions is in peril, she decides she may have to make up his mind for him.

"You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Reeling from a bad breakup, Kazuya rents the beautiful, polite Chizuru for a date. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for... IN HOT WATER Kazuya's maritime heroics have complicated his decision to completely cut ties with his rental girlfriend, Chizuru. Now the stage is set for a different kind...

"I'm nothing like you... Shizuku Mitzutani and Haru Yoshida have been going steady... or so they thought. After a little incident, Shizuku begins to harbor feelings of jealousy, and the vast differences between them suddenly feel impossible to overlook. How could Haru understand the way she feels? At the birthday party for Haru's brother, the two get into a heated argument. After their falling out, Haru falls into old habits and he stops coming to...

When Yukina goes to Shigure's house to apologize, her attempts are thwarted by the appearance of Shigure's brother Hisame! This twisted sibling will do anything to discredit his brother and torment his beloved Mami, but what is he plotting this time? Meanwhile, Yukina and Akira are technically still a couple...

"Spurred by Mizuhara and determined to make her dream come true, Sumi takes on another date...only to discover that her client is a child! And it’s not only her work life that’s getting hectic. Trips to the nail salon, movie theater, and ramen shop might seem ordinary to most people, but for a girl with poor communication skills, they’re veritable adventures!"--