Your first kiss is something you remember your entire life. The awkwardness, the embarrassment, the knowledge that things will never be the same between you again...and more than anything, the absolute bliss of that special moment. Despite how things turned out between us, our first kiss is burned into my mind. Similarly, you never forget your first love. I know I haven’t. Mizuto was mine, but would he say the same about me? Surely he doesn’t think his first love is this extroverted college girl who has her act together, right? So why is he following her around like a little puppy?! Argh, why do I even care?! We broke up. We’re stepsiblings now. There aren’t any lingering feelings between us. So how come I can’t stop thinking about our first kiss? Maybe if I’d been more assertive... No. There’s no reason to dwell on the past. I need to focus on what’s ahead, like our family trip to his father’s hometown...

Yo. I’m Kogure Kawanami, and my life’s a living hell ’cause I live next door to my psycho ex. She may look small and innocent, but she’s got more than a few screws loose. Right now, she’s totally obsessed with my friend’s stepsister, Yume Irido. I thought she wanted to become Yume’s sister-in-law, but now she’s tryin’ to hook up some busty chick with Irido! Doesn’t matter, ’cause it’s not gonna work anyway! The Irido siblings have a strong, unbreakable bond. Trust me—my shipping radar never fails. They won’t end up like us. True love will prevail!

Being in a relationship is great, but it’s not without its difficulties—especially when you’re dating your stepbrother. We have to keep our relationship a secret, and thanks to that, people are asking us both out! But never mind that. It’s a new school year, and that means a new me. Mizuto and I have matured since middle school, and I’m sure things will go a lot better for us this time around. With our school trip to Okinawa just around the corner, we’ll have lots of opportunities to spend time together. We’ll just have to go easy on the PDA so we don’t get found out. I’m finally at the point of my life where I can have my cake and eat it too!

Ah, high school. Is there any better place to start fresh after a horrible middle school relationship? Nope! Not unless your ex ends up at the same school as you and is now your stepsibling. What was supposed to be a sanctuary of peace where I could avoid ever seeing her again has become a living nightmare! Everywhere I look, I see her—in my house, in my school, in my class. There's no escape! She even claims that she’s the older sibling. Like hell she is! But I won't lose to her. After all, I'm the older brother in this new family situation. That’s right, we’re family now. No matter how much we may have thought we loved each other before, we saw one another’s true colors and realized we weren’t meant for each other. That’s why even though we may keep up a buddy-buddy sibling act for the sake of our parents, things will never go back to the way they used to be.

I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to pull out all the stops and get Mizuto to ask me out by the end of the year. Last time, I did it, but now it’s his turn. I know we feel the same way about each other. We just need to take that final step to bring our relationship to the next level. I’m going to pull out all the stops to make that happen. I’m ready.

For the upcoming long weekend, Mizuto and I will be going on our first trip together—to a hot springs inn! Sure, the trip’s planned and funded by the student council president, Suzuri Kurenai, and there’ll be a total of ten people including us...but this could be my chance to move the needle on our relationship! And I’m not the only one wanting to get closer to my crush. President Kurenai, Aso-senpai, and Akatsuki-san all seem to have something serious up their sleeves... Just what is going to happen on our trip to the Arima Hot Springs?

ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?

A new [Salaryman x JK] cohabitation romcom! My name is Sato Hiroshi, and I’m an ordinary salaryman. Every day I work until the last train, then I go home. I don’t have a girlfriend and spend my weekends alone. Living like this is just too depressing! So I decide to visit a soapland. It is a paradise for lonely men. Don’t judge me, okay? Life is really hard. Anyway, I meet a girl called Ayumi — a soapland girl who looks exactly like a JK. What happens at a soapland is a secret, right? Wrong. The next day, Ayumi shows up at my office as a part-timer. And she turns out to be a real JK?! We pretend to be strangers, but then I find Ayumi sleeping in the office at night. “Hey, you can’t sleep here.” “Then...in that case, let me stay with you, uncle.” My life with a troublesome JK begins! We live together like newlyweds — except we are not married. “Sato-san, it’s time for dinner.” “Let’s go on a date~” “I don’t mind doing it…if it’s with you.” But why was Ayumi at the soapland? What secrets is she hiding behind that wholesome smile

Kunugi Kou is in a bad place. The Ayase Hikari problem has been resolved, in theory, but the price he paid to do so was steep in both a physical and emotional sense, and many questions remain unanswered—questions that Kou, by and large, hasn't even thought to ask yet. Much as he'd love to return to his comfortable place in Kaito's shadow, the world isn't quite done making everyone's favorite wannabe sidekick suffer, and that's not even starting on the other world. Who exactly are Balrog and Rei? How did Kou meet them, and how are they involved in the trauma he still has yet to overcome? What social cues is Kou failing to read in his current world, and how will they come back to bite him in the ass? These questions and more may (or may not!) be answered in the ever-chaotic second volume of The Sidekick Never Gets the Girl, Let Alone the Protag’s Sister!

Welcome to Happily Ever Island, the most pixie-dusted vacation a Disney fan could ever imagine. Head-in-the-clouds romantic Madison and driven pragmatist Lanie are unlikely best friends, but the two would do anything for each other. So when Madison's life starts to fall apart, Lanie agrees to join Madison for the test run of Disney's newest resort experience during their first college spring break: Happily Ever Island—an immersive vacation destination, where guests can become their favorite Disney character for a week. Madison decides to go as the iconic princess herself, Cinderella, with Lanie as bow-wielding Merida. It's not Lanie's idea of fun, but she knows Madison needs her, and besides, she could use the break from her strenuous courseload anyway. Plus, maybe she'll get to shoot things. But once on the island, Lanie and Madison begin to drift apart. Madison finds herself either missing out or messing up all the enchanting moments she has dreamt her whole life about, and is forever running into their annoyingly perfect (and distractingly cute) vacation's coordinator, Val. Meanwhile, Lanie unexpectedly finds herself swept up in the magic of it all. She strikes up a secret romance with Prince Charming—but there's no telling whether he's just playing a part. In this delightful YA rom-com inspired by Disney fandom, get swept up in a whirlwind of laughter, tears, and more than just a touch of Disney magic.