Hotaru's Way


Book Description

If I’ve got to be so stressed, can’t I at least lose some weight…?! When snooty Kaname Jinguuji discovers that Hotaru’s living with her manager, she decides it’s time to come clean to her boyfriend, Makoto…but when she tries, it goes all wrong! She makes up her mind to move out, but when she tries to break the news, something unexpected happens…




Hotaru's Way 15


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They called her a himono—an unmarriageable woman, freeze-dried and set aside. But some things just need time to age, like a fine wine…and five years after calling off her marriage to Takano-buchou, Hotaru's really come into her own. But what about Buchou?! And Makoto?! And His Higness?! And Yuuka?! And even Yamada-san?! This is the story of a himono adrift in the seas of love, and all the friends she made on her way back to shore…




Hotaru's Way 13


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Who knew guys had such a hard time forgetting their exes?! At long last, Hotaru realizes she has feelings for Takano and makes up her mind to try and win him over. But before she can make the first move, Buchou's ex-wife, Miyuki, turns up...and he flies all the way to Okinawa just to be with her! After a little pep talk from her old rival, Aoi, Hotaru decides she's not going to take this lying down...and books a flight to Okinawa herself. But she never could have guessed who was waiting for her there...!




Hotaru's Way 11


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Friends to lovers... Doesn't it sound great to realize the perfect match was right by your side all along? Hotaru sure thinks so. In fact, now that Makoto's out of the picture, she thinks her soul mate might not be Makoto, the chic, metropolitan designer...but Kaname, the stately feudal lord! How's that going to turn out...? Later, a new femme fatale sets her sights on Takano-buchou!




Hotaru's Way 9


Book Description

Countless trials and tribulations have led Hotaru and Makoto where they are now: living together and madly in love! Or so they thought...until Makoto saw Hotaru at historically-unprecedented heights of slobbiness! Hotaru's backed into a corner with nothing to say for herself, and in an instant, she crashes from cloud nine to the depths of hell! Their romance is quickly headed for a tragic end. Is there anything Hotaru can do to save it?! We'll find out in Volume 9...and you'll never believe your eyes!




Hotaru's Way 10


Book Description

Hotaru couldn't be happier! She's back at her old stomping grounds and back to her old himono ways. Fresh off the formation of an old-folks' club with Buchou, she's beginning to feel content to wait for her retirement to kick in...until Buchou's deep-seated hermit-like ways make her see just how much trouble she's really in!




Hotaru's Way 12


Book Description

Hotaru has no boyfriend or love life … and now Aoi, a foxy femme fatale in a miniskirt, has weaseled her way into Hotaru's layabout life! But she breathes a sigh of relief when she hears the story: Aoi is Takano's late best friend's widow. But as soon as Hotaru lets her guard down, Aoi reveals her evil plans. She's going to steal Takano from Hotaru …and kick her out on the street!




Hotaru's Way 14


Book Description

Hotaru's never been one for romance. She'd rather kick back and lie around the house all day…or so she thought, until she ended up living with an older man—her manager, Takano-buchou—and going out with a younger man…who happened to be a rising star of the interior design world! Hotaru breaks up a fight between Takano-buchou, the object of her desire, and Makoto-kun, her jealous ex-boyfriend. She never thought she'd live to see the day…and if that wasn't surprising enough, Makoto-kun tells her he wants to get back together! But she's hardly got time to catch her breath before Takano-buchou proposes to her!! Is this all a dream…or has this old himono been swept up into a fairy-tale romance?!




Hotaru's Way


Book Description

"I'd rather nap at home than fall in love." Hotaru no Hikari, a love story about himono woman Hotaru Amemiya, has been collected into a volume! This himono woman is bewildered when she falls in love for the first time in a long time with younger man Makoto....how will this himono woman romance play out?! Also included is a one panel comic drawn especially for this volume!




The Betrayal Knows My Name, Vol. 8


Book Description

Reiga reveals the truth behind the Sunset of the Underworld, the cataclysmic event that led to the interminable conflict between him and the Giou clan more than a thousand years ago. What happened to Yuki, Luka, and Takashiro at the beginning? In this war of betrayals, what fate awaits the soldiers...?