"In the middle of the night in 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped by armed men and taken away to an unknown destination in the Caucasus region. For three months, André was kept handcuffed in solitary confinement, with little to survive on and almost no contact with the outside world. Close to twenty years later, award-winning cartoonist Guy Delisle ... recounts André's harrowing experience in Hostage, a book...

As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemisia has never fit in with her father's family, nor the high-class world to which they belong. However, when she is targeted by the Faerie Queen and pulled into another realm, she has no choice but to fight her way back home, amongst evil fairies who want her head, and untrustworthy allies that claim solidarity but have ulterior motives. New York Times bestselling author Delilah S. Dawson (Ladycastle,...

"Teru and Kurosaki continue to investigate the fake DAISY incident and are on the verge of solving the case when Teru gets kidnapped! What does the kidnapper want with her, and will Kurosaki be able to rescue her in time?!" -- p. [4] of cover.

"Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather's ability to see spirits--and his massive debt to them! Now she's been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her grandfather trashed, or get eaten by demons. But Aoi isn't the type to let spirits push her around, and she's determined to redeem her grandfather's IOU on her own terms!... Aoi has been asked to cater an anniversary...

Princess Syalis figures out if she's good it will earn her a good night's sleep, but the demons don't trust her sudden transformation. The princess has other dilemmas, like the growing urge to use the bathroom when it's out of service, her pet outgrowing her quarters, and growing into a giant instead of up. It's also hostage reeducation week and a visit to the preschool.

"While waiting to be rescued, Princess Syalis makes herself at home by commandeering a bathtub, befriending (sort of) a cute demon girl and participating in a castle fitness challenge. Her plots to get some shut-eye include stealing ice from Ice Demons to cool off on a hot summer night, attempting to make her own waterbed, toying with magic spells and provoking an enchanted flower into releasing a soporific. And then the nightmares begin..."--Back...

"Kidnapped by the Demon King and imprisoned in his castle, Princess Syalis is...bored. She decides to while away the hours by sleeping, but getting a good night's rest turns out to be a lot of work! She begins by fashioning a DIY pillow out of the fur of her Teddy Demon guards and an zair mattressy from the magical Shield of the Wind. The princess's hapless demonic guards soon discover that their captive expects to be treated like, well, a princess....

"Aoi's having no luck finding a job at the Tenjin-ya inn, but a chance encounter with the demon lord Matsuba might give her another option! Her home cooking and kind manner impress Matsuba, and when he finds out why she's in Kakuriyo, he offers to welcome her into his family as a daughter-in-law to pay off her debt! Can the still-unemployed Aoi afford to turn down such a generous offer?" --

"As the building begins to collapse around them, Ray and Zack face their final trial together. The stage is set for their great escape, and with it, the time to fulfill the vow they made to each other has come. Still, one last obstacle lies in their path"--Back cover.

"After finding a knife in Zack's room and bringing it back to Floor B2, Ray searches for Zack, but he's nowhere to be found. Gray is present, however, and he was words for the girl who's charmed the angels"--Back cover.