Io Sakisaka

What is love, anyway? Ninako Kinoshita's friends tell her it's one thing, but Ninako wonders what this mysterious feeling really is. When she meets Ren Ichinose, the handsome, enigmatic guy that all the girls worship, her life takes and unexpected turn. With just a few words and a smile, he changes her world... Ninako's friend Daiki throws her for a loop when he expresses romantic interest in her. She cares for him, but can she return his feelings?...

"Once Ninako realizes that she's fallen for Ren, she confesses her feelings to him even though she knows he has a girlfriend! Meanwhile, a new semester brings an outgoing guy called Ando into Ninako's life-- is Ando just an outrageous flirt or will he turn out to be Ninako's savior?" -- from publisher's web site.

Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has reappeared, but is he still the same boy she fell in love with?

Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. She realizes her feelings for Kou are not because of who he was in the past, but who he is now. When she discovers that her friend Yuri has a crush on him, Futaba is unsure what to do.

"Ando confesses his feelings to Ninako and tells her to give up on Ren-- especially because there are limits to loving someone who already has a girlfriend. Meanwhile, Ren finds it harder and harder to deny his attraction to Ninako-- But will Ren choose to do anything about it, particularly when his girlfriend, Mayuka, needs him?" -- from publisher's web site.

"Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. Futaba feels that the distance between her and Kou has grown since he and Yui have started keeping in touch. Then something unexpected happens between Futaba and Kou at the school festival."--Page [4] of cover.

"Ren opens up to Ninako, and her feelings for him escalate to the point where she wants to risk everything to become his girlfriend. But when she realizes that doing so might jeopardize Ren's friendship with Ando, will she go through with it?" --

"Ren decides to tell Ninako his feelings for her after the Sports Festival, but he's afraid she may have already moved on! Meanwhile, Ando and his ex, Mao, keep crossing paths-- How will Ando react when he hears her shocking revelation?" --

"Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. Futaba does her best to let Kou out of her heart. Toma and Futaba grow closer, and Kou realizes he doesn't have much time to win her back..."--Page [4] of cover.

"Ninako loves Ren, but seeing Ando get hurt while protecting her makes her feel sad and confused--to the point where she turns Ren down when he confesses his love for her! Has Ninako lost her chance with Ren? Or will they find a way to be together?" -- from publisher's web site.