"Hanayu Ashitaba is the daughter of the celebrated Patisserie Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is be a sushi chef. Hayato Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, and all he wants to do is be a pastry chef. It's love and leftovers in the Oikawa High School Cooking Department."

As she and her husband adjust to their arranged marriage, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.

Nanami Takahashi falls for the popular boy in school, Yano Motoharu, but Nanami soon discovers Yano is still grieving the death of his girlfriend, who died unexpectedly one year ago.

Sawako and her friends dish the details of their very special Christmas Eves when everyone converges at her house for an impromptu party.

"Himemiko is convinced that her human boyfriend Kotaro could never love her in her true form, and that dating a yokai will only put him in danger. Even though she feels she can no longer see him, she vows to avenge the wounds he suffered at the hands of Nishiki of Inuaki Swamp. But Himemiko and Nishiki have been engaged since they were young. Will her quest for revenge bring all-out war to the swamps?" -- from publisher's web site.

Hayato and Hanayu learn that blood is thicker than water, even in the kitchen. First, Hayato tries to explain to a heartbroken Hanayu why a commitment he made to his ailing grandfather may jeopardize his dream of making pastries for a living. Then Hanayu learns about self-sacrifice firsthand when Patisserie Ashitaba is offered a high-profile pastry project the night before her big exam. Are her sushi dreams more important than keeping the family business...

"Keiichi knows something is strange when his brutish seniors give him a 'gift' of a vintage camera to repair - but only learns how strange when he and Belldandy search out the identity of the beautiful girl whose picture they find inside ... a picture taken more than forty years ago!"--Amazon.com.