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121) A bride's story: 1
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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.
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The days and nights of the Rabinovitch family--a rabbi, his wife, and their nine children who live in the Jewish quarter of Lublin, Poland, in the 1920s--are filled with joy, adventure, and ritual, but the biggest adventure occurs one summer when the oldest daughter Adina is betrothed to a young man from Warsaw. Based on the history of the author's Nana Nomi.
124) Takane & Hana: 14
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"After her older sister refuses to go to an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to a vast business fortune, high schooler Hana Nonomura agrees to be her stand-in to save face for the family. But when these two utter opposites pair up, get ready for some sparks to fly! On vacation in Okinawa, Takane and Hana find their feelings growing stronger as they navigate the awkwardness of being an official couple! When a boating mishap leaves...
127) Tom Jones
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Follows the bawdy activities of Tom Jones, a foundling of mysterious origin, adopted by a squire in eighteenth-century England.
129) Happy marriage?!: 2
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Chiwa Takanashi has married a total stranger---company president Hokuto Mamiya---to get her father out of debt. Hokuto has pledged fidelity to her, but then the tabloids break the news of him dating a famous actress. Though Hokuto has denied having an affair, Chiwa starts confiding her worries to Yu Yagami, a handsome new company recruit. Is the contract they signed the only thing holding their marriage together?
130) Takane & Hana: 1
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A strong-willed high school girl and a young scion of a business empire try to outwit one another every chance they get, but sparks could fly from these opposites.
131) Takane & Hana: 4
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"Summer's out, but Takane is so busy with work that he doesn't have much time to spend with Hana! Enter Takane's new assistant, Eiji Kirigasaki, an efficient helper who gains Takane's trust and allows Takane to have more free time. Despite all the support he's providing, however, Kirigasaki might have an ulterior motive that could lead to Takane's downfall!"--Page [4] of cover.
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After her father's death, Marie of Burgundy is the richest heiress in Europe, but the sharp-minded woman resists the citizens of Ghent who try to force her into a marriage with nine-year-old Charles, the French King Louis' son. Meanwhile, Maximilian, the young Austrian archduke, stubbornly opposes his father Frederick who also wants him to marry the young duchess. Nevertheless, Frederick has the merchant Fugger negotiate the marriage between Maximilian...
133) Monsoon wedding
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When one family reunites for an unexpected wedding, sparks fly as love, lust, and secrets are revealed.
134) Takane & Hana: 6
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"Takane is suddenly confronted with a major crisis when his grandfather, the chairman of the Takaba Group, strips him of his wealth! When Takane instantly goes from being super rich to penniless, how will Hana deal with a dejected Takane who has lost everything?"--Page [4] of cover.
138) Angelfire
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Shocked by the threat of a forced marriage to an aging magistrate, Bliss Stafford flees her New Zealand home. But a chance encounter - and the barrel of her father's pistol - wed her to Jamie McKenna, a handsome, headstrong rancher whose bold touch inflamed her innocent senses. Jamie's heart was captive to another - and to a hidden, bitter sorrow. But young, courageous Bliss is determined to face the secrets of his past to claim the radiant prize...
139) Love and lies: 4
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The system of governmentally-arranged marriage is supposed to make everyone's life easier, but it's not working for Yukari Nejima. His class is staging a production of Romeo and Juliet for the school festival--and the girl he loves, Misaki, is playing Romeo! Opposite her as Juliet is Yukari's best friend, the perpetually-misunderstood Yusuke. With Yukari working backstage and his governmentally-assigned partner Lilina in the audience, the class play...