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A Secret Kiss
Part #1 of "Falling for Sakura" series by Alexia Praks
Romance / Contemporary / Paranormal
When orphan Sakura Princeton once again meets her gorgeous adopted brothers, Sebastian and Darcy Princeton, forbidden feelings are awakened and old flame ignites.Orphan Sakura is accustomed to being rejected, hated, bullied, and unloved. When she is adopted by the wealthy Princeton family, she works hard to earn her new siblings’ trust and love. Her endeavor, however, ultimately leads to a series of unfortunate incidents.Now years later, the twenty-three-year-old beauty dreads the moment she once again has to meet the drop-dead gorgeous brothers, due to arrive for their cousin’s wedding. Dodging their very presence is next to impossible since the brothers, who have forgotten who she is entirely, are attracted to her like moths to a flame and thwart her escapes at every turn. This, of course, leads to ungodly, tempting situations, awakens forbidden feelings, and ignites old flames that have been suppressed and laid dormant for many years. When she finds them competing for her—NOT for her sisterly affection, which she still deeply craves, but for her love as a woman—she is torn between Sebastian Princeton, the brother who loves her and watches over her from a distance, and Darcy Princeton, the brother who was once her best friend and now secretly yearns for her forgiveness and her love once again.
A Secret Proposal
Part #2 of "Falling for Sakura" series by Alexia Praks
Romance / Contemporary / Paranormal
When Sakura once again meets her gorgeous adoptive brothers, Sebastian and Darcy Princeton, forbidden feelings are awakened and an old flame ignites.
When orphan Sakura Tanaka sneaks into a famous Japanese designer’s fashion show in order to meet her biological mother, she doesn’t anticipate a complication that will turn her world upside down.
Through mistaken identity, she ends up modelling for the designer, which in turn leads to an unexpected encounter with her seven drop-dead gorgeous adoptive brothers, two of which have intentions for her heart. One of them is Sebastian Princeton, the handsome multi-billionaire real estate investor, who isn’t afraid to show his feelings for her and openly pursues her. The other is Darcy Princeton, the multi-billionaire game designer and entrepreneur, whose love Sakura has always secretly possessed.
To whom will Sakura ultimately give her heart?
Sakura Park
Bailey Rae
If you knew falling in love would end in tragedy, would you do it anyway?Adrian is lonely. At twelve, his father left. At thirteen, they buried his mother. Now, at twenty-three, his brother is getting married and his two best friends have fallen in love with each other.Everyone around him is wearing rose-colored glasses, blind to the heartbreak that love has laid out before them. But Adrian knows better. Despite the longing in his chest for someone to call home, Adrian knows that falling in love isn't worth the heartache that comes with it. Then he meets Noah.Sakura Park is a story told in moments. Beautifully crafted snapshots take readers on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and the freedom of falling in love.
The Ark Sakura
Kōbō Abe
Historical / Historical Fiction / Fiction
A classic from the renowned Japanese novelist about isolation and the threat of a nuclear holocaust, The Ark Sakura is as timely today as it was at its original publication.
In this Kafkaesque allegorical fantasy, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an “ark” capable of surviving the coming nuclear holocaust and is now in search of his crew. He falls victim, however, to the wiles of a con man-cum-insect dealer. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by a gang of youths and a sinister group of elderly people called the Broom Brigade, led by Mole's odious father, while Mole becomes trapped in the ark's central piece of equipment, a giant toilet powerful enough to flush almost anything, including chopped-up humans, out to sea.
Falling for Sakura: A Secret Kiss Part 2 (Sakura and the Princeton Brothers #2)
Alexia Praks
Romance / Contemporary / Paranormal
Falling for Sakura is a new adult contemporary romance featuring a beautiful, compassionate young woman searching for herself and falling in love with two hot brothers. They are flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy contemporary romance with strong family value and character growth. Part 2 of A Secret Kiss, the story of Sakura and the Princeton brothers continues... When orphan Sakura once again meets the billionaire gorgeous brothers, Sebastian and Darcy Princeton, forbidden feelings are awakened and old flame ignites. Orphan Sakura is accustomed to being rejected, hated, bullied, and unloved. When she is adopted by the wealthy Princeton family, she works hard to earn her new siblings’ trust and love. Her endeavor, however, ultimately leads to a series of unfortunate incidents. Now years later, the twenty-three-year-old beauty dreads the moment she once again has to meet the drop-dead gorgeous brothers, due to arrive for their cousin’s wedding. Dodging their very presence is next to impossible since the brothers, who have forgotten who she is entirely, are attracted to her like moths to a flame and thwart her escapes at every turn. This, of course, leads to ungodly, tempting situations, awakens forbidden feelings, and ignites old flames that have been suppressed and laid dormant for many years. When she finds them competing for her—NOT for her sisterly affection, which she still deeply craves, but for her love as a woman—she is torn between Sebastian Princeton, the brother who loves her and watches over her from a distance, and Darcy Princeton, the brother who was once her best friend and now secretly yearns for her forgiveness and her love once again.**
Toru: Wayfarer Returns (Sakura Steam Series Book 1)
Stephanie R. Sorensen
Revolutionary young samurai with dirigibles take on Commodore Perry and his Black Ships in this alternate history steampunk technofantasy set in 1850s samurai-era Japan.
In Japan of 1852, the peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shoguns has lasted 250 years. Peace has turned to stagnation, however, as the commoners grow impoverished and their lords restless. Swords rust. Martial values decay. Foreign barbarians circle the island nation’s closed borders like vultures, growing ever more demanding.
Tōru, a shipwrecked young fisherman rescued by American traders and taken to America, defies the Shogun’s ban on returning to Japan, determined to save his homeland from foreign invasion. Can he rouse his countrymen in time? Or will the cruel Shogun carry out his vow to execute all who set foot in Japan after traveling abroad? Armed only with his will, a few books, dirigible plans and dangerous ideas, Tōru must transform the Emperor’s realm before the Black Ships come.
Tōru: Wayfarer Returns is the first book in the Sakura Steam Series, an alternate history of the tumultuous period from the opening of Japan in 1853 to the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This volume covers the year prior to the American Commodore Perry’s arrival in Japan and follows the hero and his young allies as they lead Japan through a massively compressed industrial revolution, dramatically altering that pivotal moment in history in their favor.
While Tōru and his dirigibles are fictional, the story unfolds against the backdrop of the "real" Japan of that period, with historical figures and their political environment woven into the tale, staying true to their motivations and agendas even as the alternate history warps their actions, history and a few laws of physics. Underpinning the adventure plot is a young man's yearning for his father's approval and an honorable place in his world.
Readers who enjoy steampunk alternate histories more typically set in Victorian England or the American Wild West may enjoy this steampunk story made fresh by the Japanese samurai setting, as well as readers who enjoy historical fiction set in Japan.
Falling for Sakura: A Secret Proposal Part 1 (Sakura and the Princeton Brothers #3)
Alexia Praks
Romance / Contemporary / Paranormal
Falling for Sakura is a new adult contemporary romance featuring a beautiful, compassionate young woman searching for herself and falling in love with two hot brothers. They are flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy contemporary romance with strong family value and character growth. When Sakura once again meets her gorgeous adoptive brothers, Sebastian and Darcy Princeton, forbidden feelings are awakened and an old flame ignites. When orphan Sakura Tanaka sneaks into a famous Japanese designer’s fashion show in order to meet her biological mother, she doesn’t anticipate a complication that will turn her world upside down. Through mistaken identity, she ends up modelling for the designer, which in turn leads to an unexpected encounter with her seven drop-dead gorgeous adoptive brothers, two of which have intentions for her heart. One of them is Sebastian Princeton, the handsome multi-billionaire real estate investor, who isn’t afraid to show his feelings for her and openly pursues her. The other is Darcy Princeton, the multi-billionaire game designer and entrepreneur, whose love Sakura has always secretly possessed. To whom will Sakura ultimately give her heart?**
Falling for Sakura: A Secret Kiss Part 1 (Sakura and the Princeton Brothers #1)
Alexia Praks
Romance / Contemporary / Paranormal
Falling for Sakura is a new adult contemporary romance featuring a beautiful, compassionate young woman searching for herself and falling in love with two hot brothers. They are flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy contemporary romance with strong family value and character growth. When orphan Sakura once again meets the billionaire gorgeous brothers, Sebastian and Darcy Princeton, forbidden feelings are awakened and old flame ignites. Orphan Sakura is accustomed to being rejected, hated, bullied, and unloved. When she is adopted by the wealthy Princeton family, she works hard to earn her new siblings’ trust and love. Her endeavor, however, ultimately leads to a series of unfortunate incidents. Now years later, the twenty-three-year-old beauty dreads the moment she once again has to meet the drop-dead gorgeous brothers, due to arrive for their cousin’s wedding. Dodging their very presence is next to impossible since the brothers, who have forgotten who she is entirely, are attracted to her like moths to a flame and thwart her escapes at every turn. This, of course, leads to ungodly, tempting situations, awakens forbidden feelings, and ignites old flames that have been suppressed and laid dormant for many years. When she finds them competing for her—NOT for her sisterly affection, which she still deeply craves, but for her love as a woman—she is torn between Sebastian Princeton, the brother who loves her and watches over her from a distance, and Darcy Princeton, the brother who was once her best friend and now secretly yearns for her forgiveness and her love once again. **











