Mukouda Tsuyoshi was nothing special in modern Japan, so when he was summoned to a world of swordplay and sorcery, he thought he was ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Too bad the kingdom that summoned him only got him by mistake! Not only was he not one of the three summoned heroes, but his stats were laughable compared to theirs. On top of that, there's something really sketchy about this kingdom... "Ah, these people are the kind to try and use the Hero," he realized, and immediately...

When Ao was in kindergarten, she smiled ear-to-ear as she told her classmates how her father (a bestselling erotic author) chose her name: ""A as in apple and O as in orgy!"" That day still haunts her ten years later as she studies with a single goal in mind: get into an elite university and achieve independence from her father once and for all. She has no youth to misspend and no time to think about boys ... until her classmate, ""King Normie"" Kijima, approaches her with a shocking confe...

Brash, brilliant, and beautiful, Fu Wanqing is an unconventional choice to inherit leadership of the most prestigious martial sect. Known for her fiery temper and formidable swordplay, there's only one person she considers a worthy rival: The enigmatic woman who leads the demonic sect, Yu Shengyan.Eager to prove herself, Fu Wanqing challenges Yu Shengyan to a duel. But Yu Shengyan has no interest in such theatrics--until Fu Wanqing offers something she can't ignore: A rare medicine that mi...

Mukohda’s latest adventure has given him a major windfall. But with more money comes more...goddesses, each vying for a slice of his supermarket pie in exchange for their blessings. What’s a man to do when he’s suddenly drowning in wealth and power? Start a business? Go on more adventures (or have adventure come to him)? How about looking into the one luxury he might value almost as much as good food?

Goddesses, Griffins, and Slimes! Oh My!When Mukohda and Fel enter Boss-Monster territory, the risks begin to skyrocket: but so are the rewards: Who knew all it took to get a Goddess's blessing was a few sweets? Or how quickly a cute little slime can evolve? But when the crew get involved in Boss Monster politics, it still might end badly. Remember: You can only make more Campfire Cooking if you're still alive!

*Even though I don’t want to go to the dungeon!*Caught up in a “Hero Summoning,” the hapless Mukohda was brought to another world from modern Japan, but he decided to make the most of it and enjoy a leisurely life of travel with his familiars, Fel and Sui.With new goddesses forcing blessings on him in exchange for offerings, and another familiar in the form of a peckish pixie dragon, Mukohda steadily amasses wealth and power. Finally, the cowardly hero (with a little “help”...

Longlisted for the BSFA AwardStacey Kells never expected to fall out of reality when she packed her bags, got into a camper van with her two brothers and their best friend, and started travelling west. Sure, they might have said something like that-that's kind of the point of going off the grid, isn't it? But no one thought it would happen quite so literally. Then the world got real empty, and it stayed empty.Now it's just the four of them, and a map that d...

The trouble with having the strongest Familiar in all the lands is that word spreads pretty quickly about who you are and what you're up to. For our heroes, this means having to run all sorts of annoying quests to keep the guilds happy while managing not to provide ludicrously overkill results!

Mukohda and co have arrived at their destination, the seaside town of Berléand, totally ready to enjoy the bounty of the sea! Unfortunately, that won’t be possible until they take care of one teeny, tiny little problem first: a kraken has been terrorizing the town by occupying its main fishing spot, ruining the local economy and emptying the market that used to be the town’s big attraction.So, it’s Mukohda and friends to the rescue! Once they deal with the kraken, they can reap the...

I thought she was The One. But she was the one who broke me.In high school, I wanted Katriona Merrick more than my next breath. I dropped hints and flirted like hell with her, but she never took the bait. So, I waited. And waited…Graduating a year ahead of her, my resentful goodbye, paired with her oblivious farewell, crushed me. How could I be so wrong about her? She tossed me aside without a second thought, making me swear off so-called love forever. Yet, the emp...

Two Ships. One Chance To Save The Future.Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven’s freighter the Jonah breaks down in a strange rift in deep space, with little chance of rescue—until they encounter the research vessel Gallion, which claims to be from 152 years in the future.The Gallion’s chief engineer Uma Ozakka has always been fascinated with the past, especially the tale o...

Throwing down the gauntlet has never been so wild. Just ask Hadley Beckett.Marriage. That word drives my nuptial-phobic boyfriend of three years, Finn Wilder, who is Richmond’s sexy, golden boy daredevil sportscaster, to the brink of madness. While the daredevil thrives on adrenaline and danger and eagerly professes his love for me, he’ll walk on the wild side but never down the aisle. Furthermore, Finn Wilder is single, according to his coworkers and viewers—Finna...