Maris, the daughter of the well-respected Mackenzie family, has one ideal man, and he's a horse! A famous horse named Soul Pleasure. "His tight body, his intelligent black eyes... There's no man in the world as spectacular as this horse!" she says. But one day, she happens to overhear a plot to murder Soul Pleasure, and then she's struck by the criminal, losing consciousness. The next day, she finds herself in bed with a half-naked man?one so handsome it's as if Soul Pleasure himself had turned into a human being!

Intelligence operative Chance Mackenzie has been looking for an elusive international terrorist, and finally comes across some information about the terrorist's beloved daughter. Her name is Sunny. She is clearly in league with the terrorists. Chance fakes a "chance encounter," gets Sunny on a private plane and crashes it in a canyon. It was all part of his plan to get her alone and trick her into revealing her father's location. But her bright, sparkling eyes and golden hair are so pure and angelic... Chance is confused by these new, intense feelings brought about by a passionate kiss. [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/62071/)

Spotted with his former lover… Lucy’s heart aches when Blue, the man she has longed for, returns home for the first time in twelve years. But then she sees him dancing intimately with his ex-girlfriend Jenny, who is soon to be wed to his older brother, Gerry. Later that night, Gerry is killed…and Blue is the prime suspect. Lucy is put in charge of the investigation. There’s no way Blue’s the criminal, but all the evidence she finds keeps pointing to him!

When a marine rescue mission went awry, Staff Sergeant Travis Hawks realised he was in for the fight of his life. He and Lisa Chambers — the uppity heiress he was trying to save — were stranded and forced to race across the Arabian desert to stay alive. Despite their bickering throughout the blazing hot days, one sultry night Travis and Lisa ignited a scorching passion that neither could forget. But when they reached safety, would the bonds they forged disappear like a desert mirage...or endure to the altar and beyond?

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

A man finds a bloodied woman on the street on a dark night. He walks up to her and then, is suddenly bitten by her and passes out. He awakes to talk to this vampire maid girl. This story covers their relationship with each other

Attorney Alison Whitman makes the decision to have a child through IVF. But once she becomes pregnant, she discovers that there's been a mix-up about the sperm donor! Alison goes to inform the father, Maximo Rossi, about the situation, hoping to get him to sign away his parental rights. But when she arrives at his gorgeous mansion, he tells her quite seriously, "I'm the crown prince of the Mediterranean kingdom of Turan. If what you say is true, then the baby will also be an heir to the throne..." *Note: UK title "A Mistake, A Prince And A Pregnancy" US title "An Accidental Birthright"* (c)KAZUNA UCHIDA/MAISEY YATES

Billionaire Alex doesn’t believe in love—in fact, the idea repulses him. And yet, he can’t forget Gwen, the kindhearted nurse he met at his best friend’s wedding. When he takes a vacation at his friend’s villa and reunites with Gwen, he realizes something’s changed: she’s pregnant. Much to the relief of head-over-heels Alex, it turns out she’s a surrogate for a patient who can’t have children. Gwen’s so focused on helping others, she seems entirely uninterested in money, love or sex. So how is Alex supposed to get closer to her? Millionaires of Manhattan #2

When young Faith was orphaned and all alone, she spent the summer with a kind and wealthy elderly man by the name of Philip. There she met his son, Nash, and fell in love for the first time. Her happiness ends abruptly, however, when intruders break into Philip's home and he suffers a fatal heart attack. Faith is blamed for it and spends time behind bars. Nash will not believe her innocent, and she loses everything. Ten years later, Faith returns to the house as an architect for a renovation project and comes face-to-face with Nash... (c)KAZUNA UCHIDA/PENNY JORDAN

Mitch Tenney's reputation preceded him. He was a miracle worker in surgical scrubs, a hunk and a half with riveting blue eyes and a really bad attitude. The dazzling doctor had offended one official too many. Could Samantha Ryan ever set him straight?

Antonia's work takes her to the desert kingdom of Sinnebar, the country she's always dreamed of visiting, but on the way her boat is attacked by pirates. She dives into the stormy sea and somehow makes it to a fancy yacht, but the owner, a mysterious man called Saif, catches her and confines her. She's furious at arrogant Saif for treating her like a criminal, but she's enthralled by his wild charms. Little does she know that Saif is really the man known as the "Sword of Vengeance," the King of Sinnebar...Nor does she know how he was fated to loathe her. (c)KAZUNA UCHIDA/SUSAN STEPHENS