from fictiondb: THE BABY PROPOSITION Sexy CEO Griffin Slater wanted the boss's daughter. He'd made love to Eva Tremont in his mind countless times, but now he was determined to marry her. And he had a secret weapon to persuade her.... Griffin's proposal was outrageous; it was shocking; it was...tempting. The man she'd kept at arm's length for so long promised to make her baby dreams a reality, to give her unimaginable pleasure. But would marrying Griffin be too high a price to pay?

from fictiondb: Twins? The startling revelation that his affair with Jenna Baker had produced two little boys was almost impossible to grasp. Tycoon Nick Falco had never considered himself the settling-down type, yet now that fatherhood had been thrust upon him, he was determined to give his sons his name. But their mother wasn't about to let him back into her life...at least not without those three little words Nick had never, ever said.

Passionate romances featuring Penny Jordan's best known family. In the *Perfect Family* series (パーフェクト・ファミリーシリーズ): 1) Ai wa Fukushuu no Hate ni (愛は復讐の果てに; The Perfect Seduction) illust. by HANABUSA Yoko The Crighton family has been the cause of scandal and heartache for Bobbie Miller?and she wants revenge. All she has to do is seduce the sinfully attractive Luke Crighton and the family secrets will be hers to expose. But the perfect seduction backfires when Bobbie becomes ensnared in her own dangerous trap. 2) Ai wa Meiro no Naka ni (愛は迷路のなかに; Perfect Marriage Material) illust. by HIDAKA Nanao Tullah Richards knows she shouldn't be fantasizing about her boss. She'd come into the company convinced she'd despise the womanizing Saul Crighton. But the more she works?and socializes?with him, the more she comes to realize that this devoted single father of three young children is perfect marriage material. She knows it?she just has to find a way to prove it to Saul. 3) Ai wa Unmei no Mama ni (愛は運命のままに; The Perfect Match?) illust. by HIMURA Soraha The Crightons have position, power and elegance...and a past scandal to haunt them. The dark, brooding Guy Cooke just had to be the ideal man. Chrissie was entranced and, the wonder of it was, Guy appeared to be equally mesmerized by her! It seemed the perfect match but was it all too good to last? Chrissie had a family secret that Guy could surely never forgive... 4) Ai wa Madoi no Nochi ni (愛は惑いののちに; The Perfect Lover) illust. by OGATA Rin Relations between European Union nations can be tense, but that's nothing compared to the war that's been brewing between Professor Gareth Simmonds and Louise Crighton. When she was his student, she lost her virginity to the good professor. Years later, they've run into each other at EU negotiations, and it's impossible to tell if the sparks between them will enflame their war or rekindle their lost romance. 5) Ai wa Kunou to Tomoni (愛は苦悩とともに; The Perfect Sinner) illust. by HASHIMOTO Takako Brilliant, arrogant and ruthlessly ambitious, Max Crighton is an unfaithful husband and a cold, distant father. When he goes to Jamaica to search for his uncle, it's mostly to escape his latest lover's furious husband. His long-suffering wife, Maddy, finally makes the difficult decision to move on. Then a savage mugging leaves Max near death. As his body struggles to recover, Max realizes that there are still much deeper wounds to be healed?and that living without Maddy is worse than not living at all... 6) Ai wa Kanawanu Yume ni (愛はかなわぬ夢に; The Perfect Father) illust. by AKINO Nanami Samantha Miller yearned to start a family, but eligible men were in short supply. Maybe visiting her happily married twin in England would help. Liam Connolly should have been relieved to see Sam set off for England. Since she'd been a gangly teenager, she'd had a crush on him. He'd managed to resist her as he'd felt her impetuous nature made them an unlikely match. So why, after she'd confessed the reason behind her trip, did he suddenly find he wanted to be the man to father her babies! 7) Ai wa Kurushimi no Oku ni (愛は苦しみの奥に; A Perfect Night) illust. by KARINO Mao Katie's twin, Louise, married the love of her life, and Katie even helped make it happen. Now the pressure is on for her to find love. But she won't make it to the altar if she's run over in her home town. SebastianCooke might drive a bit fast in this small town, but he'll never be able to catch up with his daughter Charlotte. A chance encounter might lead to happiness for all three of them, but only if Katie can give up her crush on her sister's new husband? 8) Ai wo Boukyou no Anata ni (愛は望郷のかなたに; Coming Home) illust. by SANAZAKI Harumo David Crighton never expected to find love when he returned home to Brussels, Belgium. So when herbologist Honor Jessop, who has a difficult past of her own, offered David a live-in position at her greenhouse nursery, he readily accepted it. During a particularly severe thunderstorm, David comforts Honor and calms her from her fears. With little to no knowledge of each other's past, they come to accept the imperfection of humanity and each other, but will David be able to overcome his past mistakes and find a future with Honor? (descriptions taken from fictiondb) These are actually books #2 - #8 and #10 of Penny Jordan's "The Crightons" series.

Collection of stories including: 1) Contacts X Glasses - Wet With Solution - by [Nonomiya Chiyoko](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=25303) "I'm soft contacts, so I won't hurt you even if it's your first time." The Master has started wearing Contacts all the time, so Glasses are becoming lonely. Contacts offer Glasses a way to feel what the Master is feeling....! A pure BL series of personification of inanimate objects. 2) Charger X Cell Phone - The Beautiful Outlet - by [Sumeragi Rin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=15622) "I'm soft contacts, so I won't hurt you even if it's your first time." The Master has started wearing Contacts all the time, so Glasses are becoming lonely. Contacts offer Glasses a way to feel what the Master is feeling....! A pure BL series of personification of inanimate objects. 3) Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting X Analog - Long, Thick Input Terminal by [Henoinohei](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=30657) "I'm soft contacts, so I won't hurt you even if it's your first time." The Master has started wearing Contacts all the time, so Glasses are becoming lonely. Contacts offer Glasses a way to feel what the Master is feeling....! A pure BL series of personification of inanimate objects. 4) Hour Hand, Minute Hand, Second Hand - 24 Kisses A Day - by [Takase Rioko](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=30655) [from Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/46298/)

**He only married her to have an heir. So what does he want with her now?** One night, Serena is startled awake in her posh New York City apartment by passionate kisses. She opens her eyes to see Nick, the man she separated from three years ago! He’s a wealthy businessman who’d blackmailed Serena into marrying him in order to have an heir. But she thought she’d kicked him out of her life for good. So why has he come now?

**A once timid girl has become a confident businesswoman. All to win the heart of a man who refuses love…** After a fire at her office, Cathy begins living at her client Stone’s mansion and starts working as his secretary. She hopes working hard for Stone will create a chance for them to become more intimate, but although they are obviously attracted to each other, Stone just doesn’t seem the type to fall in love. Will Stone ever return Cathy’s affections and see her as the confident woman she has become, rather than the timid, self-conscious girl he first met?

**Is there any hope of a future together?** On the eve of her wedding, well-to-do Jerusa wanders into the garden and meets a man named Michel. She is drawn to his angelic smile, but Michel has come to enact revenge on her father, his oldest enemy! Jerusa learns of his intentions after Michel kidnaps her. She should hate him—so why is she so drawn to him?

Bethany was to marry William, her betrothed, on Christmas Day. But one day, William’s only son, Robin, comes home from London, and he praises her art. For Bethany, who was always in her beautiful sister's shadow, nothing brought her more happiness than her art. Now she feels a passion like nothing she’s ever felt before. Will Bethany find the right bachelor under her tree come Christmas morning?

**Who is this fascinating man?** In nineteenth-century London, Kate infiltrates the Marquis of Wroth’s mansion by dressing as a man. She’s come to speak her mind to the man who hurt her sister. But during the confrontation, Kate accidentally shoots the marquis! Kate takes him to her home in the country in order to treat his wound, where she soon realizes she has the wrong person. So, who is this fascinating man?

Heartbroken due to her childhood friend, a girl from a wealthy Greek family, Kara, visits the Caribbean. There, she meets a handsome and mysterious man, Lucan. A member of the most powerful family on the island, he is rumored to have pushed his twin brother off a cliff to become the family's successor. Despite this, Kara can't stop herself from being instantly attracted to him...

Gemma Allen is a singer on a quest for the truth about what happened to her sister. Three years ago, Mandy Allen assumed Gemma's identity and came to the three Greek islands laid claim by Angelo Apollonides, the "Resort King." When Mandy returned from her travels, she was addicted to the drugs that would soon take her life. Pretending to be her sister with a bad case of amnesia, Gemma has begun tracing the steps that led to her sister's downfall. Could Angelo be the one that took Mandy's life away, or will he simply take Gemma's breath away?

Rose, who works as a waitress, has been passionately courted by a Swedish aristocrat and in the blink of an eye they are headed down the road to marriage. However, in the middle of their wedding ceremony at his old castle, Rose gets kidnapped by a man with black eyes who appears from nowhere! He says, “This marriage is a sham. I’ll make you pay for what you two have done.” Confused, Rose is then taken to a Greek island. Xerxes, on the other hand, must tell himself not to be attracted to her and her beauty because she is an important hostage for a deal with the aristocrat!