[taken from fictiondb] Rachel's wedding! Rachel Hawkins has always wanted to be glamorous. She wants to wear designer suits, paint her nails, and work for a dynamic, demanding man who might just fall in love with her. When she gets herself a job as Grant Mallett's secretary, she thinks her dream can come true. She has the suit, the job, and now all she needs is her boss! Only he's already lined up another bride. In Rachel's opinion, almost anyone is better than the cool, blonde snobbish Olivia. More specifically, Rachel is better! The only trouble is convincing the groom.

Gemma has just lost her father, a famous hotel owner. According to his will, her entire inheritance will go to her stepmother unless Gemma is married by her next birthday. Gemma tries to save her inheritance by paying an ex-lover to marry her as a formality, but right before her birthday, he pulls out, and Gemma is left with nowhere to turn for help. Enter Andreas, a bellboy who worked for her father ten years ago—and is now a hotel tycoon himself! He offers salvation for Gemma, the woman who once looked down on him...but his help comes with an outrageous condition.

Juliana Alden has lived her entire life just as her mother wanted. When Juliana finds out that her marriage to Wallace is another one of her mother's business transactions, she does the unthinkable—she buys the pop star Rex Tanner at a charity bachelor auction! For one month, she gets Rex Tanner, and Juliana's plan is to experience passion in a way she's never experienced before! To Juliana's dismay, Rex shuns all of her advances. Why does this notorious playboy refuse to have anything to do with her?

Catherine has been asked out every day by millionaire Richard, a recent divorcé. No matter how many times she rejects him, he comes back with a smile on his face as if it’s a matter of time before she says yes. And despite her determination to avoid this playboy, Catherine is finding it harder and harder to ignore him. She doesn’t believe he’s serious about her, but she can’t help wondering what kissing this gorgeous man would be like. (A second story, A Seasonal Secret, is included in this volume.)

From Kodansha: The stories in Global Neural Network bring a 21st-century perspective to its questions of human identity and the border between mind and machine that made The Ghost in the Shell one of the most revered manga of all time, and unleash top Western comics artists on eye-popping action scenes starring Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, Aramaki, and all the members of Section 9! Original stories by: Alex de Campi (Twisted Romance) and Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) Brenden Fletcher (Gotham Academy, Motor Crush) and LRNZ (Golem) Genevieve Valentine (Mechanique, Icon) and Brent Schoonover (The Astonishing Ant-Man) Max Gladstone (The Craft Sequence) and David López (All-New Wolverine) [ Official English](https://comics.inkr.com/title/2171-ghost-in-the-shell-global-neural-network?utm_source=mud)

Blackmailed by a wealthy man named Joseph, Nikki commits to a loveless marriage at the age of nineteen in order to cover her younger brother's medical expenses. During the one week of freedom she is given before her wedding, she meets Massimo, the man she was meant to be with. Despite everything, she has the happiest time of her life. When she is introduced to her husband's stepson Massimo at the wedding, she's shocked both by his appearance there and the hatred in his eyes! Five years later at Joseph's funeral, she bumps into Massimo once again, who remarks cold-heartedly that his revenge against her husband is over-now it's her turn. (c)AYA TSUKISHIMA/MELANIE MILBURNE

From Del Rey: Hana just doesn't fit in. At school, she feels like the invisible girl. And at home, she avoids her parents' arguments by retreating to her bedroom, where she spends hours online, playing the part of various cool, smart, sexy, and popular alteregos, and kicks back with her all-time idol and very best (though only in her imagination) friend, rebel rocker Avril Lavigne. One night she runs across a mysterious website called Make5Wishes.com. Somehow, she can’t click away - and before she knows it, she’s ordered a package guaranteed to make dreams come true. But will it end up being a Pandora's box?

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/111-princess-ai-rumors-from-the-other-side) - Princess Ai was a famous singer who has wings on her back because of her Dougen blood - Each chapter features side stories about Ai, her friends, and her allies told as if they're rumors - Princess Ai Anthology created by fans of the manga in various art styles with lots of creativity!

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/866) Marvelous Marvin is a somewhat dorky 8-year-old kid who has a lot to prove. The bullies at school taunt him, his friends are not very helpful, and all he wants is to belong. So in an attempt to be cool and accepted. Marvin starts to take karate. In his mind, if he becomes a karate expert, he won't be the dorky 8-year-old anymore...he'll become a super-powered karate wiz!

Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. But it wasn't always that way... Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were close friends. Both eager to prove themselves, they poured all their passion into their fantastical projects to earn their rightful place as the scariest duo in town. But there could only be one Pumpkin King! What could have happened to turn two best friends into such bitter rivals? [ Official English](https://comics.inkr.com/title/2263-the-nightmare-before-christmas-the-battle-for-pumpkin-king?utm_source=mud)

Chen Meimei was 180 cms tall with rolls of fat all over her body. When she walked, she would jiggle left and right, like a big pumpkin. Fu Bainian was a handsome man with a tall, slender build, and wherever he went all eyes would follow him. He walked in the spotlight and lived like a movie star. When their parents proposed marriage, Fu Bainian sneered and thought to himself, 'she's a toad wishing to eat swan meat'. He firmly rejected any thoughts of marriage. But then… "Hey look, President Fu's following Chen Meimei again!" "Isn't President Fu slapping his face at this point?" Great President Fu had a bitter expression on his face. He had no choice! Who decided to let the person that he'd secretly loved for so many years be reborn into the body of such a fatty?! Official English

In order to save my brother, I must marry the man I hate the most… One day, Maddison’s younger brother Kyle confesses to her that he was the one who sank the yacht of wealthy businessman Demetrius Papasakis, the man who fired their father, which led to his untimely death. Maddison is worried that once Demetrius finds out the truth, he’ll go to any lengths for revenge. When Demetrius suddenly appears at Maddison’s door, he has proof of Kyle’s guilt and demands that she marry him. Now Maddison has no choice but to accept Demetrius’s proposal and marry the man who is responsible for her father’s death… (Source: Harlequin)