"If it will save my country, then I shall give myself up to the devil." Antonella, princess to the small, economically wounded kingdom of Monteverde, is dining with some VIPs at a luxurious yacht party when a familiar voice reaches her ears. "A princess doing the work of a harlot?" The owner of this insult is none other than Cristiano, who reigns in the rival kingdom of Monterosso. Long ago, when their kingdoms were at peace, he had stolen her heart. Now he tells her that she is the only one that can save Monteverde from destruction, but in order for that to happen, he wants Antonella for himself.

Yuu Kisaragi, a skilled physician, has a big crush on someone, but his feelings will never be returned; the person is his colleague Hasunuma. To distract himself from the fruitless love, he works hard in a university hospital in the daytime and goes to a bar at night seeking one night stand. One day Kisaragi was involved in an incident at a rip-off bar. He was saved by Kanesaki, his patient Arima's man, and they slept together. Before long Kisaragi grows to like Kanesaki, but fate doesn't work in favor of Kisaragi. The story of the sundered lovers.

Official English for FREE! Futaba Kurumi’s life has been pretty uneventful since the day she was born. However, when she runs into her classmate, Ryuuzaki Leo, on her way home from school, Kurumi’s simple ordinary life is turned completely upside down. Were her eyes just deceiving her, or did Leo really just someone’s blood?! Startled by this newfound information, Kurumi is forced to become Leo’s food, or risk losing her life to this mysterious creature. What’ll happen to Kurumi now that she knows Leo’s secret? Will things really end up as bad as she’s anticipating? Or, will there be more to Leo than what meets the eye?

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.

Futaba Kurumi’s life has been pretty uneventful since the day she was born. However, when she runs into her classmate, Ryuuzaki Leo, on her way home from school, Kurumi’s simple ordinary life is turned completely upside down. Were her eyes just deceiving her, or did Leo really just someone’s blood?! Startled by this newfound information, Kurumi is forced to become Leo’s food, or risk losing her life to this mysterious creature. What’ll happen to Kurumi now that she knows Leo’s secret? Will things really end up as bad as she’s anticipating? Or, will there be more to Leo than what meets the eye? *Note: Won a special encouragement award at the 102nd Newcomer Manga Award.*

"Sleep with Matt Hearne." The sudden order from her boss, well-known for his arrogant management style, confuses Bianca, who works as his sidekick. Matt is the president of a competing company that Bianca's boss wants to buy out. Despite the rumor that Bianca sleeps with her boss, she has never used her body as leverage before. Yet despite her determination to keep to her principles, Bianca finds herself attracted to Matt's manly, confident charm. How will she hold out when Matt turns his seductive charisma on her!

Musica Nostra is a collaborative work where various mangaka draw and/ or write about music and bands that inspire them, published in the Grand Jump. It includes Urasawa's musings about guitarists and playing guitar; his traveling to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles to record a song with Mike Viola and Jim Keltner, the latter of which sends a picture of Urasawa's The Beatles manga to Ringo Starr, and why their performance is credited to "Monaka"; Urasawa seeing Neil Young and Paul McCartney perform at Desert Trip; his meeting with Jack Oliver and depicting how the English record executive started working at Apple Records. *Note: this manga includes written chapters and drawn chapters, and never got a total volume release. This entry includes only the manga chapters.*

One day Ken, a high school boy who is a talent-in-training injures a leg. Ken falls in love with his family doctor who supports disappointed him, but the doctor leaves him; ... Ken makes up his mind to grow up, and to success in love. A heartwarming love story which goes along with the music of the Beatles.

Masatake Kuji is an informant to Nango, a police detective. Nango treats him like a whore and orders him to act as a watchdog over Song, a priest of a little church in Roppongi. Kuji first met Song when he served a jail sentence and fell in love with him when Song visited the jail. Kuji starts to work as an organ player in the church and reports all the names of people Song meets. He is curious to know why Nango wants the information. One day at a meal distribution site he meets a man who works for homeless people and comes to know Song's hidden stories. The love story of sacrifice and atonement.

Cha Ranhee, the renowned pâtissier in her late thirties, one day wakes up as Luciella, a young lady of a duke’s family and the female lead of a novel she once read. Ranhee initially tries to make sense of the surreal phenomenon but soon gives in to her fate. Upon meeting the duke and duchess, she feels a long-buried yearning for a family sweep over her and resolves to take on her new identity as Duke Constance’s beloved daughter Ella. Unfortunately, her hope to live a carefree life starts to crumble as soon as she discovers her fiancé, the crown prince Cladis, is having an affair. She is determined to call off her engagement when Cladis pleads with her and vows to mend their relationship. Will the crown prince manage to win Ella’s heart back? **Official English:** WordExcerpt, Inkfiles

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?

After the death of their parents, Paige is doing her best to raise her little sister. She works as the secretary for the president of a company, and she has a bit of a crush on him. She's able to bring her sister to Russia, where she's working, but then her sister goes missing. Paige wanders around one night, looking for her, until she is chased by a group of drunk men. A mysterious young man comes to her rescue, telling her to act as if they are lovers. She can't help but feel some attraction to him...and then she finds out who he really is. Now he's got her in his sights.