You're a scumbag!, said Kelsey to the Falconer, one of the world's leading real estate magnates. Falconer has Kelsey's father invest all of his money, which he says led to the latter's bankruptcy. Kelsey can never forgive him! Unable to stand by the sight of her father in his weakened state, Kelsey stormed into Falconer's Japanese office. But Falconer calmly brushes off Kelsey's accusations. "I'm sorry, I can't remember your name. I don't remember all the women in my past," he says and silences Kelsey with a kiss on her lips! (Source: Renta!)
Ayame Touka, the ace of the girl's volleyball team, is known as "Prince" because of her tall stature and handsome appearance. But this prince has a hobby she can't tell anyone about... She actually likes erotic TL novels! But there's one more thing he can't tell anyone about... She's a little interested in Asagi-senpai, a fellow library committee member... He's the only one who doesn't call her "Prince", and treats her like a girl... He's such a special person. Then, one day, she finds out Asagi-senpai's secret... The author of the TL novel that Ayame likes is Asagi-senpai!? The two secretive people begin to explore each other. (Source: Shueisha, translated)
Their secret fake marriage has suddenly become all too real…and public! Perry lives a quiet life in London. But when the man she’s just started dating starts talking about their future together, she knows she must take action. The truth is, she got married when she was eighteen years old. The marriage was for their mutual benefit and really only exists on paper. They’ve both kept it a secret. Perry must get a divorce asap, but she can’t get a hold of her successful businessman “husband,” Nash. Letters and emails go unanswered as the days pass. And then she sees Nash on the news announcing that he’s seeking a court-mediated settlement with his wife!
Lysan was engaged before she realized what had happened…or so it felt to her. When her childhood friend Noel lost his parents, her attempts to comfort him blew up into an engagement… Her family is elated, but Lysan herself is unsettled and decides to take a journey…to the country where Dante, a man she once met, lives. In a confused daze, Lysan steps foot in a foreign land…and runs right into Dante himself!!
Sorrel is a mature, sophisticated woman who lives in an expensive apartment in London. Eight years ago, she fell in love at first sight with Ellis. But after leading her on, he mercilessly rejected her. That experience made her wary of people and has hindered her from living a normal life. Though that pain is now in the past, she refuses to fall in love ever again. But then she runs into Ellis... (Source: Renta!)
After one little slip of the tongue, Tiffany finds herself in quite the bind. A rumor spreads that she is engaged to Ben Maxwell, an airline captain. In order to avoid losing face, Ben suggests they play along and pretend to actually be engaged. Soon that isn't enough-they have to officially get married, even if it's only temporary. During this whole ordeal, Tiffany feels a whirlwind of emotions-guilt for having a rumor go so out of hand, frustration while having to deal with Ben's constant judgmental remarks, and eventually a strange attraction to him, as well. But their marriage is nothing but a ploy to save Ben's image and salvage his pride...or is it? Could that really be all it meant to him?
While at an engagement party she has no interest in, Whitney Lawford finds a place to wait out the night. It's a quiet bedroom away from the hubbub, so she decides to take a nap. When she wakes up, she's lying next to a man she doesn't know. He turns out to be the groom, Sloan Illingsworth. When his fiance finds them together, she calls the engagement off. Having promised his mother he would marry, Sloan tells Whitney she will have to become his fiance. Can Whitney, a woman who likes to play it safe, finally find love in this crazy situation?
Bubbly Flora Mason had had plans to temp and travel--her plans had not included being engaged to her sexy boss, Matt Davenport! But Flora had needed to save face with an ex-boyfriend and Matt had needed a temporary fiancee. So what if they were worlds apart? It was only going to be for two nights. But two nights turned into three, then four... and Flora soon realized that it wasn't just a temporary engagement she wanted, but a job for life!
Everything's been a disaster since they first met! Carter Hamilton, who bought out Ashlyn's parents' company, is as cold-blooded as she predicted. He's been nothing but sarcastic to her since she became an executive at his company, and now she's suddenly stuck covering for his private secretary! Though the other executives at Hamilton Holdings come to rely on Ashlyn for her special language skills, Carter is always angry with her. She knows what a jerk he is, but she just can't help the way she feels around him...especially when he flashes his rare smiles. Could it be love?
It's Summer's first day meeting her boss, Phin Gibson. The ever-diligent Summer is nervous about meeting him and comes to the office bright and early, only to have Phin show up late, looking like he'd just rolled out of bed—definitely not the look of the executive of a big corporation! The truth is there's not a person in the U.K. who doesn't know who he is. He's the younger brother of the head of a major department store chain, but also stars in his own nature show where he explores deserts and jungles. In fact, he has no interest in the company. Sure, he may be handsome, but he's also completely childish. The exact opposite everything Summer had been expecting. But will her initial impression give way to something more?
When Sabina's friend decided to go traveling, it was her chance to try living on her own.Sabina would live in her friend's flat and take care of her things, including her engagement ring. What she didn't count on was the trouble that would soon follow. When Yorke Mackinnon comes claiming the ring is his, Sabina goes to extreme lengths in order to keep it away from him for her friend, which means posing as his fiancee! How far will this little white lie go before something goes wrong?
In the *City Bride* series: V.1 - Fiance Wanted Fast! (*Yatowareta Fiancé*) Half a year after Ben dumped Phoebe at their engagement party, she’s stuck searching for another roommate to keep her house—as well as a date for Ben’s wedding. Gib needs to prove that he can just be friends with a woman, so he offers to fill both the new tenant and fake boyfriend positions. Can Gib keep things friendly and professional, or will Phoebe’s trust in him grow to something neither of them are ready for? ============================= V.2 - A Whirlwind Engagement (*Konyaku wa Arashi no You ni*) Josh and Bella have been good friends for years... They have been very close and never thought of each other romantically. He knows her numerous loves and disappointments and how she looks without any makeup. However, this relationship Bella thought would last forever comes to an end when Josh tells her that he's getting married. These words shock her and Bella's heart breaks at the realization that she's too late. She loves him as a man... not only as friend. She tries to hide her feelings for him, so she can stay close to him, at least as a friend. But it's harder than she thinks!