Kate has long insisted on being celibate, and at this point even her family suspects she’s gay. But one day she saves Roy, a handsome former football star, and as it turns out, Roy has a new vocation: working as a gigolo! Since she doesn’t have a lover to show off to her parents, Roy suggests he hire her to play the role of her doting boyfriend. Tired of her family’s concerns about her love life, she makes an agreement with Roy and takes him home to Mom and Dad. Kate promises herself she won’t actually get involved with him, but her heart has other ideas…

Torment on his doorstep Cesario Piras, brooding master of the Castello del Falco, wasn't prepared for the visitor who turned up on his doorstep during a raging storm - or for the little bundle bearing the Piras name she had in tow. Cesario's head screamed Run, but his damaged heart began to betray him. Beth Granger knew the moment she knocked on the castle door that there was no going back. She had a job to do. But the moment Cesario looked deep into her pleading eyes her faultless plan crumbled around her...

Lianne just got promoted to chief editor of the Honeymoon section in Happily Ever After magazine. Her new job requires her to travel to honeymoon destinations with her husband, but there’s a hitch: Lianne is actually divorced! Her boss is convinced that only a happily married woman can write articles for a wedding magazine, so she’s never told her the truth. Reluctantly, she goes to see her ex-husband, Mitch, so he can accompany her as her “husband,” but instead of finding the strict no-nonsense lawyer she once knew, she discovers someone who is carefree and lives life to the fullest. She feels like she’s falling in love with him all over again, but it can’t be wise to let her emotions run wild, can it?

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...

Growing up, Erica always felt there was an emotional distance between her and the man she knew as her father. But when lawyer Christian visits her office, he shocks her with a long-hidden secret—Erica is, in fact, the illegitimate daughter of billionaire Jarrod and is now heir to part of his fortune. Stunned, she flies to Colorado to meet her siblings and discover her roots. Having noticed her anxiety, Christian reaches out to help Erica, only to realize they share a strong attraction. But Christian is bound by a contract that prohibits him from kissing her!

Georgia is hired as a temporary secretary for the Strachans, a prominent family in Scotland. While she is blown away by their magnificent mansion, Keir, the mansion’s owner, is cold and talks only about business. But Keir’s heart begins to melt when he sees Georgia in a vintage dress at a banquet. And on one stormy evening, he finds himself caught up in emotions he has never felt before and visits her in her room…

Keely can’t believe her own eyes. A new client introduced by her boss is the very person she yelled at over the phone the other day. She can’t absolutely tell anyone about having screamed at this psychologist, Lachlan, on his radio show! Because of her own personal reason, marriage isn’t part of her life plan and her goal is to be successful as a web designer. She’s unsure if he knows about her, but he takes her out and seduces her. If she isn’t careful, he may see through her soul.

After the death of her mother, Izzy finally learns the truth behind her birth. Deep in despair, she is captivated by a man named Roman, and they spend the night together. However, the next morning he disappears, and their brief romance ends there. A year later, the two meet again by coincidence. Izzy is beautiful as always, but she is now carrying a baby in her arms. Roman assumes that after spending the night with him, she went and had another man’s baby. And for some reason, he finds he resents her for this. Soon, however, he starts to harbor doubts… Is it just Roman, or does the baby bear more than a passing resemblance to him?

Work is Tahlia's life. Promotions are more important than romance. So when the day comes for the announcement of the new executive position, Tahlia is the obvious choice. Overwhelmed with excitement, she bumps into a man in the lobby and he instantly seizes her heart. He's breathtakingly handsome?she must find out who he is. But the answer to her question puts her in shock. His name is Case and it turns out he's there to steal her promotion. Now he's a heartthrob, a thief...and her boss!

**Love and Honor** Honor Sheldon had been amused, enchanted, intrigued…and yes, seduced by the letters from her mysterious paramour. She had responded in kind, crafting messages of consummate passion and…well, naturally, of desire. Then she discovered that the letters had been meant for her gorgeous sister, Helen. And when she met Adam Blake, her image of a passionate, poetic man completely disappeared. Before her stood an aggravating, mistrustful cad who threatened to have her arrested. Now Honor is Adam's very reluctant houseguest—forced to cope with Adam's rebellious daughter, his jealous sister-in-law, an eccentric mother and a very disturbing current of intense desire….

I've married the man I love but my love is still unrequited... Beth always had a secret crush on Jay, but she was too proud to tell him how she felt. So, using her father's will as an excuse, she proposed to him! Beth hoped the marriage of convenience would secure her inheritance and grow into a loving relationship. But one year later, Beth and Jay are estranged. Beth thought he was cheating on her, so when an envelope arrived from Jay, Beth was certain it contained divorce papers and would not open it. Impatient for her response, Jay comes to see her. And that's when things get a little out of control.