In a drizzle, Elise desperately keeps herself not to collapse during her husband’s funeral – he always spent lavishly and repeatedly cheated on her and died leaving her a huge debt. Among the funeral attendees, she notices there is a distinctly handsome stranger. The man turns out to be Vincente, her husband’s employer and a company owner. He invites Elise for dinner for some reason. She is alarmed with his eyes with full of risky temptation, but accepts his offer. What is his purpose? (Source: Harlequin)

The summer of her 22nd year. That was the last time Princess Karina experienced freedom. She is about to have a political marriage for the sake of her royal family. Before she is forced to marry a man whom she does not love, she wishes to experience love. It seemed her wish might just come true. The tall and handsome Jack Santini comes to live in the estate as a bodyguard. Karina falls for the talented and charming Jack, and wishes, just once, that she could kiss the man she fell in love with for the first time... (Source: Jmanga)

Supermodel Lydia took part in a fashion show organized for a charity for disadvantaged children. But the money from the show disappeared, and it was Lydia's mother who stole the money! Lydia cannot accept that this is what happened, even after being investigated by the police...because she blames herself for her mother's unhappiness. It is the wealthy Christiano who lends Lydia a helping hand in her time of need. Although his intentions are to spend the night with her!

Christina is a tanned tomboy who works as a crew member on ships. One day she is suddenly approached by a handsome and mysterious man at a Mediterranean harbor town. Why would he choose to talk to her, when there are so many other beautiful girls? He tells her his name is Luc Henri, and she realizes everyone in town knows him by name. He tells her he will see her again before leaving. A few days later, while working on a ship chartered by a royal family, Christina bumps into Luc again... *(Source: Harlequin Comics)*

"Ken, do you really like me?" Kengo is always a little dry with his girlfriends, and that's what they say when they dump him. Then one day, he sees his classmate, Chiaki, dancing in high heels as part of a cultural festival presentation and gets a hard-on. He thinks it must be some mistake...... Depressed, but on his way to the after-party, he sees Chiaki going into a hotel with a strange man and finds himself further obsessed. Unable to contain himself, Kengo confronts Chiaki and...... What is this dark emotion......? A clumsy, straight, antisocial boy and a beautiful, gay, self-prostituting boy. A criss-cross love between male students muddled by infatuation and lust!! (Source: Renta!)

When the clock struck twelve, instead of partying hard, wealthy playboy Michael Wentworth was making soft, gooey eyes at a beautiful stranger's newborn. Worse, everyone seemed to think he was the proud papa of Beth Masterson's bouncing baby boy. Heck, he'd only just met the woman when she'd come to his door with information on the missing Wentworth heir! Well... To gain his inheritance Michael did need a temporary wife, and the struggling, unwed mom sure could use a man to set up house with -- and maybe even a happily ever after. But was marriage-resistant Michael ready to be that man?

This manga anthology was created as part of a charity with royalties donated for the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. *Note: The chapter count includes a prologue and an epilogue.*

Lisa was having a vacation in sunny Spain when she was involved in a car accident. The owner of the car, Angus Hamilton, takes her to the hospital. Angus turns out to be a man of high society—someone whose path Lisa would never have crossed if it wasn't for this accident. Even after her wounds are healed, she cannot stop thinking about the man she only met once. Then one day, Lisa receives an invitation from Angus to join him on a cruise ship. She would normally decline, but something makes her accept this surprising invitation.... (Source: Jmanga)

Café Waikiki is so empty that owner-chef Yori swears he’s been hearing voices. Why isn’t he getting any customers? His cooking can’t be that bad, and it’s not like he’s in the wrong location, so what other reason could there be for this to happen? (Source: Manga Planet)

As a high-schooler, aspiring manga artist Ayukawa tore apart a manga drawn by his friend Tsuchioka. Now, many years later, Ayukawa and Tsuchioka reconnect at their class reunion, and… (Source: MANGA Plus)

Into her 3rd year of marriage, Asuka Kohinata (32) is struggling with a sexless marriage. The couple was head over heels for each other when they first got married, but now her husband rejects her no matter how many times she tries to initiate. "I'm tired of being rejected... " "How can we go back to being a happy couple...? " Struggling to make things work with her husband, Asuka one day obtains the power to travel back in time. Can Asuka leap through time to save her sexless marriage? (Source: MangaPlaza)