From Image: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both. Official English: Image Comics, INKR(removed) Note: Nominated for the Eisner Awards in the Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Interior Art) category in 2024.

Living in the slums, Claire must work herself to the bone to support her alcohol-addicted father. One day, he decides to wager her off at a gambling house in order to pay his debts..."I bet my own daughter!" Claire's fate is now in the hands of whoever wins her in a game of dice... **Official English:** [Coolmic](https://coolmic.me/titles/2428), [Renta](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/147186), [MangaPlaza](https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303008364/)

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.

It is known that many things still remain a mystery to humans. Among those, two mysteries that exist very close to them are death...and dreams. Siho, an ordinary 16-year-old girl, faces an extraordinary challenge as her mother's health deteriorates rapidly. The doctors offer little hope, attributing her mother's condition to a loss of will to live. Desperate for a solution, Siho believes that relocating to her mother's hometown may rekindle her spirit. However, her world takes a fantastical turn when she encounters two unexpected guests in her own home. These enigmatic individuals claim to be "faeries" responsible for managing the ethereal realm of dreams, known as "ethers," and reveal a startling truth: her mother's ailment is rooted in a mutated "ether." Determined to save her mother, Siho embarks on a perilous journey into the dreamlike realm, where she must confront the source of the mutated ether and rescue her mother before time runs out. **Official Translations:** [English](https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/dreameater), [French](https://www.ono.live/webtoon/dreamcatchers)

Natalie runs a modeling agency, and Adam's company is giving her the chance to make it to the top of the industry. But then Adam accuses her of sleeping her way into the gig, which is the last thing Natalie wants to hear. Regardless, Natalie is attracted to the high-handed and pure-hearted CEO, while Adam is drawn to Natalie's serious and sincere personality. Though they know it can't last, they share an intimate and sorrowful night together. This must be a sweet dream...and I never want to wake up. Natalie suffers, caught between love and work, pride and misunderstandings.

Georgia "Georgie" Bennet has come to the Great Barrier Reef to revitalize her family's resort after her aunt's death. With her dear uncle not in the best of health, Georgie has to shoulder the responsibility of modernizing the place while keeping her aunt's "home away from home" spirit alive for travelers. Link Robards might be her greatest ally in revitalizing it, but does he hold sinister intentions about owning it...or owning her?

Rookie magazine reporter Susie infiltrates a party, in search of a big scoop. To accomplish this, she must distract the dignitaries' expert bodyguard Luke. But from the moment their eyes meet, Susie becomes captivated by Luke, and involuntarily they find themselves kissing... But in the next moment, Luke roughly pushes her away. "A reporter for the lowest tabloid out there. Your tricks are as vulgar as your articles."

Ten years ago, Olympia fell in love in Greece. The man she loved was the fiance her grandfather had chosen for her Nik, a sexy and gentle young man who was also something of a playboy. The two of them felt a mutual attraction, but then Nik was misled to believe that Olympia had cheated on him, and he rejected her. It was a disaster. Olympia left Greece behind her, injured by the lies. But now, her grandfather demands that she become affianced to him again.... How?.

Supermodel Maxie is the beautiful mistress of an older man who suddenly falls ill. Seeing this as his chance, multimillionaire nephew Angelos arrives and demands that Maxie become his mistress next. After Maxie announces that she won't be intimate with anyone but her future husband, Angelos suggests that they have a contract marriage. The fact that she is his wife would be kept secret, but he would still enjoy the intimate benefits, an arrangement Maxie resents despite being attracted to him. However, there is a reason for Maxie to get married as soon as possible...

After Leonie's husband, Crown Prince Badyr, was imprisoned, she was forced to flee Dhoman. But it's been five years since the coup d'etat and still Leonie has had no word from him. She resigns herself to the fact that their love is over and focuses on working and raising their daughter, Jade. Leonie has kept the fact that she had a child secret-she fears Badyr would take her daughter away if he knew. And when her husband suddenly reappears, her fears become all too real...

Six months after her husband's tragic death, Shanna throws herself into high society's nightlife in some feeble attempt to ward off her loneliness. Unfortunately, she's caught the eye of wealthy playboy Rick Dalmont and he relentlessly pursues her, refusing to take no for an answer. What he doesn't know is that a string of misfortunes had frozen her heart...and she's not certain she could never love again.