“Will you marry me?” Don’t misconstrue his kind words and expressions… After all, it’s fake. When Haruna, who works for a major advertising firm, was cheated on by her coworker, she decided to leave the company. When she went to inform her client, Ayase Real Estate, she came face to face with the scion of the company, Rihito Ayase. Even though she thought he disliked her, she was offered to work for him as a housekeeper. Now, he’s even proposing a contract marriage!? He’s a bit aggressive, but he’s honest and mindful of others. Though she can’t quite get a grasp on him… Even though they got married knowing they would divorce, Haruna’s heart is gradually beginning to change. *Source: MangaPlaza*
A strange girl plays violin to a man in a futuristic city. Who are they and why are they there? A short SF story by Hiroyuki Katou and Keisuke Gotou.
*“A doctor is never off duty. Every day of the year, every hour of every day.”* Even though his enemy is the corrupted medical world, Jou Busujima, the highly-skilled rumored surgeon will never turn down any patient! (Source: Manga Club)
To pay off her family's debt, Ochako has to go on a diet! Her life-or-death struggle lasts for a week, but at the end of it, she transforms into a slender beauty! Now that she has lost her weight, is she about to find romance instead?! (Source: Comikey)
When Luce, an art dealer, first arrives in Venice for work, she sees a man standing on a wharf and gets a powerful wave of déjà vu. Trying to ignore the powerful feeling, she goes sightseeing around the city. And then she runs into the man from the wharf! He introduces himself as Michele, and when Luce states that it’s her first time in Venice, his expression fills with rage. Her day keeps getting stranger, but she manages to make it to her employer’s home—only to learn that her new employer…is Michele! (Source: Harlequin Comics)
American multimillionaire Meryl has just one problem: until she turns twenty-seven or gets married, she can’t use her father’s inheritance freely. Determined to get the money her friend needs, Meryl puts a wanted ad for a husband in the paper.
Determined to save her family's company from ruin, Tamsin agrees to become a bride to the wealthy shiekh tycoon Aziz. But on the day of their marriage, the wedding party is suddenly attacked by bandits. After being drugged and knocked unconscious, Tamsin wakes up to the sight of a handsome, mysterious man who tells her, "I've waited my entire life to exact my revenge of destroying your fiancé and your family!" before stealing a kiss from Tamsin! But who knew that a kidnapper's kiss could be so hot and so arousing? (Source: Harlequin Comics)
An odd, perfectly timed string of events brings together two lovelorn people: Miranda Easton and Gianni Fitzgerald. In a shared country cottage, these two strangers battle their inner emotions, while seeking solace in the arms of the other. Fate has brought about this chance meeting of these two emotionally battered individuals, but was it all just so it could end with them being nothing more than star-crossed lovers? (Source: Renta!)
The greatest rival of the Louvardis family, shipping magnate Aristedes Sarantos, appears at Selene Louvardis's father's funeral. Why does this man, who is feared far and wide for his heartless business acquisitions, seem to be grieving more than anyone? Selene's heart is in chaos, and the two meet again after the funeral for a weekend filled with tender passion. But when Selene is left to face the future with his child, will he decide to walk away? (Source: Renta!)
The story centers around Nyaruko, a formless Cthulhu deity of Chaos (Nyarlathotep) who can take on the shape of a seemingly ordinary silver-haired girl. Mahiro Yasaka is a normal high school boy who is being chased by a fearsome black alien one night, until Nyaruko saves him. She explains that the creatures from H. P. Lovecraft's works are actually races of aliens, and that she has been sent to Earth to protect him from being kidnapped by an alien trafficker. Eventually, Nyaruko and two other Lovecraft-creatures, Cthugha and Hastur, ends up being freeloaders at Mahiro's place.
Childhood-friends-turned-couple Ritsuho and Kyoichi have been dating for five years but naughty times are nowhere to be found. Ritsuho tries to bring their relationship to the next level, but Kyoichi doesn't seem very interested...?
