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When Johanna was eighteen years old, she lost her parents in a fire, leaving her all alone in the world. She has since made her home on a ranch in Texas as their resident veterinarian. One day, the grandmother of the ranch owner gives her an astonishing request: as she may not have long left to live, she wants Johanna to take her four dogs across the country to their new owners—together with her grandson, Stone. As it turns out, Stone, CEO of an enormous jewelry company, was the first one with whom Johanna ever fell in love. Now she has to travel alone with him across the country… Can Johanna’s heart handle it? (Source: Harlequin)
*Are you living your own life?* Five years ago, Io Furuya came to Tokyo to change her life, which was comfortable but also empty. A friend introduced her to Nekome-sou, a boarding house. Nekome-sou is an old building, but it's attractive because of its low rent and the meals prepared by the two male landlords. Io decided to start a new life here, but she felt a little uneasy about the family-like closeness she felt with the unique residents and her new experiences. But then, a turning point came for Io... (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
The young lady Livia is plagued by nightmares of being a captain caught in a losing battle, seeing her soldiers die in front of her eyes. Then one day, at a party held at the royal palace, she was suddenly approached by Claudio, the handsome knight-captain. That was when Livia's memories of her previous life came back to her. Livia and Claudio's previous lives were that of a female captain and her subordinate. As he laid dying in her arms, Livia had promised to marry him in their next life! Back to the present, Claudio immediately proposes marriage to Livia!? (Source: Comic Brise, translated)
Ai, the daughter of the long-established Japanese confectionery shop "Kagetsuan," meets a strikingly handsome man, Katsuragi, the heir to a major confectionery company, at a tea ceremony she attends with her grandmother. She never spoke to him and thought they would never interact again—but a few weeks later, on her way to a dinner party celebrating her grandmother's 77th birthday, they unexpectedly meet again. Furthermore, Katsuragi tells her he has proposed marriage to her…!? Confused by this sudden turn of events, but having heard about the situation at "Kagetsuan" from her brother, Ai decides to enter into a politically motivated marriage to ensure the shop's survival—but what will happen? (Source: Starts Shuppan, translated)
Shinjuku "Kabukicho" is one of the largest entertainment districts in Japan. At a dry-cleaning store in the area, a variety of customers visit daily to have their clothes cleaned of unwanted filth... Club employees, cabaret girls, people who are clearly not members of any social organization, and more... This is a human theater with a unique charm that can only be experienced in this place!!
