Emily’s happy life has been shattered. Her doctor husband, who was supposed to be attending a medical conference, was found dead of asphyxiation…in his mistress’s apartment! Was everything, including his love for her, a lie? Emily is deeply hurt as she tries to wrestle with the cruel news. The one person who holds out a helping hand in her time of need is her late husband’s brother, Dillon. Despite the fact that Dillon was always cool and indifferent toward her while she was married, he’s now pulled a complete one-eighty and is taking care of her every need. But behind his kindness, Dillon is hiding an even deeper secret.

**Her feelings for her high school crush are rekindled…** Whitney runs a specialty teddy bear shop. One day a man visits her shop and Whitney is stunned. It’s Logan, her crush from high school! Using the teddy bear he is searching for as an excuse to meet, Whitney finds her feelings for Logan are rekindled. However, she learns that he may be forced to give up his foster daughter, whom he is in the process of adopting, because he is a single father. Wanting to help Logan, Whitney says something unexpected in front of his social worker without thinking. “We’re getting married!”

[taken from fictiondb] Gina Foster was the perfect answer to Clay McCormick's inheritance woes, but her sincere "I do" raised a whopper of a new quandary. When the Alaskan night turns 20 hours long, how does a newlywed husband possibly resist his very convenient, much younger wife? Answer: he can't. So inevitably, the handsome Northman swept the willing virgin into his strong arms -- and to their marriage bed. But now passion's floodgates were wide open and Clay had to halt the free flow of emotion before he was a lost man...a married man...her forever man!

Katie decides to set out on the road in the middle of a raging storm. While trying to find cover from the rain, something leads her in the direction of an old castle. There she finds the secluded O'Neal, whose eyes invokea sense of nostalgia in her. Though her stay proves to be eerie, she can't help but want to know more about O'Neal. It's as if some unknown force keeps nuedging her to get close to him. Katie decides it's up to her to set O'Neal free from his chains, but will her feelings hold true once she sees the truth behind his torment?

From Lilyka: “That’s what love is, your girlfriend should be the one to take it.” When Sawako met Minami, they didn’t exactly meet on the best of terms. Being the energetic and often times clumsy person that she is, Sawako accidentally spilled hot chocolate all over Minami. While Sawako was freaking out about the accident, Minami couldn’t care less about the hot liquid seeping through her uniform. What stood out to Sawako was that Minami was so indifferent to the situation, as well as many other things. This led Sawako to wanting to know more about her easy-going classmate. They spend time together on the rooftop and though Minami seems indifferent at first, she soon starts to feel something special for Minami. They begin dating and the once cold and aloof Minami is now overwhelmed with emotion every time she looks at Sawako. “The moment she laughed, my “feelings of love” overtook reason… “I want to mess her up.”” Read at Lilyka

**She’s kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave… to the harem of a dark king…** Thanks to a scheming stepmother, Bianca, the daughter of an Italian earl, is sailing to faraway Spain be the bride of an old man. But her ship is attacked by pirates during the journey and Bianca ends up sold to the harem of young King Selim of the Kingdom of Afril, an infamous tyrant. Where will the blue diamond of love take Bianca in this unfamiliar land…?

From Lilyka: Lovers Chiharu and Asaka decide to go on a date together and enjoy each other’s company while shopping. Even if the two women can’t be affectionate in public, just sitting next to each other on a train and holding hands is enough to make their hearts skip a beat. Once they’re behind closed doors however, their shy and timid romance transforms into a burning love and desire. It’s clear their love for each other is real but over the course of their date, Asaka beings to feel uneasy. What could possibly trouble her when she is with the one she loves? Lilyka

The Crightons appear to have it all–money, position, power, and elegance. But one fateful weekend threatens to destroy it all as allies become enemies, brothers become rivals and secrets must be kept hidden at all costs.

After being falsely accused of a crime, Sophia's husband committed suicide, and then she lost her young son to pneumonia… Prior to that she'd lost her job and was now left with no money or home. So she was without prospects or any recourse when she was approached by a navy admiral with a damaged left hand. He introduced himself as Charles and his smile was so unexpectedly charming that Sophia inadvertently revealed her predicament. And so he offered her a job…as his wife!

Interior designer Eva received a job offer from Markos to renovate his penthouse in New York. Markos is a rich and successful playboy who is known for toying with women and then dumpingInterior designer Eva received a job offer from Markos to renovate his penthouse in New York. Markos is a rich and successful playboy who is known for toying with women and then dumping them. Eva hears the rumor about his reputation from her cousin, one of his recent victims. And then Markos sets his eyes upon Eva, who has canceled her appointment with him twice. Not able to forget her painful past, Eva attempts avoid Markos's advances, yet somehow she finds herself kissing him anyway... them. Eva hears the rumor about his reputation from her cousin, one of his recent victims. And then Markos sets his eyes upon Eva, who has canceled her appointment with him twice. Not able to forget her painful past, Eva attempts avoid Markos's advances, yet somehow she finds herself kissing him anyway... (Source: Renta!)

**It was meant to be only one night of romance, but suddenly she’s in a contract marriage with a prince!** While providing medical care in a war-torn region, Caz and Carlos get locked in a hospital when they failed to escape in time. On the third night of their entrapment, they’re no longer able to deny their attraction to one another and sleep together. It was supposed to be just one night of romance, but when Caz returns to Australia, she learns that she’s pregnant and resolves to raise the child herself. However, Carlos discovers the pregnancy and proposes to her. What he had failed to mention during their time working together is that he is actually a prince!

This anthology presents the first English translation of a selection of twelve short stories from the comics anthology popocomi (vol 1—5 + one special edition), published irregularly by Japanese bookstore and gallery Popotame. Each of the twelve different artists offer their own unique perspective on manga in these original works. 1. Winter Break 2029 by [MISSISSIPPI](https://mangabaka.org/author/wt6wmo5/mississippi) 2. The Spirit of the Beehive by [YOKOYAMA Yu](https://mangabaka.org/author/nnm7klg/yokoyama-yuu) 3. Desucha on the Road: Shank's Mare by [FUJIMURA Izumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/2nlxq5n/fujimura-izumi) 4. In a Worm-Eaten Town by [NAKADA Ikumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/x25uipu/nakada-ikumi) 5. ILLNESS by [MASCO Eri](https://mangabaka.org/author/ls9epc6/masco-eri) 6. Playing with a Weirdo by [KAYA Hiroya](https://mangabaka.org/author/yfl3he9/kaya-hiroya) 7. The Month of May and Outer Space and Light and Women by [FURUGORI Kanako](https://mangabaka.org/author/a63mo43/furugori-kanako) 8. News from the Smelting Furnace by [YOSHIDA Waka](https://mangabaka.org/author/n9te57s/yoshida-waka) 9. The Passion of the Workshop by [Nerunodaisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) 10. Neutral by [TAKAHASHI Yuki (II)](https://mangabaka.org/author/ejypdh1/takahashi-yuki-ii) 11. From the Book Shop by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) 12. Outdoor Lights by [SAKATA Kiyoko](https://mangabaka.org/author/myjptxj/sakata-kiyoko) For vol. 2: Anthology of thirteen Japanese and Korean artists. The subtitle is “Some world somewhere, somewhere in the world”. We all live in our own different worlds, but we can feel like we're living in the same world by liking the same artist, reading the same comic. A5, paperback, glossy cover, b/w 98 pages. Artists: Younggeun Byun, Maiko Dake, Imjina, Sayaka Ishiyama, Heny Kim, Inori Kito, Yoonhee Lee, merry-mj, MISSISSIPPI, Akiko Miyakoshi, Ikumi Nakada, Tsuchika Nishimura, OOO Note: A Japanese 2-in-1 volume also came out.