Merida works at a gallery by day as she awaits her big break on Broadway. She is called in one day to show their newest exhibit to Ethan Devereux, youngest son of New York real estate royalty. Seeing his raven hair and piercing eyes, Merida struggles to keep her well-trained composure... When a night of passion with Ethan results in pregnancy, Merida finds herself married to this cold and stoic man, faced with the biggest role in her career yet-the part of a loving wife. With the entire world as her stage, can she succeed in keeping her act and her heart apart? (Source: Renta!)

From ANN: The America-based online bookstore Glacier Bay Books announced on Friday that it will release Glaeolia, a collection of indie manga, in English. The volume will feature more than 250 pages. Glacier Bay Books describes the collection: We're proud to announce Glaeolia, a new 250+ page English-language collection of indie manga, with stories from Arantoochika, Hiuchi tana, Kawakatsu Tokushige, Masumura Jūshichi, mogcom, Moriizumi Takehito, Morita Rui, Okuda Akiko, Onta Niwako, Shinnosuke Saika, Yamakawa Naoto, and Yosomachi. These include self-published works (dōjinshi), as well as works selected from indie manga magazines and mainstream publishers. Each volume will be numbered from a limited print run of 300. Volume 2 Contains: - "A Dream of Snow" & "From Far Away" & "Absence" & "Dancing Spirits" by [MORI Masayuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/1b2esg7/mori-masayuki) - Telephone, Sleep, Music by [KAWAKATSU Tokushige](https://mangabaka.org/author/u227lg1/kawakatsu-tokushige) - "Atom Bomb Notes" & "Computer Graphics These Days" by [MISHIMA Yoshiharu](https://mangabaka.org/author/b9jsv94/mishima-yoshiharu) - Moondog by [NAKAYAMA Nozomu](https://mangabaka.org/author/bi45lt4/nakayama-nozomu) - M1 by [NERUNO Daisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) - "Late Night Travelogue" & "Earthly Stars in the Palm of Your Hand" by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) - Haunted by [MORITA Ruri](https://mangabaka.org/author/of5siw0/morita-ruri) - Family Restaurant by [YAMAMOTO Miki](https://mangabaka.org/author/86p0zc2/yamamoto-miki) - Days by [INA (いな)](https://mangabaka.org/author/1lp7lj9/ina) - "Flower Petals" & "Prologue Epilogue" by [SHINO Ura](https://mangabaka.org/author/3j3m2ok/shino-ura) - Lisa's Left Hand by [OBA Kenya](https://mangabaka.org/author/8qi15cp/oba-kenya) - China by [KUROKI Masami](https://mangabaka.org/author/kziua56/kuroki-masami) Volume 3 Contains: - Everyday Scenery by [oratnir](https://mangabaka.org/author/t6vv49z/suzuwa-rintarou) - The Invisible Woman Vs The Master Swindler by [NISHIMURA Tsuchika](https://mangabaka.org/author/bbqn65i/nishimura-tsuchika) - White Dream by [ISAO Yamada](https://mangabaka.org/author/i4g8tfb/isao-yamada) - In the Douggsoup by [JUNICHIRO Saito](https://mangabaka.org/author/fzrh48l/junichiro-saito) - [September Friends](https://mangabaka.org/series/i3rao3e/kugatsu-no-yuujin) by [KOMACHIYA Suzuka](https://mangabaka.org/author/ui9m9ff/komachiya-suzuka) - 30th Century by [YOKOYAMA Yuichi](https://mangabaka.org/author/abgvqn1/yokoyama-yuuichi) - 2^999 by [YAGI Nagaharu](https://mangabaka.org/author/8stsvb4/yagi-nagaharu) - Midnight Hawks by [JUNICHIRO Saito](https://mangabaka.org/author/fzrh48l/junichiro-saito) - Move Forward by [OUMI Konomi](https://mangabaka.org/author/7pawdq2/oumi-konomi) - Impatient Ms. S by [KOYUBI](https://mangabaka.org/author/v1itjgh/koyubi) - Rain in Nakasu by [HADENA Kangofu](https://mangabaka.org/author/2pa9n6v/hade-na-kangofu) - Specimen Room of Existence by [MITSUHASHI Kotaro](https://mangabaka.org/author/57eqh81/mitsuhashi-kotaro) - [Baby It's You](https://mangabaka.org/series/qcxul63/abayo-baby-it-s-you) by [FUKITSU Reiji](https://mangabaka.org/author/23f4tns/fukitsu-reiji) - New York Diaries by [KONDOH Akino](https://mangabaka.org/author/sr2uwxv/kondoh-akino)

In a time of myth and magic, where a man's worth is defined by his skill with a sword, there lies the mysterious central land of Oukoku. Surrounded by the Lands of Four Winds, Oukoku is a country in a state of constant turmoil and senseless battle. The rulers of the Lands of the Four Winds, known as Phantom Saints, have now been given the grueling task of keeping peace and order in their individual territories. It is believed that bringing peace to the individual territories will unite the whole of Oukoku. Dark Yokuo is ruler of the Land of the South Wind, the Phantom Saint of the Red Phoenix. A master swordsman and skilled warrior, Dark still has a lot to learn about governing his land. At his side is his trusted fairy spirit, Kyo. Over the years, Kyo has long served as counsel and protector to each and every Phantom Saint of the Red Phoenix. However, she finds Dark the most hot-headed and stubborn Saint yet. When trouble arises in the West, Dark And Kyo must travel to the Land of the West Wind to confront its ruler Leen, Phantom Saint of the Blue Dragon. Will Dark be able to control his temper, and desire for the incredibly beautiful Leen, in order to bring a peaceful conclusion to the conflict with this neighboring land? This full-color series is a retelling of another manga, also created by Asamiya Kia, called Dark Angel which he was never happy with the way it turned out.

From Renta!: Shinobu is a rich kid who enrolls in the school of his dreams: the Macho Academy. But, it turns out to be a cutthroat all-boys' school where might makes right!! Fellow student and martial arts master, Makoto Touga, has a secret crush on Shinobu. And Shinobu has a duty-bound bodyguard and chaperone, Shigeru. Motives clash as the school battles become more and more intense!! As a student of the Macho Academy, how will Shinobu get what he wants through his own strength...!!?

From Renta!: Junichi believes that gender doesn't matter in a relationship and asks Ryo, his pal since kindergarten, if he'd like to try something different with him. But Ryo is a guy who likes things "normal", and there's no way that he would ever acknowledge such a thing. He's astounded by the way Junichi goes around doing whatever he feels like with the guys at school or wherever he may be, and tells Junichi that it isn't normal. Somehow, he ends up being challenged by Ryo, and... This work also contains "Two Wandering Stars", a love story about Akihiko, another friend they grew up with.

High-school student Koharu Mizumoto has a problem with her self esteem. When her classmate, Toshiro Sakajo, accidentally breaks her glasses, he decides to look out for her and be her eyes for the week it'll take to get them repaired. Koharu has to get over her natural shyness, now that she's hanging out with a popular guy. (Source: Anime News Network)

Yuta owns an antique bookshop and Chihiro is a monk. They're childhood friends-turned-boyfriends. Chihiro's beauty is uncommon for a monk, and he's often sexually harassed! Whenever this happens, he comes running to Yuta for some "purification." This is their daily life! One day, they are sent on a mission to check out a local haunted house...... This is Asami Takahashi's first comic, chock-full of fun and love! from Renta!

In the middle of a downpour with two children in tow and a third on the way, Sarah desperately pounds on the door of her late husband's older brother, Jed. Left with a mountain of debt, she can only ask Jed for help. But the moment Jed sees Sarah, he angrily tries to drive the three of them back out into the storm. Sarah never expected such cold treatment from family. Once he comes back from checking the roads, Jed tells her, she and the children will have to leave. However, while he is out, a car accident leaves Jed with amnesia, and under the impression that Sarah is actually his wife!

All women are as fickle as the wind, but Philippe's free-spirited mother is a category-5 hurricane. Philippe is determined to remain a lifelong bachelor. Even after finding success as a computer programmer, he has lived for nothing but his work. Using house renovations as an excuse, his concerned brothers recommend he hire a beautiful contractor named Janice. However, expecting a male contractor to come, Philippe is flustered by the sudden appearance of Janice. With his steely resolve, he tries to stifle his affection for her, but Janice is just the breath of fresh air he needs.

ROCK ME ALL NIGHT Someday...the prince in my dreams will... Everyone's favorite radio DJ—Lauren—dreams of a fairy-tale life with a kind, honest man. However, in reality, there is no such man, and she knows it. She is affectionately called "Miss Lonely Hearts" by the listeners of her radio show. When she is introduced to the president of a record company, Jack Montrose, he takes her breath away. "He is the perfect prince!" But this was the most attractive bachelor in Detroit...a real playboy who never stays with the same thing for more than six months...not a house, not a car, not a woman.

[From fictiondb] No other man's She'd been called Jake Crenshaw's "shadow," the tomboy who'd tagged after her hero for years till the night she'd tried to prove to him that she was a woman...and had been rejected. But not before Ashley Sullivan had tasted Jake's passion in a kiss that branded her his, when she knew he would never take what she wanted to offer. Until now. Now Jake needed her help. And he needed her under his roof. With every white-hot look and touch, Ashley realized that Jake hadn't spurned her because he didn't want her -- but because he did. Still did. This time Ashley would see that Jake lost his white-knight complex...and that she lost her virginity to this man.

On Christmas night, Worth, the sergeant of the Druley conglomerate, is driving his car with a sigh after being dumped by his girlfriend when a boy jumps out in front of him. Unable to leave the filthy boy who refuses to go to the hospital, Worth takes him back to his mansion and pushes him into the bathtub. What a day...he had been dumped by the woman he wanted to see and even had an accident. Then a loud noise came from the bathroom with a shout. When Wirth opened the door, he found a sight he could not believe his eyes! There was a beautiful girl who looked exactly like my ideal goddess, "Galatea of Light"... (originally from cmoa, translated with DeepL translate, unedited)