-Sion is the god of the forest where he lives with his human partner, Rayne. Rayne teaches him the ways of the humans, their words and how they live. One day the pair come across an injured wolf in the forest. This wolf is enthralled by the forest god, and asks him to be friends with him. After Sion agrees, Teo the wolf comes to see him every night of the full moon, a night when he can transform into a human form. Teo is curious as to why the god would be with a human, and Sion begins to tell him about the things Rayne has taught him. Including this curious concept of *"love."* As Teo begins to understand the meaning of *"love"* he finds he may already feel it for someone...
Once upon a time... There was a boy named Rayne who lived alone, deep in the forest. Each day, the boy would draw beautiful flowers and take his illustrations into town to sell. Then one day, he found the most rare and beautiful flower of all...a mysterious boy with a flower birthmark. Just as his name Sion suggests, theirs is a meeting that will never be forgotten. This is the origin story of the couple in Shalion Garden.
Sana, the daughter of the Chiba Dojo (martial art gym) in Okemachi Japan, had promised to marry Ryoma Sakamoto, a TOSA Samurai who was assassinated by an unknown killer at the end of the EDO period. He was once the dojo's headmaster and Sana's brother's best friend. While Sana was in charge of the Dojo when the master was absent, a woman called Ryo, who claimed to be Ryoma's wife before he was killed, appeared before her .... and eventually, Sana became involved in a mystery surrounding Ryoma's assassination. **Official English:** [Dashtoon](https://dashtoon.com/show/SHO8HLzeD9zTCjsxqKL), [Manga Plaza](https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303009671/)
771. **Ayatsunagi** (あやつなぎ) \[Shigure Ui\] 2. **Koori no Heya** (氷の部屋, Ice Room) \[Sudo Yumi\] 3. **Tamashi no Sekisho nite** (魂の関所にて) \[Sakuraba Yuki\] 4. **Happy End wa Iranai** (ハッピーエンドはいらない, I Don't Need a Happy Ending) \[Mikanuji\] 5. **Akenai Yoru** (明けない夜) \[Ohisashiburi\] 6. **Kagerou no Hana** (かげろうのはな) \[Sorakura Shijiki\] 7. **Last Piece no Yukue** (ラストピースの行方) \[Takishima Asaka\]
This side story volume brings you six exciting new shorts not seen in the main series! Stella tries an otome game, a drunk Shizuku tells Alice her hidden fears and worries, and Stella and Shizuku fight to see who’s truly worthy of Ikki’s love! We also learn some of Toutokubara Kanata’s secrets, see a bit of what Stella’s training with Saikyou Nene was like, and even witness the legendary moment that got Ikki accepted into Hagun Academy in the first place! *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 0*
This work is a one-shot that was printed in Gangan JOKER the year before the serialization of Happy Sugar Life. It had a great reaction, and so the story became Happy Sugar Life, making this work a prototype. The relationship between Shio and Satou, and the other characters surrounding them, are slightly different. The setting in this story has a slightly different vibe from the serialized work, so I hope you see this as another story to enjoy from a parallel world. (Source: Yen Press)
After one little slip of the tongue, Tiffany finds herself in quite the bind. A rumor spreads that she is engaged to Ben Maxwell, an airline captain. In order to avoid losing face, Ben suggests they play along and pretend to actually be engaged. Soon that isn't enough-they have to officially get married, even if it's only temporary. During this whole ordeal, Tiffany feels a whirlwind of emotions-guilt for having a rumor go so out of hand, frustration while having to deal with Ben's constant judgmental remarks, and eventually a strange attraction to him, as well. But their marriage is nothing but a ploy to save Ben's image and salvage his pride...or is it? Could that really be all it meant to him?
Lisbet Raine felt smothered by her ex-lover, Jafar al Hamzeh, and after leaving him she thought she would never see him again. But then while filming in his homeland, he sweeps her off her feet, literally. Jaf wants to convince Lisbet that he loves her, but she’s sure she’ll be repeating her mother’s mistakes if she returns Jaf’s love. Soon, though, Lisbet must get close to Jaf again to help prevent a coup d’état. Will she be able to resist Jaf’s pull?
Thanks to a reality TV game show, Kelli Walters has to swap lives—and jobs—with one of the "suits" at work, vice president Samuel Maxwell! Yes, that means she gets to sit in his huge office, telling people what to do, while he has to scrape by as a single mom with a dead-end job! But when sexy Sam ups the stakes with his heart-stopping smiles and smoldering glances, Kelli realizes that winning it all may not mean winning the game show, but getting the real prize—him! [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/86774/)
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.
When beautiful Princess Isabella of San Rimini needed an expert to catalogue the artifacts stored in the royal palace, all roads led directly to dark, mysterious Nick Black—a contemporary example of potent masculinity if ever there was one. Yet thanks to a medieval curse, Nick Black had been around for a long time...a very long time. In fact, once he'd been known as Domenico of Bollazio, an ambitious knight who would never know peace—or mortality—until he learned to put someone else's welfare before his own. In taking this assignment, Nick hoped to find an ancient trick to break his curse. Little did he know that close contact her lovely highness, Isabella, might help him to find mortality—and love—the old-fashioned way!