You held me so close that one day, yet you feel so far away now… Felicity visits the embassy of the Middle Eastern country of Zaraq in search of a job as a midwife. At the orientation, she encounters a man who leaves a big impression on her. Even in a dark room lit only by a glowing screen, she notices his striking features and soft, sweet scent. With this stranger from a foreign country, she learns the pleasure of making love for the first time in her life. That dreamlike night, Felicity had no idea that the beautiful man who had taken her innocence was the sheikh of a desert kingdom…

Suspected of committing a crime of which she has no recollection, Georgie is speechless. She claims innocence, but no one believes her, and she suddenly finds herself living under the surveillance of an attractive yet arrogant Secret Service agent. His cold gaze follows her everywhere and doesn’t miss a single move, yet inexplicably Georgie also senses passion in his eyes. She’s afraid of an unknown enemy and intimidated by her strong and handsome government shadow.Can there be love between two people in such extreme circumstances?

Mom ran away with a younger man? Still doubting the situation, Rachel goes on a mission to a Caribbean island. She can't believe that strong and sexy Matthew Brody, who owns the majority of the island along with a hotel and plantation, is really her mother's lover! Rachel begins associating with Matthew under a fake name, but she notices that her heartbeat quickly responds each time he touches her. She longs to lose herself in his sweet invitation... And even though she knows he’s her mother’s fiancé, she offers her body and soul to him!

Kokoro started working at a pastry shop owned by a famous "patissier" Haremichi. One day, she accidentally falls off from stairs...the next moment, found herself on a street that looks strange. She has traveled time--to the EDO era! She meets a man struggling to make a new type of sweets for Shogun Tsunayoshi's wife and helps him. The sweet was highly praised, and she gets a job at inner palace as a pastry chef. She didn't know there were other people who traveled time to this era... A time-travelling love story! (Source: MangaPlaza)

Musica Nostra is a collaborative work where various mangaka draw and/ or write about music and bands that inspire them, published in the Grand Jump. It includes Urasawa's musings about guitarists and playing guitar; his traveling to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles to record a song with Mike Viola and Jim Keltner, the latter of which sends a picture of Urasawa's The Beatles manga to Ringo Starr, and why their performance is credited to "Monaka"; Urasawa seeing Neil Young and Paul McCartney perform at Desert Trip; his meeting with Jack Oliver and depicting how the English record executive started working at Apple Records. *Note: this manga includes written chapters and drawn chapters, and never got a total volume release. This entry includes only the manga chapters.*

Abby is the only daughter of the president of a car manufacturing company. She turns away any men who approach her and, as such, is known as the Ice Princess. On the evening of her father’s birthday party, she meets the billionaire entrepreneur, Laird. After the party, she takes him on a drive, but their car breaks down. They spend the night in the car together, and the next day, they’re outed by the paparazzi. Abby’s father collapses in shock at the scandal, but Laird steps in with an olive branch. They should get married with certain conditions...

from fictiondb: WHO WAS THE REAL MILES LEIGHTON? Miles Leighton was the last person on Earth Lexie Wallis would have chosen to be stranded with on a desert island! The brilliant financial wizard was intimidating, disdainful and far too good-looking for her peace of mind. But when the yacht they were sailing on was wrecked, Lexie soon found the dip in the cold sea had washed away more than Miles's shoe... Could amnesia really change someone's personality? Miles was now a whole lot friendlier than he'd been before. But he could revert back to his unappealing self at any moment. And if she succumbed to his persuasive charm now, where would that leave her when he regained his memory?

After discovering her engagement was nothing but a sham, Eve doesn't even know who she is anymore. Her whole identity had been crafted for her, and was lost with her hopes for marriage. Then she meets a stranger on an uninhabited island, a man who accepts Eve for who she was-and Eve feels reborn. But soon what seemed like a dream turns into a nightmare. Will Eve manage to stay strong and hang on to this fantasy-and the man that brought her true self back to life?

[taken from fictiondb] As Drake Hogan watched his good friend tie the knot, he was thrilled to be the best man and not the groom. Drake was determinedly happy as a single guy--until beautiful, free-spirited Lulu Lewis burst into his life. Before he knew what had happened he'd married Lulu and was now carting her grandfather, a tombstone and Lulu through Las Vegas, on the run from a group of gangsters. And having the time of his life. At this rate, he hoped he survived the honeymoon!

While trying to flee with her family back to England, Miss Emma Lynton is left behind in France during the revolution. Thankfully Simon Avedon comes to her rescue, duty bound to make sure Miss Emma makes it back to her family. On their travels, she finds Simon a rather difficult companion, but she cannot help but be attracted to him. Then one night, while trying to get away from some suspicious men, Miss Emma and Simon must part ways. Miss Emma soon finds herself in the care of her father's acquaintance, Robert, who may or may not be the one responsible for the wave of fear that is dominating France. As she is being closely watched by Robert's servants, she can only wait patiently until she is reunited with Simon.

"You want me to act as your wife for one million pounds?" Jodie, who had her engagement broken off right before the wedding by her fiancé, escapes to Italy from her hometown. Her misty eyes and the treacherous road conditions cause her to have an accident in a unknown place. The person who offers help to her while she is in distress is an incredibly handsome man driving an expensive sports car that is totally ill-suited for the woods. As soon as he learns her desperate situation, he arrogantly makes her an incredible proposition!