Rumor has it he hates everyone, but his eyes are very kind… Gwendolyn, the head of a poor orphanage, visits the earl of Cwm Rhyss to ask for donations for the children’s Christmas gifts. The earl is famous for his disdain for others after being horribly burned in a fire five years ago. Gwendolyn, not afraid to stand up to the unpleasant man, ends up waylaid by a terrible snowstorm. A reluctant Gwendolyn has no choice but to spend the night with the bitter earl! [Original Manga](https://www.harlequin-library.jp/book/comic/id/c04548) [Original Manga](https://www.harlequin-library.jp/book/comic/id/ca0110) (color edition) Official English Translation

Cecilia is on her way to an arranged marriage when she is attacked by a pirate and saved by Dylan, the captain of a ghost ship. Cecilia feared he would be a cutthroat pirate, but while spending time with Dylan, she is drawn to his kindness. But he has a hidden past....

DANTE ROMANI'S SHOCK ENGAGEMENT TO EMPLOYEE! Paige Harper can't believe her little white lie has made the headlines. The only way to secure the adoption of her best-friend's daughter was to fake an engagement with her boss. Now she can hear him marching down the corridor to fire her! The press have spent years cultivating Dante's devilish persona, but now he wonders if this 'engagement' could be an opportunity to change that. Paige will wish he had fired her when she hears his terms: if she wants his ring she'll have to play the part of devoted wife in public and in private…

From RomanceComics.com: She was left at the altar. Not even the best man can stop her from finding her groom. The wedding is about to start and everything looks perfect… But Dawn Featherington is filled with anxiety. Her soon-to-be husband is nowhere to be found. It is Cooper Edwards, the best man and brother of the groom, who tells Dawn that his brother isn’t going to show up. And cynical Cooper is determined to keep Dawn from finding him, believing she is only after his brother’s money. To keep an eye on her, he joins her on a weeklong road trip that takes an unexpected turn of events!

Maddie owns a steakhouse that is in desperate need of renovating. However, she has just been evicted by an arrogant and ruthless candidate for city council named Zach Wayne. But not long after, he comes back to her restaurant acting rather strange...

Philomena is a nurse working at a hospital in London. She's great with patients and has passed the RN exam with the highest honors but has no one to celebrate with. Her father and cheering section has passed away, and her stepmother and stepsisters despise her occupation and are too busy enjoying their lives of indulgence to pay much attention to Philly. As she prepares to leave work, the deep voice of a man stops her in her tracks. It's handsome Dr. Walle van der Tack from the Netherlands. He flashes her a brilliant smile and asks Philly out to dinner to celebrate her accomplishment...

She’d thought her past was behind her…but Jack had brought it all back. Esme couldn’t speak when she saw the man who had appeared. The manor she’d grown up in was on the market, and Jack had showed up as a buyer. He was the son of the manor’s former cook, and now he was a rich businessman. Ten years ago Esme had offered herself to him to comfort him when he was rejected by her older sister. The next day, Esme left home. Now they’re meeting again after many years, and Esme has a secret she doesn’t want him to know! (Source: Harlequin)

“Have we met before?” A handsome but mysterious young man named Ernesto approaches Shelley, an aspiring actress working at a café. Shelley is strangely attracted to him, but then the two suddenly get caught up in a bank robbery. Could Ernesto actually be a prince in disguise...!? (Source: Harmony Comics, translated))

Madalyn, an unemployed single mother, encounters Philip at a job interview-an interview, it turns out, with the CEO himself! She'd prepared herself for an inevitable rejection, but upon seeing her resume, he hires her as his secretary. Philip has the face of a prince, but he's a demon when it comes to work. Yet seeing Madalyn work so earnestly for the sake of her child makes Philip concerned about her somehow. Madalyn's heart is swayed not just by his gorgeous looks but by Philip's kindness, as well. So what will happen when she learns about the real reason Philip hired her... (Source: Renta!)

**"Marry me. This week." ** After losing her mother, Imogen Holgate believes she's living on borrowed time with the same terminal illness. So the cautious accountant blows all her savings on a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world, where she meets sexy Parisian Thierry Girard. But after two steamy weeks there are permanent consequences to their temporary affair… Now with more than herself to think about, Imogen turns to Thierry to help, but the last thing she expected was for him to imprison her with a gold ring!

**When will he stop treating his wife like his little sister?** Ever since she was young, Mattie has had a crush on James, her father’s business partner. But the eligible young bachelor, poised to marry a beautiful socialite, is always hounded by the media. Mattie believes that a plain girl like her is no match for him. One day, his engagement is suddenly called off. To evade the media, he stays at Mattie’s house during the Christmas holidays. He then proposes marriage to her. Is it an act to get back at his ex-fiancée? Or could it be something else?

Florence, a nurse, comes to London to work for Dr. Fitzgibbon. Known as an elite surgeon, Dr. Fitzgibbon is cold and standoffish, never talking about anything other than work. As long as he's a good doctor to his patients, Florence thinks, it doesn't matter how stern he is... But one night, after a particularly long workday, she's threatened by a stranger in a dark alley-and dashing to her rescue is none other than the doctor! Before she knows it, she finds herself captivated by him...