**How can this waitress regret having become the king’s bride?** Lucy never thought that covering for a coworker would change her life, but that night she would meet Rafi, a wealthy prince from a small country near the Ural Mountains. From the moment they met, Lucy knew Rafi was the man for her. Before long Lucy was pregnant, and Rafi, intending to do the right thing, took her to his home country to marry her. But soon after their marriage, everything changed—Rafi became as cold as ice. Trapped in a loveless marriage in a country where she doesn’t know the language or the customs, Lucy is unsure what to do. Will things get better for her, or will she be forever stuck in a cold, loveless marriage?

The day before her wedding, Stefanie finds out her fiance eloped with her best friend, Noelle. In shock, she quits her job and leaves her hometown. Then one day, she runs into Noelle's ex-fiance. Needing a wife for his job, he surprises Stefanie by asking her to marry him. Despite some hesitation, she accepts his offer. His kindness helps her begin to heal her broken heart, even as she realizes that their makeshift marriage is more than a little confusing. (Source: Renta!)

Donna Bianca is deeply in love with Raul, the best friend she grew up with, but she has no choice but to say good-bye to him when her father forces them apart. A decade later, they’re reunited — but Raul has become a different man…

One day, a suspicious-looking man comes into Kate's private detective agency. He tells her that he wants her to find his missing wife. He promises her an extraordinary fee if she can infiltrate and conduct a search of a famous ranch owned by the prime suspect, Alex Kellerman. Alex's wife also died under mysterious circumstances. The moment Kate sets eyes on Alex, his pointed gaze takes her breath away. But Kate quickly warns herself to come to her senses. "No matter how sexy his eyes are, you can't fall for him! There's a possibility he's responsible for the death of two women!" Source: Balloons & Chapters

Millie was the kind of girl to be more interested in horseback riding than romance. And she's in a good mood today after an exhilarating ride on her favorite horse. As she's rewarding her horse, a man calls out to her. Great, she's being scolded again for her wild ways. But when she turns around, she sees Crown Prince Gianferro of the kingdom of Mardivino, who is staying on her family's estate! Millie had hoped to avoid him-she's not much for strict formalities. And now he's gazing at her for some reason...when he's supposed to be asking for her sister's her hand in marriage! [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/68389/)

The small Pacific island kingdom of Rahiri has just lost its king, and now the widowed queen, Lani, must follow tradition and marry the king's younger brother. Alun is a famous Hollywood director-and an infamous playboy, according to the tabloids. Alun's not thrilled about the arrangement, either, and coldly snubs Lani. The former king was already terrible enough to her, and now that treatment continues with the little brother, too. But when they share an impromptu kiss, Lani's body is overcome with a passion as hot as the jungle. Can she carry on this arranged marriage while hiding an unspeakable secret?

Ever since losing his wife five years ago, Cain Blackmon, a young and wealthy Southerner, has lived shut away inside his mansion. The media even calls him the "most well-known hermit in the South." Once, Phoebe had shared an unforgettable kiss with him—except he married another woman afterward, leaving Phoebe heartbroken. Now, Phoebe is being hounded by the press, and takes refuge in Cain's mansion. But Cain seems determined to completely ignore her during her stay...

From Drawn & Quarterly: The wife of Japan’s most lauded manga-ka documents a year in their lives with her own artistry. In 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her original intention. “I wanted to record our family’s daily life while our son, Shosuke, was small. But as 8mm cameras were too expensive and we were poor, I decided on the picture diary format instead. I figured Shosuke would enjoy reading it when he got older.” Drawn in a simple, personable style, and covering the same years fictionalized in Tsuge’s final masterpiece The Man Without Talent, Fujiwara’s journal focuses on the joys of daily life amidst the stresses of childrearing, housekeeping, and managing a depressed husband. A touching and inspiring testimony of one Japanese woman's resilience, My Picture Diary is also an important glimpse of the enigma that is Tsuge. Fujiwara’s diary is unsparing. It provides a stark picture of the gender divide in their household: Tsuge sleeps until noon and does practically nothing. He never compliments her cooking and dictates how money is spent. Not once is he shown drawing. And yet Fujiwara remains surprisingly empathetic toward her mercurial husband. Note: Won the Eisner Award for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia in 2024 and the Harvey Award for Best Manga in 2024.

Because of my special constitution, I was kidnapped by a desert prince and brought to his country! Rutile is an ordinary girl who works at a sundries shop, but she has a very rare blood type. One day, she went to donate her blood and met the desert prince. As soon as Prince Kasim saw Rutile, he called her the fated bride and tried to take her back to his country. At first, Rutile was confused, but she ultimately decided to go with him because she was moved by his devotion to his brother. However, Kasim suddenly made an unexpected request…!

Secretary Angie has secretly been in love with her boss, Riccardo, for years. But Riccardo is rich and incredibly handsome. There is no way a man who dates beautiful woman after beautiful woman would ever notice plain old Angie. Just as Angie resolves to move on from her painful one-sided love, Riccardo suddenly gives her a red dress to wear to the office Christmas party. Though hesitant, Angie appears at the party all dolled up, only for Riccardo to give her a fiery look and shoot icy, accusing words: "What are you trying to do?"

Aromatherapist Sienna is having the worst year of her life. She lost her job, was betrayed by her lover and her mother is suffering from illness. To top it all off, she receives an eviction notice from her apartment complex. But all of her problems could be solved if she obtains the inheritance left to her by her late father. There is but one condition: she must be happily married. Sienna asks a recent acquaintance, Keir, who needs money to save his company, to be her "hired husband." Surprisingly, he agrees, but has one condition-that for the duration of their contract, their marriage is the real thing!