When Lydie was a teenager, she fell prey to her step-cousin Marius’s treacherous charm. After he had his way with her, he tossed her aside like a toy he’d lost interest in playing with. But she clung to the hope that he loved her and foolishly waiting for him to return. When a scandal broke out, revealing that Marius had impregnated another woman, Lydie finally found the resolve to erase him from her heart. Five years later Marius randomly shows up at her art gallery, and in a heartbeat she finds herself drowning in all those feelings she’d thought were long gone.

Dora Baxter is dutiful and loyal, running her late father’s bookstore in the wake of the passing of her fiancé. Izzy Baxter is fun-loving and carefree, falling for the handsome global explorer Griffin Sinclair. The first problem is that Griffin is the brother of the deceased fiancé, and the second? Izzy and Dora are just two sides of Isadora Baxter, a woman who can’t decide if she should hold on to the past or embrace an unsure future. She won’t find the answer to her problems in a dusty old book, but she might find them in Griffin! [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/72493/)

Starlet Bella is recognizing her family legacy on screen in her newest film, Honor. It may be a bit of a fiction, as her family’s given her tons of trouble in recent years, and to complicate thinks further, the production is being helmed by her grandmother, who’s dying of cancer. A quick retreat to a fancy hotel has led to her being hounded by paparazzi, but perhaps the hotel’s owner and operator can help.

Judith is a single mother caring for her disabled son. One day, when she’s already jobless and nearly broke, her son gets injured. Unsure of what to do next, she pays a visit to Dr. Hugh, an osteopathic, who is much younger and handsomer than she imagined. Revealing her pitiful situation to such a perfect person is deathly embarrassing for her. However…his response to her desperate request to treat her son, despite her inability to pay, is the exact opposite of what she expects. Not only does he accept, but he hires her as his receptionist, as well! Judith is thrilled about her fortune. But little does she know, it is the beginning of another kind of misfortune…

The Italian's newfound family Arriving in beautiful Sardinia to take up her new position as junior registrar, Dr. Kelly Carlyon is horrified to find her new boss is Luca Ferrero, the brooding Italian who once broke her heart. But the handsome doctor is a single dad now, and he's finally come to realize what's important in his life--and that includes Kelly. Yet he is so protective of his son that Kelly knows Luca is hiding something, something to do with little Matteo. And if they are to rekindle their relationship, she needs his honesty as well as his love....

Lee despairs that she’ll never meet the right man, since she seems to have a knack for dating all the wrong men. But maybe she doesn’t need to meet Mr. Right—maybe she’s already met him. Trevor has been her best friend since their college days, and Lee thinks he could be her perfect partner. But she’ll need more than a best friend—she’ll need sexual chemistry, too! To see if it could work, Lee proposes that she and Trevor become friends with benefits. He resists the idea at first, but eventually he caves and sleeps with her. Are these two friends the perfect match, or have they staked their friendship on a fleeting dream?

Catherine knows Vito Giordani, her soon-to-be ex-husband, has never forgiven her for ending their marriage and leaving Italy with their little son. Now, when she confronts Vito about his plans to remarry, he doesn't give anything away. Instead, seizing the advantage, he demands that Catherine return to Naples to resume her role as wife and mother. Their son, whom they both adore, will have his parents back together again -- and Vito will finally have the revenge he's been waiting for....

**She's ruled out romance…** Liz Strauss is the queen of control. As a single mom she's got to be. But her attraction to new boss Charles "Ice King" Bishop throws oh-so-careful Liz into a complete tailspin. Suddenly her nightmares over her son's future have been replaced by dreams of romantic dates! **But her boss has other ideas!** It's been years since Liz has trusted anyone not to hurt her. Sharing sizzling kisses with Charles is one thing, but believing that his frosty exterior conceals a heart that will beat for her—for always—is quite another.…

Martha was betrayed by her boyfriend, so she's taken a trip to her ancestral home, an island in the Aegean Sea. She was planning to heal her broken heart in her family home, which was supposed to be vacant, but a pirate-like man named Theo has gotten his hands on this home so full of memories without her even knowing about it. Martha is fascinated by his charm, but he orders her to leave. She used up all her money on the flight there and she has nowhere to go, leaving her at a loss. But when some women show up and pursue Theo, he suddenly proclaims that Martha is his girlfriend and pulls her into a rough kiss. What is going on here?

From Renta: Serious but soft-hearted Kimikazu has had his hands full with his happy-go-lucky friend Sora since they were kids. Kimikazu's so used to it, he's even a little happy that Sora expects Kimikazu to look after him in the future. But, Sora doesn't change his ways, always bouncing from one girlfriend's house to the next... until one day, he bounces into Kimikazu's home. "Do you want me to leave?" Why is Sora determined to turn Kimikazu's life upside-down? This love story features a happy-go-lucky layabout and his awkward friend.

Her husband of convenience has come back into her life after ten years! Years ago Ally asked PJ, a free-spirited surfer, to marry her on paper. She needed her grandmother’s inheritance so she could run away from her arrogant father and make her dream come true. And to claim it, she had to get married as her grandmother’s will stated. Ten years later, Ally, who’s now a successful designer, visits PJ and finds that he’s the president of a big company. Feeling intimidated by him, she manages to ask him for a divorce. He then tells her they must try to live like a married couple. But why would they if there’s no love between them? -From Amazon

This anthology presents the first English translation of a selection of twelve short stories from the comics anthology popocomi (vol 1—5 + one special edition), published irregularly by Japanese bookstore and gallery Popotame. Each of the twelve different artists offer their own unique perspective on manga in these original works. 1. Winter Break 2029 by [MISSISSIPPI](https://mangabaka.org/author/wt6wmo5/mississippi) 2. The Spirit of the Beehive by [YOKOYAMA Yu](https://mangabaka.org/author/nnm7klg/yokoyama-yuu) 3. Desucha on the Road: Shank's Mare by [FUJIMURA Izumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/2nlxq5n/fujimura-izumi) 4. In a Worm-Eaten Town by [NAKADA Ikumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/x25uipu/nakada-ikumi) 5. ILLNESS by [MASCO Eri](https://mangabaka.org/author/ls9epc6/masco-eri) 6. Playing with a Weirdo by [KAYA Hiroya](https://mangabaka.org/author/yfl3he9/kaya-hiroya) 7. The Month of May and Outer Space and Light and Women by [FURUGORI Kanako](https://mangabaka.org/author/a63mo43/furugori-kanako) 8. News from the Smelting Furnace by [YOSHIDA Waka](https://mangabaka.org/author/n9te57s/yoshida-waka) 9. The Passion of the Workshop by [Nerunodaisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) 10. Neutral by [TAKAHASHI Yuki (II)](https://mangabaka.org/author/ejypdh1/takahashi-yuki-ii) 11. From the Book Shop by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) 12. Outdoor Lights by [SAKATA Kiyoko](https://mangabaka.org/author/myjptxj/sakata-kiyoko) For vol. 2: Anthology of thirteen Japanese and Korean artists. The subtitle is “Some world somewhere, somewhere in the world”. We all live in our own different worlds, but we can feel like we're living in the same world by liking the same artist, reading the same comic. A5, paperback, glossy cover, b/w 98 pages. Artists: Younggeun Byun, Maiko Dake, Imjina, Sayaka Ishiyama, Heny Kim, Inori Kito, Yoonhee Lee, merry-mj, MISSISSIPPI, Akiko Miyakoshi, Ikumi Nakada, Tsuchika Nishimura, OOO Note: A Japanese 2-in-1 volume also came out.