While at an engagement party she has no interest in, Whitney Lawford finds a place to wait out the night. It's a quiet bedroom away from the hubbub, so she decides to take a nap. When she wakes up, she's lying next to a man she doesn't know. He turns out to be the groom, Sloan Illingsworth. When his fiance finds them together, she calls the engagement off. Having promised his mother he would marry, Sloan tells Whitney she will have to become his fiance. Can Whitney, a woman who likes to play it safe, finally find love in this crazy situation?

When Prince Josquin de Marigny swept struggling single mom Sarah McInnes into a limo, he revealed a secret. Sarah's father had been in line for the Valmont throne -- and now her son was the heir! The brooding, blue-eyed prince promised Sarah everything she'd ever dreamed of if she would remain in Carramer -- except his heart.... Baffled and bewildered by the sense of homecoming, Sarah was torn. Josquin had given her a new family, but he'd also investigated her past, lied to bring her to Carramer and he'd be regent for her son. So once he took her in his arms, could she trust the promises he made? *** First of the Carramer Legacy Sub-Series: 1. Crowns and a Cradle (2002) [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56184/) 2. The Baron and the Bodyguard (2002) [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56185/) 3. The Marquis and the Mother-to-Be (2002) [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56554/) [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56184/)

Out at lunch with her friend Silvia, Jayne complains about her boring work as an accountant—when in walks the most beautiful man she has ever seen! As they make eye contact, Jayne rushes out of the restaurant in embarrassment. No way a hunk like that would be interested in plain old Jayne! Yet she can't believe her eyes when the same man appears at her seminar. Could this be fate?

In the *Royal Bride* series (ロイヤル・ブライドシリーズ), also called the "Royal Weddings" series: Three small-town women find happily-ever-after with three irresistible princes! 1) Umei no Butoukai (運命の舞踏会; The Prince's Bride) (Illust: SASAKI Misuzu) THE PRINCE MUST MARRY! The ball had begun, the prince had arrived, and everyone wondered who would be his new bride.... Everyone except Julie Britton. The pretty castle caretaker knew she wasn't it. Despite the fact that she'd loved him, all those years ago.... Then the clock struck midnight, and the guests held their breath. The king was awaiting an announcement, and the bride was nowhere in sight! So Julie did what any devoted employee would do. She stepped up to the hard-hearted, but oh-so-handsome prince, and offered him herself.... 2) Shukumei no Saika(宿命の再会; The Prince's Baby) (Illust: CHIHARA Esu) A Prince of a Daddy Convinced she was a princess, a six-year-old girl sent Prince Whit Anders a message beseeching him to prove her right. Which gave the child's single mom, Drew Davis, cause for concern. After all, Drew and the prince had shared a magical summer long ago -- and her daughter's claim to royalty wasn't as far-fetched as everyone thought... When His Royal Highness Whit Anders discovered that he and lovely Drew had made more than a sweet teenage memory, he was ready to claim their child as his heir. But winning the beautiful -- and independent -- woman would put his reputation as the Prince of Hearts to the test! 3) Princess wa Kimi (プリンセスはきみ; The Irresistible Prince) (Illust: OGATA Rin) EVERY WOMAN WANTED TO MARRY THE PRINCE But Prince Lucas Hansson knew only one woman was fit to be his royal bride. If only he could find her. Enter Annah Lane. According to local legend, the pretty shopkeeper had an uncanny instinct for spotting true love. But the moment she laid eyes on His Royal Hunkiness, she realized she was his destined bride! Annah knew her intuition had to be wrong -- the prince needed so much more than a small-town woman like her could give. She'd just have to find him a better match -- and she would! -- as soon as she could tear herself from his strong yet tender embrace. (descriptions taken from fictiondb) English version via Renta!: [Vol 1](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/77729/), [Vol 2](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/77214/), [Vol 3](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/77215/)

From han-file: Her skin was white as snow. Her hair as black as ebony. Her lips...darn near purple! But before the freezing beauty could explain to Zach Prescott how she'd wound up on his doorstep during a snowstorm in only a wedding dress, she fainted. His seven pint-size charges insisted the mystery woman was Snow White. But their uncle, savvy CEO Zach Prescott, sure knew better. Snow White was a fairy tale. Sabrina White was living, breathing reality. And a runaway bride. He told himself his curiosity about her was only natural. Their kisses, the result of comfort...and close quarters. Because theirs could never be a storybook ending. He was nobody's prince. Or was he? [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/81774/)

When Cassie, the daughter of a famed British family, was staying in the Middle East, she learned that the prince of the neighboring country was looking for a governess for his daughter. Cassie didn’t want to return to her homeland because of bad memories, so she applied for the job under a fake name. She was hired, and when she was waiting to be taken to her new job, a man suddenly appeared in her tent! It was Sheikh Jamil al-Nazarri, her new boss. She couldn’t believe that he would sneak into the tent of a sleeping woman without permission! He looked at her coldly and said he didn’t need permission because it was his country!

Getting engaged had seemed like a good idea. Now Sister Eugenia Smith wasn’t so sure. She was fond of Humphrey, but did she love him? When surgeon Gerard Grenfell offered her the chance to work in Europe, she went willingly. Perhaps a break would help her think things through, but Eugenia discovered that she was in love – with Gerard. As he was engaged to the glamorous Miriam, it was pretty hopeless. Fortunately, wedding plans can be changed!

Containing two stories from Okaya Izumi, “Drunks” offers up a pair of romantic short stories. Opening up the collection, the titular “Drunks” follows a man who falls in love with a vampire who first leaves him with the impression of being an alcoholic. “Tick Tock”, about a romance decades in the making, matches up a woman frozen for years with the caretaker of her cryogenic chamber.

Saskia "Sashie" Ford and Lucius "Luke" Armytage have never gotten along. As step siblings, they're not related by blood, but Sashie's always been out to draw blood. So Luke does his best to stay out of her way. When they bump into each other at the family's summer home in Tuscany, they might find that they need each other...but can the two of them coexist under one roof?

“Can you entertain me?" Lydia, the countess who was reincarnated in the romance novel she read in her previous life. In order to change the fate of being killed by her "villain" fiancé, she decides to ask for help from a hostile secret society. The game begins with the leading royalist duke Liage, who appeared as a negotiator, but... When I realized, I was engaged to him!? A ruthless strategist who wears the face of an orthodox hero is obsessed with a mystery ──? Mob young lady who wants to avoid death × The mysterious duke who controls the country in the behind-the-scenes organization dangerous contract love fantasy! https://www.cmoa.jp/title/342764/

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.*

The manga adaptation of the 1994 animated movie adaptation of the 1991 fighting game Street Fighter II.