Lazzaro, an owner of a luxurious hotel chain and blessed with the good looks of a Greek statue, and Caitlyn, still a naive work-experience student, once exchanged words momentarily—in the night without even kissing. Two years later, they reunite as employer and employee. Although destiny tries to keep them apart, Lazzaro fights it. He asks Caitlyn to stay on as his personal assistant—without knowing that she was deeply involved with the incident leading to his brother's death.
Their year-long debate-by-mail was hardly an auspicious beginning: He called her a "raving reincarnation of Susan B. Anthony"; she dubbed him "arrogant, obnoxious, and overbearingly macho." Yet when Shakespeare scholar Torie Clavel finally meets her rival expert, British theatrical director Nick Forsythe, their caustic wit is consumed by quicksilver desire. In London, Nick turns Torie's tea for two with another scholar into a party for three, then literally stages an elaborate seduction scene-then tries to direct her life as well! But Torie, fully versed in domineering men, refuses to take her cues from Nick, despite his determination to have her...in every sense of the word.
A week... or forever? Rachel MacKinley's thriving furniture business had been her whole world until, during a vacation cruise to the Mexican Riviera, she was forced to share a cabin with handsome, dark-eyed Gardner MacKinley. Gard was convinced that fate had brought them together, and that they shared more than just the same last name. His passionate kisses seemed to burn his promise of forever into her heart. But Rachel had loved and lost once before. Should she believe Gard's tender vows for the future -- or had she fallen desperately in love with a man who wanted nothing more than a shipboard affair? [Taken from FictionDB]
Pairing: Lithuania x Russia Part 1 (Posted on the author's Pixiv account but has since been removed) Part 2: Suddenly, Russia has turned into a child. Not only does Lithuania stress over finding a way to return him to normal, but he also learns what it’s like to take care of someone so young. (From *Postage Scanlation*)
From Gaku Gaku Animal Land: [...] in the spirit of different pairing[,] [t]he two girls left behind in the wake of Rei x Ali decide to spend more time together. Well, one of them decides.
Speaking of Mystia, what about an unusual romantic pairing involving her and Alice for a change?
From Amazon: When Silicon Valley engineer Nicholas Atwood donates two years' salary to charity, he is unwillingly thrust into the limelight. Aware of his social awkwardness and terrified of publicly disgracing his upper crust family, he seeks the help of a highly recommended image consultant. Maybe she can turn him into the perfect son, ideal brother, and articulate, gregarious foundation spokesman. Doctor Kate O'Connor has transformed dozens of nerds into self-confident, socially successful men. Her foolproof method takes months, sometimes even years to work its magic, but Nick has just one week. Kate knows she's accepting the biggest challenge of her career to take on a project of this magnitude on such short notice, but as she helps uncover Nick's inner-hunk, can she handle the challenge to her heart when her feelings for him turn personal?