Student nurse Kumiko has just flunked her physiology exam and has one last shot at passing her makeup test. Lucky for her, newbie health science professor Kaisei needs a guinea pig for his physiology lectures. Join Kumiko in The Manga Guide to Physiology as she examines the inner workings of the body while training hard for the campus marathon. You’ll learn all about: How the digestive system and the Citric Acid Cycle break food down into nutrients and energy How the body regulates temperature and vital fluids The body’s powerful cell defense system, led by helper T cells and enforced by macrophages The architecture of the central nervous system The kidneys’ many talents: blood filtration, homeostasis, and energy production You’ll also gain insight into medical procedures like electrocardiograms, blood pressure tests, spirograms, and more. Whether you’re cramming for a test like Kumiko or just want a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physiology is your fun, cartoon guide to the human body. (Source: No Starch Press)

Tomoki had never dated anyone in his life, but he had fallen in love - with Michiru, an online friend from a social networking app. Handsome, kind, refined, thoughtful Michiru (who he'd still never met in person)...! When Tomoki happened to see Michiru out on the street one day, he summoned up a lifetime's worth of courage and managed to speak to him. They even wound up making plans to go out on a date...! Except now something feels off. Michiru is just as suave and stylish as Tomoki imagined, but he's weirdly a lot meaner?! So begins the love story between a cruel "prince" and his gutsy "princess"!

Contains 5 chapters: 1. **Inu to Anata to Haru Kaze to** (犬とあなたと春風と) 2. **Promise** (プロミス) 3. **Kimi Sarite Nochi** (君去りてのち) 4. **Koko e Oide** (ここへおいで) 5. **Mizu ga Koori ni Naru Toki** (水が氷になるとき) We open with a light-hearted story of a guy whose best friend is highly dependent on him on all matters. He tells his friend he can continue his clingy ways only if he were a dog. His friend goes missing, but then he comes across a dog... The next two very solid chapters are "Promise" and "Kimi Sarite Nochi". The former tells the story of a girl who keeps running into this mysterious young man whenever she is troubled. "Kimi Sarite Nochi" is on a cheating man whose lover is trying to persuade him into taking a trip with her and leaving his wife for good. Karino Yoshihito\* takes the stage again for the last two chapters; we get to know more about him when he was 26 and 15. \*recurring main character in some of Nishi Keiko's stories; see "September" and "The Another Ocean"

In the Kekkon e no Michi series (結婚への道), also called the "On the Way to a Wedding" series: 1 - A Bride in Waiting Dr. Lucas Daniels viewed his bride-to-be's temporary disappearance with exasperation, fondness and resignation. After all, she felt the same way about him! Then a beautiful stranger strolled into town, looking exactly like his fiancee. In order to avoid upsetting their families, Lucas asked Sara Martin to stand in as the missing bride. But now he was wondering which bride to marry... 2 - A Gift for the Groom Nick Claiborne's love 'em and leave 'em policy was suddenly in jeopardy. Because his new client, Analise Brewster, not only insisted on "helping" him uncover the mystery of her fiance's past, her irrepressible spirit tempted Nick to forget his vows to stay single--and hers to wed another... Spending time with a lively, loving woman usually made Nick want to run-but this time he found himself taking Analise with him. Yet once they'd found Analise's gift for her groom, would Nick be the one walking down the aisle? *(Source: Harlequin Comics)*

Elite businessmen Hosokawa and graduate student Takagi are both in love with cute little Gouda, who they used to go to school with! Gouda, however, is a little thick and only sees the two as good friends. One of them is his beloved childhood friend, and the other is his bosom buddy. But then, one day, Gouda falls in love... (Source: DMG)

To pay off her family's debt, Ochako has to go on a diet! Her life-or-death struggle lasts for a week, but at the end of it, she transforms into a slender beauty! Now that she has lost her weight, is she about to find romance instead?! (Source: Comikey)

When Luce, an art dealer, first arrives in Venice for work, she sees a man standing on a wharf and gets a powerful wave of déjà vu. Trying to ignore the powerful feeling, she goes sightseeing around the city. And then she runs into the man from the wharf! He introduces himself as Michele, and when Luce states that it’s her first time in Venice, his expression fills with rage. Her day keeps getting stranger, but she manages to make it to her employer’s home—only to learn that her new employer…is Michele! (Source: Harlequin Comics)

American multimillionaire Meryl has just one problem: until she turns twenty-seven or gets married, she can’t use her father’s inheritance freely. Determined to get the money her friend needs, Meryl puts a wanted ad for a husband in the paper.

Determined to save her family's company from ruin, Tamsin agrees to become a bride to the wealthy shiekh tycoon Aziz. But on the day of their marriage, the wedding party is suddenly attacked by bandits. After being drugged and knocked unconscious, Tamsin wakes up to the sight of a handsome, mysterious man who tells her, "I've waited my entire life to exact my revenge of destroying your fiancé and your family!" before stealing a kiss from Tamsin! But who knew that a kidnapper's kiss could be so hot and so arousing? (Source: Harlequin Comics)

An odd, perfectly timed string of events brings together two lovelorn people: Miranda Easton and Gianni Fitzgerald. In a shared country cottage, these two strangers battle their inner emotions, while seeking solace in the arms of the other. Fate has brought about this chance meeting of these two emotionally battered individuals, but was it all just so it could end with them being nothing more than star-crossed lovers? (Source: Renta!)

The greatest rival of the Louvardis family, shipping magnate Aristedes Sarantos, appears at Selene Louvardis's father's funeral. Why does this man, who is feared far and wide for his heartless business acquisitions, seem to be grieving more than anyone? Selene's heart is in chaos, and the two meet again after the funeral for a weekend filled with tender passion. But when Selene is left to face the future with his child, will he decide to walk away? (Source: Renta!)

A reporter working for a weekly tabloid gets involved in a series of bizarre murders, where a red eye symbol is left behind on every victim.