Renta: Haruki, a member of the school film studies club, always gets his way, while the slightest touch sends the timid club president Rio into a panic. Their romantic relationship just won't go anywhere! One day, a movie inspires Haruki to kiss Rio in the empty clubroom, but it only makes Rio avoid him like the plague. Eventually, Haruki snaps, only to realize that Rio hadn't the slightest awareness they were even dating! A rollercoaster of a love story starring bashful, ridiculously beautiful characters!

**A sexy bet will decide her future!** Missy works as a secretary for CEO Sebastian, but as soon as she arrives in Las Vegas on business, she hands him her resignation. It’s her thirtieth birthday, and after working day and night for years with barely any time off, she’s decided to call it quits. Taking off her glasses and undoing her braid, Missy gets into a sexy dress and heads to the casino. Sebastian shows up and sees her, desire lighting up his eyes. She challenges him to a bet. If he wins, she’ll go back to work. If she wins, he’ll have to spend a night with her!

This collection of three stories by Akino Kondoh presents some of the cartoonist and animator's best known work for Ax, Japan's premier venue for alternative manga, and a recent story about life in New York City. Quiet stories of contemplation, mixed with the surreal strangeness just beyond conscious thought: pushing events into the background until you forget what they were, a girl feeling a strange presence as she goes to sleep, and losing part of yourself in preparing for someone's return.

[Taken from FictionDB:] Two of a kind. The cards had dealt Nickie Sheridan a shameful secret, and resisting the charms of a cunning, all too capable lawyer with a penchant for snooping was a must. Down to her last dollar, evicted and alone, Nickie had become the reluctant recipient of Cal Harrison's caring ways and warm kisses. But when her handsome hero learned the truth, she'd receive a lifetime sentence of a broken heart... According to Cal, there was nothing like a woman of mystery--except when that woman's sad eyes evoked memories of a time when he hadn't done all he could. Nickie needed looking after, and Cal had appointed himself her bodyguard... in every sense of the word. And after he'd won Nickie's trust, he'd work on winning her hand...

Collection of One Piece doujinshi from different artists. Covers illustrator: SARUYA Hachi **2004 Vol 1**: • *水の中の内面と外面* by SARUYA Hachi • *メモのようなもの* by YAMANAKA Hiko • *ANXIOUS* by SOUREI Naruto • *おしおきＤＸ* by Munta • *My Love Approach* (マイ ラブ アプローチ) by SAOTOME Kagura • *呼吸* by Tee2BOOKS • *joke* by 139 • *恋花火* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *きみと花火* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *甘い関係* by Tsukudani • *junior sweet* by Tsukudani • *ウルウルの実* by AJIMIYA Makoto • *いつかバターにかわるまで* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *ロロノアくんの恋人* by Munta • *その時、その心理。* by SOMEYA Rui • *オレンジデイズ ～若葉の頃～* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *オレンジデイズ ～新緑の頃～* by TOKUNAGA Mako **2005 Vol 2**: • *高レベル代償　affaire de coear* by SARUYA Hachi • *とても、短い思い出のはなし。* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *二刀流サンジ* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *いつか* by 139 • *高き空の峰* by ESUKI Chizuru • *水上の都* by HANAMURA Touko • *SUnny Sunny Day！* by FUJIKI Aya • *Honey*Honey* (ハニー＊ハニー) by AJIMIYA Makoto • *そして議題は王子様の乗り物について。* by SOMEYA Rui • *隣人に光が射す時* by NATSUME Kokoro • *ふられてBANZAI* by Munta • *闇も光も 光も闇も（小説)* by Ajirou & NATSUME Kokoro • *ラブ イズ ゴーヤ(1)～(7)* by Koinu • *君を待つ間* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *おかしな二人* by OREYOSHI Furota • *あり日の昼下がり* by FUJISAKI Ichiko • [color=blue]*Moshimo Den-Den Mushi ga Terebi Denwa dattara*[/color] (もしも電伝虫がテレビ電話だったら…) by HAGA Inochi: A hilarious spoof on the train journey to Enis Lobby. Plus Zoro reveals his mushy side after a fight (sort of 😉 ) • *無題* by HAGA Inochi • *君が好き* by MITSUKI Nao **2006 Vol 3**: • [color=blue]*A Kiss Coram Populo*[/color] (遮る一双の先に) by SARUYA Hachi • *恋の絆創膏* by SOMEYA Rui • *ペットは決して話さない* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *火葬* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *夢紀行* by Munta • *役立たずな男* by 139 • *ウヨキョクセツ* by Tee2BOOKS • *空* by ESUKI Chizuru • [color=blue]*Midnight Sun*[/color] (ミッドナイト・サン) by Yamato: Zoro and Sanji make a bet involving a bottle of wine. (Later reprinted in volume 2 of [Ichioku Size](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=93843); scanlated from this version) • *Gear 2 na ZS* (ギア2なZS) by HAGA Inochi • *手紙* by HANAMURA Touko • *バスルームDE乾杯☆* by AJIMIYA Makoto • *続く終わりはない* by Ajirou (cuts: YAMADA Nichoume) • *ばら色の指先* by NATSUME Kokoro • *夏恋* by Tsukudani • *夏の魔物* by SOUREI Naruto * Note: [color=blue]blue[/color] = scanlated

Hikawa Rei is a very popular stylist... however... the truth is, he's actually a pervert obsessed with pubic hair who saves off the lower hair of all his beautiful boy models! Day after day, he stalks boys in the city and tries to increase his collection... and then, suddenly, he runs into the jewel of all jewels...! [from Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/55408/)

Passionate romances featuring Penny Jordan's best known family. In the *Perfect Family* series (パーフェクト・ファミリーシリーズ): 1) Ai wa Fukushuu no Hate ni (愛は復讐の果てに; The Perfect Seduction) illust. by HANABUSA Yoko The Crighton family has been the cause of scandal and heartache for Bobbie Miller?and she wants revenge. All she has to do is seduce the sinfully attractive Luke Crighton and the family secrets will be hers to expose. But the perfect seduction backfires when Bobbie becomes ensnared in her own dangerous trap. 2) Ai wa Meiro no Naka ni (愛は迷路のなかに; Perfect Marriage Material) illust. by HIDAKA Nanao Tullah Richards knows she shouldn't be fantasizing about her boss. She'd come into the company convinced she'd despise the womanizing Saul Crighton. But the more she works?and socializes?with him, the more she comes to realize that this devoted single father of three young children is perfect marriage material. She knows it?she just has to find a way to prove it to Saul. 3) Ai wa Unmei no Mama ni (愛は運命のままに; The Perfect Match?) illust. by HIMURA Soraha The Crightons have position, power and elegance...and a past scandal to haunt them. The dark, brooding Guy Cooke just had to be the ideal man. Chrissie was entranced and, the wonder of it was, Guy appeared to be equally mesmerized by her! It seemed the perfect match but was it all too good to last? Chrissie had a family secret that Guy could surely never forgive... 4) Ai wa Madoi no Nochi ni (愛は惑いののちに; The Perfect Lover) illust. by OGATA Rin Relations between European Union nations can be tense, but that's nothing compared to the war that's been brewing between Professor Gareth Simmonds and Louise Crighton. When she was his student, she lost her virginity to the good professor. Years later, they've run into each other at EU negotiations, and it's impossible to tell if the sparks between them will enflame their war or rekindle their lost romance. 5) Ai wa Kunou to Tomoni (愛は苦悩とともに; The Perfect Sinner) illust. by HASHIMOTO Takako Brilliant, arrogant and ruthlessly ambitious, Max Crighton is an unfaithful husband and a cold, distant father. When he goes to Jamaica to search for his uncle, it's mostly to escape his latest lover's furious husband. His long-suffering wife, Maddy, finally makes the difficult decision to move on. Then a savage mugging leaves Max near death. As his body struggles to recover, Max realizes that there are still much deeper wounds to be healed?and that living without Maddy is worse than not living at all... 6) Ai wa Kanawanu Yume ni (愛はかなわぬ夢に; The Perfect Father) illust. by AKINO Nanami Samantha Miller yearned to start a family, but eligible men were in short supply. Maybe visiting her happily married twin in England would help. Liam Connolly should have been relieved to see Sam set off for England. Since she'd been a gangly teenager, she'd had a crush on him. He'd managed to resist her as he'd felt her impetuous nature made them an unlikely match. So why, after she'd confessed the reason behind her trip, did he suddenly find he wanted to be the man to father her babies! 7) Ai wa Kurushimi no Oku ni (愛は苦しみの奥に; A Perfect Night) illust. by KARINO Mao Katie's twin, Louise, married the love of her life, and Katie even helped make it happen. Now the pressure is on for her to find love. But she won't make it to the altar if she's run over in her home town. SebastianCooke might drive a bit fast in this small town, but he'll never be able to catch up with his daughter Charlotte. A chance encounter might lead to happiness for all three of them, but only if Katie can give up her crush on her sister's new husband? 8) Ai wo Boukyou no Anata ni (愛は望郷のかなたに; Coming Home) illust. by SANAZAKI Harumo David Crighton never expected to find love when he returned home to Brussels, Belgium. So when herbologist Honor Jessop, who has a difficult past of her own, offered David a live-in position at her greenhouse nursery, he readily accepted it. During a particularly severe thunderstorm, David comforts Honor and calms her from her fears. With little to no knowledge of each other's past, they come to accept the imperfection of humanity and each other, but will David be able to overcome his past mistakes and find a future with Honor? (descriptions taken from fictiondb) These are actually books #2 - #8 and #10 of Penny Jordan's "The Crightons" series.

Andreas, the heir to a wealthy family, is introduced to Isla, his father's new housekeeper. Attracted by her beauty and reserved demeanor, he is swept away by passion and kisses her. A year and a half later, Andreas is surprised to learn that his father is getting married again. But he's dismayed when he finds out Isla is the bride-to-be. He rushes to his father's house to see Isla, but why can't she look Andreas straight in the eye? (Source: MangaPlaza)

Kokoro started working at a pastry shop owned by a famous "patissier" Haremichi. One day, she accidentally falls off from stairs...the next moment, found herself on a street that looks strange. She has traveled time--to the EDO era! She meets a man struggling to make a new type of sweets for Shogun Tsunayoshi's wife and helps him. The sweet was highly praised, and she gets a job at inner palace as a pastry chef. She didn't know there were other people who traveled time to this era... A time-travelling love story! (Source: MangaPlaza)

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.*

Description Taken From Cross Infinite World: The Villainess Priestess and the Foolish Emperor Rewrite Their Story! The Wagtail Priestess, Sai, has memories of a previous life, including knowledge about her ill-fated role to be condemned as the “Evil Priestess” in this life. Yet her efforts to resist her cruel destiny as an NPC in an otome game end in vain. Her fiancé is blinded by his love for the Saint, and so is the Order of Holy Knights he commands. Her execution is nigh—until the charming, winged emperor of the neighboring Orient Empire, Haruka, rescues her from the ashes of her former home. Moved by Haruka’s faith in her, Sai swears to dedicate her life to him and accepts his offer to move to his country, where she takes up residence in an uninhabited, derelict property inside the Imperial Palace: the former inner palace. Armed with her powerful magic, extensive knowledge, and memories from her past life, she happily lines up one achievement after another. Exorcism? Product development? Sacred rituals? Leave it to her! She lives a content life, but there’s just one thing... “Your Majesty, I think people will misunderstand if you order me to attend you every night. I am merely melting you into a breathless mess with my recovery magic, nothing more!” So begins the tale of a lonely and earnest priestess who creates miracles in her vast, new world, and a beautiful emperor who chuckles in her wake, doting on her every step of the way.