-Includes two stories: **Yami no Kikoushi (闇の貴公子): Based on Anne Stuart's novel *Night*** Michael Blackheart: The illegitimate son of a legendary cat burglar, Michael is going to steal the world's most valuable private collection, right out from under the noses of the rich and famous -- and beat the old man at his own game! **Jounetsu no Torihiki (情熱の取り引き): Based on Trish Morey's novel *Back in the Spaniard's Bed*** Leah left Alejandro Rodriguez because she'd overstepped the boundaries of a mistress and fallen in love! The Spaniard's arrogance angered her, but his touch ignited her. So when Alejandro storms back into her life, how can Leah deny him?
Suzy was chased by the media as a young girl because of her father’s wrongdoings as a religious leader. Ever since, she’s lived quietly, hiding from the public eye. One day she runs into Texas governor Gil Riley and is unprepared when he expresses his interest in her. She sleeps with him only once—she knows there’s no way they could last. She’d never fit into his high-society lifestyle, so Suzy decides to disappear from his life. Little does she know she’s pregnant with his baby!
Simone swore her love in front of a sacred altar. That love was a lie. Her marriage is just to put her grandfather at ease because he doesn’t have much longer to live. She wanted to let her grandfather believe that the vineyard Simone’s struggling family lost had been regained. With that in mind, she proposed the idea of a contract marriage to Alesander, the heir to the Esquivel family, which has been feuding with Simone’s family for over a hundred years. Little does Simone realize that Alesander expects her to fulfill all her wifely duties!
"I simply require you to share my bed." Luca Barbarigo has lain in wait for three long years, and is now ready to exact his revenge against Valentina Henderson. After one unforgettable night together, she left him with nothing but X-rated memories and the sting of her hand across his jaw. But they are the least of her crimes.… Valentina swore she'd never see him again, but you don't turn your back on Luca Barbarigo. Now she must confront the man who devastated her with only her innocence of his claims to barter… What will it cost her to walk away this time?
The old hotel Mackenzi works at will be closing. As the manager, she wants to protect her fellow coworkers, who are like family, and she worries about whether or not she can convince the new owner to preserve the hotel. While getting his suite ready, she falls asleep, exhausted. So Dante arrives to find a charming woman in his bed. Is this the present he was told about? Are the hotel's employees trying to butter up to him by hiring a high-class prostitute? They spend a sweet night together, but the next morning, Dante realizes that she's the hotel manager. He agrees to rethink closing the hotel...if she becomes his mistress!
Evelyn, a virtual secretary, liked her job. She liked that she could interact with her bosses online without ever having to meet them face-to-face—except for the one boss she had already met in person… She met Leo Zamos three years earlier. It was lust at first sight, but after a passionate kiss, she ran away from him. Leo didn't know his virtual secretary was the same woman he'd kissed. And, not knowing that she was, he demanded that Evelyn look for a woman to stay the night with him!
"Harriet, what's your price?" Harriet and her three best friends had just established a temporary employment agency when DeAngelo, the president of the company she had been working for, suddenly appeared. He asked Harriet to accompany him on an overseas business trip as his wife. Why me? In the three years she had worked as his secretary, he never said anything warm to me... However, Harriet reluctantly accepted the offer when he offered her an unbelievable amount of money so that she would not have to worry about her father's medical expenses. Without knowing his true intentions... Source: Harlequin
I can’t believe the man I’m attracted to is my stepsister’s fiancé! After her parents’ divorce, Emilia lived with her father and his new family until she ran away from home at sixteen. One day, she receives a job offer to plan a summer solstice celebration in Armaria, a small country overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. While preparing for the celebration, Emilia meets a sexy and mysterious man named Ren in the castle’s courtyard. She hasn’t felt this electrified by a man in a long time, but her excitement is short-lived once she realizes that Ren is actually Duke Laurent, the ruler of Armaria!
Alex Davenport returns home from one business trip only to be sent off on another, the details of which are still unclear. The taxi pulls up to Blakeley Castle, a place from which she had run away 10 years earlier and sworn never to return to. The new owner runs a successfull outdoor brand and...is her old flame, Finn? Alex can't forgive him for pretending to love her all so he could ruin her reputation, but she has a job to do. If someone you loved betrayed you so deeply, what would you do? Alex was doing just fine in her new life until now...
Rosa, a cleaning lady in a Venetian hotel, gave her virginity to a stranger named Vittorio on the night of Carnival. Lost on the streets, Rosa was surprised when he approached her and invited her to a party in a palatial mansion. Rosa instantly fell for the charming stranger, even knowing she would likely never see him again. But a few weeks later, Rosa is stunned to realize she is pregnant, and then Vittorio shows up in front of her! Source: Harlequin
In a modern city overrun by crime, its protector is widely believed to be a masked “superhero.” High‑schooler Momochi, however, is completely helpless without leaning on his best friend, Tora—and he’s painfully aware of his own weakness. One day, Tora is critically injured and falls into an unconscious coma as a result of a criminal’s schemes. Desperate to save him, Momochi makes a direct appeal to the city’s hero—but something doesn’t add up. It turns out that the one who rescued him from the criminals wasn’t that so‑called superhero at all, but a modern‑day ninja… “It looks like you might have what it takes to be a ninja.” Thus begins the transformation of an ordinary boy, who soon discovers extraordinary talents as a ninja operative. The ultimate spy‑style ninja action kicks off! [Original Webtoon](https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0002996)