-I grew up in a dysfunctional family, surrounded by neighbors, no, strangers who looked at us with sneering eyes. My father, he was a hoodlum and my mother a lady of the evening or for better or worse, a harlot. I thought it was normal, that this life I lived was normal. After all, this was the only life I’ve ever known. Though most of the time, they hardly bothered over my well-being and dread going home, home to that deserted house. Gradually, I began to hate life… or so I thought ‘till a girl of my own age, yet older than me, appeared like a spring flower. Her name was Qing Qing and she was born in the middle of winter. I call her Big Sister Qing Qing. When she smiled, she had those two sweet dimples adorning her cheeks as her pair of beautiful long hair shone under the rays of the sun. Her pink pleated skirt was an elegant contrast to her white and fragrant figure. Looking at her… my heart thumped… I think she stole my heart without notice, without me knowing. And I fell hard.
-Oomachi Terrace, a mangaka, who loves to eat and cook. Giving birth and raising a baby in the Corona Virus is very hard, but precious family and delicious food will get you through it! A child-rearing + gourmet essay by an author who wants to eat delicious food even though she is busy taking care of her baby every day! The book also includes plenty of recipes that you will want to copy today!
"Yume no Yu" is a long-established public bathhouse that has been in operation since the Edo period. Tomohiro Nakagusu has worked hard to preserve the bathhouse he inherited from his parents, but he is forced to close because of the lack of business in modern times. However, on the last day of business, he discovers an old wooden box in a corner of the boiler room, and the bathhouse, which was on the verge of collapse, will make a great comeback! (Source: Comic Nova, translated)
-The goal is to invade the earth! The means is an idol☆ The alien Poyota Poyola will make the whole earth fall in love with her!
Hot New Director Heats Up Hollywood. Rafe Santana is hot. He's about to hit the big time directing his first big-budget film, Desperado. How will this renegade handle working for the ultimate insider-- producer Claire Kingston of Hollywood's royal family? The street fighter and the Ice Queen--this combustible combination promises to generate more heat and hype than the movie itself. Sources say the sparks are flying on and off the set. Rafe is rumored to be melting Claire's legendary cold, cold heart. Indeed, their torrid love affair is said to be steamier than any love scene to Desperado. But will it last beyond the final take? Turn to the inside story for details. [Taken from FictionDB]
The Neighbourhood Wives, a pervy salesman, and an equally pervy Young Company President The first part of this book was An Intruder Appears in the Contest!.
Neighbourhood Wives: Story 1: Sunday Morning with the Ootoris Story 2: The Ootoris' Daily Life Story 3: Rondo of Memory 2 - First Half Story 4: Welcome to the Inui Clinic
from fictiondb: A SURGEON'S SKILLFUL HANDS Hayley Bancroft's small hometown needed a doctor desperately - and Sam Prentice, prestigious M.D., fit the bill. Years ago he's been the boy from the wrong side of the tracks - and Hayley had loved him beyond all reason. Though they'd been cruelly driven apart, time hadn't eroded the memory of Sam's loving touch and fiery kisses... CAN HEAL A BROKEN HEART Sam had long ago decided his life would be about gaining power, not love. Now he was respected, sought-after, rich-and wholly satisfied. Shockingly, reencountering his first love stirred up feelings he'd cemented over...desires left unfulfilled. But he was a man who'd built his life on needing no one...except Hayley...?
Anthology of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! doujinshi from different artists. Stories included (list incomplete): • *Ame no Hi ni* Pairing: Yamamoto x Gokudera
from fictiondb: SHE COULDN'T SAY NO TO THE SHEIK! MARRY, his family said, and even powerful Sheik Ben Ali could not deny his duty. So he quickly dispatched his able assistant, Emily Claybourne, to seek him out a bride -- and discovered that the devoted Emily would more than do.... Emily was perfect -- plain, pragmatic -- just the kind of woman the proud sheik could keep under his thumb. But the ruggedly handsome groom never expected his innocent bride to get under his skin! It seemed just moments after he'd said "I do," he saw a new emotion shining in Emily's sweet eyes -- one that soothed him, tamed him... and threatened to win his warring heart!
[Taken from FictionDB:] When Sheik Tarik Oman stormed into wedding consultant Carolyn Evans's office to plan his sister's wedding, he found a virginal beauty exquisite enough to be a bride herself. But distractions were out of the question at this crucial time for his family's oil empire: No wedding, no merger. Business, that's all this was.... Though Tarik's domineering ways reminded her of the controlling men in her past, Carolyn fell for this sheik's regal bearing. Planning a wedding with Tarik made her feel...special. Until she discovered it was a business arrangement. Well, weddings were Carolyn's business, and she was just the woman to teach Tarik how to accept love...as a lifelong commitment.
from fictiondb: Desperate to turn her life around, nurse Amanda Reston swore off big-city E.R.'s and powerful, deceptive men. Surely working private duty in placid Pine Grove would provide peace of mind.... Alas, Amanda's first patient proved impossible -- impossibly handsome, impossibly rich, and impossibly impatient to recover from his skiing injuries. Difficult, demanding, yet maddeningly attractive, Sheik Rahman Harun imperiously installed Amanda in his posh ski villa -- and seductively insinuated his way into her heart. Yet Rahman was royalty...while all Amanda had to offer was TLC. When he had recovered, would Rahman leave her with a broken heart or would he take a chance on the love of a lifetime?