The second and last part of the manga anthology created as part of a charity with royalties donated for the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. *Note: The chapter count includes a prologue.*

Extra chapter from I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up.

As her guardian, he is supposed to protect her, but he finds himself falling for her... At the beginning of the 19th century, Gray, an English aristocrat, had been neglecting the estate he inherited from his late brother, never visiting it and leaving everything to the housekeeper. But when he heard a rumor that the servants had left and the mansion was falling into disrepair, he hurried to drive the carriage. As he stepped into the dark mansion, he hears the words, "Stop! A gun is aimed straight at your heart!" from a young woman, seemingly alone. She seems to have mistaken me for a bandit. The shot hit him in the arm, and he looked at her in the moonlight... there she was, breathtakingly beautiful.

Nurse Tilly was blindsided by the sudden news that her parents had died in an accident. Her fiancé left her alone because he had dinner with his boss, and it was Dr. Thackery, a respected doctor in the hospital, who reached out to Tilly. "I'll take you home.", he gently holds her stunned shoulders and supports her. Tilly has always been a good girl and has never been selfish. When she loses her house and says goodbye to her fortune-seeking fiancé, she realizes her true heart... Source: Harlequin

from fictiondb: The will was a complete surprise Kelsey McConnell's grandfather had stipulated that she marry Brant Harcourt, a brilliant lawyer, or lose her rightful inheritance. It was all very well for Brant to arrogantly claim he was willing to risk the fire--he had so much to gain. But what did the future hold for a hearts-and-flowers girl like Kelsey? Brant lived for nothing but his business. Would things end in disaster or could this be Kelsey's one chance to break down the wall surrounding Brant's heart ... ?

From fictiondb: She'd been his mistress -- now he was her boss! Two days of glorious, unexpected passion with gorgeous Luke Decroix and Miranda was already naming their babies! But for him it was only a brief affair, so Miranda returned home...alone. Then Luke offered her a dream job designing his house. But how could she work so closely with the millionaire after their liaison in France? She agreed on one condition: that their relationship would be strictly business!

2 in 1 From Fictiondb: **The Millionaire's Nanny Arrangement by Linda Goodnight** Hired...as a stand-in mom! A supersuccessful businessman, the only thing Ryan Storm can't quite get a handle on is his daughter, Mariah. All she really wants is a mom. So he hires the next best thing.... Pregnant, widowed Kelsey Mason isn't Ryan's idea of the perfect nanny, but little Mariah bonds with her straightaway. Even Ryan starts to fall under Kelsey's spell as she tempts the workaholic to take time off to enjoy his family--a family that might grow into something even more special if Ryan can open his heart again.... **Bedded by Blackmail by Julia James** In his world, everything -- and everyone -- is for sale! In London, England, at the most glittering social event of the year, all eyes are on sexy South American billionaire Diego Saez. Already infamous for his astounding rise from rags to riches, Diego is convinced that everything and everyone can be bought.... Society heiress Portia Lanchester has been left penniless. Diego wants her. Now Portia's got only one chance of survival -- if she'll surrender to his blackmail...and to him...in his bed!

**THE LAWYER'S CONTRACT MARRIAGE** Samantha Lombardi was in love with barrister Ransom Shaw. But, forced to marry another man, she had to convince Ransom she'd never loved him. Six years later, Sam is widowed and unexpectedly reunited with Ransom. Now he believes her to be a selfish gold digger. But the sexual pull between them is still so strong! Ransom proposes a redhot affair to get her out of his system. However, Ransom's desire is not so easily satisfied…. **MARRYING HER BILLIONAIRE BOSS** **Carson Banick**: The black sheep of the family is back— and now his family's future and fortune are in his hands. He must marry a suitable woman and provide an heir. **Beth Krayton**: Carson's feisty PA is determined to succeed on her own, without a man.… They shouldn't suit one another at all. They shouldn't even be together. But as the attraction grows between them Carson has to ask himself what's more important, saving his family or claiming Beth's heart?

Lace McGee is the hottest sex therapist on the air, but can she help diagnose her friend Daniel Sawyers?s seeming inability to knock it out of the park and into the bedroom? Daniel?s a great doctor, but when a nasty dog bite sends Lacy to the hospital, it?s almost as if it?s the first time he?s seen an attractive woman?s behind. Can the pair mend each other?s respective wounds by the time Christmas comes around?

After he lost his son, Donovan Barrett wanted nothing more than to isolate himself from everything. He even quit his career as a doctor and left his wife, all to avoid ever being responsible for hurting anyone. When he decides to return to his home in Lake Geneva, Anna Nowell, the maid who'd been taking care of it while he was away, is in fear of losing her job...and all the great perks. Anna decides to prove herself to be indispensable by doing everything on her own. She's not only able to maintain the house but also finds herself, through compassion and resilience, helping Donovan get his life back.

Nurse Katya Petrova believes her unborn baby really needs its father. Only talented Italian surgeon Count Benedetto, with whom she spent one passionate night, has no idea that she is pregnant! From the moment he sees Katya again it is clear Benedetto wants to be a father to his child, and he offers her marriage--for the baby's sake! But Katya soon realises that a convenient proposal isn't enough. She's secretly longing for Ben to give her his heart, as she has given him hers...

**Her life had always been stormy, but his love just might chase those clouds away.** When Mallon, a beautiful housekeeper, is attacked by her employer and rushes out into the rain, she is picked up by a man in a luxury car who calls himself Harris. Mallon has grown to distrust men, but Harris’s calm gray eyes allow her to relax her guard. When she sees where they have arrived, however, she starts to regret her carelessness. The place is practically a ruin, and there’s no other house around. Mallon, recalling all her nightmares, is constantly fearful, but there is one thing she doesn’t yet know—her encounter with Harris is the ray of light that will cut through the darkness of her life…