Olivia, the eldest daughter of the prestigious Balfour family of Britain, is forced to work in Australia as punishment for disgracing the family name. Worse still, she has to work for billionaire, Clint McAlpine, who has a strong business connection to her father. "Why don't you come down from your ivory tower, Ice Princess," he sarcastically remarked before regarding her high status. But what does he think of who she is now? What's waiting for Olivia at the airport is hot, humid weather, and Clint. The stubble on his chin makes him look like a wild animal... At that same moment, she has a sudden rush of blood to the head, causing her to lose consciousness... (Source: Renta!)

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)

Diana, daughter of the notorious Count Cresta, unwillingly enters the Palace Harem as "Lady Crimson Rose," the primary candidate for the queen consort. (Source: MangaPlaza)

Ruby works as a receptionist in the English countryside. One day a prince named Raja from the Middle Eastern country of Najar appears in front of her, seeking a political marriage. Her mother is the former wife of the King of Ashur, a neighboring country. In order to fulfill the conditions of a newly established peace treaty, Raja has come to retrieve Ruby, the sole heir of Ashur. But she flatly denies his offer, not wanting to become like her mother, who suffered through so much. Sure this would incur Raja's wrath, she is surprised that responds with a devilish, enigmatic smile... (Source: Harlequin)

Tatsuki Kurata and Satomi Nakazima are two doctors with a history between them. Their high school affair ended with Nakazima's graduation. Ten years later, they meet again in the prefecture hospital where Nakazima is a special guest doctor assigned to Kurata's ER unit. Despite the years, Kurata's feelings for Nakazima haven't changed, but the enigmatic Nakazima shows no inclination to continue their affair. However, when confronted with the possibility that he might lose a chance at happiness, Nakazima decides to reach out to Kurata. Can Kurata convince Nakazima to disregard society's pressure in order to find happiness together? Source: Drama Queen

MATCHMAKING 101 A long-ago romance gone wrong had convinced florist Lora Gifford to give up on the maddening male species. And yet, her well-meaning -- but downright annoying -- mother and grandmother insisted on setting her up with every bachelor in town, be he barber, old beau...or barely out of his teens! So in order to save her own hardened heart, Lora decided to snag them husbands of their own. It was the perfect plan...until her matchmaking mission was compromised by a minor infatuation with new-in-town Dr. Jon Woods. The very sexy temporary vet made no secret of his attraction to her, and Lora certainly was tempted. But how could she possibly allow him into her life when he was sure to take her heart when he left?

Holly is tired of planning everyone else's wedding parties. She's ready for a wedding of her own! All she needs is a man. That man isn't confirmed bachelor and playboy Jacob Lincoln. He's nowhere close to her ideal for starting a happy family. But as Holly works closely with Jacob to plan his little sister's engagement party, she gets to know and understand him, and her feelings start to change.

“I am a servant of the devil,” the world-famous jewelry designer Adamas declares coldly. Annie shivers. The top model has come to his private island under his direction to take pictures for the Adamas jewelry collection. “You have been left all alone on the rock that is me.” As soon as Annie realizes she has been tricked, she remembers her horrible past—what did this man want from her? Am I going to suffer the same terrible experience again? In that instant, Adamas presses his lips forcefully against hers!

Bella, the daughter of a wealthy family, disgraced the Balfour name and was banished to the desert as punishment. She had lived in the city and led an exciting life-she couldn't bear the uncivilized life of the desert camp, so she decided to escape to a nearby village... Sheikh Zafiq, the country's ruler, was headed to the desert for his yearly week of relaxation and meditation when he rescues a woman who has collapsed in his path. What will happen to these opposites who met in the middle of the desert? What will happen when they start living in an oasis together under the same roof? (Source: Renta!)

Kei Wataya, age 28, is an unwed single mother from a small town... whose beloved son refuses to go to class. The pitying looks she gets from her fellow clinic staff, not to mention the rest of the world, are almost bad enough to make her wince. Between work and trying to help her son integrate into school better, Kei's got her hands too full to worry about romance... and that's assuming anyone would even be interested in a woman with so much "baggage." That's where 40-year-old doctor, Nagisa Kamijo, comes in. He's more than a decade older than Kei, and his disparaging view of women is just one of many reasons they don't get along, so there's no danger of love blooming between them... Or so she thought, until a bizarre proposal from Kamijo lights a spark that might just become more. She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women. (Source: MangaPlaza)

After her mother passed, Lucia was left with a family who had barely a care in the world for her. Her only value to her father and stepmother was that the second prince had chosen to marry her. But all it took for her to lose him too was a little temptation from her younger sister Nina. Not only has Nina been revealed to be with child, but the prince now wishes to wed her instead! When Lucia is about to lose all hope, she meets the kingdom's rumored archduke... (Source: Manga Plaza)

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...