60Pairing: Yamamoto/Hibari "Hibari...can I kiss you?" These words lead to confusion on both ends.
70Richelle is your average lady of nobility: charming and madly in love with her busy fiancee. However, on her way to the palace to give him some treats she baked to help him get through the day she spots him kissing another lady that he was initially working with! After being ridiculed for making baked goods, the engagement was called off. However, a handsome margrave named Lucien comes across her snacks, and after tasting them cannot help but express how refreshing they were. Now begins a fresh romance between the charmed margrave, and totally unaware sweets connoisseur! *Source: MangaPlaza*
Momoko is completely clueless when it comes to love. When her uncle arranges yet another marriage interview, she reluctantly agrees to a second meeting with a man she barely remembers. But the moment Hisato walks in, she's completely caught off guard. How could she have forgotten someone so handsome? Unfortunately, good looks don't make up for his incredibly rude attitude. Put off by his attitude, it seems things are doomed from the start! That is, until Hisato leaves her speechless with a sudden proposal! "Let's cut to the chase. Let's get married." A strong-willed rich girl and a carefree heir are getting married without even a single date?! (Source: MangaPlaza) *Note: Print version has two volumes, digital edition has three volumes.*
When a marine rescue mission went awry, Staff Sergeant Travis Hawks realised he was in for the fight of his life. He and Lisa Chambers — the uppity heiress he was trying to save — were stranded and forced to race across the Arabian desert to stay alive. Despite their bickering throughout the blazing hot days, one sultry night Travis and Lisa ignited a scorching passion that neither could forget. But when they reached safety, would the bonds they forged disappear like a desert mirage...or endure to the altar and beyond?
https://www.cmoa.jp/title/294150/ Ever since a tragic incident in her childhood, noblewoman Estelle has been treated as a burden by her family. One day, she's falsely accused of a crime and ordered to marry Anderic, a powerful mage, with the command to bear his child. Though the marriage is in name only, Estelle finds herself slowly drawn to the quiet kindness Anderic shows her in his own clumsy way. Their peaceful days together offer a fragile comfort… But every time Estelle begins to feel warmth in her heart, the trauma of her past resurfaces. “All I need to do is give birth to Lord Anderic’s child. That’s my only role.” What path will Estelle choose when duty, guilt, and emotion collide? A poignant fantasy of a bride seeking redemption—and discovering love where she least expects it.
THE TYCOON'S SECRET AFFAIR Jewel thinks she's found paradise when she lands a job working as an executive assistant on a picturesque land resort. The man she meets in the hotel bar that night proves just as alluring. He is gorgeous and powerful. Intoxicated by her good fortune, that chance encounter turns into a night of sultry passion, and drives her to ecstasy in the arms of a man whose name she does not know. Two days later, Jewel comes to work, excited to meet her new boss, the hotel's owner. Little does she know that the man waiting behind that office door is Piers Anetakis, the stranger who had coaxed her to such sensual heights and he'll fire her without rhyme or reason just hours later. Outrageous! What a coward! This is part of the *Waga Ichizoku Anetakis* (我が一族アネタ) - My Family Anetakis series. Volumes in series: 1: [Kokoro ga Anata o Wasurete mo](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=111628) 2: [Koukennin o Furimukaseru Houhou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=112575) 3: [Ichiya no Yume ga Sameta Toki](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=113338)
The true identity of Lisa, who is volunteering in the interior of Africa, is that of the Princess of Ohlemann. The rebellious royal has come to Africa to make something of herself. In the wake of a village attack by a terrorist group, Nick, a special unit-soldier, saves her. Acting as her lover, Nick helps her escape, then suddenly gives her a passionate kiss. Despite her outrage over his audaciousness, her heart flutters for the first time in her life. But she knows that waiting for her at home is an arranged wedding with the prince of a neighboring country, a prince that she has met only once as a child...
Amanda is a twenty-four-year-old virgin, who's been avoiding men due to memories from her past. She also volunteers for a charity that's important to her, but this time, her project is to create a risque calendar of sexy firemen. The most irresistible of them all is Deputy Chief Josh Marshall, and Amanda is determined to gain his cooperation. When she visits the station to talk to him, he tells her he'll participate...as long as Amanda shows him her sexy side, too.
from fictiondb: "I am master, and here -- I am the law" Sheikh Suliman El Khazir was a powerful man and used to getting what he wanted, and what he wanted was for Beth to be his desert bride! Despite her growing attraction, all Beth's instincts told her to resist. They were worlds apart -- she was an independent woman and he wanted a wife who would obey his every whim But then he kidnapped her and, alone with the sheikh, Beth was finding it increasingly difficult not to surrender to her desert destiny.
An English rose ready for plucking? When billionaire playboy Xavier de Maistre discovers he's in line to rule the kingdom of Kharastan, he's not eager to claim his birthright. Until he meets Laura Cottingham, the English lawyer who confirms the news. Laura is as fresh and pure as a newly bloomed rose Xavier decides he will embrace his heritage--and indulge his intense need to possess Laura. But is Laura ready and willing to be tamed and taken by this desert prince?
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.
THE TYCOON'S REBEL BRIDE Isabella has been carefully cultivating her love for the Anetakis family's middle son, Theron, since she was a little girl. Their fathers had been close friends, but when they passed away, she found that her wealthy Greek love had inherited responsibility of her well-being. Now she has her chance. She's determined that he will never treat her like a little girl again. She tosses all her innocent clothes aside and transforms herself into a woman too sexy to resist. Seeing Theron flustered after her first attempt at seduction, she thinks she's won. Imagine her surprise upon learning that he not only is set to wed a chaste social relation, but as her guardian, has seen it his duty to assemble a list of bachelors for her, as well! It is clear—he still hasn't opened his eyes to his love for her. And she is hell-bent on giving him a rude awakening. This is part of the *Waga Ichizoku Aneta* (我が一族アネタ) - My Family Aneta series. Volumes in series: 1: [Kokoro ga Anata o Wasurete mo](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=111628) 2: [Koukennin o Furimukaseru Houhou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=112575) 3: [Ichiya no Yume ga Sameta Toki](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=113338)