Leah Taylor has covered Mafia turf wars, the AIDS epidemic and conflict in war-torn countries. What's happened to her that has her covering local fluff pieces in a small town? One brightpoint in her life is that her station's helicopter pilot is an old flame-Wyatt. A minor story about a small boat winds up with her crew and a group of students adrift in storm season on perilous waters. The mighty seas are getting rough,and it looks as though Leah's slim chance at romance is about to get tossed, too.

from fictiondb: Surprise father! Nina in a maternity hospital? Jack Gulliver was in shock! This was the woman who had walked out on him eight months ago. Eight months! Could she have had his baby? He still missed and wanted Nina--with a passion--and now was his chance to get her back. Sure, he'd argued against having children, but he could change. Jack knew Nina was wary. She thought one cry from baby Charlotte would have him running for the door. But just how much trouble could one small baby be? [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/107982/)

Intelligence operative Chance Mackenzie has been looking for an elusive international terrorist, and finally comes across some information about the terrorist's beloved daughter. Her name is Sunny. She is clearly in league with the terrorists. Chance fakes a "chance encounter," gets Sunny on a private plane and crashes it in a canyon. It was all part of his plan to get her alone and trick her into revealing her father's location. But her bright, sparkling eyes and golden hair are so pure and angelic... Chance is confused by these new, intense feelings brought about by a passionate kiss. [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/62071/)

Armed with her charming long hair and sex appeal, the gorgeous Sara Jonouchi is a professional “breaker-upper." One day, Sara takes on a request from a middle-age housewife to catch her “cheating" husband in the act so that she can collect what's hers and leave him in the dust. Sara uses every trick in the book to seduce her target - - with no results! Skeptical about the housewife's motives, Sara asks that she be looked into. A little bit of research shows that while her serious, mild-mannered husband is at work, the housewife is dressed up and out on the town. Where is she heading every day!? [from Renta!](https://en-renta.papy.co.jp/)

We got married seven years ago. Do you really not remember me? Seven years ago, Joshua Falcon burst through the doors of a local diner and asked the woman working there if she would marry him. It wasn't meant to be a marriage of love, but one of financial responsibility—he had to be married to take over his family's company. The woman was Vera, and she was a ravishing blonde...or at least that was what Joshua thought. In actuality, she was Jessie, a chocolate-haired coworker of Vera's who'd borrowed her uniform! Jessie has lived for seven years as Joshua's hidden wife and was paid a monthly stipend, but Joshua never bothered with her, keeping mistresses instead. One day, he meets this intriguing woman and chooses to make her his mistress. The trouble is, it's Jessie and she's already married to him...but she might just hold off on telling him that.

This anthology presents the first English translation of a selection of twelve short stories from the comics anthology popocomi (vol 1—5 + one special edition), published irregularly by Japanese bookstore and gallery Popotame. Each of the twelve different artists offer their own unique perspective on manga in these original works. 1. Winter Break 2029 by [MISSISSIPPI](https://mangabaka.org/author/wt6wmo5/mississippi) 2. The Spirit of the Beehive by [YOKOYAMA Yu](https://mangabaka.org/author/nnm7klg/yokoyama-yuu) 3. Desucha on the Road: Shank's Mare by [FUJIMURA Izumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/2nlxq5n/fujimura-izumi) 4. In a Worm-Eaten Town by [NAKADA Ikumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/x25uipu/nakada-ikumi) 5. ILLNESS by [MASCO Eri](https://mangabaka.org/author/ls9epc6/masco-eri) 6. Playing with a Weirdo by [KAYA Hiroya](https://mangabaka.org/author/yfl3he9/kaya-hiroya) 7. The Month of May and Outer Space and Light and Women by [FURUGORI Kanako](https://mangabaka.org/author/a63mo43/furugori-kanako) 8. News from the Smelting Furnace by [YOSHIDA Waka](https://mangabaka.org/author/n9te57s/yoshida-waka) 9. The Passion of the Workshop by [Nerunodaisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) 10. Neutral by [TAKAHASHI Yuki (II)](https://mangabaka.org/author/ejypdh1/takahashi-yuki-ii) 11. From the Book Shop by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) 12. Outdoor Lights by [SAKATA Kiyoko](https://mangabaka.org/author/myjptxj/sakata-kiyoko) For vol. 2: Anthology of thirteen Japanese and Korean artists. The subtitle is “Some world somewhere, somewhere in the world”. We all live in our own different worlds, but we can feel like we're living in the same world by liking the same artist, reading the same comic. A5, paperback, glossy cover, b/w 98 pages. Artists: Younggeun Byun, Maiko Dake, Imjina, Sayaka Ishiyama, Heny Kim, Inori Kito, Yoonhee Lee, merry-mj, MISSISSIPPI, Akiko Miyakoshi, Ikumi Nakada, Tsuchika Nishimura, OOO Note: A Japanese 2-in-1 volume also came out.

I want a baby. But I haven't met the one yet. He is the last person I wanted to see in this miserable state... The sadness she was suppressing welled up, and Scarlet cried in front of her childhood friend. Dreaming of a marriage and a family but unable to meet the person she was destined to be with even after turning thirty, she at least wanted a child, so she opted for artificial insemination that, again, didn't take this month... When John finds out about her situation, he makes an unbelievable proposal. Why don't you choose me as the father? And do it the old-fashioned way. But...you've hated me. Why would you do this?

Coupling: Draco Malfoy x Hermione Granger Read [T.Chinese](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01178924.html) and [English](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01292320.html) version on DLsite.

Ten years ago, Maribelle suffered a severe chest wound while protecting her young brother-in-law, Leon. However, in aristocratic society, women with physical scars are despised and ridiculed. For this reason, Maribelle left the ducal family she grew up in, but even at a local aristocratic mansion where she worked as a servant, she was called a marred woman and spent her days being mistreated by the countess and the servants. Even now, she is betrayed by the only kind person in her life, and when he attempts to assault her, she is rescued by a heroic knight in black who has stopped by town on his triumphal return. He, whom Maribelle did not recognize, tells her he has come for her. (Source: MangaPlaza)

Spotted with his former lover… Lucy’s heart aches when Blue, the man she has longed for, returns home for the first time in twelve years. But then she sees him dancing intimately with his ex-girlfriend Jenny, who is soon to be wed to his older brother, Gerry. Later that night, Gerry is killed…and Blue is the prime suspect. Lucy is put in charge of the investigation. There’s no way Blue’s the criminal, but all the evidence she finds keeps pointing to him!

Adapted from the novel “The CEO is Hungry” by the famous writer Tao Xiao Yao from zongheng.com. To increase the sales of her company’s men’s magazine, she made a risky move to take sneaky photos of a handsome man. However, she was stripped naked by the man when she was supposed to be taking photos of him. What a sudden reversal! She even had to sell herself and become his woman. Just when she was about to defend her chastity, she became the only one who could touch him! [Original Webtoon](https://www.iqiyi.com/manhua/detail_18yzlxauid.html) Official English

Melfy has been abused by her family since she was a child and forced to cook as the "cook's daughter." One day, her fiancé, Shallow, suddenly breaks off their engagement. His new fiancée turns out to be Melfy's stepsister, Avaricia...! With nowhere to go, Melfy ends up working as a chef for the "ruthless marquis," Luke. Luke, known as the "magician of ice down to his heart," is transformed by Melfy's special cooking! (Source: Kodansha, translated)