**When all he wants to do is die a hero, one man joins the Space Force to look cool while saving the planet! The only problem? He’s too good at his job to die!** Nao’s got it rough: Already a cringe-inducing, late-blooming loser, things really hit a new low when his girlfriend runs off with another guy. With nothing left to lose, Nao sees an advertisement for the Space Force, the elite military organization that protects the planet from all extraterrestrial threats. It’s the perfect place to achieve the one thing he still desires–a cool, inspiring death! Trouble is, this brand-new ensign is way too good at his job. As the commander of the “Unwanteds,” a unit of misfits destined for the front lines, he really ought to have gone out in a blaze of glory by now. So why is it that he keeps surviving? Why is it that everybody thinks he’s some kind of hero?! Nao may be ready to die, but is he ready to live and fight another day? *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*

When pediatrician Katrina goes back to work after a vacation, she meets newly appointed Dr. Reese for the first time. He's an exceptionally handsome and talented doctor, but he also has a reputation for being cold. When he invites her to dinner, Katrina finds him to be surprisingly kind, and gradually she finds herself falling for him. But she's sworn to never get involved in a workplace romance again. On top of that, when Dr. Reese finds out that Katrina is deaf, he starts to distance himself from her. She knows she can't risk opening her heart to him... (Source: Renta!)

Daisy, a poor waitress, decided to marry multimillionaire Matteo after they met by chance. Matteo needed a wife in order to take over his grandfather's company and he assured her the marriage would be for two years only. However, three years have gone by now and Daisy is still married! Exasperated, she asks Matteo for a divorce. But she's shocked when he proposes that they make their relationship real. He's never so much as looked at her in the past three years, and now he wants a real marriage? (Source: Harlequin K.K./SoftBank Creative)

One night... Everyone's talking about Zoe Balfour -- the illegitimate heiress! She flies to New York to discover more about her biological family and goes a little wild, shocking even herself by spending one night with a gorgeous stranger.... One baby! The gradual loss of his sight has caused Manhattan mogul Max Monroe to close himself off from the world -- a wife and child are most certainly not on his agenda! How will Zoe, once just a spoiled socialite and now unexpectedly pregnant, unlock the dark heart of a man who may never see his own child?

Johara, who has been brought up in confinement since childhood as the bride of the next king, is suddenly told that her engagement was called off. She thinks she finally has her own freedom. Johara is excited at the prospect of a new life, but her hopes are cruelly dashed. The rightful king to the throne, Azim, who has been missing for more than twenty years, comes back and decides to marry her. The first time they meet, Azim is so cold and indifferent that Johara turns pale. She wants to be free... For the first time in her life, Johara gives in to her impulses and runs away...? (Source: Renta!)

After learning that her betrothal was just another one of her father's business transactions, Allegra ran away the night before her wedding. She refused to be in a loveless marriage and disowned her family for what they tried to do. Seven years later, she's a new woman with a life she's built on her own. The emotions from her past have long been buried and forgotten. A twist of fate brings Allegra back together with her almost-husband, Stefano. Due to extenuating circumstances, she reluctantly agrees to return to Italy with him and reside in his home. As old wounds reopen, the flame of a love forgotten threatens to consume her, and the past refuses to remain buried any longer. (Source: Harlequin K.K./SoftBank Creative)

from fictiondb: And the winner is... The one woman who didn't bid! Cara Breedon is facing her biggest career challenge to date -- to convince impossible, attractive and eminently eligible bachelor Wyatt McCauley to auction himself off for charity. Cara has tried every trick she knows, but Wyatt won't say yes. Underneath, Wyatt is intrigued by Cara and, little does she know, she's beginning to wear him down. He definitely wants to see more of her. All he has to do is agree to appear in the auction and place an exorbitant bid in her name so that Cara wins the prize -- a weekend with Wyatt! [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/88223/)

Elizabeth "Lily" Finch runs a successful catering company, but even the best meals come from a few cracked eggs. Lily''s path to catering success has been full of heartbreak and shattered dreams. When the prince of the Harrat Salma kingdom, Karim Al-Hassan, comes to her in his time of need, she turns him away! Lily doesn't have the time to take on any more work, but Karim comes up with a brilliant plan: if he becomes her assistant, she'll have the time to take on a few more catering jobs…and just maybe find a bit of love on the side. (Source: Renta!)

Kat's husband, the late Earl of the Grange, left her with a very large amount of debt when he suddenly passed away. She's on the brink of losing everything; her family, her mansion, and her beloved home, High Farm. As this is happening, an unexpected visitor comes to pay a visit to Kat. A man named Heath, who also happens to be Kat's long, lost adopted brother! When they were young, they were secretly in love with each another but, Heath was discriminated by her jealous brother, Joseph, and the villagers because of his "gypsy" features. He left High Farm and was never seen again...Until 10 years later, when Heath has transformed into a successful, business owner and comes back to seek revenge against the people who had wronged him before...particularly Kat and her family! (Source: Renta!)

Halina, a princess of the kingdom of Abkar, who has never known freedom. She sneaks into a party where she wants a once-in-a-lifetime moment to herself and meets Rico, a beautiful millionaire. She wants to live for herself just for tonight....Halina, who has been lured to him, offers her virginity to Rico. As a result, she becomes pregnant with Rico's child and is ordered by her furious father to live in a remote palace where no one comes. Two months later, Rico appears in front of Halina, who is living a lonely life. He asks her to marry him, but tells her that he will never love her. A loveless marriage...Is this the price for living freely for just one night? (Source: Renta!)

These are different stories involving Devilman's world. Some are about Devilman and add to the mythology some are separate stories that don't involve Devilman but take place the same time as the events in the original Devilman manga. They are illustrated by various artists. There are some color pages in the start middle and toward the end. There are some truly amazing art and stories in these volumes. Number one is written and illustrated by Lazy Hagawari, Tatsuya Egawa, Katsuya Terada, Ken Ishikawa, Go Nagai and Shinichi Hiromoto. Number two is written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, Noriko Nagano, Go Nagai, Akihiko Takadera and Kazuko Yumeno. Number three is written and illustrated by Noburu Miyama, Miki Toro, Shinobu Kaze, Sho-u Tajima, Masaomi Kanzaki, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Iou Kuroda.

A series of short manga stories, revealing important background details about the five young Gundam pilots and Relena Peacecraft. Episode Zero explains such details from the series as the origin of Duo Maxwell's nickname "Shinigami" (Grim Reaper/God of Death), Quatre Raberba Winner's link with the Maganac mercenaries, and other elements that would go on to play major roles in the Gundam Wing anime and its sequel, Endless Waltz. Before the outbreak of the colony war, forces were at work shaping the future and preparing its players for the final game. As children, each of the Gundam pilots endured hardships that would have broken the will of any normal person. Gundam pilots Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton, Quatre Rabbera Winner and Chang Wufei have endured more pain and difficulties than most people experience in a lifetime. But not even their comrades in arms could have known about the even more tumultuous childhoods as war orphans and other hardships. (Source: Anime News Network)