To learn how to make movies, Ella becomes the personal assistant of Italian movie producer Santo Corretti. However, Santo’s fame isn’t limited to the film industry. He’s also the son of a Sicilian noble, and being the arrogant playboy that he is, he can’t help trying to seduce Ella with his sweet smile. Ella has sworn to never have a relationship with her boss. However, when Santo summons her one morning, she’s shocked to find him in distress. Unsure what happened to his bottomless confidence, she can’t help but feel sorry for him—and consoles him with a kiss. (Source: Harlequin)

Bianca, a PR maven, is asked by her ailing grandfather to find a bracelet he once owned. She happily discovers it at an auction, only to be outbid by Liev Dragunov, a mysterious and handsome Russian billionaire. When Bianca begs him for the bracelet, he tells her that he'll give it to her...but only if she'll pretend to be his fiancee and help him become a part of New York society! (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!)

I've already lost everything. What more do you want to take from me? Natalya attends an interview to work at her father’s former company. She’s shocked to see who the new CEO is: Alexei, the man who cruelly dumped her five years ago. She’d never work for him, except he has sensitive information about her father and is threatening to release it. Natalya has no choice but to go along with the demands of the man she once loved.

**I’ve never been needed by anyone. Why does he love me?** Erika, a princess of a small country in Northern Europe, is traveling to America. She needs to tell billionaire Gervais that she’s pregnant with his child. Three months ago, Erika met him in England and they spent a night together. She never intended to see him again but feels obligated to inform him of the baby. She’s shocked when Gervais is delighted by the news and proposes to her. But as the fifth sibling in her family, she has no claim to the throne! What could Gervais possibly want with her? Bayou Billionaires #1

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...

In order to save my brother, I must marry the man I hate the most… One day, Maddison’s younger brother Kyle confesses to her that he was the one who sank the yacht of wealthy businessman Demetrius Papasakis, the man who fired their father, which led to his untimely death. Maddison is worried that once Demetrius finds out the truth, he’ll go to any lengths for revenge. When Demetrius suddenly appears at Maddison’s door, he has proof of Kyle’s guilt and demands that she marry him. Now Maddison has no choice but to accept Demetrius’s proposal and marry the man who is responsible for her father’s death… (Source: Harlequin)

Marriage to the millionaire was a miserable hell. Can she do it all again? Carly was elated by famous millionaire Stefano’s passionate proposal of marriage. But just three months into that marriage, Carly was dragged down from the heights of happiness into loveless misery. Stefano was barely ever home and, worse, he had a mistress. So Carly fled the mansion, only realizing afterward that she was pregnant. Seven years later, their child, whom she has been raising on her own, comes down with a serious illness, and she is unable to pay the massive cost of the surgery. She has only one choice…to ask Stefano for help. Furious that she has kept the existence of his child a secret all these years, he puts a condition on his help—they must become husband and wife once again.

I’ve secretly loved you all my life. This will be our last time together. Louise has secretly loved her cousin Max ever since they were kids. After he stood her up at her last high school dance, she buried her feelings and started to avoid him. Not long after, Max became the manager of the family restaurant. Louise has since become a top-rated PR consultant. But after finding out that she was adopted, she shut herself off from her family and decided to move out of the country. Her only regret is Max. Determined to make Max see her as a woman, she decides to work with him for three weeks before her departure.

It’s her job to help people get engaged. She isn’t supposed to be the one falling in love. Tara operates a bridal business in Sydney with her mother and two sisters. Her job is to help clients come up with perfect wedding proposals and to arrange beautiful weddings. One day, Patrick, a successful young businessman, comes to her with a request. Tara is suspicious of getting a request from a handsome millionaire who shouldn’t need help in the romance department. But after some consideration, she accepts, thinking the job may be a good PR opportunity if all goes well. Her plan is to calmly and efficiently complete the job as a professional—that is until he shakes her resolve with his glittering green eyes and dashing good looks…

You’ve closed your heart to me… Dario Di Sione, a multimillionaire, is in Maui, Hawaii, to retrieve a treasured pair of earrings at his grandfather’s request. He’s surprised to see his estranged wife, Anais, there. He left her six years ago after she’d cheated on him with his twin brother. Despite the painful misunderstanding between the two, Anais’s love for her husband hasn’t changed. Now she must gather her courage to tell him the important news—they have a son together!