Annuled engagements, "serves you right"s, condemnation events, doting, royalty, reincarnated heroines, banishment endings... it's fully loaded with all the charms of villainesses!! Despite all the Villainess' stories starting off in dire straits, in the end they're...all happy endings♪ A comicalization of popular villainess stories that were published on Shousetsuka ni Narou! An anthology of oneshots with happy endings!! Volume 1 (2019-09-25) Cover illustration: Maro 1. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Shinjitsu no Ai wo te ni Ireru** (悪役令嬢は真実の愛を手にいれる, The Villainess Will Obtain True Love) \[Hoshino Soumei x Nekomata Doremi\] An annulled engagement at a graduation party?! 2. **Konyaku Hakisarete Shuudouin ni Iku Ojou-sama no Hanashi** (婚約破棄されて修道院に行くお嬢様の話, The Tale of the Noble Girl who will go to a Monastery after her Engagement Annulment) \[Sorakura Shikiji x Yuuki Satoru\] Banishment after her younger sister steals her fiance?! 3. **Zettai ni Konyaku Haki Oshite Misemasu!: Akuyaku Reijou ni, Watashi wa Naru!** (絶対に婚約破棄をしてみせます！～悪役令嬢に、私はなる！, I Will Definitely Get My Engagement Annulled! ~I will become a Villainess!) \[Kuroe Yui x Reiga Utsuho\] To break off her engagement, she harasses the daughter of a Baron?! 4. **Aku no Kadou wo Ikimashou** (悪の華道を行きましょう, Shall We Walk Hand in Hand Down the Flowery Path of Evil?) \[Yamashiro Umeta x Mafuyubi\] After her engagement is annulled, she gets married to a fat old baldy?! 5. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Dainiouji no Hatsukoi ni Honrou sareru** (悪役令嬢は第二王子の初恋に翻弄される, The Villainess Trifles with the Second Prince's First Love) \[Oshitsuji Ei x Mizuno Saaya\] After being condemned, the second prince appears before me... Volume 2 (2020-02-25) Cover illustration: Maro 1. **Konyaku Haki wo Mochikakerarete Juusuunen, Soko Made Iunara Haki Shimashou!** (婚約破棄を持ちかけられて十数年、そこまで言うなら破棄しましょう! , It's Been 10 Years Since You Asked to Break Off Our Engagement, If You Insist That Much, Let's Break It Off!) \[Maro x Yoshimura\] She's been told multiple times since they were young to break off the engagement?! 2. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Mujaki ni Warau** (悪役令嬢は無邪気に笑う, The Villainess Laughs Innocently) \[Oshitsuji Ei x Yoruru\] A Condemnation Event after being called out to the rear garden?! 3. **Konyaku Haki kara Hajimaru Kokka Tatenaoshi-jutsu!** (婚約破棄から始まる国家建て直し術! , The Art of Rebuilding a Nation Begins with a Broken Engagement!) \[Kawano Akiko x Hazuki\] The Prince has an affair with the Saintess and calls off his engagement?! 4. **Anata wa Hamerareta no desu yo** (貴方は嵌められたのですよ, You Were Set Up, You Know?) \[Koyuki Iroha x Yuki Yukiko\] At the graduation party, my older sister's engagement was broken?! 5. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Bakushi Shimashita** (悪役令嬢は爆死しました, The Villainess Exploded) \[Nanso x bouro\] The Villainess tells the Second Prince "Serves you right"?! 6. **Tensei Shitara Akuyaku Reijou ni Narimashita. Konyaku Haki no Ibento, Hayaku Koi** (転生したら悪役令嬢になりました。婚約破棄のイベント、早く来い, I Reincarnated as a Villainess. Come Quickly, my Engagement Breaking Event" \[Mochida Moo x Kyouka Izumi\] The only ally the reincarnated Villainess has is the butler?! Volume 3 (2020-07-27) 1. **Aru Nitsu Fiancée no Kokoro no Koe ga Kikoeru You ni Narimashita.** (ある日婚約者の心の声が聞こえるようになりました。) \[Momo Fuyukusa x Subaru Enju\] 2. **Fiancée no Seikaku ga Gensaku to Chigau no desu ga** (婚約者の性格が原作と違うのですが) \[Mochida Moo x Kozuki\] 3. **Kirawarete Iru Aite ni Totsuida Hazu ga Itsunomanika Dekiai sarete Imashita** (嫌われている相手に嫁いだはずがいつのまにか溺愛されていました) \[Potagi x Mikoto.\] 4. **Aku no Kadou wo Oimashou** (悪の華道を追いましょう) \[Umeta Yamashiro x Mafuyubi\] 5. **Sono wo Kotoba, Yorokonde wo Uke Itashimasu wa** (そのお言葉、喜んでお受けいたしますわ) \[Ei Ohitsuji x Naoto Kiraku\] Volume 4 (2021-02-20) 1. **Konyaku Haki wo Shiro to Iwareta Keredo, mi ni Oboe Monakereba Scandal Netsuzou wo sareta Wakede mo Nakattanode Genin Kyuumei Oshite Mitara, Jitai ga Naname-jou ni Tenkai Shimashita!?** (婚約破棄をしろと言われたけれど、身に覚えもなければスキャンダル捏造をされたわけでもなかったので原因究明をしてみたら、事態が斜め上に展開しました!?) \[Wamome x Nishikata\] 2. **Kishikoku Saikyou Reijou ni Yoru Ken to Ken to Renai-jutsu** (騎士国最恐令嬢による剣と拳と恋愛術) \[Yumika Kanade\] 3. **Aishiteiru kara Shikata no Nai Hanashi** (愛しているから仕方のない話) \[Yonoichi Kida x Dora Sakaki\] 4. **Tensei Reijou-tachi wa Aisurumono to Musubaretai** (転生令嬢たちは愛する者と結ばれたい) \[Rie Chiaki\] 5. **Akumu no Sotsugyou Party** (悪夢の卒業パーティー) \[Hachi Yatsuhashi x Funineko\] 6. **Akuyaku Reijou… Sasenasai!!** (悪役令嬢…させなさい!!) \[Akiko Kawano\] Volume 5 (2021-05-31) 1. **Watashi to Ouji no Kanchigai Konyaku Haki Soudou** (私と王子の勘違い婚約破棄騒動) \[Maro\] 2. **Watashi to Kekkon suru Tsumori de Konyaku Haki wo shita You desu ga Watashi wa Anata to Kekkon suru ki wa Arimasen** (私と結婚するつもりで婚約破棄をしたようですが私は貴方と結婚する気はありません) \[Tsukasa Usui x Tetsuhako\] 3. **Yasagure Reijou wa Shikkoku no Dress wo Matou** (やさぐれ令嬢は漆黒のドレスを纏う) \[Hizuki\] 4. **Konyaku Hakisareta node Aisuru Okashi Omankitsu Shimasu** (婚約破棄されたので愛するお菓子を満喫します) \[Touya Kagari\] 5. **Aku no Kadou wo Tsubushimashou** (悪の華道を潰しましょう) \[Umeta Yamashiro x Mafuyubi\] Volume 6 (2021-12-27) 1. **Survival Gamer desu ga Otome Game ni Tensei shite Shimaimashita: Akuyaku Reijou wa Kami Aim** (サバイバルゲーマーですが乙女ゲームに転生してしまいました~悪役令嬢は神エイム~) \[Yuu Aikawa\] 2. **Gouyoku no Akuyaku Reijou** (強欲の悪役令嬢) \[Poyoko Mugicha x Ehito\] 3. **Wakiyaku Reijou wa, Konyaku Haki sarete Yuuga ni Hanahiraku.** (脇役令嬢は、婚約破棄されて優雅に花開く。) \[Natsu Maaraa x Sazanami\] 4. **Fiancé wa Watashi wo Sutete Imouto wo Erabimashita ga, Imouto wa Jigen Bakudandeshita** (婚約者は私を捨てて妹を選びましたが、妹は時限爆弾でした) \[Hodaka Tachibana x Amon Sekimiya\] 5. **Konyaku Haki sareta ya Sagure Reijou wa Osananajimi no do M Ouji to Shiawase ni Narimasu** (婚約破棄されたやさぐれ令嬢は幼馴染のドM王子と幸せになります) \[Nayu Koyama\] 6. **Aku no Kadou wo Moyashimashou** (悪の華道を燃やしましょう) \[Umeta Yamashiro x Mafuyubi\] Volume 7 (2022-07-29) 1. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Oshi Couple no Tame ni Konyaku Haki wo go Shomou desu** (悪役令嬢は推しカプのために婚約破棄をご所望です) \[Aoi Kashii\] 2. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Shiawase ni Naru Tameni Warui Onna ni Naru.** (悪役令嬢は幸せになるために悪い女になる。) \[Mimasaka x Maa\] 3. **Konyaku Haki sareta Akuyaku Reijou wa Seigi no Reijou desu: Anata-kata wa Heimin wo Baka ni Shi Sugi desu** (婚約破棄された悪役令嬢は正義の令嬢です〜貴方方は平民を馬鹿にしすぎです〜) \[Shijiki Sorakura x Koyuki\] 4. **Itsuwari no Akuyaku Reijou, Reikoku to Uwasa no Maou Kyou ni Totsugu** (偽りの悪役令嬢、冷酷と噂の魔王卿に嫁ぐ) \[Aoi Michiyuki\] 5. **Shokei sareru Koushaku Reijou wa Sukui no Ouji no Yume wo Miru** (処刑される公爵令嬢は救いの王子の夢を見る) \[Rita Shirohito x Cyclamen\] Volume 8 (2022-12-28) 1. **Reikoku Reijou wa Juuboku Kemonohito to Shiawase ni Natte Misemasu** (冷酷令嬢は従僕獣人と幸せになってみせます) \[Odayaka\] 2. **Heroine no Musume desu ga, Douyara Watashi wa Akuyaku Reijou no You desu** (ヒロインの娘ですが、どうやら私は悪役令嬢のようです) \[Kuina Kurosuke x Yume Ayato\] 3. **Akujo ni Shitaterareta Watashi wo Shinjite Kureta no wa Osananajimi Dakedeshita** (悪女に仕立てられた私を信じてくれたのは幼馴染だけでした) \[Kogane Kuriyama x mayan\] 4. **Shiawase Toiuwana** (幸せという罠) \[ARATA x Rittan\] 5. **Megami-sama Kayatchimai na to no Oboshimeshitesu** (女神様がやっちまいなとの思し召しです) \[Tarou Uki x Mayuran\] Volume 9 (2023-02-28) 1. **Akugyaku Reijou, Sawaru na Kiken** (悪虐令嬢、触るな危険) \[Hako Kobako x Yuzu Aiduchi\] 2. **Konyaku Hakisaretara, Shiranakatta Watashi Nerai no Onii-sama ga Norikonde Kite “Koori no Boukun” ka shite Shimatta.** (婚約破棄されたら、知らなかった私狙いのお兄様が乗り込んで来て『氷の暴君』化してしまった。) \[KATINO x Beni Mitsuki\] 3. **Sekai wo Horobosu Densetsu no Yokoshima Ryuu ga, Zense de Dekiai shite Ita Aikendatta Baai no Akuyaku Reijou no Sue** (世界を滅ぼす伝説の邪竜が、前世で溺愛していた愛犬だった場合の悪役令嬢の末) \[Natsu Maaraa x sasasa\] 4. **Akuyaku Reijou no Tannin** (悪役令嬢の担任) \[Nakami Nowaki\] 5. **Ottori Houseki Hime no No Damage Konyaku Haki Soudou** (おっとり宝石姫のノーダメージ・婚約破棄騒動) \[Soumei Hoshino x Subaru Takato\] Volume 10 (2023-08-31) 1. **Togetoge Reijou to Rival Reisoku no wo Sawagase Konyaku** (トゲトゲ令嬢とライバル令息のお騒がせ婚約) \[Yoshimura\] 2. **Konyaku Haki sareru Koto ga Wakatte Itanode, Sakimawari wo Shimashita.** (婚約破棄されることがわかっていたので、先回りをしました。) \[Sotova Adashino x Mahiro Arisawa\] 3. **Tobari-hime wa Yoru ni Hohoemu: Konyaku Haki wo Ryoushou shimashita. Mochiron Torikeshi Fuka desu wa!: Kanojo ga Kao wo Kakushite Ita Hontou no Riyuu** (とばり姫は夜に微笑む　～婚約破棄を了承しました。もちろん取り消し不可ですわ！～　彼女が顔を隠していた本当の理由) \[Mayumu Manata x Mikoto.\] 4. **Yousei-hime wa Henkyou Buta ni Oshikatsu sareru** (妖精姫は辺境豚に推し活される) \[Jicco x Tomato Fuji\] 5. **Akuyaku Reijou to Yandere Ouji no Shuuchaku Ai** (悪役令嬢とヤンデレ王子の執着愛) \[Yui Kikuta x Kotoko\] Volume 11 (2024-01-31) 1. **Shinku no Reijou wa Jiko Koutei kan Hikume!** (深紅の令嬢は自己肯定感低め！) \[Kiiko Jou x Emu Osanai x Maro\] 2. **Konyaku Hakisareta node Moto Fiancé kara Fiancée Ubatte Yarimashita⁉** (婚約破棄されたので元婚約者から婚約者奪ってやりました⁉) \[Matsu Kokonoe\] 3. **Toaru Warui Reijou no Fukushuu** (とある悪い令嬢の復讐) \[Sotova Adashino x Yasai Yuuki\] 4. **Hiiro no Akuyaku Reijou wa Ryo Iro no Bara wo Someageru** (緋色の悪役令嬢は呂色の薔薇を染め上げる) \[Sumi Ogino x Megi Hawan\] 5. **Tsuihou sareta Watashi ga, Douyara Kokuhou no You desu⁉: Inkya Reijou no Kaiteki Henkyou Life** (追放された私が、どうやら国宝のようです⁉ ～陰キャ令嬢の快適辺境ライフ～) \[Akiwo Yasaka x Yuu Aikawa\] Volume 12 (2024-05-28) 1. **Bara En no Koi** (薔薇園の恋) \[Yura Kiyose x Nae Natsuno\] 2. **Tensei Shitara Danzai Sumi de Shokei Machi no Akuyaku Reijou Datta** (転生したら断罪済で処刑待ちの悪役令嬢だった) \[Satova Adashino x Toko\] 3. **Akuyaku Reijou wa Koori no Kikoushi no Himitsu no Fiancée** (悪役令嬢は氷の貴公子の秘密の婚約者) \[Soto Ooba x Kureha\] 4. **Akuyaku Reijou, Danzai Zen Kinkyuu 36-jikan** (悪役令嬢、断罪前緊急３６時間) \[Tama Yugyouji x Mika\] Volume 13 (2024-09-30) 1. **Denka no Tame ni Akujo ni Narimasu** (殿下のために悪女になります) \[Mari Kuroko x Mirai Takaoka\] 2. **Akuyaku Reijou to Kamen no Kishi** (悪役令嬢と仮面の騎士) \[Momiji Komaki x Nae Natsuno\] 3. **Konyaku Haki wa Kamaimasen ga, Mame wo Kakushite Iruto Gozonji Nakatta no?** (婚約破棄は構いませんが、魔眼を隠しているとご存じなかったの？) \[Sumi Ogino x Hoshio Arata\] 4. **Heroine ga Haraguro Datta node** (ヒロインが腹黒だったので) \[Kawa Sakyuu x Memko\] 5. **Tensei Shita Moto Akuyaku Reijou, Mura Musume Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Shite Ita Hazu ga Hakuton Ouji ni Totsugu Koto ni Narimashita** (転生した元悪役令嬢、村娘生活を満喫していたはずが白豚王子に嫁ぐことになりました) \[Akiwo Yasaka x Miyako Miyano\] Volume 14 (2025-05-30) 1. **Kuse Tsuyo Game? Sonna no Kankei Arimasen: Danzai go no Akuyaku Reijou wa Yosei wo Shizuka ni Kurashitai** (クセつよゲーム？そんなの関係ありません～断罪後の悪役令嬢は余生を静かに暮らしたい～) \[Naco Shirogane\] 2. **Shinigami to Reijou** (死神と令嬢) \[Fukusuke Miyamoto x Makoto Beppu\] 3. **Boujaku Bujin Ouji wo Yoshiyoshi shitetara, Doko ni dashite mo Hazukashikunai Yandere ni Narimashita.** (傍若無人王子をヨシヨシしてたら、どこに出しても恥ずかしくないヤンデレになりました。) \[Akiwo Yasaka x Shinobumaru\] 4. **Watashi no Shitteru Douwa ja Nai Kedo!** (私の知ってる童話じゃないけど！) \[Ei Ohitsuji x Satsuki Nakamura\] 5. **Kao Dake to Iwareta Akuyaku Reijou wa Shi ni Modotte Koi ni Madou** (顔だけと言われた悪役令嬢は死に戻って恋に惑う) \[Akira Shikibu x Emu Osanai\] Volume 15 (2025-10-31) 1. **Shakui wo Yokose, Ima sugu Yokose, Totto to Yokose: Sen Megami wa Shakui ga Hoshii** (爵位をよこせ、今すぐよこせ、とっととよこせ～戦女神は爵位が欲しい) \[Satova Adashino x Kureha\] 2. **Higorono Okonai ga Mono wo Iu** (日頃の行いがモノをいう) \[Maro Sakura x Rittan\] 3. **Akuyaku Reijou wo Enjiru Dake no Kantan na Oshigoto desu?** (悪役令嬢を演じるだけの簡単なお仕事です？) \[Yutaka Shimazaki x Izumi\] 4. **Iinari Ouji to Fiancée** (言いなり王子と婚約者) \[Naka Morino x Minato Kouzuki\] 5. **Bug Darake no Sekai ni Tensei Shitara Oshi ni Dekiai saremashita** (バグだらけの世界に転生したら推しに溺愛されました) \[Akiko Kawano x Akira Sengoku\] Volume 16 (2026-01-30) 1. **Akuyaku Reijou to Yobaretemasu ga, Kinsaku ni Hisshina dake nan desu!** (悪役令嬢と呼ばれてますが、金策に必死なだけなんです！) \[Nae Natsuno\] 2. **Uso no Hakenai Watakushi wa Konyaku Haki saremasu** (ウソの吐けないわたくしは婚約破棄されます) \[Ayumi Fujiwara x Komoji Mitsuhara\] 3. **Aishiau Futari no Jama wo shita Akuyaku Reijou no watashi wa, Yotei Douri Danzai sareru** (愛し合う二人の邪魔をした悪役令嬢の私は、予定通り断罪される) \[Anno x Rin Haruki\] 4. **Nemureru Akuyaku Reijou** (眠れる悪役令嬢) \[Mariko Kawazoe x Mafuyubi\] 5. **Kiraware Akujo no Yakuwari wo Hatashite Kietara, Kazoku ya Fiancé ga Taihen na Koto ni Natte Imashita** (嫌われ悪女の役割を果たして消えたら、家族や婚約者が大変なことになっていました) \[Yui Sakuraba x Kotoko\]

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 the *City Bride* series: V.1 - Fiance Wanted Fast! (*Yatowareta Fiancé*) Half a year after Ben dumped Phoebe at their engagement party, she’s stuck searching for another roommate to keep her house—as well as a date for Ben’s wedding. Gib needs to prove that he can just be friends with a woman, so he offers to fill both the new tenant and fake boyfriend positions. Can Gib keep things friendly and professional, or will Phoebe’s trust in him grow to something neither of them are ready for? ============================= V.2 - A Whirlwind Engagement (*Konyaku wa Arashi no You ni*) Josh and Bella have been good friends for years... They have been very close and never thought of each other romantically. He knows her numerous loves and disappointments and how she looks without any makeup. However, this relationship Bella thought would last forever comes to an end when Josh tells her that he's getting married. These words shock her and Bella's heart breaks at the realization that she's too late. She loves him as a man... not only as friend. She tries to hide her feelings for him, so she can stay close to him, at least as a friend. But it's harder than she thinks!

In the *Karameru no Koimonogatari / The Carramer Legacy* series: 1) *Ousama to Mermaid / The Monarch's Son*, illus. by MINATO Yoriko HE'D SAVED HER LIFE - When the riptide unloosed her, Allie Carter washed ashore at the feet of Lorne de Marigny, monarch of Carramer. A prince unparalleled in handsomeness...and in having his desires fulfilled. And he demanded that Allie remain at his villa with him and his son. COULD SHE RESCUE A PRINCE? - Acting as adorable Nori's companion silenced those who'd question Allie's relationship with the widower prince. But Allie needed to know why Lorne seemed so tortured. Why he rarely spoke of his wife, when his child so desperately wanted a mother. And if there was a place for her with Lorne and his son.. 2) *Prince ni Kataomoi / The Prince's Bride-To-Be*, illus. by ASOU Ayumu She remembered vividly the day they were betrothed. Michael de Marigny had been a young version of the impressive prince he'd become. She'd listened raptly as the teenager enacted the ancient ceremony...with her twin sister. Forever after, Caroline Temple had dreamed she was Michael's intended. And then she got her wish... When Michael sent for his American 'bride-to-be,' her twin begged Caroline to assume her identity and end the engagement. But once Caroline encountered her dream man and his motherless child, she forgot why she'd come...and why this man and baby weren't hers for the taking! 3) *Princess ni Kiss Shitara / The Princess's Proposal*, illus. by KARINO Mao "MY HORSE AND MY SECRET AGAINST YOUR LAND." Princess Adrienne de Marigny had issued edicts before, but this one was different... and dangerous. Long before arrogant rancher Hugh Jordan had infiltrated her kingdom -- and her fantasies -- Adrienne had vowed to be a successful breeder of horses, using her prize stallion, Carazzan. But Hugh desired to own Carazzan -- and to bend the princess to his will. And the man had some bargaining power: her deeply held secret... and her soul-deep passion for him. Yet neither could foresee what events the princess's proposal would unleash.. Descriptions taken from fictiondb. Note: These are the first three books of Valerie Parv's *Carramer * series and is part of the Carramer Crown sub-series which is followed by the Carramer Legacy sub-series, and the Carramer Trust sub-series respectively.

CONFESSIONS OF A MILLIONAIRE'S MISTRESS Celeste thought she’d be handed the reins to her father’s company, but when her father passes off the business to Ben, she finds their relationship strained. Keeping an eye on how Ben handles the company might lead to him being a bigger influence on her life than just lightening her pocketbook, as fate threatens to change the best-grown plans of this botanical business.

After her mother passed away, Elizabeth was going through her mother's things, when she discovered a letter that told her the true identity of her father. She decided to do whatever it takes to meet him, which means…becoming his caretaker? At least this way, Elizabeth decided, she can stay by his side. He takes a liking to her and she works hard as his devoted caretaker, but there’s one man at the mansion who views her with suspicion. It’s her father’s adopted son, the coldhearted, hardworking Andreas. He’s convinced she’s out to steal the family’s wealth. He orders her to spend nights working as his secretary so he can see what she’s really like. Will he discover her true identity?

THE INNOCENT'S DARK SEDUCTION From fictiondb: When a passionate possession leads to pregnancy... Roark Navarre is ruthless and relentless. He wants beautiful Lia, and he will have her! When he discovers that she is a virgin, taking his prize becomes even sweeter. But the innocent's dark seduction has only just begun! Many years ago, Lia was the innocent victim of Roark's merciless financial ruin of her father. But it's too late for regrets -- soon she finds she's carrying his child. She doesn't want Roark, her bitter enemy, to know. Because surely he will do what he's always done -- exact his price!

Watching over him... Playing royal bodyguard to Mathiaz de Marigny, the seductive Baron Montravel, was a temptation few women could resist. But the moment he was out of harm's way, Jacinta Newnham had fled his château -- and abandoned memories of moonlit nights that left them both weak with unfulfilled passion. Now stricken with amnesia and in danger once again, Mathiaz summoned Jacinta back to his side. Jacinta vowed to protect his life, but the greater peril was to her heart -- and the haunting secret she could never reveal. When the truth surrounding Mathiaz's accident -- and Jacinta's connection to it -- surfaced, would he force her to leave, or refuse to let her go again...? **** Second of the Carramer Legacy Sub-Series: 1. Crowns and a Cradle (2002) [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56184/) 2. The Baron and the Bodyguard (2002) [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56185/) 3. The Marquis and the Mother-To-Be (2002) [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/56554/)

from fictiondb: What the duke of Mandala wants -- he gets! The reputation of the duke of Mandala is infamous -- Alessandro is every inch the playboy. His self-made millions, combined with his suave Sicilian heritage, make him dangerously attractive. Isobel Roche knew all of this before she even met Alessandro, but nothing could have prepared her for his skillful seduction. Now he has the power to destroy her -- unless she gives him what he wants.

After her mother passes away,Eva finds out that her father was the prince of a foreign country in the Middle East,and she is escorted to that country to meet her grandfather. When her grandfather arranges for Eva to marry Sheikh Karim Al-Nasr of the neighboring country,she doesn't know what to do! Before,all Eva was worried about was working two jobs in order to live on her own and pay for school; now she must find a way to come off as the worst bridal candidate. Despite her efforts,they are married,and Eva must put up with Karim's cold behavior. Karim's only concern is his daughter,which makes him keep his distance... but it only makes Eva want to get closer to him. Will he eventually let her into his heart?

UNBUTTONED BY HER MAVERICK BOSS Sophy takes a job organizing Lorenzo’s office. He is a freewheeling businessman who rose from poverty and, to Sophy’s annoyance, walks around half-naked. Famous for being a playboy during his school days, he is not a man Sophy is sure she can manage. In a bid to get him to wear a shirt, she challenges him to a basketball game, but is she really certain she wants to win?