Opening the front door, Carmen holds her breath. Farooq is looking down at her with hate-filled eyes. A year and a half ago, she met the desert prince, Farooq, at an international conference. They fell in love, and she became pregnant. But she couldn't imagine marrying someone like him, so she hid her pregnancy and disappeared. And now that Farooq knows the truth, he's come for her. Resistence is futile. He grabs her arm and steals a kiss, making her lose any strength in her body. There was no woman who could withstand his charm. (Source: Renta!)
The plan of the incredibly close sisters... is to show what's what to their mother who always was prejudiced against the older sister! "I know very well that a parent's love isn't always equal... but I'm fine as long as I have my little sister with me!" Amanda is plain and always ridiculed when compared to her beautiful younger sister, Adeline. Her parents ignored her and other people's words hurt her... but only at first. After Amanda learned how Adeline truly felt, all Amanda could think about was how to become the best big sister to Adeline as she could be. If she had the time to be hurt, then she could improve herself for Adeline's sake! In other words, she became someone with the mental strength of steel and an obsession with her little sister. Their mother had always irrationally doted on Adeline, so they made a plan to escape her clutches. When they put it into motion...
45 works from 43 Fellows! manga magazine contributors on the theme of swimsuits. (Source: Natalie, translated)
The setting is Lillian Academy, a private Catholic all-girls school where the student council is known as the Yamayurikai (Mountain Lily Council) and younger students are taken under the wing of older students through a system known as the "soeur system" ("soeur" is French for "sister"). The main character, Yumi, who is basically a nobody, suddenly finds herself interacting with the members of the Yamayurikai and their soeurs, most notably her crush, the talented, beautiful, and withdrawn Sachiko...
Trish's first love was Adam, a man sixteen years her senior. Figuring there was no way he could love her back, she pulled away from him, but now it's four years later, and she has met him again at his engagement party. Adam is more attractive than ever, and his lovely bride-to-be seems like a good match. Trish wonders what might have happened if she hadn't run away all those years ago... She returns to her hometown on a remote island, hoping to soften the sting of her regret. Her relief doesn't last long, though, as Adam has followed her there! What could he possibly be thinking? (Source: Renta!)
During her spring break, Isabella, a college student from the United States, visited Rome. There she met Antonio when she asked him for directions. Attracted to each other like magnets, they started dating after spending the night together. But the happiest moment of her life ends when Antonio dumps her without any explanation. That's when Giovanni, Antonio's older brother, volunteers his moral support to Isabella. While comforting her, he offers her a drink and suddenly Isabella finds herself caught between two brothers and accused of cheating! How is Isabella ever to win back Antonio's love? (Source: Renta!)
I could never be queen, and not just because I’m a commoner… Amy is the nanny for the twin daughters of the strict and controlling desert king Emir. Then one day he suddenly proposes to her. Emir lost his wife, the queen, in childbirth a year ago, and he must remarry for the sake of his kingdom, where only sons can succeed the throne. He reasons that since Amy already loves him and the twins, it’s a natural fit. Amy can’t believe he caught on to her feelings about him, and his sensual gaze makes her feel as if she’s on fire… But there’s a reason Amy can’t be queen…and it could shake the foundations of law in his kingdom.
Juliana Alden has lived her entire life just as her mother wanted. When Juliana finds out that her marriage to Wallace is another one of her mother's business transactions, she does the unthinkable—she buys the pop star Rex Tanner at a charity bachelor auction! For one month, she gets Rex Tanner, and Juliana's plan is to experience passion in a way she's never experienced before! To Juliana's dismay, Rex shuns all of her advances. Why does this notorious playboy refuse to have anything to do with her?
Salim and Grace were once lovers. But when she was made to face the reality of her unworthiness of the crown prince of a desert kingdom, Grace left Salim without a word. Angry at her abrupt departure, Salim tracks her down. They survive a plane crash and find themselves washed up on a deserted island. The shock causes Grace to lose her memory. And yet, whenever Salim touches her, memories awaken within her. Under these extreme circumstances, Grace is forced to realize that she can't live without him.
Cat can’t wait to leave this wedding ceremony. Her divorced parents have come with their respective young partners, and the wedding vows the bride and groom exchange sound empty to her. Out of boredom, she escapes to sit by the lake, where she meets an attractive man, and she decides to sleep with the handsome stranger. She’s always been happy with one-night stands, never wanting to learn more about the person sheis sleeping with. But when it comes to this man, she finds one night isn’t enough and so she makes a bold proposal…
Caroline is satisfied with her successful career as a public prosecutor until one day when she is unexpectedly reunited with a man from her past-Nick, the man she married after three weeks of dating and divorced four days later. More attractive than ever, he's become a successful lawyer since they parted ways, and seeing him again makes Caroline ache with longing...and burn with the realization that she's still in love with him. Unfortunately, she can't be distracted by lust, because she has far bigger problems to address...
