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It's a marriage without a future... and yet everything about him makes my heart flutter. Nena was shocked to hear her grandfather, the only relative she had left, tell her that he's sick and won't be around much longer, and that he wants her to marry Ramon, a businessman, because he needs someone to take over his business. Ramon Villalba... the man who came to visit me at the mansion the other day. I thought he was handsome and nice... but he must have put a price on me. In order to reassure her grandfather, Nena pushed aside her feelings and agreed to marry Ramon. But on their wedding day, she was saddened by Ramon's words, that he would make her happy. How can

After five years of separation, Morgan visits her estranged husband in Greece. Drakon Sebastian Xanthis is a world-class tycoon and owner of a widely successful marine corporation. When they got married five years ago, Morgan couldn’t endure their loveless marriage and fled to America, but now she is caught in a major dilemma. Her father has been abducted by pirates, who are holding him for a six-million-dollar ransom. She has no choice but to beg her former husband for help. Drakon doesn’t hesitate to write her a check. However, seeing him again, Morgan realizes that she is still deeply in love with the gorgeous Greek man…

Lisa first met Diego while on vacation in Spain when she was only eighteen years old. The two collided in a whirlwind of passion and fell madly in love, and she thought that he was surely her soul mate. But after she stumbled upon Diego locking arms with another woman, she left him and their burgeoning romance behind. Five years later, the wheels of fate have brought Diego back into her life. But this time, the man she remembers as a mere waiter has returned the CEO of a major corporation…holding the future of her father's company in his hands. The only way Lisa can stop him is to become his mistress and fulfill every one of his desires. From behind cold black eyes he tells her, "If you wound a Spaniard's

During a party for work, Francesca steps out onto the balcony for some air. There, a gorgeous, statuesque man stands alone in the moonlight. Extending his sturdy hand, he introduces himself as Severo, and her heart leaps as she goes to shake it. But as soon as they touch, a blazing shock courses through her body, forcing her to release his hand. What was that? Under Severo's unwavering gaze, her body is feverish. And then Severo suggests they spend the night extinguishing the desire burning between them!

Life has been tough for Max Sheridan, but he's fought tooth-and-nail to become a major player in international business. Having made his money, he's out to find the one thing that would make his life complete, and a wife and children are the only thing Max can't buy. What he can buy is the services of manners consultant Jessie Martinelli. Employing this lady to help him find the woman of his dreams was a smart idea, but is he smart enough to realize that she might actually be the one he's looking for?

A secret in broad daylight--just by watching you eat, I'm being saved... have I finally gone mad? A protagonist who hides his small appetite because of a past trauma, and a heroine who doesn't tell anyone that she's a big eater. What do these two do on the rooftop at noon...?

Tamao can't help but stare his brilliant, childhood friend Mikami when he studies at his home. When Tamao tells Mikami he makes him horny, Mikami gives him a blowjob and has anal sex with him. One day, a teacher comes up to Tamao and tells him that Mikami is having trouble deciding on a major, and asks him to convince Mikami...

After her mother’s passing, Joanna lives a life wandering visiting casinos with her gambler father. Joanna’s kindness will not allow her to abandon her father, who has her dress as a prostitute at the casinos to distract his opponents and turn the game in his favor. One day, her father participates in a private game hosted by the Greek millionaire Vassos, but a crushing defeat burdens him with an enormous debt… Then, the millionaire cruelly tells him with a smile: “I willoffers him one escape?he’ll forget forgive the debt if you her father gives Joanna to me himthe woman.”

Matilda Paige is a plain girl working a simple job, helping resident doctor Henry Lowell heal the people of Somerset County. She has to split her time between her quiet boss, her ailing dad and a mother who wants to return to her former glory. While the job isn't particularly hard, Matilda just can't figure out Henry. On top of everything his fiancee, Lucia, is aloof and disparaging, hiding a mean soul under a beautiful face. Matilda may have a crush on her boss, but can she heal his heart and show him that a little warmth might be just what the doctor ordered?

It's been three years since they broke up, but now Dray, Cass's ex, has appeared before her once more. The way he broke up with her was downright cruel, so what could he possibly want now? Her little sister married his younger brother, and up to this point she'd been lucky enough to not have to see him at all. Dray had the same beautiful blue eyes as before, and he stared coolly at Cass while he told her that Pen had passed away, leaving behind a baby. Pen's death will have repercussions for Cass and Dray's relationship that the heartbroken Cass can't yet imagine. (c)MACHIKO OCHA /ALISON FRASER

This is a story of a special boy who becomes a God once he turns 18 and his ordinary childhood friend.In the story, there's an event that may be seen as character death. Please be warned.

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Katie's twin, Louise, married the love of her life, and Katie even helped make it happen. Now the pressure is on for her to find love. But she won't make it to the altar if she's run over in her home town. SebastianCooke might drive a bit fast in this small town, but he'll never be able to catch up with his daughter Charlotte. A chance encounter might lead to happiness for all three of them, but only if Katie can give up her crush on her sister's new husband…

Unable to let go of her hatred for her father, Olivia instead directs her negative feelings toward her husband, Caspar, and insists on a divorce. Caspar thus sets off on a motorcycle journey across America, hoping he can ultimately reconcile with his wife. Olivia returns home to England along with her daughters and finds the life of a single mother challenging. She has hardly anyone to turn to, as the rest of the Crighton family have their own lives to attend to. Just when Olivia thinks all is lost, she is unexpectedly reunited with her father, who wants to make amends with his family. Can she really let this man back into her life? Could doing so heal her marriage?

He’s saved me and my baby… But what is he hiding? Andrea and her baby are fleeing from her husband when she is attacked by a stranger. She wakes up at the hospital and finds out that Flynn, a Texas Ranger, has saved her and her baby. But she’s worried that her husband hired someone to attack her, so Flynn suggests she and the child stay with him. She takes him up on the kind offer but senses there’s a deep sorrow residing in his heart…

The closer she gets to him, the guiltier she feels… In nineteenth-century London, Emily is a widow and runs a hat store. Men are drawn to her because of her incredible beauty, and the moment Evan, a young earl, lays eyes on her, he falls in love. Though Emily is still mourning her late husband, she finds her heart slowly opening to Evan. But the closer she gets to him, the guiltier she feels…

Bella Lawrence can't hide her disappointment after she loses the auction for a painting that she wanted to get for her grandmother's birthday present. Instead the work went to a man with a hard face and a confident smile. So she is pleased when the same man, Olivier, shows up at her grandmother's birthday party. When he asks Bella to go on a date, she is enthralled by his magical words. How could she possibly know that this is all part of Olivier's plan for revenge on the Lawrence family

I mustn't fall for him, I'm only the king's fake fiancée... One night, while visiting the country of Santara in search of her brother, Regan was kidnapped by Jaeger, who claimed to be the king of the country. Furious that her brother had stolen his soon-to-be-married sister away from him, Jaeger believed that by detaining Regan in the royal palace, the two would return. I will not give in to that arrogant man! Regan sent out an unsupervised message on social media to announce her safety. However, it became the topic of conversation all over the world and created a diplomatic problem for the country, forcing Regan to be Jaeger's fiancée for four days!

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Who would’ve thought I’d feel sad after being proposed to by the man I love? Megan has loved family friend Cesare ever since she was young. At twenty-one, she confessed her feelings to Cesare, but he kindly yet firmly rejected her. She believed that he’d only ever see her as a little sister and decided to move on. However, after she graduates college and returns home to London, Cesare says that he was waiting for her to grow up and asks for her hand in marriage! But she can’t become his wife after the lengths she went to in order to forget about him…

Emilone was a well-known actress before she got transported to another world and became a saint. She got a plausible name of ‘the Holy Lady Who Moved Dimensions’, but she didn’t receive any attention. This happened because all the Empire’s attention was on Princess Ronella. As a result, Emilone, who was devoted to her work as a saint, accidentally discovered the secret of Princess Ronella. The innocent and kind facades of the princess were all acting! This can be pretty fun. Wouldn’t I be able to break my boring routine when I got closer to Princess Ronella? Emilone made a dangerous decision for fun.

While Rachel was suffering from a high fever for a week, she kept having a dream that she’d made hot love to a man with deep emerald-green eyes. When she recovers, she finds that she’s actually pregnant! Tracing the dream back to a vague memory, she remembers a man she met at a party, Reid James. She realizes she’s spent a night with the most sought-after businessman in New York! But when she visits his office to tell him about the pregnancy, his response is downright chilly!

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Eve has to accompany her father to a party held in a luxurious hotel and curses her unfortunate life as a daughter of a ruthless tycoon. Her role is to blandish a businessman who is planning to take over her father's company by seducing him with her youth and beauty, to maneuver the deal in favor of her father. By the time an irresistibly attractive man comes into view, Eve is fed up with everything. Defeated by his temptation, Eve shares a passionate kiss with him, not knowing that he is the man who she has to sweeten tonight!

Grace finds her fledgling coffee shop chain on the edge of ruin since their reclusive investor Rafael has threatened to pull his funding. Without those funds, Grace faces bankruptcy and her employees face destitution… So she secures a chance to make her case to Rafael in person, travelling to his secluded mansion in the jungle. Once there, however, Rafael coldly ignores her pleas. When Rafael offers Grace the chance to stay the night, she leaps at it, hoping to use the time to change his mind. Grace has yet to realize that the offer is in fact, a trap...

I want to bring the light back into his dark, closed heart! In the same collision that killed her mother, Dana’s face was scarred for life. To cope with the pain and suffering, she accepts a live-in nursing job for a temporarily blind man. Gannon has been swamped in anger since the day he lost his sight, but Dana’s determined to bring the light back into his dark, closed heart! And once his heart awakens, who knows what future it might find?

Danielle “Dani” Hammond is a world-renowned jewelry designer, respected and awarded for her considerable skill by her peers…except for the ever-critical Quinn Everard. He’s one of Australia’s biggest gem brokers and never lets up on her work. Why, then, has Quinn come to her to create a piece using the Distinction Diamond, a legendary gem? Dani gets down to work without knowing that the recipient of her hard work will be herself! Still unsure why he would commit such a rare and elegant piece of jewelry to the hands of someone whose work he finds subpar, Dani can’t know the regret that lies in Quinn’s heart.

Benedict had no idea he’d slept with Vanessa, but she would never forget it! One day when Vanessa, a butler, woke up, the owner of the house she worked in, Benedict, was sleeping next to her…and they were both naked! What on earth had happened? Vanessa sleeps in the house’s various guest rooms to make sure they’re each routinely aired out and ready for visitors. Last night she was a bit drunk and decided to sleep in Benedict’s room since he wasn’t supposed to be staying at the house. She can’t believe he decided to share the bed with her. Later on when he woke up, he asked her if she knew who it was he’d slept with the night before. He had no idea it was her!

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I was an ordinary Japanese high schooler but now I’ve been reincarnated into the classic fairytale “Snow White”! If the storyline continues, I’ll end up being hunted down and poisoned by the queen with a poisoned apple. In that case, I’ll just leave before the hunter comes!A modern twist on the classic fairytale oneshot from the duo NANAO Mio x TOMA Rei.

One day Fiona, a popular wedding planner in Sydney, is approached by a millionaire named Kathryn to arrange her son’s wedding, but Kathryn doesn’t realize Fiona was Philip’s ex-wife, who left him ten years ago. When Fiona reluctantly accepts the job and meets Philip, he immediately recognizes her and coldly tells her to quit her act instantly!

A man she encountered on the street turned out to be her fated prince! Sharon recently lost her father and his will dictated that she must marry someone within a month or his death, otherwise she won’t be able to inherit the company! He recommended Glen, the company’s attorney, as a suitable husband, but she couldn’t accept him. That’s when she happened to meet the classy and mysterious Arbela. She then makes up her mind to marry him…!

At her mother’s company’s founding party, Honey gets pressured about marriage by her old childhood friend, but a promise made when they were both children by their parents holds no water now. Why won’t he understand? Then, when Honey is in the most trouble, a man named Ben Claremont appears. He bravely saves Honey and suggests a ridiculous way to solve her problem. He offers to marry her! That way she won’t have to worry about her friend any longer. Then Honey finds out that Ben is actually the CEO of the huge company that’s merging with her mother’s business!

“…Fueh? W-What is it?”When the shut-in girl Terakomari, or Komari for short, woke up from her slumber, she had been appointed as a commander! And if that wasn’t enough, the corps she holds responsibility over is known for overthrowing and murdering their superiors! Even though she had been born into a prestigious vampire family, because she can’t drink any blood, she possesses close to no athletic or physical abilities, she’s rather small for her age, and she can’t even use any magic.Met with endless despair, her trusted (?) maid Vill comes to the rescue.“Please leave it to me, Komari-sama. I will definitely make sure you won’t be found out!”Thus begins the comical fantasy portraying Komari’s struggles. She’s a shut-in, but she can actually do it if she puts her mind to it!?---This is an unofficial oneshot to promote the LN, which you can read at https://cclawtranslations.home.blog/hikikomari-kyuuketsuki-no-monmon-toc/Cover is from LN Volume 1

Talie is starting work at a new company, but her good-natured personality makes her late on her first day. When she slides into the elevator, she falls in love with the man she meets there. Talie dreams of the day when she can meet him again, but to no avail. Then Talie is asked to be an interim secretary for the company president and accompany him on a business trip. The mysterious company president is rumored to be handsome but also coldhearted and arrogant. Though the business trip is full of worries and unknowns for Talie, she waits for the CEO at the airport, ready to depart. So she’s quite surprised when she sees the man from the elevator approaching her!

Emmy keeps losing family members and in the 22 years she's been alive, she's learned two things: the ones she loves easily go away and she has terrible luck with bosses. She quit her job at the last company she worked for after she punched her boss for sexual harrassment. Somehow, she manages to get a temp job as a secretary at another big company. However, her new boss, Barden, is an extremely handsome playboy who always has women calling left and right. He even seems to be having an affair with his friend's wife... Other than that, he'd be the perfect boss!

Despite having become an independent and successful flower stylist, Diana is still scarred by her father's abuse from her childhood. Cameron was always the one protecting her back then. But her social standing was too far removed from the son of a prestigious family, so her love for him couldn't possibly work. Even after Cameron left town, Diana kept hold of the memory of him in her heart. But after ten years, he comes home! Why now? It is a bittersweet reunion. Diana is pregnant, and Cameron is terribly drunk....

Kanae finds out her coworker, Kaji, has just broken up with his girlfriend. When Kaji teases her, asking her to "comfort" him, she agrees despite herself ? after all, she's always had a crush on him. The stolen kisses, his large hands gently stroking her skin, the deep voice murmuring her name into her ear...... Kanae had always dreamt of this. Fearing their time as lovers will end when morning comes, Kanae tries to tell Kaji how she feels......

I should be dead but i'm lost in a world that's like an otome game!? The prince proposed to me, but the person I like is...!

While volunteering as a model in a charity fashion show, Abbey becomes entranced by a certain member of the audience. She's never seen such a handsome man before. His name is Nikolai Arlov, and the Russian magnate is famous for his philandering ways. After the show, she finds an invitation from him waiting for her. Abbey, however, refuses to move on from her late fiancé, who died just before he could make it to the altar. But Nikolai wants her, and according to him, everyone has a price…though it's not always monetary. Can Abbey resist the charms of this forceful man who, up until now, has always gotten what he wants?

Samantha is rooted to the spot in the lobby of an office tower. She has come to tell CEO Cesare that she's pregnant. The tabloids have been full of his rumored is love affair with an actress, he's from a different world and he's so rich that he earns in a minute what she might earn in a lifetime How is she going to tell him about the baby? He doesn't even know her name. The two of them met when he was a guest at the B and B where she worked. On that stormy night, he was in the darkness of despair from having suddenly lost his eyesight in an accident, and Samantha felt compelled to comfort him...

In order to take care of her mother and little sister, Kirsten now works as billionaire Seth’s personal assistant. He recently purchased a new house in her hometown, and she’s happy to have found a great paying job, but as soon as she begins, she runs into a problem… While giving Seth a tour of the town, she trips and suddenly finds herself in his arms. Then he kisses her! He’s a known playboy and Kirsten absolutely mustn’t fall for him!

1. Real Kiss by Miyasaka KahoThe player, Fujikawa Mitsuki, likes to tease Haruna. One day their cell phones get switched. What will happen next?(Also published in volume "Real Kiss" as the first story.)2. Body Talk by Doumoto NaoYuuri falls in love at first sight with Shingo, a basketball player from another school. From that moment on, she pursues him relentlessly. How will their relationship work out?(Also published in volume "Body Talk" as the first story.)3. Atashi no Mannaka by Watanabe ShihoIn their school, dating was forbidden. Unknowingly, their secret kiss was seen. Now the principal's son is interested in her and takes matters into his own hands. Enmeshed in a dizzying spiral of desire and betrayal, where will she find love?4. Uso to Koi no Hajimari by Shimaki AkoAkane does a favor for her friend, Tomoko, by agreeing to show her childhood friend, Ken-kun, around Tokyo while pretending to be Tomoko! Will she be found out?5. Aa Itoshi no Caramel Boy! by KayonoAkira and Yuujirou, who are childhood friends, both love to surf, and both have an unrequited love for each other. This is because after Yuujirou kissed Akira a year ago, she slaps him! Now all he does is bully Akira and Akira has feelings of regret for slapping him!6. Renai Sensou by Sugi EmikoWhen Hiromi appears to be cheating on his girlfriend, she become furious and goes in search of a new boyfriend.

I never thought someone as kind as him would have an ulterior motive... Nicole lost her car-racing husband in an accident when she was pregnant. At 26 years of age and being a widow, she decided to raise her child as a single mother, but still she felt a sense of helplessness. Then Dennis, a lawyer, moved in next door. His optimism made her feel like everything was going to be okay. Thanks to Dennis, Nicole felt her burden lightened and soon found herself drawn to him. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined that he wasn't really a lawyer or anything, but rather someone involved with her late husband on a dangerous mission...

Anna, who works as a secretary, wakes up one morning to find out she's married to her boss, Stefano. After being in an accident, she lost one year's worth of her memories and her life no longer makes sense to her. I was the one who suggested we get married? Why would I marry such a playboy? While she is confused and distressed, her husband is ecstatic. He sees it as the perfect chance to get revenge on her for what she did to him. But as he spends more and more time with his wife, his will for revenge is slowly eroded, revealing a deep sorrow that he's carried with him the entire time.

Wish of God showcases a collection of sweet short stories: “Wish of God”: Takehide and Yuuta are college roommates for years now. They enjoy each other’s company and everything about their friendship was fine. But when Yuuta decides to confess his romantic feelings for Takehide one day, Takahide is left confused. While thinking about what to do with Yuuta’s confession, Takehide meets a mysterious man who gives him a Shisa (statue wards used to protect one from evil spirits). Making things more complicated, the Shisa statue asks both Takehide and Yuuta to help them find its pair. While the two embark on their search for the Shisa’s missing pair, they also struggle through realizing their feelings for each other. “How to Tame Your Puppy Boyfriend”: Arakawa, after years of pining, finally got his long-time crush, Kase, to date him. He wants to do things that a couple would usually do with Kase, but he also doesn’t want to seem going too fast. But with Kase being too adorable, he may not be able to control himself. “Unrequited Love Spell”: Haruchika is in love with a doll maker named Izumi. The problem is, Izumi is in love with Haruchika’s brother, Kanae. When Kanae left, Haruchika feels that he’s just a replacement for his brother for Izumi. Will he ever be able to make Izumi see him for he is? “Enough of Life”: In a high school reunion, Tsukasa and Chisa are reunited once more. After a night of drunken sex, Chisa freeloads on Tsukasa, much to the latter’s chagrin. But when memories of the past come knocking, giving way to feelings long kept, there may be just no denying them. “Coward’s Love Song”: Attending his ex-lover’s wedding, Matsumoto drowned himself with alcohol in despair. Waking up the next day, he finds himself with no memory of what happened the night before. All he knew was he slept with a young stranger named Rin. “Wish of Man”: A bonus short story of “Wish of God.”

The cruel rogue who abandoned me has reappeared, but now he is a millionaire... At the end of the spring when she was 18 years old, Mirandi fell in love at first sight with the notorious rogue - Joe. Sexy and handsome, he was everything in the world to Mirandi. Until he cruelly dumped her, saying he was tired of dating someone as immature as she was... Ten years later, Mirandi joined an investment firm and to her surprise, the CEO was Joe! Its okay, Im not that naive girl who fell for his blue eyes anymore. But then he approached Mirandi as if nothing happened, and ordered her to accompany him on a business trip as his secretary...?

As the princess of Grannady’s assistant, Kristin invites large companies to help manage the princess’s finances. When she talks to businessman Dean Suminski in a Paris hotel, he’s cold to her, befitting his reputation as a difficult, moody genius. He tells her that he’ll listen if they can talk in the car on the way to the airport. He’s on his way to New York and making her an outrageous offer: he’ll pay her one hundred thousand dollars if she goes with him to a party that night!