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NBM Publishing put out at least 73 issues of a quarterly porn comics anthology and this torrent is 33 of those. It's a bit of a shame that it's less than half the collection because this is a "stable of artists" type of magazine where most of them are recurring (or rotating in and out) across the run, and they're free to extend continuing stories as long as it takes to tell them. This is porn though, so the tales are more top-heavy than plot-heavy. The artists are a mix of American and European, and all of them seem excellent. It's great mix of cartoony, realistic (sometimes photo-realistic), genre pastiche and real-life sexual situations. I'm also seeing that NBM put out some of the completed works in graphic albums, so if you get caught up in one of the sagas, you can always look for those. Gay material is (obviously) girl on girl. Of special note is one appearance by Milo Manara, a couple of stories by Brandon Graham and the serialization of the last volume of Omaha: The Cat Dancer twenty years after Kate Worley died of cancer (again though, it's not the entirety of that story - for that you'll have to download the complete volume). Anyway, lots of undressing, licking, inserting and gooey fluids.

Lucy, who ended her short-lived marriage because of her husband's infidelity, found herself attracted to a wildly handsome man at a restaurant. I had just gotten divorced, I can't believe I'm already drawn to a complete stranger... As she left the restaurant, she was embarrassed to say the least, and suddenly the man from earlier grabbed her by the arm. Is this a robbery? I managed to beat him up and run home, but he appeared again.The man turned out to be a detective named Zack who was investigating Lucy's ex-husband and he said he will protect her from any possible danger. You mean this dangerous and attractive man will be protecting me!?

Was his proposal just out of pity for my loneliness? In a snowy church, Holly was devastated. She had lost her parents early in life and had struggled to raise her younger sister, but now her sister was marrying the man Holly had had a crush on for three years. She was so miserable that Stavros, a wealthy Greek man, comes to her and says, "I can't stand to see a beauty like you trampled on," and led her out of the ceremony. He is rumored to be a playboy... is he messing with me? Holly was confused, but then Stavros proposed to her, saying that he wanted her to marry him and have his children...!

"Abide by the contract that I'm going to present to you. You have no right to refuse." With these words, the devilish Rocco Mondelli, a wealthy man from Milan, threatened Olivia. Rocco thinks Olivia is a temptress who goes after wealthy men and that she is the one who deceived his grandfather. Olivia is outraged that Rocco would believe her capable of such behavior...yet she can't suppress her response to Rocco's gaze. How can he affect her so when he clearly thinks so little of her?

Mel was living like a servant at her aunt and uncle’s place after her parents died in a tragic accident when she was little. One day, grown-up Mel decides to run away, arranging for a taxi to pick her up before dawn to take her to the airport. Mel falls asleep in the car and when she wakes up, she finds herself in a totally unfamiliar place. She has no idea when she boarded the plane she finds herself on. Was her taxi driver a kidnapper? Mel is even more shocked when she hears the name Prince Rikardo. Is it possible her taxi driver is really a prince?

Nurse Lucy is shocked to find her former pediatrician lover, Connor, is going to be taking over the pediatric ward at the hospital she works at. He'd left her to move to America, so why would he come back now? When she finds out, Lucy can't help but be anxious. After they broke up, she became a single mother...and now Connor has returned to claim his place as Isabel's rightful father! She doesn't want to let her old flame near her daughter, and Lucy swears that she'll never give in to his demands. But Connor has other ideas...

Everything seemed to be going well for Natalie and Michael as they worked alongside one another at Worlds Together as nurse and doctor. But when Natalie decides to go back to London to help run her father’s medical business, Michael lets her go. Later he comes back to recruit her amazing nursing skills, but Natalie is saddened that Michael only seems interested in her healing touch rather than her as a woman. And even when sparks start to fly again, Michael keeps himself from letting things go too far due to the events in his past. Will Natalie settle for just being Michael’s nurse? Or will she force her way into his heart?

I can't believe I'm pregnant! Ellie thinks, devastated. Today is her wedding day, but the father of her baby isn't her groom. Three months ago, on the night of Carnival in Rio, Ellie shared a bed with Diogo Serrador, who was born in the slums and rose to become CEO to one of the world's largest companies. The young millionaire is every woman's dream man. But after spending the night together, he abandoned Ellie and, in her shock, she decided to marry another man. Is it really right to marry him? Then Diogo suddenly appears before her!

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Meet Constance, a scrupulous and by-the-book accountant. When she's assigned to investigate a casino's finances, she visits the casino with the bad reputation. If there are any illegal activities afoot, she's confident she'll uncover them. Then, she meets John Fairweather, the CEO of the casino. Flashing an irresistible smile, he compliments her and plants his lips on hers! Is this the game he'll play to undermine her work? Bewildered by John's uninhibited behavior, Constance can't entirely suppress her desire for him...though she's acutely aware that she'd lose everything if she ever got involved with him

“Just for tonight, forget about the future. Be with me…” Those are the words Angel, a very wealthy mogul from New York, whispered to Belle, the far-less-wealthy waitress. She has trouble believing the hot, arrogant prince wants her. It can’t be… But with the way his gleaming eyes are looking at her, his attraction can’t be denied. Belle decides that, for once, she won’t be the good girl! It was just supposed to be a night to remember. Belle didn’t expect it to become something she might regret for the rest of her life…

Théo, a count and a businessman, knew he liked what he saw as soon as he met waitress Carrie. But their relationship had one important rule: don’t bring love into it. Carrie sees him as a Prince Charming, though, and falls in love anyway. She’s desperate to hide this from him, but when she lets it slip one day, he abandons her on the spot. And not long after, she’s shocked to learn that she’s pregnant. A year later, Théo insists that Carrie pay a visit to his castle in France, and she introduces him to their son. Who else but Théo would have the temerity to suggest that their child is her revenge?

He made my cowardly self feel special… Surrounded by growling wolves, Mary Ellen freezes. She’d only recently moved to Michigan to start over after being left at the altar by her fiancé… Would this be the end for her? But then out of nowhere she hears a man’s voice telling her not to move. Steve, an animal ecologist who is studying wolves, calmly helps get her to safety down the mountain. Despite her past heartache, Mary is enamored by this fascinating man and his passion for his job. Before she can settle her feelings, Steve kisses her. What could this lead to?

Today is Dilly's wedding. The preparations were all steadily underway when she discovers a shocking truth from a conversation between the groom and her father. He proposed to her because he had his eye on some reward? It was all a plan devised by her father because he was worried about his thirty-year-old, single daughter. Thoroughly humiliated, Dilly runs up the aisle and out of the church still clad in her wedding dress. She jumps into the white limousine that was supposed to be used for her honeymoon and instructs the handsome chauffeur to drive away. Dilly just isn't meant to fall in love. She'll never be able to get married. While staring in astonishment at Dilly's angry antics, chauffeur Mick is roped into playing the part of her groom...?

Laney, a maid for a stuck-up countess, rushes out into the middle of the street while preoccupied with one of her duties and winds up in front of a car driven by the world-famous, fabulously rich Kassius! For some reason, he seems to develop an interest in her—and he gifts her with a dress to wear at a ball being held that very night. At the ball, the two of them exchange a burning kiss, and she is on the verge of falling captive to his charms when he announces that Laney is going to bear his child! How on earth could Kassius go from Prince Charming to presumptuous lout so quickly?

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The man who captures many women but never gives them love… That man is Cesare Falconeri, king of the hotel industry. As his live-in housekeeper, Emma is provided with a comfortable lifestyle, but sometimes she is responsible for shooing out the women who stay in his master bedroom. Never did she think she’d be the one waking up in there! Three months later, Emma realizes that she’s pregnant. But when Cesare finds out, his usual demeanor disappears?instead he fixes her with a cold gaze completely unlike that of the man she’s known until now!

Lilley is invited to a ball by CEO Alessandro on the worst day of her life. She had been despairing over her broken life, but attending the ball with this overwhelmingly gorgeous millionaire and wearing stunning clothes of the highest quality, she feels like she’s gone from being a pitiful little mouse to Cinderella. She has a beautiful night and gives him her virginity, but how long can she keep her true identity from him?

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.Paige is working on her next creation in her workshop when a strange man appears and shouts, “Fire!” Thanks to him—her new Russian neighbor—her house is saved from burning to the ground. Stefan is so sexy that her heart starts pounding, but she’s not one to fall in love, preferring to live in solitude. Then he begins coming by her house for English lessons day after day… And before she knows it, he’s become a part of her life!

Stella Greco’s child, Nicky, is the result of artificial insemination. Stella has no intention of ever bringing the anonymous donor, or any father for that matter, into their lives. Unfortunately, the anonymous donor is Vasco Montoya, King of Montmajor, who is eager to seize this chance to continue his family line without being forced into a marriage. He wants his son in Montmajor, and Stella isn’t willing to give up her child. To compromise, Vasco invites Stella to work restoring ancient texts in the palace library for a month, so she can see what life would be like for her and Nicky. Neither of them ever expected to fall in love, but then, loving a royal isn’t easy.

Andrew has an important goal in mind: he needs to get married so he can take over the family law firm. Kat has an equally important desire: she needs to find a father for the child she wants to have—but it has to be a man she has no chance of falling in love with. They can combine forces to attain their own personal goals—but can they keep their marriage purely contractual?

How could a handsome king who rules a foreign land choose an ordinary woman like me to be his wife? The bride market... It was a competition where Omar, the handsome king of Samarkala, gathered the most talented and beautiful women from other countries to see which one is worthy of becoming his queen. Beth, who took part in the competition in place of her talented older sister, was convinced that she, an ordinary girl, would never be chosen. She only wanted the large sum of money that she could get as an entry fee to fulfill her own important purposes. But when Omar looked at her with a passionate gaze, he made an unexpected confession. "Beth, I need you," he said. These words were the beginning of a tumultuous romance that wouldl change Beth's dull life forever!

??READ AT YOUR OWN RISK?? YUP! You've guessed it right, the Titles + The Artist = it's gonna turn into lotsa backlash ???? Please Read if you want to have lotsa heart ache, lotsa illogical moments combine with lotsa snu snu ???? I'm ready for it, gimme your best comment HQZen ???? I might give you something sweet afterwards. LOL This is a 12 chapters HQ. I'm gonna post it bit by bit, that way the backlash will be bit by bit, too. ???? I have my cynical moment while reading this. But I can say I'm not a hardened cynic. You neither, if you still click that button even though it has a Harlequin Tag. Enjoy Peeps! ????

He was just a passing stranger…at first! Abby has lost her self-confidence and her courage. After being fired from her job, she felt like all her hard work was for nothing, so a heartbroken Abby ran off by herself to Lake Tahoe. Just when she had decided to pursue a more relaxing life, her car gets a flat tire in the middle of the night on a snow-covered road and she’s stranded. It’s the worst day of her life. As she holds back her tears, a hero appears in front of her. Gar, the muscular and handsome owner of a ski lodge, gives her a moment of peace. She imagined that would be the last she saw of him, but the future has something else in store for Abby!

“I want to live on the wild side for once!” On her thirtieth birthday, Gwen turns to rum to drown her sorrows. Her husband has left her, and though her life revolves around raising her two children, it feels empty lately. What has she accomplished in her life? Her neighbor Spense happens to overhear her drunken mumbling and gives her another birthday present—a hot birthday kiss that awakens a storm in Gwen’s heart! But hunky Spense is a successful entrepreneur, and Gwen’s a plain Jane. She knows the kiss was only a joke, yet she's starting to have feelings for him...

Rose, who works as a waitress, has been passionately courted by a Swedish aristocrat and in the blink of an eye they are headed down the road to marriage. However, in the middle of their wedding ceremony at his old castle, Rose gets kidnapped by a man with black eyes who appears from nowhere! He says, “This marriage is a sham. I’ll make you pay for what you two have done.” Confused, Rose is then taken to a Greek island. Xerxes, on the other hand, must tell himself not to be attracted to her and her beauty because she is an important hostage for a deal with the aristocrat!

Fashion designer Bella didn't expect to see someone from her past. Luchino Montechelli is a wealthy and handsome jewelry designer from Italy. They were intimate before...until Bella found out he had a wife and child! So why is he here now? It turns out Bella is designing dresses for a client who happens to be Luchino's aunt. Unfortunately they have an issue with funding for new materials. Luchino is willing to work with Bella to remedy their financial difficulties. But it seems that Luchino may want to rekindle their old romance, as well. Does he deserve a second chance at love?

He saved me from the depths of my despair, but what is he really after? Mina is being pushed by her mother to marry a wealthy but abusive man in order to secure a big fortune for their family. Before the wedding, Mina is visited by Nathaniel Brunswick, a handsome American magnate whom she met at the hotel she worked at. Nate is willing to pay any amount to purchase a treasured sapphire ring that Mina is set to inherit. But the ring can only be inherited after Mina gets married. So Nate concocts a plan to both get the ring and free Mina from her upcoming marriage!

Irene saw that, despite their openness with men, her mother and sister remained unfulfilled. Because of that, she decided to keep her virginity until she met and married the man she loved. But the first moment she sees Sharif at her friend’s wedding reception, that resolve is shaken. Sharif, a rumored playboy and the emir of a desert country, is beautiful and arrogant, and he easily seduces a kiss from the innocent Irene. But when he tries his usual tactics to persuade her to come into his bed, Irene rejects him. Irene’s resistance only makes Sharif’s passion and interest grow stronger… Will these two strangers from different worlds be able to find a world of happiness all their own?

Alicia is a twenty-six-year-old virgin and eager to lose that status as soon as possible. But her brother, who raised her after their parents died, is standing in her way. She must find a man good enough for her…and who should appear in front of her but Rick Jones? He’s handsome, wealthy and kind. He’s the perfect one to give her virginity to. She is instantly smitten with him, but would she feel the same way if she knew he was lying to her?

Lilley is invited to a ball by CEO Alessandro on the worst day of her life. She had been despairing over her broken life, but attending the ball with this overwhelmingly gorgeous millionaire and wearing stunning clothes of the highest quality, she feels like she’s gone from being a pitiful little mouse to Cinderella. She has a beautiful night and gives him her virginity, but how long can she keep her true identity from him?

Celia, an environmental designer, is requested for a job in the Sultanate of Oman. Shockingly, her client is Sheikh Salim, her ex-lover who unexpectedly left her four years ago. Celia balks, but before long, Salim’s passionate zeal for his work—the redevelopment of a lost city that has slept under the sands for centuries into a resort—wins her over and she accepts the job. Work goes smoothly, but just as she did four years ago, Celia finds herself unable to resist Salim’s charms. And there’s something she’s never told him: she has a daughter…his daughter!

Théo, a count and a businessman, knew he liked what he saw as soon as he met waitress Carrie. But their relationship had one important rule: don’t bring love into it. Carrie sees him as a Prince Charming, though, and falls in love anyway. She’s desperate to hide this from him, but when she lets it slip one day, he abandons her on the spot. And not long after, she’s shocked to learn that she’s pregnant. A year later, Théo insists that Carrie pay a visit to his castle in France, and she introduces him to their son. Who else but Théo would have the temerity to suggest that their child is her revenge?

For a nanny, Sloan doesn’t seem to really know his way around one child, let alone three. The truth of the matter is, Sloan’s an undercover agent trying to break up an art theft ring, and the only way he can do it is to investigate while in disguise. When Jo, a business mastermind and rather plain aunt to the kids, decides to help out, Sloan may have just found the love of his life…or the target of the criminal case!

Their families are bitter enemies, while their love shimmers in the desert like a glittering mirage. Dani grew up in America, but when her marriage failed she had to return to her family in Oman, where she lives under her father’s watchful eye. Her greatest joy now is sneaking out to the used bookstore. One day, she meets a man there who takes her breath away, a kind, charismatic entrepreneur named Quasar. They begin seeing each other in secret, but Dani is crushed when she learns that their families are enemies. Dani’s father sees everything in black-and-white, and she can’t bear to betray him. Is there a future for Dani and Quasar?

Temp worker Sophia has been assigned as a personal assistant to Grey Barlow, multimillionaire and CEO of a major property developer. Her duty: to aid in his recovery from an on-site accident. Unfortunately, the stubborn Grey has other plans. The workaholic has no time for rest, and demands she help him get his job done and nothing more. But Sophia has other ideas. Disheartened but determined, she vows to win her boss over with home cooking and tender loving care. But in the process, she can't help but be pulled in by his charming smile and deep green eyes...

Scarlett Gibson only came back to Italy to help save her uncle’s restaurant, Rosa. She never expected to run into her former flame Lorenzo Nesta again. Much to her dismay, Lorenzo is now Rosa’s head chef. They must work together to save Rose from shutting its doors forever, but Scarlett is determined to stay cold and distant toward Lorenzo. The hurt and betrayal she suffered five years ago still remains fresh. Will Scarlett be able to find it in her heart to forgive Lorenzo and save the restaurant?

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.Paige is working on her next creation in her workshop when a strange man appears and shouts, “Fire!” Thanks to him—her new Russian neighbor—her house is saved from burning to the ground. Stefan is so sexy that her heart starts pounding, but she’s not one to fall in love, preferring to live in solitude. Then he begins coming by her house for English lessons day after day… And before she knows it, he’s become a part of her life!

It’s been three years since those magical two weeks they had together… Sparks flew when Emily and Ben first met. Emily brought color back into Ben’s life, and Ben brought excitement into hers…but then it all ended in devastating betrayal. Feeling hurt and wronged, they went their separate ways…until their paths cross again three years later. Will they be able to work things out this time around, or will history repeat itself?

“I want to live on the wild side for once!” On her thirtieth birthday, Gwen turns to rum to drown her sorrows. Her husband has left her, and though her life revolves around raising her two children, it feels empty lately. What has she accomplished in her life? Her neighbor Spense happens to overhear her drunken mumbling and gives her another birthday present—a hot birthday kiss that awakens a storm in Gwen’s heart! But hunky Spense is a successful entrepreneur, and Gwen’s a plain Jane. She knows the kiss was only a joke, yet she's starting to have feelings for him...

A semi-autobiographical manhua written by Wu Nien-jen (a highly regarded Taiwanese scriptwriter, director, and author) and illustrated by ZAODAO about Wu’s childhood in the mining town of Jiufen and his interactions with a strange father-son pair known only as “Rat” and “Ratling”.

He was just a passing stranger…at first!Abby has lost her self-confidence and her courage. After being fired from her job, she felt like all her hard work was for nothing, so a heartbroken Abby ran off by herself to Lake Tahoe. Just when she had decided to pursue a more relaxing life, her car gets a flat tire in the middle of the night on a snow-covered road and she’s stranded. It’s the worst day of her life. As she holds back her tears, a hero appears in front of her. Gar, the muscular and handsome owner of a ski lodge, gives her a moment of peace. She imagined that would be the last she saw of him, but the future has something else in store for Abby!

The new waitress has a secret… "What are you doing in a place like that, young lady?" It is in a small town where Jessica first visits. She, who is reading a sign looking for a waitress, turns around and sees a man with a gentle smile. He says he is a sheriff, and Jessica is nervous. "Is he suspicious of me?", she wonders. Jessica, heir to the prestigious Walker family, has just run away from home to escape a marriage forced upon her by his mother and grandfather, and is looking for a job. She shouldn't reveal herself, but for some reason, the sheriff won't leave Jessica alone...

How could a handsome king who rules a foreign land choose an ordinary woman like me to be his wife? The bride market... It was a competition where Omar, the handsome king of Samarkala, gathered the most talented and beautiful women from other countries to see which one is worthy of becoming his queen. Beth, who took part in the competition in place of her talented older sister, was convinced that she, an ordinary girl, would never be chosen. She only wanted the large sum of money that she could get as an entry fee to fulfill her own important purposes. But when Omar looked at her with a passionate gaze, he made an unexpected confession. "Beth, I need you," he said. These words were the beginning of a tumultuous romance that wouldl change Beth's dull life forever!