SHINOZAKI KAORU (篠崎芳)

"Steve Conlan? You don't even know him!" Meg, a divorced single mother, is outraged. Her daughter put out a personal ad in her name, and even arranged a date with a man she doesn't know. Meanwhile, Steve, waiting for Meg in a high-end restaurant, is also confused. He, too, has been tricked into being here, by his younger sister, who is concerned about his single status. But when Meg and Steve actually meet, they surprisingly find in each other kindred spirits. And so, they decide to join forces to get back at the family members who fooled them!

Princess Lucy of the Xavier Kingdom sighs, "Why won't he come and take me away? I've tried calling him and sending letters, but I haven't had any news of him. Was he lying when he told me that he loved me?" Meanwhile, Seth is angry. "Why did she abandon me and go back to her home country? I know the King ordered her to come home, but not contacting me at all since leaving is taking it too far." The love the two of them share is torn apart by the difference in their social statuses and the expectations of their surroundings. But an unexpected chance at reconciliation appears...!

Deeply hurt by her fiancé’s betrayal, Dani breaks off her engagement and decides to start life over in a new town with a new job. She leaves Seattle for a small coastal town, where she’s lucky to find work as an antiques shop assistant. But her boss, John, writes her off as a fickle vacationer who will leave as soon as the summer is over, and he treats her coldly. Both Dani and John are haunted by old wounds. But as they work together, they gradually get to know each other…

We're finally free! On a cold, rainy morning, with her dear old dog and cat in tow, Becky makes her daring escape from her wicked stepmother. She leaves behind a life where her stepmother threatened her beloved pets to force Becky to wait on her hand and foot. They've finally left to live the life they've always wanted…but first, in the midst of a downpour, she needs to find a place to live and a job to work. She walks along the road, her fears weighing heavy on her heart, when suddenly a Rolls-Royce pulls up beside her. The man in the driver's seat offers her a ride, and after he hears her story, he makes her an offer she just can't believe…

With a little effort, nothing is impossible. Wade McMillen might be a minister, but he’s also a man. An unmarried and very attractive one. Is it as a man that he responds to the lovely young woman who shows up in Promise, pregnant and alone? Or as a man of God? Maybe it’s both. Amy Thornton hopes to make a new life for herself and her baby, and to do that, she needs Reverend McMillen’s help, his compassion. What she wants is the love of a man named Wade…

Will she need to reveal her secret? Caroline is a single, unwed mother. The father of her baby left soon after she became pregnant, so she’s been working to support her daughter all by herself. Caroline hasn’t told anyone who the father is, as gossip travels easily in a small town. Her childhood friend Grady has always cared for her and she may just be in love with him, but she knows that revealing her secret will devastate him!

A mysterious love affair involving rare and valuable roses… When Savannah lost her parents in an accident six years ago, her brother ran off with the entire inheritance. Ever since, she and her other brother have worked night and day to keep the family ranch going, including selling flowers to help make ends meet. Savannah becomes intrigued by the ghost town of Bitter End once she finds out there are special roses growing there. But her brother warns her to stay away from the haunted place. One day, she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker who seems very knowledgeable about these roses. His looks aren’t half-bad, either!

Why do I still have the remnants of that sweet kiss on my lips? Ellie and her family own a small grocery shop. But her world is turned upside down when her father dies and her mother leaves town soon after. Devastated, Ellie is relieved when her childhood friend Glen offers her a shoulder to cry on. But he surprises her by kissing her. All this time, she thought they were best friends, so why can’t she erase the remnants of that sweet kiss from her lips?