UCHIDA

After being dumped by her boyfriend of 3 years because she was "too responsible", Nanae began meeting up with men from dating apps. Sometimes they'd just have dinner, but sometimes, they'd go elsewhere for "dessert". No matter what she did, nothing would fill the void. One day during a sudden downpour, she stops in the convenience store and reaches for the same last umbrella as a hot younger guy! Nanae knows she needs to give up the apps, but she goes back hoping to meet a guy just as hot as him. That weekend, the man who shows up to their date is him...!

??FOREWARN?? Seeing how I love my Kazuna. ???? I need to remind you prior reading, ML and FL is in a political marriage. FL’s father is an opportunist and he’s using FL to get what he wants. REMEMBER?? ML considered FL as the daughter of his family’s enemy. They don’t know each other and they never even met. ML marrying FL or else he needs to pay 100million euro. (due to an agreement made by their grandfathers) I resent the ML at first but then in the middle of the story I remembered the above points. That’s why I’m giving you a forewarn so that you won’t hate my lovely ML. Or else I’m not gonna post anything again in the future. ???? LOL (that part is joking, I love my egocentric bastard of an MLs and I have no shame) Please don’t judge! ???? This is a 12 chapters HQ. Don’t be sad and don’t be blue, I will completed the chapters soon. Enjoy Peeps! ???? Sobekerrrsssssss Mania mari dgobbled trainer kitaaah ????

Mitch must learn to hold his tongue…and Samantha must resist Mitch’s charms! Mitch is a handsome, sexy, talented ER doctor. However, his no-holds-barred banter is highly unpopular with his patients, and it’s gotten him into hot water at the medical center where he works. If he wants to keep his job, Mitch must attend counseling to improve his interpersonal skills. Samantha, assigned to be his counselor, admires Mitch’s skill as a doctor… If only his emotional IQ were higher, he’d be the perfect man!

Having lost both her parents in a car accident, Angie works hard to support her younger brother. One day, she's picked up by a modeling agency which shoots her to supermodel status overnight. Then she falls for and marries the wealthy Roque. But when the gossip magazines spread stories about his wild bachelor ways, Angie can't take any more of it and leaves. A year later, her younger brother accrues a devastating debt on one of Roque's credit cards. Angie promises Roque that she will pay him back. But he steals a kiss from her and says, "If you don't want your brother to get arrested, come back to me.

For just one night, shy Tina wishes she could be a woman who is confident and attractive. So when she meets a devilishly handsome man at Carnival in Venice, she casts caution to the wind and gives her virginity to him. They remain masked and spend an enchanted night together. But the very next morning when Tina peeks underneath his mask while he sleeps, she discovers her brother’s rival—Nico! Shocked by the irony of fate, she runs away without a word only to find, two months later, that she is carrying his baby!

The beautiful wife is played by two men in a faceoff of love and jealousy… Shy Octavia marries Italian businessman Alessandro under her father’s orders. Their initial plans was for her to marry his cousin Primo, but he turned her down. She had been fortunate enough to be proposed to by Alessandro. He loved her day and night and she eventually fulfills her desire to become pregnant, but is shocked when he tells her to go to London on her own to have the baby delivered by a noted doctor. Why doesn’t he want to be with her? Octavia had a reason to be concerned. Primo had told her the truth about her marriage and a certain plan that Alessandro had.

I want to know more about the real you…the one your clients never get to see. To gain some good publicity for his book tour, sex therapist Dylan agrees to pair up with Grace, another sex therapist, for a showdown on a TV show. However, the night before the show, he accidentally walks in on her in the middle of a shower! He has always promoted abstinence, so there’s no way he can lose to a therapist who always calls men beasts. And yet, he can’t get her out of his head. Is this battle going to start with him losing to the attractive, dazzling woman who has him so captivated?

Faith, Fiorenzo's secretary, is to accompany Fiorenzo to a party as his date. Fiorenzo is a five-time world-title holder in cycling and also manages a bike company. Furthermore, he is a globe-trotting playboy. In contrast, she is very plain and doesn't think that they are a good match. She also doesn't really know much about high society, or want to draw any attention to herself. with little confidence, Faith allows Fiorenzo to take her to a beauty parlor and boutique. To give her the appearance of a date worthy of him, they dress her up gorgeously. He's so taken with her transformation that he kisses her!

Natalie is a wedding planner who doesn't believe in love. As she's coordinating a wedding for her good friend, she reunites with Colin, who has become a wealthy businessman, for the first time in fourteen years. He holds a special place in her memories as her first crush. Taken with his warm, dazzling smile, she invites him out to dinner, only to be promptly refused! However, several days later Colin requests that she plan his younger sister's wedding. But this time, why is he the one who is pursuing her?

Collection of short stories: 1) Crying Silently When Shino hears some ecchi sounds in the school storage area he never expects to find Kaji sensei pleasuring himself. Kaji, caught in the act begs Shino to keep it a secret, but what exactly is Shino to think of all this? And when Shino starts to fall in love what is he to do? 2) The Knuckleball of Love Fuwa is an ex-professional baseball player, so when he is one day approached by a high school baseball coach and begged to train the students Fuwa reluctantly agrees. Can the team be saved and what why is the coach so touchy-feely? 3) Be It Today, Tomorrow or the Day After Aosaki is a cram-school student but has no ambition. His daily routine leads him to a small store for dinner each night - but one night Renji (the owner) is accused of 'touching' his part timer (high school student, male). Aosaki saves Renji but as a result the part-timer quits. Aosaki, in a flash decision, decides to take over the part time job - but who knew teaching Renji could prove so much fun? 4) Please Sen is in love with Kuruma a cafe owner and retired stunt man. By what means will he get his love across? 5) Sonjo Sokora no Otoko Parent meets teacher, is it love at first sight? 6) My Wife's Got a Beard Gorou and Chiaki are lovers and so far have kept it secret from those around them. But when Chiaki's family walks in on them kissing Chiaki thinks its all over. However, upon finding out Gorou is the managing director of a wealthy company they give him Chiaki as his bride!

Attorney Alison Whitman makes the decision to have a child through IVF. But once she becomes pregnant, she discovers that there’s been a mix-up about the sperm donor! Alison goes to inform the father, Maximo Rossi, about the situation, hoping to get him to sign away his parental rights. But when she arrives at his gorgeous mansion, he tells her quite seriously, “I’m the crown prince of the Mediterranean kingdom of Turan. If what you say is true, then the baby will also be an heir to the throne…”

The only man who can save her father’s company is the one who has stolen her heart. With her father, Eliana attends a ball held by genius businessman Rafael Moreno Salazar. She knows he is the only hope for her father’s company, which is in dire straits, but for some reason she feels uneasy. Then a handsome man, exuding danger, appears before her, and with the exchange of a passionate kiss, she is head over heels for him. Is this the beginning of a sweet love? Or is it a cruel deception?

A pregnant virgin… Will he even believe me? Real estate magnate Renzo was shocked when Esther, an American woman he had never met before, told him she was pregnant with his child. According to her, Renzo’s ex-wife had asked her to be a surrogate for them but then told Esther that she didn’t want the child anymore after she and Renzo divorced. Now Esther’s come to Renzo in distress. Renzo is intrigued by the idea of having an heir, so he decides to have Esther act as his pretend fiancée. Gradually, however, he becomes fascinated by her innocence…

When young Faith was orphaned and all alone, she spent the summer with a kind and wealthy elderly man by the name of Philip. There she met his son, Nash, and fell in love for the first time. Her happiness ends abruptly, however, when intruders break into Philip’s home and he suffers a fatal heart attack. Faith is blamed for it and spends time behind bars. Nash will not believe her innocent, and she loses everything. Ten years later, Faith returns to the house as an architect for a renovation project and comes face-to-face with Nash…

Amelia’s best friend Tyler suggested on the night of their high school graduation that they get married if they were still single when they were twenty-eight years old. She didn’t believe it’d ever happen… Ten years later, at their reunion, the duo get tired of their friends bragging about their families and sneak out into the Las Vegas night. The next morning, Amelia can’t believe her eyes. Tyler is sleeping naked next to her! She then remembers what happened the night before?they’d gotten drunk and married one another at a local chapel. Later when Tyler learns about Amelia’s pregnancy, he says they should live together to decide whether to stay best friends or become a real wife and husband!

Maggie has been invited to become the nanny to the prince’s children. And, while she has spent her first few days getting used to her new surroundings, she has yet to meet her new employer, who is out of the country on business. One night, while seeking a quiet place to sleep, she comes across an empty bedroom. She takes advantage of it, but her long-lost sweetheart, Tom, joins her in the middle of the night. Tom is the man who broke her heart years ago by marrying another woman after Maggie turned him down. Could it be that Tom is the prince? Is she still dreaming or has her prince finally come to rescue her?

I love him so much, but I’ll never be able to make him happy… Is there really such a thing as fate? Zia is a resident in pediatrics, taking a quick vacation, when she meets Michael Brennan, the CEO of a major shipping company that he built from the ground up. It was pure coincidence that Zia saved Mike’s nephew from drowning, but from the moment they meet, everything seems to just fit—they’re a perfect match. Now they’ve met each other’s families and they’re even collaborating at work. Zia is concerned things are going too well! And when she sees how much fun Mike has playing with his nephew, it only reminds her of a painful truth: Zia will never be able to have children. Why couldn’t she tell him sooner?

She uncovered his past, but she’s lost her own! Dominic, an inspector for Interpol, is astonished to learn he is the Grand Duke of Karlenburgh, a country that no longer exists. This exciting historical discovery was uncovered by a woman named Natalie in an old document, and his identity is soon broadcast to the whole world. He’s completely unable to continue his job as an inspector. He moves to Hungary with complicated feelings, but who should appear before him but Natalie? She’s completely lost her memory and can’t remember anything other than the words Grand Duke of Karlenburgh. And now it falls to Dominic to look after her!

Upbeat Ritsuro and downbeat Ken have been longtime friends. Although Ken leads a dark life of prostitution after dropping out of high school, Ritsuro still cares about him. When Ritsuro realizes that what Ken wants is something more than friendship he vacillates between Ken and his girlfriend Moeko, setting the stage for a bizarre love triangle.

Love took hold, even before they exchanged names… “I want you to play my perfect fiancée.” That’s what Dante Mancini, a notorious playboy who regularly makes the front page of gossip magazines, said to Piper. Two months ago, they met at a party where she was working as a waitress. She couldn’t resist Dante’s devilish charm and irresistible looks and ended up giving him her virginity. She found out a couple months later that she was pregnant, and when she visits him to tell him the news, he quickly seeks to use it to his advantage. But there’s no way Piper could enter a fake arrangement just so that Dante can improve his public image…or could she?

Princess Isabella was betrothed from a very young age to the king of Umarah, a desert country. Before getting married, she yearns for one last taste of freedom. She wants to go shopping, see the Eiffel Tower and do things that regular twenty-one-year-olds do… So she escapes…only to be promptly found in her beloved Paris. She has been trailed by Adham, a tall, dark-skinned man with scars and a dangerous aura. Isabella seizes a chance to evade her pursuer, and Adham relentlessly chases after her…but when he catches up to her, he steals a kiss!

Upcoming starlet Missy Klein is getting married to Ian Lawson, founder of the SpinTrax recording label, and From This Moment, Nashville’s hottest wedding planners, have gotten the contract to arrange the wedding. There’s only one problem?cofounder and photographer Briana Harper had a college romance with Ian, and they’re now stuck in a snowed-in cabin! With the relationship warming up faster than the weather outside, Briana and Ian start to reconnect…but Ian’s abandonment of his own music career to pursue the business side of things has always irked Briana. She begins to ask herself if she could get together with Ian again, but how is that possible when he’s getting married to the mother of his unborn child?

Danette works at a shipping company where she is such a hard worker that everyone says her job is her boyfriend. Little do they know she’s been involved in a secret relationship the entire time. One day, Danette sees the cover of a gossip magazine and is shocked by what it shows. It’s Marcello, her manager and secret lover, dancing with a beautiful and attractive woman. It’s a picture from a party he didn’t want her to attend—he never invites her to any public gatherings. She knows he’s a prince and that their affair is a secret one, but until now she’d never thought she was only a plaything to him!

Therese was elated to be chosen by Prince Claudio as his betrothed from among a number of international bridal candidates. She figured that even if the marriage was just a way to produce an heir to the throne, the two of them would fall in love as they went through life together. But that was before Therese developed endometriosis, which reduced her chances of ever being able to have children. Unable to give Claudio an heir, she feels she doesn't deserve the title of princess any longer and tries to leave him. A gulf grows between them as Therese’s fears prevent her from making love to him anymore. Meanwhile, Claudio grows convinced that Therese has found herself another lover. Can their relationship be healed?

When Lia participates in this charity auction, she gets more than she bargained for! When English society princess Lia auctions off one kiss at a charity masquerade ball, the bidding goes up to fifty thousand dollars. After a brief moment of silence, a voice rings out with a new bid…of one million dollars! The bidder is Benjamin Carter, a construction industry tycoon, who is eager to buy out Lia’s family’s company. In exchange for his generous donation, he asks for not just a kiss but an entire weekend with Lia… Now it will be even harder for Lia to resist him.

The one woman he desires wants more than his sensual advances or money. Billionaire Alex doesn’t believe in love—in fact, the idea repulses him. And yet, he can’t forget Gwen, the kindhearted nurse he met at his best friend’s wedding. When he takes a vacation at his friend’s villa and reunites with Gwen, he realizes something’s changed: she’s pregnant. Much to the relief of head-over-heels Alex, it turns out she’s a surrogate for a patient who can’t have children. Gwen’s so focused on helping others, she seems entirely uninterested in money, love or sex. So how is Alex supposed to get closer to her?

Violet, a hardworking art teacher, is dumbfounded after her older sister confesses to stealing confidential data from her workplace. Terrified, she visits the office, asking the CEO, Damien, if there is any way that he could forgive her sister's mistake. He leaves her with one solution: "You must become my fiancée." He says that this is the only way to ease his dying mother's worries. Confused by his cold nature, but taken by surprise by his hidden gentleness, will Violet agree to his terms...?

The king has convinced me to become his temporary bride! Amalia is in Khaleej, hoping to save her brother from the consequences of a crime he didn’t commit. Overwhelmed by the beauty of her native country, she gets lost and stumbles upon a man, a millionaire so infamous his face is on the cover of every gossip magazine—none other than the King of Khaleej, Sheikh Zayn al-Ghamdi! Zayn is looking for a bride in order to bury his playboy image and suggests Amalia becomes his queen… Who would have thought she’d have to play the king’s fiancée in order to save her brother?

It’s Gretchen’s job to make sure weddings go flawlessly, but this time she’s received a special request?Gretchen is to pretend to be lovers with movie star Julian Cooper during the wedding ceremony! Her ample figure and frizzy hair don’t look like the Hollywood dream, though, so how can she pull it off? When she meets the gorgeous Julian, he immediately notices that she’s a little stiff and decides she needs “acting lessons.” So he gives her a sweet kiss! Her next stops are high-end boutiques and a luxurious spa?she won’t be the same woman when this job is done!

You expect me to sacrifice myself to save you from your own problems? “Wait, we’re still married?” Elizabeth, a matchmaker for wealthy clients, is presented with a shocking truth by Greek billionaire Xander. It’s been ten years since she met him during a trip, fell in love, got married and was abandoned mere days later… During those ten years, she has been working hard to get back on her feet. She knows if she were to get involved in a scandal with a notorious playboy like Xander, she would lose the trust of her clients. Elizabeth just wants a divorce—but Xander insists he needs her as his wife before deliberately setting up a tabloid shot of the two of them, forcing her cooperation!

Collection of one shots. 1. Aisaka tends to get in a lot of fights and Tadaka is the school playboy. On a chance meeting where Aisaka gets beaten to a pulp, Tadaka offers to carry his bruised body home. There, Tadaka makes a deal with Aisaka that if he doesnt fight they'll have a sexual relationship. 2. Masaru and Sugeru are identical twin brothers. Sugeru tends to enjoy using his brothers name to chase skirts and Masaru is the one who always gets the beatings when people come looking for revenge. Its not TOO much of a problem until Masaru meets Masato. A nice guy who really loves Sugeru (who's just using him for money), and it wouldnt be a problem if Masaru wasnt falling for Masato himself. 3.Koike an average student is best friends with Jinnai, a student who excels. When they get into separate high schools Koike still cannot forget what he felt for him, so when Jinnai comes around for a visit, Koike jumps on his chance to tell him how he really feels. 4. Tomonaga is forced to go to an all boys school when his mother is fed up with his delinquent ways. He expects an torn down rough school, and instead gets a school sparkling with gay pretty boys. Not that he's happy about it. At least his roommate Natsume is normal...in a sense. 5. Rather than bumming around all summer his mother orders Yoshimura to get a job. He quickly gets one at a barbeque shop under Sakashita who's grandfather is in the hospital. Yoshimura is surprised by how instantly drawn he is to Sakashita and spends a majority of his time at work trying not to give into his new temptations. 6. A haphazard public morals committee member and a touchy troublemaker. 7. A hot tempered judo club member who loves fights and the (um, playboy?) who provokes him by staring at him lustfully, which he mistakes for a stare of wanting revenge.

The magic of the masquerade ball leads her to a destiny she could never have imagined… Prior to her impending arranged marriage to a grand duke, Allegra goes to a masquerade ball. She figures it’ll be the last party she attends as an unmarried woman and is eager to let herself go. Then a man dressed up as the God of Death appears before her. The attraction between them is undeniable, and before Allegra can stop to think through the consequences, she loses her virginity to the masked stranger. A few weeks later, she discovers that she’s pregnant and is shocked to find out the identity of the mysterious man. It was Cristian Acosta, her brother’s best friend…and the man who caused her to have an inferiority complex. She can’t believe that the arrogant Spanish duke is the father of her child…

After a bad break-up, Kusakate leaves his ex with nothing but his clothes on him. Sitting around in the park with nothing to do and nowhere to go, while contemplating his bad luck he is discovered by Hanamura, a former student of his. Their meetings soon become habitual....

The man who deserted her has returned as a proud prince… Bailey is a waitress, working her way through college. She has dreams of marrying her lover, Raphael, until he suddenly breaks up with her. Telling herself that such a perfect man could never love her anyway, Bailey resolves to live independently…until she discovers that she’s pregnant. Facing an uncertain future, Bailey is shocked by a tabloid cover that catches her eye: Raphael is actually the prince of a small Italian nation! Then Raphael appears before her again. What will happen when she tells him she’s pregnant?

Why did star player Shimada decide to attend a high school that isn’t known at all for its volleyball? During the final middle school volleyball competition, he performed spectacularly. However, Fujii has held a grudge ever since and absolutely hates Shimada.

I love him so much, but I’ll never be able to make him happy… Is there really such a thing as fate? Zia is a resident in pediatrics, taking a quick vacation, when she meets Michael Brennan, the CEO of a major shipping company that he built from the ground up. It was pure coincidence that Zia saved Mike’s nephew from drowning, but from the moment they meet, everything seems to just fit—they’re a perfect match. Now they’ve met each other’s families and they’re even collaborating at work. Zia is concerned things are going too well! And when she sees how much fun Mike has playing with his nephew, it only reminds her of a painful truth: Zia will never be able to have children. Why couldn’t she tell him sooner?

Amelia’s best friend Tyler suggested on the night of their high school graduation that they get married if they were still single when they were twenty-eight years old. She didn’t believe it’d ever happen… Ten years later, at their reunion, the duo get tired of their friends bragging about their families and sneak out into the Las Vegas night. The next morning, Amelia can’t believe her eyes. Tyler is sleeping naked next to her! She then remembers what happened the night before?they’d gotten drunk and married one another at a local chapel. Later when Tyler learns about Amelia’s pregnancy, he says they should live together to decide whether to stay best friends or become a real wife and husband!

Upcoming starlet Missy Klein is getting married to Ian Lawson, founder of the SpinTrax recording label, and From This Moment, Nashville’s hottest wedding planners, have gotten the contract to arrange the wedding. There’s only one problem?cofounder and photographer Briana Harper had a college romance with Ian, and they’re now stuck in a snowed-in cabin! With the relationship warming up faster than the weather outside, Briana and Ian start to reconnect…but Ian’s abandonment of his own music career to pursue the business side of things has always irked Briana. She begins to ask herself if she could get together with Ian again, but how is that possible when he’s getting married to the mother of his unborn child?

It’s Gretchen’s job to make sure weddings go flawlessly, but this time she’s received a special request?Gretchen is to pretend to be lovers with movie star Julian Cooper during the wedding ceremony! Her ample figure and frizzy hair don’t look like the Hollywood dream, though, so how can she pull it off? When she meets the gorgeous Julian, he immediately notices that she’s a little stiff and decides she needs “acting lessons.” So he gives her a sweet kiss! Her next stops are high-end boutiques and a luxurious spa?she won’t be the same woman when this job is done!

The curtain rises on the theater of Fate. Winner of Harta Magazine's second newcomer oneshot competition, Yatagarasu Cup.

For just one night, shy Tina wishes she could be a woman who is confident and attractive. So when she meets a devilishly handsome man at Carnival in Venice, she casts caution to the wind and gives her virginity to him. They remain masked and spend an enchanted night together. But the very next morning when Tina peeks underneath his mask while he sleeps, she discovers her brother’s rival—Nico! Shocked by the irony of fate, she runs away without a word only to find, two months later, that she is carrying his baby!

Faith, Fiorenzo's secretary, is to accompany Fiorenzo to a party as his date. Fiorenzo is a five-time world-title holder in cycling and also manages a bike company. Furthermore, he is a globe-trotting playboy. In contrast, she is very plain and doesn't think that they are a good match. She also doesn't really know much about high society, or want to draw any attention to herself. with little confidence, Faith allows Fiorenzo to take her to a beauty parlor and boutique. To give her the appearance of a date worthy of him, they dress her up gorgeously. He's so taken with her transformation that he kisses her!

A one-page short story about a boy and his elder sister.