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"Me, marry Nik? Impossible!" He’s a playboy. Why would he ever choose chubby, shameful me? Nik agreed to marry Prudence, heir to a wealthy family, in order to save his family's business. But they've been married for eight years, and never consummated the relationship—even though it's said that Nik has lovers in three different countries! Prudence can't take it anymore. She wants a child and a loving family. When she asks Nik for a divorce, he makes a proposal she never saw coming: he wants a trial marriage with her, and this time it will be real.

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Truck-kun's latest victim finds out what it's really like to have the Ultimate Cheat Skill. Shockingly, there are no slave harems. .Original: http://twitter.com/#!/poppoyakiya/status/930029579950895104

A series of short one shots. 1)Plan - O.N.O. ~ Pgs. 11-42 Misawa has fallen for the captain of the school's track team, but doesn't know if his captain feels the same way about him. 2)Lip Sevice ~ Pgs. 44-67 Katsuhiro is the bad boy type, irratated due to his father always telling him not to make him look bad, he gets into the habit of stealing books. The only one who truly understands him is his father's secretary and his chauffeur, Yoshizaki. On the way to a celebration for his grandfather's recovery, things get a little...intense between Katsuhiro and Yoshizaki. 3)The Lucky Star of The Night ~ Pgs. 68-96 Aoyama has a crush on his cheif, Matsuzawa. After a night of a little too much drinking Aoyama ends up at Matsuzawa's home. 4)Holiday ~ Pgs.98-125 Natsuki, company president’s son, was forced to cancel his weekend plans to go on a family retreat in the family villa for a party. Unfortunately, his father arranged the party in hopes for him to meet with potential brides. Just as Natsuki was about to execute his escape plan to steal a boat, the dutiful bodyguard, Kishida, jumped into the boat with him… As fate would have it, the two ended up stranded in a remote island where Kishida started his feverish pursuit of Natsuki.[from Fantasy Shrine:] 5)My Bodyguard ~ Pgs. 126-157 Continuation to the "Holiday" 6) Partner ~ Pgs. 159-190 Still the continuation to the "Holiday" 7)Stubborn Vice President Nacchi ~ Pgs.191-196 Still the continuation to the "Holiday"

Just like the person who accidentally invented Viagra when trying to make medicine for heart disease, Moon Youngha tried to make Gongjin-dan but accidentally developed a type of medicine that can turn a beta into an alpha. Jung Pureum, who took that Gongjin-dan, collapsed during the English-Listening section of CSAT and manifested as an alpha. Moon Youngha is the owner of an oriental medicine clinic which clients avoid due to his identity as an omega. Jung Pureum is the college student next door who has been in love with Moon Youngha for over a decade now. In the end, Moon Youngha blurts out that he'll take responsibility for Pureum to avoid being sued by him... But he shouldn't have done that. That's why one has to be careful when signing contracts. Will Moon Youngha be able to suppress his heat cycles with traditional medicine while maintaining the peaceful life of an Omega passionate of his work like before?

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He’s the sun god Helios... Jessica can barely look at Alec, he burns so bright. The genius photographer asked Jessica to dinner, but she turned him down. The young actress takes some time away from filming, but she just can’t get her mind off of him her sun god. She’s falling for Alec and powerless before his charms.When their romance sparks, they're sure they were meant for each other from birth. Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine the day would come when they'd be torn apart…

When Elle was fourteen, her father remarried, and along with a stepmother she gained an older stepbrother, Apollo. She had always kept her love for him secret, but twelve years later everything changed. Apollo started buying up bits and pieces of her father’s company until he had taken it all. What motivated him to do it? Wanting to hear him out, Elle goes to meet Apollo, but the meeting quickly turns into a quarrel, anger sparks passion and the two of them go to bed together! That one moment is all she’s ever wanted, but this is not how she imagined it!

After hearing that her father is in the hospital, Emma returns to her hometown. There, she bumps into her first love, Casey, who turned her down when she confessed her feelings eight years ago. Devastated, Emma had gathered what little money she’d saved and left town. Now she’s a grown, independent woman with her own business in Chicago, but being around Casey makes her feel like a lovestruck teenager again. Why do his eyes burn with passion when he looks at her? And will Emma be able to tell him her deepest secret?

Clare was saved by millionaire Jack Straker six years ago and stayed with him afterward. When his gravely ill father died one day, she slept with him to console him. The following day, he thanked her and handed her a check. Adding to her mortification, he told her he was married. What an insult! Years later, she runs into him again, and now she has a secret she’ll never tell him, not when he doesn’t know what real love is…

She’s no princess…so she mustn’t let herself fall for this dashing prince! Shey goes to the airport to wait for Prince Tanner; however, he isn’t expecting her. He’s expecting Shey’s friend Parker, a flighty princess from a neighboring country…and his fiancée. Parker refuses to agree to a political marriage and so she is doing her best to avoid him, but the prince is adamant. Thinking he’ll find Parker if he sticks with Shey, he ends up staying with Shey at her place. Little do Tanner and Shey realize that being around each other all day, every day will spark unexpected feelings.

Olivia, the eldest daughter of the prestigious Balfour family of Britain, is forced to work in Australia as punishment for disgracing the family name. Worse still, she has to work for billionaire, Clint McAlpine, who has a strong business connection to her father. “Why don't you come down from your ivory tower, Ice Princess,” he sarcastically remarked before regarding her high status. But what does he think of who she is now? What’s waiting for Olivia at the airport is hot, humid weather, and Clint. The stubble on his chin makes him look like a wild animal… At that same moment, she has a sudden rush of blood to the head, causing her to lose consciousness…

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Rocky's first manga, a collection of oneshots depicting the serene love that pierces the heart.1) Boku no Koufuku wo Shoukai Shimasu2-3) Tsuioku no Tebiki4) Shiratsuyu to Karenai Ajisai5) Yawaraka na Dilemma

From Baka-Updates: A very short (2 page) oneshot focusing on the idea of "eros" (passion, longing, love), and the narrator's own preferred definition.

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.

Amber has a crush on her boss, Bradley, the wealthy son of a family who owns an oil company. He seems so far above her and they haven't even spoken once, but for Amber it was love at first sight. One day there's an emergency and Bradley asks Amber to drive him to the hospital. His grandmother, the chairman of the board, is in critical condition. Amber waits for him in the hospital corridor, and when he emerges from the ICU his face is pale, and he asks her, "For my grandmother's sake, will you be my fiancée?"

I’m still attracted to my first love, the man who tore my heart into pieces… Sorrel is a mature, sophisticated woman who lives in an expensive apartment in London. Eight years ago, she fell in love at first sight with Ellis. But after leading her on, he mercilessly rejected her. That experience made her wary of people and has hindered her from living a normal life. Though that pain is now in the past, she refuses to fall in love ever again. But then she runs into Ellis…

A wedding invitation sets an old love back in motion! Belle is in bed with influenza. When she answered the door and saw her ex-husband Luke, she loses consciousness. Belle had been working at a major investment consultancy company when she met Luke, who was only a postgraduate student. They fell in love and married young, believing that the difference in their incomes and position in society would make no difference to their love.... However their marriage did not last and seven years have passed since their divorce. In the flesh once again, Luke appears almost terrifyingly handsome, and she is spellbound by his mature manliness. But why has he appeared now...?

The leader Tsuki and the youngest member, Ruika, of the idol group "Fleur" They have been best friends since Ruika joined the agency. Always staying together, they thought their relationship would last forever. However, just when they thought that, an unexpected change occurs! "Futaribeya" a yuri idol story presented by Yukiko.

Souta is in love with his kind and handsome boyfriend, Yoichi. And they're living together! Shout thought they could be in love forever, but it seems like Yoichi has been hiding something lately?! When he started to worry about, he saw a suspicious email...

Jenna Deane—who has a four-year-old at home and an ex-husband who shows up more than she'd like—can't afford to lose her job. When she finally meets the "boss from Hell" her coworkers have been warning her about, she might have trouble keeping things professional. What can you do when your boss takes you on a business trip, buys you gowns…and is engaged to someone else? Does Jenna have any choice but to be his secretary mistress?

[From Fantasyshrine] Collection of oneshots: Sakurai is a new hire who is having a secret relationship with his boss, Chief Akimoto. Even though the chief is gentle, suave, and unexpectedly, a pro when it comes to the H-department, he’s still an “old man” in Sakurai’s eyes! However, Akimoto sees right through the rather naive Sakurai and spoils him to the point that keeps him demanding for more… until they both come to regret it! This is the debut of Yoshihara Yuuka’s salary-man romance! Quick Reference of story titles and pages they begin at: 1.Boss’ Favorite (pg 10); 2.Secrets Under the Suit (pg. 36); 3.Until There’s Love (pg. 60); 4.Cat Lover (pg. 84); 5.Butterfly and Flower Lovers (pg. 120); 6.Secretary’s Choice (pg. 144); 7.The Favorite Subordinate (pg. 170)

From The Back Door: Shiba-kun is Kishitani Shougo-kun's muse. He thought it was mutual love, but Shougo has started acting strange...?

Acting as his girlfriend is what I have to do to protect my family… "Pretend to be my girlfriend and I’ll give you a second chance." Hearing these cold words uttered by her ex, Leo, Helena is at a loss as to what to do. Seven years ago, her father forced them to end their relationship and she was left alone to give birth to a stillborn son. Now she must push aside her painful past to confront Leo in hopes of stopping him from taking over her father’s company. But what Helena doesn’t know is that Leo has every right to seek revenge on her father…

Shayla attended a party organized by the Dante clan...not to celebrate with them, but to find ways to exploit them. While there, she came across a marvelously beautiful man-Draco. In no time, he and Shayla were in bed together. Shayla fulfilled her wish of giving up her virginity to someone wonderful. However, she has yet to notice that she is falling in love...and Draco, her lover, is destined to lead her either to heaven or to hell.

Catherine has been living half a globe away from her husband, Vito, for three years now. For as long as he can remember, their son, Santos, has never seen his mother and father together. Vito was looking forward to the next of Santos’s periodic visits, but his new lover, Marietta, isn’t happy about having Santos in the picture. To protect Santos from Marietta’s cruelty, Vito hatches a plan to live together with his wife and son as a family once more. Though her old wounds haven’t healed and the fire of their love has long since gone cold, Catherine finds her heart racing at Vito’s touch. Are they living together for Santos’s sake alone?

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?

This is the kind of guy girls dream about. That was Julie’s first thought when her new boss, the world-renowned doctor Professor Simon van der Driesma, entered the room. She’s taken aback, however, when this tall and handsome man tells her that she’s not the kind of secretary he would have chosen to hire! Simon orders her to travel abroad with him for work while she’s still feeling sore about it. Will their strained relationship develop in an unexpected direction on this trip?

The tale of three boys and their painful experiences with love.

For the sake of her brother, she is forced to marry an unfaithful man… To apologize for her brother’s misconduct, Stephanie asks to see his employer, Dominic. She and Dominic had once spent a night together, but her heart ached with humiliation when she discovered him passionately kissing another woman the very next morning! Now he greets her with a cynical smile, as expected, but then he makes an unexpected proposal. If Stephanie marries him, he will let her brother off the hook!

The story of a cicada that hates buzzing like other insects.

Yoon Haneul has always been a pushover, someone who would never say no. Then one day, she opens her eyes and realizes that she has become Aila Mertensia, the antagonist of a novel she had written ten years ago. Haneul is content to live the life of a rich couch potato and binge-read novels. But to her dismay, she soon finds herself stuck in a time loop where her day repeats endlessly, and the only way to escape the loop is to act like Aila Mertensia! Haneul doesn’t know the first thing about acting like a villainess. Luckily for her, a mysterious warlock by the name of Killian offers to help her become a true villainess. Her only option is to make a deal with him, but can Haneul really trust this devilishly handsome man?

One midwinter night, some female prostitutes picked up a child, Kiyohito, in the red light district. He is forced to take clients at age 14; and in two years, he has become the moneymaker of the shop. Resigned to his fate, Kiyohito hides his feelings of love from his physician, the object of his affections.In addition to this painful love story, this anthology includes five more one-shots for Shoowa's first Reijin comic release!

Naomi, who works at an antique store, has a chance meeting at the opera house with Bran, a celebrated artist. Her older sister, Diana, urges Naomi to apply to be his personal assistant and gather information for her. Bran has a distaste for the media, and Diana is a journalist who has been searching for the inside scoop on him. Unable to turn down her beloved sister’s plea, Naomi sends Bran her résumé. She’s hired in a flash and, hounded by guilt, goes to work for him under false pretenses. And she soon learns that Bran has a horrible secret!

Libby gave birth to her child without telling her ex-boyfriend, Samuel, whom she’d fought and broken up with eight years ago. Her heart aches to see that her child resembles her father more each day. Then Libby gets in a car accident and falls into a coma… (The Promise) When Jolie was pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend, his brother, Drew, was the one who saved her. He married Jolie and did everything to help support her and the baby. Now, seven years later, Libby’s ex has come back! (Taggart’s Bride)

Even though I already like someone else, the younger classmate I drunkenly spent the night with professes his love to me almost everyday... Of course, while I decline his advances, I don't feel disgusted or weirded out by him. It's just that I like someone else. And right when I decide to tell this someone about my true feelings....

The man she helped on the train now wants her to pretend to be his fiancée to protect his nephew! When nanny Ainslie accidentally witnesses her employer’s wife having an affair, she gets fired for a crime she never committed. Hopeless and jobless, Ainslie finds herself lost in London’s train traffic, where she meets a handsome man holding an upset baby. Seeing the man struggling to comfort the baby, Ainslie offers to help him. The man turns out to be Elijah Vanaldi, a successful real estate mogul and an Italian millionaire. The baby, Elijah’s nephew, recently lost his parents and Elijah is trying to protect him from his brother-in-law’s notorious family. Which is why he needs to convince the caseworker that his nephew will be happiest living with him and Ainslie…who he says is his fiancée!

Mii is an innocent girl, and she thinks that the act of sex should be romantic, tender, and beautiful. One day, however, her boyfriend Renji adopted a provocative attitude, and kissed her. The moment Mii experienced that kiss, it gave her a pleasant shock. The works by Yuna Sasaki, a new star of Comic Monthly Cheese, that describe girls' real feelings are collected.

Marimo has a job to do... but it's too cold and she doesn't want to leave the kotatsu.

Despite her better judgment, Angie, a secretary, has unrequited feelings for her boss, Lucius, who is known by his employees as “the Devil.” Concealing these feelings, she buries herself in her work as his subordinate. But when Angie discovers the “Apprentice Bride Program” Lucius has commissioned to help him search for a wife, she approaches the program’s creator to ask that the results be rigged so that she will be put forth as Lucius’s perfect apprentice bride!

Tomoki enters the school's Boy's Beauty Pageant to find out his rival is the "Perfect Prince" Shiratori who says to him, "If I win the pageant, please go out with me!"

Why can’t l be my true self when I’m with him? While dressed as a hooker for a costume party, Zoe meets a highly judgmental yet concerned gentleman. She fails to convince him that it is merely a costume and gets scolded for her profession. The next day, Zoe clears her mind from her embarrassing encounter and gets back to her true form as a serious and prudish accountant. However, her new client is James Cade, CEO of a world-class pharmaceutical company and the man who scolded her! Can he tell she’s the same woman from last night?

My first love who never loved me back…is now my fiancé! Adelaide is shocked when her boss, Dempsey, suddenly declares their engagement at a press conference. To think he would resort to such a lie to keep her from quitting! Dempsey and Adelaide grew up together in a poor neighborhood and he was her first love. But he made it clear back then that he only ever wanted to be friends… So why does he want to be engaged to her now?

At the corner of the company cafeteria full of employees who are enjoying their meals together, Endou Kurenai always eats his own lunch alone due to his sour face kept being misunderstood. Then, a newcomer cook in the cafeteria, Ayabashi Hisame, notices the situation and offers his cooking. But, the mysophobic Endou who couldn’t even stand the cafeteria’s plate, only leaves with a word, “Sorry…”, without lifting his chopsticks at all. Ayabashi, who doesn’t know about it, keeps struggling and refuses to give up. And this straightforward novice cook somehow evoking Endou’s delusion…!

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?

When her father remarries, Chiharu suddenly has four new brothers. They're all good-looking and kind...which is no surprise, since all four of them work as hosts! They all start living together, but actually Chiharu doesn't really like hosts, so she tries to draw a line somewhere. Then, the second son, Minami, who had been nice before, suddenly starts chasing after her! "If you won't do what I say, why don't I just force you?" he says devilishly, and starts messing around with Chiharu "down there"...! Thus begins her life with these four suddenly changed hosts...!