Carole Mortimer's Manga List

Darcy works as a secretary for charming businessman Reed. He has always dated beautiful, sophisticated women, the exact opposite of Darcy, a country girl who's come to London to work. So Darcy is surprised when Reed suddenly asks her to come with him to visit his parents in Florida, pretending to be his lover! She knows it's for work, but is there a chance that Reed will look at her as a woman and not just as his unsophisticated secretary?

Callie lost both her mother and beloved stepfather, Jeff, in the span of six months. While still mourning her losses, a lawyer informs her that Jeff has left her a fortune and his family wants to meet her. Callie visits them but finds them cold and unwelcoming, and they plan to take her inheritance by orchestrating a marriage between her and their son! Meanwhile, she meets a gentleman named Logan and becomes attracted to him. But will there only be romantic tragedy in store for Callie?

Wealthy Daniel arrives at the hotel that Ellie manages. At first, Ellie is intrigued by this flashy man, but soon Daniel is pestering her at every turn during his stay. Ellie resists his advances, yet slowly she finds herself ready to give in to his charm. But is she prepared to be just another one of his whims?

After her mother, a former top model, commits suicide, Chelsea is hounded by the media. Her father sends her to London to live with his lawyer's son, Lucas, in order to shield her from the press. She's known Lucas since she was a little girl, and he was even her first love, so she's disappointed when Lucas still treats her like a child, even though she's all grown up now! But despite his treatment of her and the fact that he has a girlfriend, Chelsea's love for him only grows stronger...

After seeing both of her sisters happily married, Andie cannot help but feel lonely, even with a baby on the way. Two months ago, she finally spent a night with Adam Munroe, a world renowned movie producer, and a close friend to her family. While knowing that he had feelings for her late mother, Andie could not resist her desire to be with the man she loved for practically her entire life. This encounter results in Andie expecting a baby, that she cannot tell Adam about... "He wouldn't want to have a baby with a girl he doesn't love." Though she tries to avoid Adam, she reunites with him during her secret maternity leave, and Adam surprises her with a marriage proposal, which Andie accepts... determined to be her late mother's replacement...

At the beginning of the 19th century, Gray, an English aristocrat, had been neglecting the estate he inherited from his late brother, never visiting it and leaving everything to the housekeeper. But when he heard a rumor that the servants had left and the mansion was falling into disrepair, he hurried to drive the carriage. As he stepped into the dark mansion, he hears the words, "Stop! A gun is aimed straight at your heart!" from a young woman, seemingly alone. She seems to have mistaken me for a bandit. The shot hit him in the arm, and he looked at her in the moonlight... there she was, breathtakingly beautiful.

Leonie, an eternally unlucky girl, was suddenly trapped in an elevator at a client's office she visited. I've been used to such accidents since I was a child. I won't be easily swayed. However, right then her estranged husband, Adam, showed up to help her, and he was the president of this company! When she saw him again after eight months, the arrogance of the past was gone and he was full of kindness. As an apology, he invited her to dinner, and Leonie was tempted into spending the night with him. And then Adam made an unexpected proposal...!

January works with her two sisters to protect her late parents' farm. One day, while earning extra money working part-time as a singer, she meets a mysterious man. His name is Max, and his confident blue eyes captivate January. She swore she would never open her heart to a man again, but she's touched by Max's tenderness and ends up sharing a sweet kiss with him. But what will happen when she discovers that he's a lawyer for a company that is planning to buy her ranch?

Laura's publisher receives a manuscript from an unknown author. Could it be the work of bestselling author Liam O'Reilly? Eight years ago, Laura loved Liam, but he left for the United States to make a movie adaptation of his novel and she never heard from him again. By the time she realized she was pregnant, he had already married another woman. Despite that painful betrayal, Laura decides to meet Liam again. Being with him once more reminds her of the sweet moments they once shared together, but she has a big secret she still hasn't told him...

Businessman Jarrett travels to Canada in order to secure the purchase of a business. There he meets his newly married friend and his wife, and agrees to join them for dinner. He is introduced to a former model, Abbie. Jarrett falls in love at first sight, but her suspicious behavior leads him to assume she is a high-class escort. But her true identity is even more surprising!

Brice McAllister, the world's renowned artist, instantly falls for Sabina as soon as he meets the gorgeous supermodel's gaze. He has agreed to paint her portrait only to quiet the insistent billionaire who demanded Brice to paint his fiancee's portrait at any price. The meeting arouses his desire to draw Sabina. However, once he starts to work on the portrait, Sabina does not hide her fear and avoids his gaze. It is as if she believes allowing him to draw her is a sin...

Out of the blue, Leonie is asked by Rachel, a renowned actress, to write her biography. Although she has published a biography once before, she has no idea why Rachel chose her as the author. Her doubts about the job deepen with Rachel's son, Luke, who for some reason relentlessly intimidates her. As Rachel was unmarried when giving birth to Luke, it was one of the biggest scandals at the time. While being aware of his hostile attitude, Leonie is drawn to his cold green eyes, and she decides to accept the job...

Hebe secretly admires, Nick, her boss at the art gallery where she works in London. She spends a passionate night with him, but her happiness ends the next morning. Nick throws her away, saying, "I would never have expected you were a mistress of Andrew Southern!" Nick shows the stunned Hebe a painting by a legendary artist, Andrew Southern?a portrait of a woman with watery eyes and a smile lying on a bed. The woman is a spitting image of Hebe! Nick does not try to hide his disgust at seeing her in the painting and accuses her of being after his money. But Hebe has never met the painter and she is truly in love with Nick, even though he doesn't believe it....

Gabriella fell in love with her stepbrother, Rufus, on the day her mother remarried. However, her love for him was shot down by Rufus's words: "Don't try to seduce me for my money." Since then, hatred has flared between the two. Five years later, Gabriella's stepfather has passed away, leaving behind a strange will. Gabriella and Rufus are to live together for six months as husband and wife in order to inherit the fortune! Gabriella will live with a man who accuses women of being money-grubbing mares?

Logan McKenzie is an attractive single man who heads a major company and has the blood of British nobility. The girls can't leave him alone! One day, a waitress serving lunch at his company starts crying and he can't help but pull her to him and comfort her. It isn't like him to be so kind! Her name is Darcy, and he suspects she's in trouble because of an affair with a married man. He wants to help her, so he goes to the restaurant where she works... Is he in love with her? No, it can't be!!

Fergus is gloomily tipping back drinks in a nightclub when an exceptionally beautiful woman with black hair and blue eyes appears. Her name is Chloe. Somehow, she knows he's a popular writer and she begins tossing questions at him. Is she a fan? Or a reporter? Fergus is suspicious at first, but after the alcohol sets in... The next morning, he wakes up in bed next to Chloe. He slept with a total knockout but doesn't remember a thing!

While attending a masquerade ball wearing a sparkling gold dress, Dani meets a man with a dangerous smile dressed like a pirate. Since divorcing her abusive husband, Dani has been distrustful of men. Drunk on this dream-like fantasy, she gives in to passion. But when his mask comes off the next morning, she sees that he is the person she butts heads with the most?her biggest enemy, Nicholo. The head of both a large bank and a prestigious family, Nicholo is full of arrogance and has been cold to Dani since they first met. Now she's become completely entangled with him without even realizing it!

Luccy is a professional photographer for advertising. When an executive of a magazine she works for persistently tries to seduce her, she quickly seeks help from a gorgeous man who happens to walk by. This savior asks her if she is up for a glass of brandy. She is unable to resist his charm and accepts his offer. She then happens to run into him three days later. He is the head of a giant company and it so happens that he is the owner of a cosmetic company Luccy works for. He refuses to meet her, claiming that he knows what she is after...!

Never once in her seven years of married life was she happy. Nevertheless, Jessica never leaves her husband, Andrew, for the sake of her only child, a daughter named Penny. But at a party one night, Jessica's husband starts talking about wanting to divorce her. Jessica is blown away by the shock. And then a tall, mysterious man approaches her....

Joey, who is a lawyer, has always admired her brother-in-law, Gideon. She looks up to him as a fellow lawyer, but is attracted to him as a man. Gideon is intelligent yet sexy?my ideal man. I'm so drawn to him, but he won't accept me as a romantic companion. Perhaps I just don't have any female charms. Joey tries her best to act like a woman who is highly experienced with relationships when Gideon says the unexpected: "I think we can be great friends with benefits."