Jessica Steele's Manga List

Elyss came to London five months ago and lives with two roommates. One night one of her roommates borrows her car and accidentally crashes is into a very expensive high-end sports car, but because she purchased the cheapest insurance plan available, it will not cover her friend's mistake. Since she cannot afford to repair both cars, she meets with Saul Pendleton, the owner of the sports car, to see if they can work out a deal. Saul, who finds the brave and honest Elyss charming, asks her to act as his temporary girlfriend in exchange for clearing her entire debt!

Brooke was surprised at the letter from her sister. She won't return to England or go to college. She's completely head over heels for her homestay host, Jourdain Marchais. Brooke goes to Normandy to persuade her sister to come back and meets the man she has a one-sided love for. He's a prominent businessman living in an old castle, with striking black hair and gray eyes. He's also puzzled by her sister's feelings for him. He told Brooke, "If we pretend to be together, she'll give up and go home!"

Mercy has a quiet, unassuming life in the small English village where she was born. Engaged to a frugal yet polite man, she believes that her peaceful life will continue from here on out...that is, until her best friend returns from London and turns everyone on their head! Her friend's wedding is an extravagant affair, very different from anything Mercy has ever known. But then the bride goes into a panic when a handsome man with cold eyes appears. She says that this man, Croft, is here to ruin the wedding. Rushing to her friend's rescue, Mercy tries to distract the man...and ends up ruining her own life instead!

Perry lives a quiet life in London. But when the man she's just started dating starts talking about their future together, she knows she must take action. The truth is, she got married when she was eighteen years old. The marriage was for their mutual benefit and really only exists on paper. They've both kept it a secret. Perry must get a divorce asap, but she can't get a hold of her successful businessman "husband," Nash. Letters and emails go unanswered as the days pass. And then she sees Nash on the news announcing that he's seeking a court-mediated settlement with his wife!

Laurie was excited about her trip to China and Hong Kong...until someone sneaked into her apartment before her departure. She senses that the thief was after the ring that her boss made her keep. Her boss wanted to plan a surprise gift for his wife as an apology for his unfaithful past, but Laurie quickly regrets getting involved. She doesn't have any choice but to bring it on the trip and becomes nervous when a mysterious man stares at her. But it turns out the mysterious man, Tyler Gray, is actually her company CEO, and he's come all the way to Hong Kong just to track a missing page from a research document!

Kassia has been summoned by Lyon, the head of the massive London company she works for. He blames her for something that she has zero recollection of doing and fires her. She is rejected by other companies before she can even get the interview stage, and when she inquires as to why she's been rejected, they tell her that Lyon has advised them not to hire Kassia. Somehow she manages to get hired. And that's when Lyon suddenly contacts her, showing an unexpectedly kind and thoughtful side of himself. Up until now, she was sure that he was just an inconsiderate, arrogant person, but after several conversations, she begins to look forward to his calls!

When Mallon, a beautiful housekeeper, is attacked by her employer and rushes out into the rain, she is picked up by a man in a luxury car who calls himself Harris. Mallon has grown to distrust men, but Harris's calm gray eyes allow her to relax her guard. When she sees where they have arrived, however, she starts to regret her carelessness. The place is practically a ruin, and there's no other house around. Mallon, recalling all her nightmares, is constantly fearful, but there is one thing she doesn't yet know-her encounter with Harris is the ray of light that will cut through the darkness of her life...

It is a Thorneloe family tradition for women to get their portrait painted when they turn twenty-one. Arabella, repulsed by her father, couldn't care less about this tradition. But when she's told that Zoltan, a world-renowned Hungarian artist, will be painting her, Arabella finds herself intrigued by his home country. Deciding it would be a good idea to stay away from her father for a while, Arabella travels to Hungary. But Zoltan continually gives her the cold shoulder and refuses to start working on her portrait! What is going on in the mind of this temperamental artist?

Kendra has arrived in Greece to be with her cousin Faye, who has just married millionaire Eugene, who is much older than she is. Faye is five months pregnant and Kendra has come to help her through her maternity-onset depression. At the airport, the person who collects Kendra is the arrogant, yet handsome Damon. He's a relative of Eugene's and a billionaire in his own right. Kendra feels a strong attraction to him from the moment she meets him. The problem is Damon thinks that Kendra is a gold digger!

After suffering one misfortune after another, Bevin is at her wit's end. Her father passed away, leaving everything to her cruel stepmother, who, once the will is settled, will likely drive Bevin out of the house. The last thing she needs now is this terrible cold. One chilly winter Friday, despite being sick, she goes out to conduct street surveys for work and ends up collapsing into the arms of a gentleman she was about to interview. Poor Bevin doesn't know it yet, but he is about to change her life forever.

Top executive Noah is looking for a woman to have his baby and nothing more. Elexa, an employee at his company, sees this as the perfect opportunity to get her meddlesome mother off her back about getting married. Noah doesn't even know who she is, but will he agree to her marriage contract proposal?

Jamie has heard no news of her fiance since he left the country. Worried, she goes to Italy to search for him. And she finds him...sharing a passionate kiss with another woman! The heartbroken Jamie runs away without looking and is hit by a car. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in the arms of a sexy stranger!

Kimberley just lost her father. And on top of having no family left, she is still hurting from her recent breakup with her fiance. The only thing left for her is Brancourt, the house she grew up in, but she has to get married in five months if she wants to inherit the house. Why did her father put such an absurd condition in his will? One night, Kimberley meets unknown actor Slade, and desperate to save the house, she tries to make an arrangement with him in exchange for money. But little does she know who Slade really is...

Hired as an assistant to the CEO of Quantrell, Kacie is excited to meet her new boss, Elliot Quantrell. While his handsome looks take her breath away, his behavior is less admirable. He becomes furious as soon as she introduces herself, and Kacie is blindsided when Elliot accuses her of being a gold digger, informing her that he will fire her the moment she tries to seduce him.

When Ellena's carefree sister, Justine, and her lover, Kit, go missing after an avalanche, Ellena takes care of their child. Until she gets tangled up in a custody battle with Kit's brother Gideon, who threatens her right to raise the baby. So she agrees to go through with a fake marriage to Gideon, who is as determined to raise the baby as she is. By marrying, they can make themselves more attractive candidates for adopting the baby. But in order not to raise any suspicions, they have to maintain a minimum level of intimacy, and Ellena finds herself unexpectedly falling for this incredibly gorgeous man!

Edney is at a party when a male friend suddenly starts making unwanted advances toward her...until she is saved by a man she doesn't even know. With a sophisticated air about him, he kindly takes her home. Edney is so enchanted by him that she lets him leave without learning his name! The weekend over, Edney starts a new job where she learns that the man's name is Saville Craythorne...and he's Edney's new boss! Completely changed from the Saville she met at the party, this man's gaze is cold as ice...

After the loss of her mother, Zarah goes to visit her aunt, whom she hasn't seen since she was a young child, but she is greeted instead by a young man named Stein, who introduces himself as her aunt's son. He seems aggressive from the start, his cold smile no comfort. It turns out that Zarah's aunt has passed away and left her a huge inheritance. Though it's a complete surprise to her, Stein believes Zarah is nothing more than a gold digger. Her intention had only been to uncover the mystery of her birth, but the condition of the inheritance states that she must live in her aunt's house for six months before she can claim her legacy. Will she be able to handle red-hot Stein's icy attitude until then?

After losing her husband in an accident the day after their wedding, Josy still holds feelings of guilt one year later. Her life is full of household chores and is dictated by her abusive father. Then Dacre, her late husband's cousin, pays her a visit. He is a refined gentleman, and he invites her to his villa in France for a fresh start in life. Her heart is swayed by his gentle and affectionate eyes. But she knows she can't fall for him. She tells herself she doesn't have the right to love again-her husband is dead...and it's her fault!

After marching into the office of a multinational corporation, Keely punches the boss, Tarrant. He's the son of her mother's new fiance; in other words, her soon-to-be stepbrother. Tarrant has decided that Keely and her mother are both "vultures" preying on men for their money. Keely just wants her mom to be happy, so she asks Tarrant to approve of the marriage. However, despite her having struck him, Tarrant assumes she's flirting. How can she make him see that he's wrong about her mom?

Vere Tolladine, a successful businessman, needed help. He'd been taking care of his late brother's wife and her children and couldn't keep doing it alone. So Fabienne became his live-in nanny. Vere is unfailingly kind to everyone...except Fabienne! She can't understand why Vere treats her differently, but she can't stop thinking about him. Fabienne has conflicting feelings about Vere that become even more complicated when she realizes that Vere is in love with his sister-in-law...