Susan Mallery's Manga List

After a fire at her office, Cathy begins living at her client Stone's mansion and starts working as his secretary. She hopes working hard for Stone will create a chance for them to become more intimate, but although they are obviously attracted to each other, Stone just doesn't seem the type to fall in love. Will Stone ever return Cathy's affections and see her as the confident woman she has become, rather than the timid, self-conscious girl he first met?

It's a daily ritual for Cathy Eldridge, a phone operator, to talk to reclusive millionaire Stone Ward. Every night, Cathy presents herself as a confident, glamorous, well-traveled woman, but in reality she thinks of herself as boring, a little shy, and she barely gets paid enough to travel! After two years of chatting, Stone and Cathy have struck up a friendship, but one night during their call, Cathy's office catches on fire and a sudden explosion cuts the phone line, prompting Stone to hurry to her rescue...

When he arrived at the lodge, Jack got the surprise of his life. His best friend's shy little sister had become a breathtaking young woman-with an ax to grind. Still smarting over Jack's long-ago rejection, Meredith was now intent on luring the mogul into her bed...and her bed was right across the hall. At what cost would Jack keep a decade-old promise?

Cowgirl Sierra Conroy doesn't need anyone. She's tough, independent and more than capable of holding her own on the ranch, despite all the grief the cowboys give her about being a woman. Sierra certainly doesn't need love. She gave up on that the day Dylan McLaine broke her heart and left town. Dylan knows he did wrong by Sierra, and he hasn't been able to forget her, even after all these years. And now that his marriage is over, he's bought a ranch in his hometown and he needs Sierra's help to run it. But will the woman whose heart he broke give him another chance?

Victoria was handpicked to be an assistant by the crown prince of the desert kingdom of El Deharia. So then why would the Imperial Guard suddenly break into her room and drag her away wearing nothing but a negligee? Her good-for-nothing father has been in trouble for gambling before, but to think he would have tried to cheat at cards against Prince Kateb... The prince's personality is as fierce as his scarred face. He earned the scars amid a failed kidnapping, during which they say he killed a man. Rejecting palace life, he has been known to disappear to a desert village for months at a time. Victoria despises her father, but can't abandon the promise she made to her dying mother. She pleads with the prince to set him free, and the prince agreed...on one condition. She would become his lover, and join his desert harem!

Elissa is having trouble changing a flat tire when she is caught off guard by a man offering her help. The man, who appeared out of nowhere, was Walker Buchanan, a handsome man who had recently moved in to the upstairs of her apartment. Not wanting to be in debt to a man, Elissa tries to refuse Walker's generosity. Irresistible is a popular spin-off work that depicts love and hate of the Buchanan restaurant empire in Seattle and is now available as a manga! Also included in the book is a side story, Loving Spoonful.

Elissa lives with her daughter, Zoe, in Seattle. She is slowly reaches out to her neighbor, Walker, and begins to forms a relationship. with her new job and a reunion with her estranged family of eight years, everything is in favor for her. That is until her drug addict ex-boyfriend, Neil, reappears in her life. Once again Elissa is thrown into hell with her daughter being used as her weakness, but who will save her? This is the final installment of the popular manga depicting love and hate of the Buchanan restaurant empire! Included is a side story, Loving Spoonful

"Sir, would you make me your mistress?" Kiley, a plain and serious secretary, suddenly makes the bold request. Rafiq is taken aback but, sympathizing with her broken heart after being betrayed by her fiance, decides to comply. However, with one fiendish condition. "If I take you as my mistress, you must satisfy me." Rafiq is the prince of the prosperous desert country of Lucia-Serrat and no stranger to romance. Is it even possible for her to satisfy his needs? At his mercy, Kiley finds herself undergoing an intensive course in the ways of pleasure?as she's guided to a new world of boundless joy and agony.

Penny is a capable chef who dreams of opening the best restaurant in Seattle. One day, out of the blue, her ex-husband, Cal, asks to meet her. He wants her to help breathe life back into his family's oldest restaurant. He's still as handsome as he was when they separated three years ago, and she never could hate him; so she gives him the okay-as long as he agrees to all of her conditions. Penny's once-smoldering feelings for him light back up, but she can't admit it. After all, she's sure he doesn't love her anymore...

They divorced three years ago, but Penny has only just learned her ex-husband Cal's secret: he has a seventeen-year-old daughter! Why did he keep this information hidden all these years? Penny still loves him, but Cal has his own set of worries. He loves Penny, but she found out about his daughter, Lindsey, in the worst way possible. And to make matters worse, Lindsey's serious illness has come back. Determined not to hurt anyone, Cal feels stuck. Who will support him when he needs it most? Will Penny and Cal ever tell each other how they feel?

Annie is a kindergarten teacher who gets the shock of her life when Duncan, the famous entrepreneur who all the newspapers have labeled "Meanest CEO in the Country," tells her that her little brother embezzled money from his company! He says that if he can't get his money back he's going to take her house and throw her brother in jail. Annie's in such deep shock that when he proposes an alternative that will forgive her of her debts, she takes him up on his offer. All she has to do is help him change his stone-cold image by pretending to be his girlfriend for the month leading up to Christmas. They both live in such completely different worlds, such a thing shouldn't even be possible...or so she thought!

Maggie came to El Daharia to restore Prince Qatar's classic car. But she is almost sent away when he learns his mechanic is a woman. Her first impression of the prince is awful, but eventually they warm up to each other because of their shared love of cars. He then asks Maggie to pretend to be his lover, so he can decline a fiancee who was decided for him, and she agrees. Maggie lives in a totally different world than the prince, after all, so there's no way they could actually fall in love...right?

To own the town saloon and mine, Lucas and Jackson MacIntyre need to get married within three months...or else they'll break that clause in their uncle Simon's will. Jackson has no desire for love, so it's up to Lucas to make their dreams come true. Luckily for them, schoolmarm Emily Smythe has found herself with no children to teach. She hopes that by marrying Lucas she'll be able to pursue her dreams of teaching those who missed out on an education. Could Emily be Lucas's convenient bride?

Todd is well-mannered, good with words, and an excellent kisser. Not to mention handsome and a successful businessman. Is there any woman who would decline an offer from such a man? Julie, the oldest of the three Nelson sisters, is reluctant to meet up with the man her estranged grandmother has set her up with. However, the man she meets is so charming, that she actually falls for him...and shares his bed without even checking to see if Todd is actually who he claims to be!

The second volume in a series revolving around the Nelson sisters, featuring the middle sister and resident airhead, Willow. A comic artist by day, Willow meets macho security guard Kane when she trips and injures herself after barging into the home of millionaire Todd Aston III. Kane carries her back to his home to care for her wounds, along with a box full of stray kittens. Smitten by Kane's stoic kindness in the face of ongoing misfortune, Willow decides to go on the offense. But after a passionate kiss, Kane tells her, "I'm not interested in anything more than a one-night stand."

Erin's twin sister dies shortly after giving birth...without revealing the name of the child's father. Four years later, Erin finds a diary in her sister's belongings and learns that her niece's father is Parker Hamilton, a world-wealthy man. Parker, who has been living in the mansion as a recluse since the death of his wife, surprisingly accepts the fact and begs Erin and her niece to stay at the mansion. Erin's heart is stirred by his kind eyes. She should not fall in love with him, even though he is hurting and suffering...