Susanne James's Manga List

Candy, an interior designer, meets a man at a party hosted by one of her clients. What makes this tall man stand out from the sea of smartly dressed guests, is not his clashing casual style nor his arrogant attitude. The overpowering charisma he gives off takes Candy's breath away, but when she learns his name, her heart turns to ice. She would have never guessed that he was the cold-blooded multi-millionaire writer, Maximus Seymour!

It only takes one unexpected encounter to change your fate... For Lily Patterson, this change came in the form of the handsome Theodore Montague. After a chance meeting during a vacation in Rome, Lily finds herself with a job as nanny to Theo's three children! With no mother around to raise them, the children quickly grow fond of Lily, and she becomes quite attached to the family in return. But Theo is her employer-so she'll need to find a way to rein in her growing attraction to him, and fast!

Emily has fallen into a pit of distrust after being betrayed by her lover, and even a business trip to Italy can't seem to raise her spirits. But on her trip she runs into a man named Giovanni in a small shop, a handsome man beaming with geniality. And after their encounter, the two can't seem to stop running into one another. Could this be...destiny? No! Emily was betrayed once before, and everyone knows men can be frivolous and fickle. Yet no matter how far Emily tries to get from Giovanni, something seems to keep bringing them together.

Fleur decides to take a break in the countryside at the home of her best friend, Mia, to recover her health, but she feels uncomfortable around Mia's brother, Sebastian. Despite his grumpy and unfriendly personality, Sebastian has a deep compassion that comforts Fleur. Each of them begins to fall under the other's spell, but both have their reasons for denying their love. Will Fleur and Sebastian ever admit their feelings for each other?

The mysterious Mel suddenly appears in a tranquil village, where she participates in an auction and wins a cottage full of local history. This throws a wrench in Adam's plans; he intended to win the cottage for his friends. There's no way such a gorgeous woman would make her home in a rural village. She'll want to get rid of the cottage soon enough. When he gets close to Mel to get a feel for her situation, he sees that she's not at all what he thought: she's a humble, honest woman. Adam feels strongly drawn to Mel, but for his own reasons, he can't be upfront with her. And it seems Mel has a secret, too...

Helena, a young professional with no family left in the world, is shocked to learn that the woman who owned Mulberry Court-the mansion where Helena's father once served as gardener-has passed away, and left her half the house! The other half goes to Oscar Theotokis, a successful Greek businessman and Helena's old flame. Mulberry Court was where their romance began...and where it ended ten years ago. Helena soon learns that time hasn't made Oscar any less attractive, but she can't let herself fall for him again. She can't let him hurt her again. Yet every time she sees his face, she feels her heart stirring...