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"I'll pay you one million euros to be my lover. But there will be no promises or confessions of love." Franco's words stunned Stacy out of her dreamlike state. While visiting the small, beautiful country of Monaco, Stacy meets the extraordinarily handsome Franco. He shows an interest in Stacy for some unknown reason and invites her out to dinner. Why me? she wonders. While in a state of confusion, she can't control the throbbing of her heart that his dangerous charm causes and accepts his invitation. But beneath this magnificent seduction, a sweet trap is lying in wait!

Intelligence operative Chance Mackenzie has been looking for an elusive international terrorist, and finally comes across some information about the terrorist's beloved daughter. Her name is Sunny. She is clearly in league with the terrorists. Chance fakes a "chance encounter," gets Sunny on a private plane and crashes it in a canyon. It was all part of his plan to get her alone and trick her into revealing her father's location. But her bright, sparkling eyes and golden hair are so pure and angelic... Chance is confused by these new, intense feelings brought about by a passionate kiss.

Jess is a hot, stylish club singer. After leaving her abusive husband, she lives a quiet life with her small daughter. Her neighbor, Rob Carpenter, is a handsome, quiet man who moved to town half a year ago?and Jess secretly has a thing for him. But it was also exactly half a year ago that a string of brutal murders began in town, and the serial killer targets women who look like Jess. Rob is a man of many secrets...and one night, Jess finds herself in his apartment?with a knife at her throat!

"If this paper will fix everything, I guess all I can do is sign." Makoto Ayakawa is your average high school girl living an average life. However, all of that changes when her father's workplace is in financial jeopardy, and in exchange for saving everyone's jobs he offers to marry his daughter off to the son of the president of one of the largest corporations in Japan, Iori Amemiya. Now Makoto is sent to live at the Amemiya estate, and has to attend a school for the elite alongside her new "husand" Iori, who seems to have a very distant and "cool" attitude. Makoto tries to adjust to her new married life, and begins to notice Iori's clumsy and kind side... will the two begin to close the distance between them?

I'll do whatever you want, Mikami. Kiri Mikami is a high school girl who's known as "little miss perfect" by everyone else at school. However, she actually has an obsession with innocent and inexperienced boys. She really is a normal (?) high school girl, even if she fantasizes about shy boys! One day, Kasugai, the biggest playboy in school, directly asks Kiri out. Although uninterested, Kiri is very interested in Kasugai's stories of his first dating experiences. In exchange for hearing his stories... she has to kiss him. From that day on, the two of them begin a less than innocent relationship trying to recreate the scenarios from the books she reads about shy boys...? Little Miss Perfect (atually a huge p*rvert) and Mr. Playboy (who's actually a really shy boy when it comes to romance) begin their sweet and intense love story!

When Cassie was very young, both her parents died and left her as the sole heir of a massive fortune. When she grew old enough to marry, numerous suitors lined up to court her in an effort to win her hand and fortune. Viscount Quinlan was one of them. Rumours abound that he has frittered away his own family's fortune through a lavish lifestyle, but Cassie's older cousin, Anthony, who has been her guardian since her parents passed away, told her that Quinlan is trustworthy and invites him to a party. But Cassie wants to find her own fiance and refuses Quinlan's advances, but she finds his kiss too powerful to further resist his charms....

Amy, despite being of noble birth, is attending a grand party at the famous Lyndhurst Chase estate, not as a lady but as a maid. Her younger brother Ned was last spotted at Lyndhurst before his mysterious disappearance. And there are rumours that Major Anthony, the owner of the Lyndhurst estate, is responsible for the disappearance of his own wife not long ago. What kind of trouble has her brother gotten into? Under the disguise of a lady's maid, she sets off to look for clues of Ned's whereabouts. But during her search, she comes across a mysterious man in hiding. Who is he and could he have something to do with Ned's disappearance? But the more Amy learns about this handsome stranger, the more perilous her world becomes. Especially after she falls in love with him....

Major Anthony Lyndhurst cannot believe his eyes. "There's no way that this is possible." But regardless, here before him in his own bedroom is his wife, Georgie, who disappeared without a trace four years earlier. After she disappeared, rumours spread that he had killed her, and Anthony was ostracized from high society. There's little chance of him forgiving her after that. Still, where has she been and what has she been doing these past four years? In the sequel to An Uncommon Abigail, the Lyndhursts' family drama gets darker, when secrets concerning the members and the disappearance of Anthony's young, estranged wife are uncovered.

Rosabelle had to leave her beloved family when she married and moved to London. When her husband dies, she's exhausted and in need of much R and R, but is only allowed a short visit to her dear family home. That's when her twin sister, Annabelle, proposes an incredible scheme. "It'll be all right. We're identical. Nobody will notice." And so the two women switch places! That way, Rosabelle's able to rest and recuperate at home...until she meets the young man next door, Phillip Winbolt. What will Rosabelle do now that she's fallen in love with this man...all while under the guise of her sister, Annabelle?

Rosabelle and Annabelle's scheme of switching places is figured out! "Why has Rosabelle taken Annabelle's name...?" Rosabelle's crush, the landowner next door, Phillip, declares that he loves her with all his heart, even if she lied to him. But when he goes to Rosabelle's late husband's home in London to find out more about the situation, he encounters a suspicious man named Falkirk. He, too, seems to be in search of Rosabelle...but why?

Shannon's sister, Keira, is critically injured in a car accident, the same one that killed Keira's husband, Angelo. It's Luca, Angelo's brother?and Shannon's ex?who delivers the tragic news to her in London. "Are we alone?" he asks, barging into her home and searching through it. Shannon shakes with anger, realizing that he must be looking for a man. They'd been in love two years ago, until Luca accused Shannon of cheating while he was away and broke up with her without even letting her explain. Who would have thought she'd meet him again, and like this, of all the ways?

"I won't let you escape this time. I've always loved you." Michelle, a nurse, has come to California to take care of Zak, her brother-in-law and a successful businessman. Zak grew up as an orphan. Seven years younger than Michelle, he was a beautiful but fickle child. But after two years, he has grown into a man who is as virile and attractive as a Greek god. With his dazzling smile, Zak openly seduces Michelle. His attitude is just the same as before, but now poses a dangerous temptation for Michelle. "I knew the day would come when I couldn't resist his allure anymore."

In the hopes of paying off her father's debt, Felicity agrees to marry the son of a wealthy family. On the day of the proposed wedding, she leaves home with a heavy heart...until she is met by the handsome limousine driver. Just as she finds herself lost in his sultry gaze, reality comes crashing down on her when the driver speeds off in the opposite direction of the church! Confused and alarmed, Felicity is suddenly transfixed by the driver's gleaming, dark eyes and the mysterious threat: "You're not getting away from me." Her kidnapping sparks the beginning of a plot for revenge!

Erin is a reporter writing a "Guide to Rich Bachelors" series of articles that explores Portland's richest and handsomest men, all in the hopes of being recognized as a full-fledged writer. But the men she interviews are a bunch of worthless, arrogant womanizers. Just like her ex-husband was. The last interviewee for her series is Jared Warfield, a difficult man to get along with who despises the media, and who wears expensive brand-name shoes and watches. Of course. And yet...he's also a man who adopted and is raising the orphaned child of his late stepsister. Do such incredible men really exist?

Kat's husband, the late Earl of the Grange, left her with a very large amount of debt when he suddenly passed away. She's on the brink of losing everything; her family, her mansion, and her beloved home, High Farm. As this is happening, an unexpected visitor comes to pay a visit to Kat. A man named Heath, who also happens to be Kat's long, lost adopted brother! When they were young, they were secretly in love with each another but, Heath was discriminated by her jealous brother, Joseph, and the villagers because of his "gypsy" features. He left High Farm and was never seen again...Until 10 years later, when Heath has transformed into a successful, business owner and comes back to seek revenge against the people who had wronged him before...particularly Kat and her family!

Supermodel Maxie is the beautiful mistress of an older man who suddenly falls ill. Seeing this as his chance, multimillionaire nephew Angelos arrives and demands that Maxie become his mistress next. After Maxie announces that she won't be intimate with anyone but her future husband, Angelos suggests that they have a contract marriage. The fact that she is his wife would be kept secret, but he would still enjoy the intimate benefits, an arrangement Maxie resents despite being attracted to him. However, there is a reason for Maxie to get married as soon as possible...

Jessica is hired as a legal assistant at the firm of Damian and Evan, brothers who are well-established lawyers. Childhood friends with the brothers, she'd been infatuated with Evan at fourteen. Now all grown up, Jessica's first crush is nothing more than a girlhood memory. But Damian, who loves his younger brother more than anyone else, asks her to heal Evan's broken heart. Before long, Evan asks a flustered Jessica to be with him, much to the delight of both their parents. Except...it's Damian who Jessica is in love with now!

Amelia is visiting Monaco to attend a friend's wedding when, by chance, she bumps into Toby Haynes. Amelia had already been lost to his charms once before?falling into bed with him?but realized right away that it was a mistake and left him the next day. Now, however, Toby seems to have plans to seduce her once again, and things start to spiral out of control. If she becomes serious about a thrill-seeker like him, it will destroy her! Though she's resolved not to get too close, Toby's attractiveness tugs at her heart. But she never intended to touch what was behind his playboy mask...

"Have we met before?" Bryony slaps her lover's face the moment she hears those heartless words. Five months ago, she fell in love with CEO Rafael, who came to buy her island. They spent an incredible time together, but afterward they lost contact with each other. When she found out that she was pregnant, Bryony began to fear that Rafael seduced her to get her property. Hoping to see him at a party, Bryony gathers up her courage to crash it...but she can't believe her ears when she finds out the truth. He claims that he has lost all memory of her from a plane crash accident!

After meeting and falling head over heels in love with Ryan, a millionaire, Kelly drops out of college and becomes his fiancee. But his family doesn't like her because she is not of their social class and they conspire to break them up. Ryan's brother even attacks her while she's pregnant! Narrowly escaping the attack, Kelly runs to Ryan, but he accuses her of seducing his brother. He calls off the engagement, writes her a goodbye check and leaves her in despair. Feeling as though she can't trust anyone, Kelly disappears from Ryan's life.

Not letting her blindness get the better of her, Celia enjoys life to the fullest, doing whatever catches her interest?from scuba diving to managing her own company. Her boyfriend, Francesco, is beside himself with worry about her, and out of his misguided love he tries to hold her back. "I'm not handicapped, and I don't need your pity! Why won't you let me live my life?" In a moment of recklessness, they hurt each other deeply, and decide to go their separate ways. Do two people need more than love to be able to share their lives together? Read the conclusion of this series of romances about six Italian brothers!

Dominic is the CEO of the international automotive maker Moretti Motors. An attractive man, he's famous for being a shrewd businessman and playboy. His brilliant secretary, Angelina, has secretly admired him for years, but currently she has much bigger concerns. Her younger brother, Renni, has gotten himself into trouble, and is being blackmailed for Moretti Motors company secrets?secrets that only Angelina can provide. Ultimately she decides to help her brother, but soon her betrayals are discovered by Dominic himself...

The infamous Sam, descendant of pirates and the "town outlaw," is back on the island. Seven years earlier, he'd been seeing Annie, a well-to-do girl admired by all the townspeople. However, Annie's father was against her relationship with Sam because of their different social status. So Annie and Sam agreed to elope, but on the night they were supposed to leave, she never showed up at their meeting place. Annie's sure that Sam?now a successful financial genius?is back for revenge. Her reason for not eloping involves the secret of her birth, a secret she's never told anyone...

Prince Drax, Sheikh of Dhurahn, has to find a temporary bride for his twin brother. Enter Sadie Murray, a stranded Englishwoman who is in need of money after being fired from her job. Drax decides she will be the perfect candidate, due to her desperate situation. He takes advantage of her plight by not giving Sadie much of a choice to be under his employ. But will Drax have the nerve to go through with his plan to make her a makeshift bride for his brother?

When Callie's twin sister, Annabella, told her she won the grand prize of the contest?"I Stole the Prince's Heart and Engagement Ring,"?she was more than amazed. However, Annabella, an up-and-coming starlet, asks Callie to go in her place and refuse the prize because it clashes with her acting in a big upcoming movie. "Why would anyone want to publicly search for a bride?" is what Callie thought as she reluctantly agrees to make the far trip for her desperate sister. But the moment she arrives at the airport, Callie gets taken away by the?elegant?butler of the prince.?When she attempts to explain her situation, he doesn't seem to care.??"Stop telling me lies about being a twin. You will marry the price in twenty-four hours."?

Ann finds herself at the crossroads of life when she is criticized as an over-the-hill actress. In hopes of clearing her mind, she flees to Europe, where her twin sister lives. After seeing her sister's happy marriage, Ann feels a strong desire for a family of her own. Then one day, her sister's husband brings home a potential member of his racing team. It's Riley, a womanizer who Ann rejected at the set of a movie they filmed together. And he suggests Ann marry him in exchange for joining the racing team!

Cara is at an acquaintance's wedding when suddenly an incredibly handsome man approaches her. His name is Gui. He is a famous Spanish count and businessman. He is so tall and thin that she feels overweight next to him. Always a flower on the wall, this is the first time that she finds herself directly involved with someone else at one of these parties, and she finds herself a little flustered. But just as she is starting to enjoy herself, a beautiful woman cuts in and takes things over. Apparently she has her sights set on the count and Cara is in her way. Cara is about to leave when the count says something that stops her right in her tracks. "Cara is my fiancee. Your petty conversation is getting in the way of our dance. Please leave us." What? Did she just get engaged to someone she just met?

After seeing her two best friends at her public relations agency get married, Alison feels that something is missing in her single life. She wants to love someone but has no interest in marriage. She just wants a baby to give all her love to. After suddenly landing herself in the emergency room, Alison meets Dr. Logan, a competent doctor with a sarcastic tongue, who, upon her request, agrees to help her make a baby. However, she must marry him in exchange!

Hani is a young girl living a rough life at the Burry Hill Detention Centre in Australia. She has been living as a boy for her own safety and protection, but she has had a mysterious yet beautiful reoccurring dream of living in a gorgeous palace surrounded by roses with her family. She thinks that such a dream is foolish, but then one day a man named Sharif appears; he claims that he is a diplomat from Bagestan, and that he has been sent to find Hani on orders from the sultan. She can barely believe the words she hears from him: "Your real name is Princess Shakira."

When she was a teenager, Desi fell in love with the son of the royal family from the desert country of Barakat. Even though she gave her virginity and swore her future to him, they were too young, and their love too turbulent, ending in the two of them resenting each other. Ten years later, a single phone call from a close friend reunites them once again. "Please seduce Salah. If you don't, then I'll be forced to marry him..." her close friend pleads, as she already as a lover of her own. Desi reluctantly decides to fly to Barakat. Waiting for her there is her former lover, who has since become a sheikh, no longer the young boy she once knew....

There is a noticeably beautiful woman at the victory party of Marco Moretti, star F1 racer. Her name is Virginia. She attends the party with heroic determination, which is to break the spell cast by her grandmother on the Moretti family. In order for her to realize her goal, she has to be impregnated by one of the Moretti men in a loveless marriage. Marco, who has no such knowledge, falls in love with her. Her plan steadfastly progresses....

When Ruggiero met the mysterious beauty Sapphire in London, it was love at first sight. But after two weeks of passion, she disappeared without a trace. He believed their love was destiny, so why did she leave? Since then, he had been an empty shell. One day, as he is test driving his company's new motorcycle, he catches sight of Sapphire among the circuit's spectators. But even though she looks the same, she doesn't seem the same. Shaken by the vision, he finds himself thrown from his machine.

Antonio Moretti, who is running a prestigious motor company with his two brothers, is in distress. They tried to launch a new car, named after an F1 driver, but the family who holds the name-use right put a stop to it. These two families have a long-lasting quarrel between them. Natalie, the daughter of the CEO of Valerio Co., is sent for negotiations regarding the name-use right. Antonio becomes interested in her beauty and cold attitude. If she doesn't agree to the negotiations, the only means left for him is to seduce her. How will this love game end?

Shunsuke and Nao are college students who have been friends since they were kids. One night they're out drinking when they miss the last train home.
The ever curious and energetic Nao suggests that they go check out a love hotel!
As Nao excitedly leads the way, hard-headed Shunsuke follows along with an unreadable expression on his face.
It was just supposed to be a chance to explore a new place, but one thing leads to another and now they're taking a bath together...
just like you would see in a porno?!?!

See what happens behind closed doors at a love hotel. The boys' love audio series "Love Hole" now brought to life in manga form!

Even though Yukiya Konno is finally a university student, he's still a virgin.
Frustrated by his lack of experience, he arranges to meet a call girl.
But not only is the person who shows up a guy, it's also none other than the senior he had always admired from high school, Amagasa!
"I'll be the one to take your viginity."
And for some reason Amagasa has pushed him onto the bed...?!?!

See what happens behind closed doors at a love hotel. The boys' love audio series "Love Hole" now brought to life in manga form!

Sohei Chitose and Kaoru Nonami work together and are also secretly dating.
One night, they finally came to a love hotel together.
It was supposed to be a hot and heavy first time for them both...
But Kaoru seems more experienced than expected, leaving Sohei's imagination running wild with images of him with other guys?!
Their first time, and his courage, both gone in the wind?! What is he going to do, now?!

See what happens behind closed doors at a love hotel. The boys' love audio series "Love Hole" now brought to life in manga form!

"No one in their right frickin' mind would fall for you!"

Matsuda and his rival Kato belong to the sales department at Toto First Bank's head office, where the competition is cutthroat for its elite employees. But when Matsuda is in a drunken stupor one night, the two end up going at it...on his own bed! And the next morning, Kato kneels on one knee and proposes!!! Matsuda, who's always been straight, refuses to accept that the two have slept, so there's absolutely no way he'd develop feelings for the likes of Kato...right? Right?! When passion and stubborn pride are pitted against one another, which will prevail? Find out in the epic conclusion to this battle for love!

"I'm sure I'll have to pay for this one day." When Mitsu was a junior high school student, a fortuneteller told her, "You should marry the person you love the second most." Now all grown up, she works at a clinic. One fateful night she runs into her first love, Arishima, and they start having an intimate relationship. But Mitsu is already married to a man who is a wonderful and kind husband?! Mitsu and her husband, Arishima and his wife. Four point of views, two married lives, only one way this can end... right?

"Give me back my daughter!" Haruko's newborn daughter is taken from her after a decision made at a family meeting she wasn't included in. On top of that, she must deal with an emotionally abusive mother-in-law, a sister-in-law with a horrid personality, and a passive husband. Unsurprisingly, her lonely struggle and sorrowful marriage life begin to take a toll on her... Grab your handkerchief! This new tale spun by Minami Q-ta is sure to bring on the waterworks!

After taking some time away from relationships and love, it's been 10 years... "How can I find a girlfriend?" Mukai is a man in his 30's living at home with his family. He realized it's been 10 years since he's had a girlfriend. He told his last girlfriend, Miwako, that he wanted to "protect her". He was then told "what does that even mean?" and their relationship eventually fell apart. Ever since then, Mukai has felt things like "love" and "marriage" were distant concepts. However, he starts to find interest in the new person in the office, Nakatani...? Now begins Mukai's new search for love, stuck between new encounters and memories of his past!