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Mere weeks away from her wedding, Natasha moyles finds her fiance entangled in a lovers' embrace with her younger sister Cindy. Desperate to get away, she accepts the aid of an unlikely ally: her fiance's brother, Leo Christakis. As she's wondering to herself why leo is helping her, his warm and endearing tone turns menacing. It turns our that Natasha is the collateral for the millions of euros her ex-fiance embezzled from Leo's business!

They say that the smallest movement from a butterfly's wing has far-reaching effects... and that butterflies are the souls of the dead. In North Africa, a rocky but fated romance flutters to life while the horrible violence of World War II rages. Richter, a fragile, brilliant German scientist is a prisoner of the Allies. Grandall is an American soldier with a personal grudge against the enemy. To stay Richter's execution, Grandall makes a startling decision. When tragedy hits Grandall, Richter surprises him with an offer of comfort. These two events begin a relationship that will affect everyone. But an extreme test lies in wait as the landscape of guilt, doubt, and fear intensifies.

I'm going to quit painting... After Misaki Kurahashi loses an art competition, he becomes fascinated with the work of his fellow student, Ikkei Shibuya. While he's depressed at his own lack of talent, Ikkei encourages him not to quit, and paints a small picture of outer space in the palm of Misaki's hand. "Anyone can create a world, you know," he tells Misaki. The palm Ikkei touched grows hot... Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places and dreams of love really do come true in the sweet palm of your hand.

Novice voice actor Souhei Seta woke up not only in a strange bed, but COMPLETELY NAKED! What's worse, there was a naked man on either side of him! Who are these men? One is the mature, popular script writer Enji Shindou; the other is his brother: popular voice actor Kenzou Morita. Souhei is trying to make it as a voice actor, but finds that being around these two men is making him very distracted. Can a young voice actor mix work and romance? If so, which man will finally win his heart?

Aya (29) and Shota Shinozaki (31) have been married for two years. Recently, they've hit a rough patch due to a disagreement on when to have children. Aya wants to give it more time to prepare for their child financially. Shota on the other hand, is getting impatient, telling Aya she's just overthinking the situation. Needless to say, she's shocked by his unfounded and irresponsible optimism. And as he continues to pressure her, she only grows more disheartened, and a rift forms between her and Shota...

Nanacchi's an eight year old dog with a rather peculiar personality and a voracious appetite. Her relationship with her owner seems to be one of contempt, which is understandable considering she's an active dog with lots of energy and her owner's a mangaka who thinks a casual stroll borders on excessive exercise. Kick up your feet and watch as these unlikely pals face day-to-day life together with a ridiculous amount of patience for one another.

Is he an angel... or a devil? Baron Ciel Angelucci will grant your wish - at a price. When one hapless antiques dealer breaks the Baron's seal, he is once more free to roam both time and space, bending reality to his will, finding lovers in women as well as men. Every wish comes at a price, and more often than not it's a gruesome one. In a gripping mix of horror and beauty, Milk Morizono & Yuria Watanabe brings you four dark and sensual tales of the Baron.

Yoshino found herself married to Keigo Shinoi, the genius artist she had admired since her school days. However, his reason for marrying her was for revenge against Yoshino's father. Hated all the while, she continues to love Shinoi as he suffers in a state of isolation. Will her feelings finally get through to him...? The title story, Maple Leaves, is just one entry in this best-of selection of sorrowful, bittersweet love stories. Also included are three stories.

When Masatsugu's father spontaneously decides to travel the world, Masatsugu is forced into the role of company president. The plus side is that the secretary assigned to him is Shiroba, the man he's madly in love with. But Shiroba only seems to see Masatsugu as his boss instead of as a potential lover. If Masatsugu pulls a few strings, he can win Shiroba's body. However, Masatsugu isn't quite as in charge as he thinks he is. Obey Your Secretary! features three short stories of strong and confident secretaries who use unconventional (and sexy) methods to whip their bosses into shape. Also included are two stories of sweet office romance. It's not always a bad idea to get your meat where you make your bread!

Following a tragic childhood accident, Mitsuki Etou gained the power to read the thoughts of others using only the touch of her right hand. For most of her life, this gift has been a curse, granting her unwelcome access to the dark truths behind people's smiles. But when a chance meeting with a troubled co-worker throws Mitsuki into the middle of a murder plot, she can't just let tragedy unfold on its own. Can Mitsuki intervene without revealing her secret?

Rose Marie has spent most of her life in the royal harem of Glenfil, as the first concubine of Crown Prince Ulysses, until one day she realizes that she can't bear to stay there any longer. But no sooner has she made that decision than she gets the order to complete the "Rite of Consummation"...! Though she's technically the most senior member of the harem after her ten years of residence, due to her age she hasn't yet been recognized as an official concubine. Once she completes this rite, though, she really will be stuck in the harem forever. Rose Marie is now scrambling around trying to find a way to get out of this duty, but Prince Ulysses won't let that happen...?!

"Where should I tease you today?" A few months have passed since the thorough training that set both his body and mind free. After starting his a new lifestyle, Makoto leads a peaceful life, but Ryuji is still haunted by the ghosts of the past. "Someone like me shouldn't be allowed to hold someone dear... Or to wish for forgiveness." As if to confirm Makoto's love for him, Ryuji drives him into a corner with extreme stimulation...

"It's so cute how you're begging. Does it feel good?" He teases her, makes her come, and loves her thoroughly. "I can't believe that Mr. Kurose who looks like such a messy man, is so sweet and carnivorous when it comes to me...!!" Sawa is an office worker who has a complex because of her monolids and her plain face, suited for the Heian period. Feeling the need to live up to the expectations of her older sisters who doted on her, she aims to marry into money. And her target is the son of the company CEO! However, Kurose gets in her way every time she tries to approach the heir... But right then, a certain event led to Kurose seeing her face without makeup on!! Yet, he still called her "cute" after seeing her true face. Even though he was supposed to be her natural enemy, before she knew it, she started following him with her eyes. "Your heart, your body, your face... I'll undress them all." He caresses her sloppily, as if exposing the deepest parts of her. "No! If this keeps going, it's going to overflow...!!"

Hey... it's been a while. Shall we do it? Mihiro, my childhood friend, has returned to our hometown. He's always had a big body, but he really became so sturdy. He's wonderful... The two of us have a secret. We used to play a special game in my room... I gave him so much love during our school days. We drifted apart on awkward terms, but I knew that he would come back to me. He is the same as always... When I play with his nipples, he begs me to touch him... just like how I used to. It makes me very happy. We're adults now, so I'm sure we can do something way more fun together. Right...? "Actually, I saved my virginity for you... I want you to accept it. It's true, Mihiro..."

After being assigned her first article in the women's magazine she works for, Hina Kuramoto arranges a massage with masseuse Yosuke from the "Anything-You-Wish" service for said article. Hina has some reservations about the massage her due to issues she has had with men in the past, but when the gorgeous masseuse runs his big and warm hands all over her body and cuddles with her, Hina relaxes and all of her worries soon melt away... After the interview, Yosuke gives Hina his personal number and tells her to call him any time she needs something. Hina hesitates at first, but later calls Yosuke to ask him to protect her from a potential stalker. In exchange, Yosuke asks her for a homecooked meal and... her body!?

Working at a public office, Haru leads an ordinary life. He lives together with Shuji, the son of his high school crush and friend, Natsu, who passed away. Shuji, who is set to move out after he graduates high school, looks just like his father. As they live together, Haru starts to grow feelings toward Shuji and agonizes over whether he should be spending time with him as his guardian. But then, Shuji also begins to develop feelings for Haru. Meanwhile, a man who claims to be Haru's lover shows up and tells Shuji he and Haru are dating. Shuji runs away from home, confused by the side of Haru he didn't know. With his secret revealed, Haru and Shuji start to grow apart because of their feelings for one another, and...

"Let me eat you." One day, a man claiming to be a shark I saved in the past showed up at my place. Typically, I'd drive him away on the spot, but I've always had the uncanny ability to understand the feelings and the words of animals. That's how I knew that he wasn't lying. He said he came to pay me back for saving him, but something changed just when we were about to go to sleep. It seemed like his instincts had awakened and made him desire me. It was so sudden and it shocked me, but I found out that his shark instincts had awakened because I'd thrown away his medicine. That medicine supresses his deep sexual desires... Feeling responsible, I entrusted myself to him. When we started having sex, I was surprised. Even though he came immediately after he put it in, he could keep going again and again... Apparently it's a shark trait, but he kept thrusting over and over... He did say that I don't have to worry about getting pregnant because he's a shark though... I've never experienced something like this before, and if he keeps this up... I'm gonna go crazy!!

Dana Dillinger is the perfect secretary for R.J. Maitland, the company president. She's loyal and she and would do anything for R.J., not only for her job but also because she's deeply in love with him. Dana knows R.J. is out of her league-she's been told as much her whole life. When a baby is left on the company's doorstep one day, R.J. decides to step up and take care of it-the only thing he needs is a wife. He can't imagine anyone better for the job than Dana and soon they are married. But what kind of marriage will it be? R.J.'s marriage of convenience or Dana's romance for the ages?

When pediatric surgeon Nikos Mariakos ends their relationship, via email no less, Ella decides to start her life anew in a familiar town. Her six-month fling with the deceitful doctor has left her with a new purpose in life: raising their child alone in this small town...far away from her adulterous ex. But a twist of fate brings Nikos to her doorstep, and he's determined to be a proper father to his child.

Rachel is on the verge of making her fashion dreams a reality when her financial backing is suddenly pulled out from under her. She quickly discovers that it's thanks to the dealings of her estranged lover, the newly wealthy Alessandro Vallini. Years ago, he was the gardener, and she his master. But now she must become his housekeeper in order to keep her business afloat. Will Alessandro always see her as his poor little rich girl, or will both their lives be quickly and irrevocably altered by this strange new setup?

Rhiannon Windmorr is a powerhouse in the ad industry, and when Gabriel Stone,CEO of the world-renowned Chauvin line of watches, decides he wants to make use of her advertising prowess, he gets what he wants. But when he decides he also wants her in his bed, will Rhiannon have the strength to fight back...or will she succumb to the dominating man who wants her mind, body, and soul?

One fateful day a devilishly handsome man crashes into Isabella's life, claiming to be her husband. An accident a couple years earlier left her memories more than a little fuzzy, but she refuses to believe she could have forgotten the fact that she was married. As if suddenly becoming this overbearing man's wife wasn't enough to throw the independent Isabella for a loop, she soon discovers that he's the future king of the desert kingdom of Jahfar...and about to marry another woman! One final, earth-shattering revelation leads Isabella to accompany this man back to Jahfar. But what's waiting there for her? And why does her husband seem so disgusted with her existence?

Professional painter Alexa Harcourt has just been commissioned for a portrait of Guy de Rochemont, the young head of Europe's most prestigious banking institution. At first Alexa holds nothing but contempt for the rich playboy because he treats their sitting time so frivolously, but even as her irritation grows, Alexa somehow finds herself drowning in Guy's emerald eyes. When he eventually wraps his arms around her, Alexa realizes there's no escaping her true feelings...

While attending a lavish party, Lily Alexander finds herself caught in the arms of the devilishly handsome aristocrat Tristan Romero. When the billionaire playboy offers her a night of passion, she finds herself drowning in his blue eyes. And when their one-night stand proves fruitful, lily sees flashes of good in the eyes of the haunted Spaniard. Even though he tells her he can never truly love her, Lily agrees to marry him, believing all the while that the power of her love can chase away his demons.

Unlike most girls, Lucianna Stewart could never get used to being feminine. She'd always been a tomboy, and it didn't help that she loved to fix up old cars for a living. Luce is tired of everyone making fun of her lack of femininity, so she decides to put her all into becoming the kind of woman that could attract the attention of a man...namely her boyfriend. What she doesn't count on is family friend, Jake Carlisle, offering to lend a hand. Luce has held a grudge against the man since they were teens, but reluctantly accepts his help. Jake, on the other hand, secretly thinks Luce is perfect the way she is...but wants to see her happy. He helps her out with everything from body language to fancy clothes, and soon Luce starts to catch on. But soon he's worried he'll lose her to a man who'll only notice her looks...without appreciating who she truly is. And after spending all this time with Jake, Luce quickly finds herself more interested in impressing Jake than her boyfriend. Will Jake let Luce go in the belief that she'll never love him? Or will Luce sort out her mixed feelings for him?

Cassie Winters gave up on marrying for love after her parents, who she'd always thought were passionately in love with each other, got a divorce. Instead, she's decided to marry a man compatible with her. on paper, but for whom she feels nothing. But the morning after her bachelorette party, she finds herself naked in a strange bed...alongside a man she's never met before! Now she's stuck on a cruise with this stranger she can't even remember spending the night with. While she tries to avoid him, she finds it difficult to ignore her growing feelings for him. Will her feelings about marriage keep her from falling for this man, or will she follow her heart and risk making the same mistake her parents did?

While attending an art exhibition, Romillie is introduced to Naylor Cardell, but as they converse Romillie quickly finds the successful entrepreneur's arrogance infuriating. Not that she expected anything different from a man...not since her artist mother had had a mental breakdown after suffering under the tyranny of her abusive father. Romillie had been her mother's support, and that left her with no time to-or interest in-romance. But when Naylor looks at her with his impudent eyes, she feels a reluctant stirring in her heart. Could she ever let herself become involved with such an overbearing man...even one as alluring as Naylor?

Sportscaster Alana knows she's seen as the infamous villainess of Ireland. Soon after her spectacular wedding to a legendary soccer player, her husband died in an accident. But the scandal surrounding her in the wake of his death is nothing but a pack of lies, and in reality Alana is a respectable woman. Alone in a world where no one understand her, one day she is selected to give an interview to the press-hating billionaire Pascal. Full of overwhelming charisma, the man's passionate gaze kindles a fire inside her. Unfortunately, Pascal is a world-famous playboy, and Alana soon learns that his sweet temptations may be a ploy to trap the notorious villainess...

Samantha has long been feeling the effects of her husband Johann's gambling addiction. He'd almost lost everything they had, and now, he's even bet Samantha! When a man named Cristiano appears after winning Johann's last bet, Samantha's husband disappears, and she's forced to give in to the man who bested him. But when she and her daughter, Gabby, suddenly run away to the orphanage Samantha grew up in, they discover that even that won't keep Cristiano from pursuing his winnings!

Celine is devastated by the tragic news of her grandfather's passing. Her grandfather, a self-made millionaire, was like a father to her, and he raised her following the death of both her parents. But three years ago, Celine renounced her status, name, and even love when she ran away from home. Now back after three years, she's greeted at the airport by none other than her former fiance, Guy. Guy's still single, and Celine harbors mixed feelings about him... She still wears the engagement ring she received from him around her neck, but will it always remain there, swaying sadly on its chain?

A small hotel on the New Hampshire coast is barely managing to stay in the black, so the manager's niece, Cassie, concocts a ghost story with the aim of luring curious guests. Their first visitor is a handsome young man named Dan. Cassie is undeniably attracted to him, but he seems wrapped up in more mysteries than she can count. Later, after more ghost-happy guests flood the hotel, uncanny incidents begin to happen...and they seem to be concentrated around Dan. Even as the intrigue around him intensifies, Cassie realizes she's falling harder for Dan by the minute.

Alice is a forensics investigator working a crime scene when she has an unpleasant run-in with a cowboy named Harley. After crashing into one another outside the hardware store they have a huge quarrel. In a fit of rage, Alice lays this snappy zinger on him: "I wouldn't buy you from the groom shop even if you were in the bargain bin!" But the next day, her impression of him takes a complete 180. He saves her from a gang of hoodlums, and wins her love with his courage and kindness. So Alice follows her heart...and asks him to marry her!

Haley is the manager of her own beauty salon. One day, she gets a most unexpected visitor: Jasper Caulfield, the real estate king known for his riches, fame and ways with women. When her mother married Jasper's father, they became step-siblings...which didn't stop Haley from crushing on him. But their parents are long-since divorced and they haven't seen each other in years. Now he's back with the deed to her shop! He tells her that if she doesn't want to lose her salon, she has but one option: marry him!

Glory, the 20-year-old daughter of the prominent Sutton Family, would rather devote herself to restoring the family name than look for a potential husband...despite the constant meddling of her aunt. She decides to restore Queen's Well, the spa that's been her family's legacy, but is bothered everywhere she goes by Oberon, the arrogant duke who is visiting her town. But unbeknownst to either of them, the water in Queen's Well is working its magic on the bickering pair, slowly drawing them into each other's hearts!

Lauren journeys to the desert country of Al Shafeeq, where her late grandmother once shared a secret tryst with the king. Carrying with her as a memento the medallion the king gave to her grandmother, Lauren travels through the desert, but is soon caught up in a raging sandstorm. When she comes to her senses, she finds herself in a bedroom in the royal palace! She learns she's been saved by Rafi, a man employed by the king. Rafi's noble aura and handsome visage cause Lauren's heart to stir. And if she's not mistaken, he seems to be directing his deep and alluring gaze back at her!

Jane and Viscount Raleigh have married in a pragmatic scheme to protect their reputations. But she lacks confidence in her looks, and they haven't yet consummated their union Raleigh escorts Jane to Kraven Hall, an estate in Northern England that he's inherited from his great-uncle. The manor is in a terrible state, and strange things begin to happen soon after they arrive. The servants are all terrified, but despite the creepy occurrences Jane seems to like it there. Raleigh finds himself becoming more and more infatuated with his bride as together they face the obstacles Kraven Hall throws their way.

Cassandra was twelve years old when she first met Vincent, and still remembers the dashing older boy that helped her and her kitten down from a tree. Eight years later, Vincent pledges to honor his dying friend's last wish-for Vincent to marry his sister...Cassandra! Curious about the woman that the little girl he once knew has grown up to be, Vincent invites Cassandra to his house to get to know his would-be bride...all over again.

Lisa first met Diego while on vacation in Spain when she was only eighteen years old. The two collided in a whirlwind of passion and fell madly in love, and she thought that he was surely her soul mate. But after she stumbled upon Diego locking arms with another woman, she left him and their burgeoning romance behind. Five years later, the wheels of fate have brought Diego back into her life. But this time, the man she remembers as a mere waiter has returned the CEO of a major corporation...holding the future of her father's company in his hands. The only way Lisa can stop him is to become his mistress and fulfill every one of his desires. From behind cold black eyes he tells her, "If you wound a Spaniard's pride, expect to face retribution."

After losing her favorite great-aunt, Zoe is left with the responsibility of managing her assets. When Zoe visits her great-aunt's high-class apartment, a man searching for his father stops her in the hallway. He introduces himself as Nicolas and claims a letter from her great-aunt's address was delivered to him. No matter how handsome he is and no matter how dazzling his eyes are, Zoe knows she shouldn't trust this strange man. As she reluctantly moves to part ways with him, Nicolas pins her to the spot with a question she can hardly believe: "Are you in a relationship with my father?"

Sebastian is one of Australia's foremost billionaires, and any number of women are jostling for the position of his girlfriend. Even his housekeeper, Emily, has succumbed to his dangerous charms, but she knows she shouldn't be falling for a playboy like him. She wants an honest man who'll dedicate himself to building a life with her! If she stays with him in this job much longer, she'll just be inviting intrigue and unhappiness, so she writes a letter of resignation. But when Sebastian sees it, his response overwhelms her. "If what you want is a husband and children, I can give it to you. Let's get married."