While working an overseas assignment, Tsuji saves one of his co-workers, Nakano, as he is getting accosted on the street. While Nakano looked nothing like Mimori, the man he has long had one-sided feelings for, he did check the boxes for a friends-with-benefits sort of deal."You like taking it, don't you?" After a night of passionate Q&A, their no-strings-attached relationship was supposed continue without any hitches...However, right after repatriation, Tsuji finds out that Mimori started dating another man, prompting him to confess the feelings he has kept hidden for years, only to be rejected in no unclear terms... Nakano offers to help him drown his sorrows in raw, rough sex but also drops a bomb the next day... "Tsuji, I've been in love with you for a long time."The long-awaited spinoff detailing the fate of Eishi Tsuji, the fearsome love rival standing between Mimori and Itsuki in "Mimori's Naughty Mouth", is finally here!
Olivia looks for her sister at the hometown airport she left behind fifteen years ago only to find the last person she wanted to see-her ex-husband, Joel, whom she'd divorced when they were both too young, poor and proud for commitment. Now that they're both adults, Olivia can't help but notice what an attractive and mature man he's become...and she's filled with regret. On top of that, the two are unable to rekindle their love because of a secret from their past...
"Ahh, no... If this goes any further...!" - General physician Dr. Uzuki nurses businessman Natsume, who suffers from insomnia, back to health after he collapses right in front of him. Suddenly, Natsume suddenly embraces him while he's half-asleep!? As they're on the bed, Natsume gently nibbles Uzuki's neck, uses one of his large hands to toy with the bumps on his chest, and then slides it down into his pants... Doctor Uzuki is being made to cum by a younger guy he's never met before today!! Furthermore, when Natsume wakes up, he requests something truly outrageous: "Please sleep with me, Doctor".
Elizabeth "Lily" Finch runs a successful catering company, but even the best meals come from a few cracked eggs. Lily's path to catering success has been full of heartbreak and shattered dreams. When the prince of the Harrat Salma kingdom, Karim Al-Hassan, comes to her in his time of need, she turns him away! Lily doesn't have the time to take on any more work, but Karim comes up with a brilliant plan: if he becomes her assistant, she'll have the time to take on a few more catering jobs...and just maybe find a bit of love on the side.
At first, Evie was perfectly comfortable being just Raschid's lover even when everyone was against it. But the day was coming when he must take an appropriate bride. Evie knew their relationship couldn't last, but then came another problem-she was pregnant. Evie knew her dream of having a life together with Raschid was impossible, but she was still hopeful. When she told him the news, he wasn't as happy as she thought he'd be. He felt as if he had no choice but to get married because of the baby. That wasn't the kind of life Evie wanted. With her pregnancy, nothing but difficulties came her way. Can Evie still get her happy ending somehow?
Natalie Cavanaugh has found a chance to go visit her grandmother's house, but the big bad wolf might be the mafioso who lives next door. Demetrio Bertoluzzi spends his days repairing his house by himself, but it'll be Natalie who helps him rebuild his status in the world. Being the heir of a Mafia family is one thing, but trying to go against the tide might be rougher than he'd expect. However, Natalie might just be the offer he can't refuse.
Madison McGuire is a young woman with dreams of becoming an actress. She gets a lucky break one day when she' is visited by a famous director named Gideon Bryne, who is looking for an unknown to cast in his next film. It's love at first sight, but neither wants to make a move, fearing it would ruin the movie and their careers. Can these two keep it professional while they work together-or will secrets from the past tear them apart before they even get a chance to try?
Angie is a butler's daughter, forced out of the mansion when she fell in love with its successor and heir. It has been two years since then, and she now works as a live-in maid, while also taking care of her young son. One late night, an unexpected guest visits her from Greece-Leo Demetrios. Leo was her first love; he absorbed all her innocence and everything about her, then ditched her with cold words. Now he stands in front of her, riveting and handsome. He was my love in the past, and is still my only love. The memories of that love have come back to me...the love I thought I was over still burns in my yearning heart.
Grace finds her fledgling coffee shop chain on the edge of ruin since their reclusive investor Rafael has threatened to pull his funding. Without those funds, Grace faces bankruptcy and her employees face destitution... So she secures a chance to make her case to Rafael in person, travelling to his secluded mansion in the jungle. Once there, however, Rafael coldly ignores her pleas. When Rafael offers Grace the chance to stay the night, she leaps at it, hoping to use the time to change his mind. Grace has yet to realize that the offer is in fact, a trap...
After a long, difficult journey to a music festival in an English town, Maggi's song captures the heart of her audience, filling the hall with rapturous calls for an encore. Later that evening, Maggi receives an unexpected gift: a single red rose from Adam. Adam with whom she'd achieved such fame...Adam who had betrayed and abandoned her after a tragic accident three years ago. Now a world-famous superstar, Adam has returned. "Why now?" Maggi pales and trembles as she holds the rose...
How did he know I was here? Emily is shocked to see her husband suddenly appear at the house in Spain where she is hiding. The same husband who had ignored her when she was pregnant and spent the night with his secretary. One year has passed since she fled London. "I already got what I came for," he says. Emily is taken aback at those words, and when she looks in his car, she sees her son inside! She has no choice but to do as he demands now that he's using her son as a weapon. Emily accompanies him to his old chateau in France. "What in the world is he planning to do with me?"
Three years ago, Meg fled her home, unable to fully trust her husband, Jake. Today she's a made a life for herself in Melbourne as a designer. Just as Meg finds some peace and stability, Jake arrives at her doorstep. He desperately wants to know why Meg left. "It's because you were always out working... I grew lonely, that's all." The explanation fails to convince Jake, but Meg can't possibly tell the truth-if she does, it will destroy everything between them.
Callie was forced into an arranged marriage with a much older man when she was nineteen, but was finally freed from this loveless union after her husband's death. Now, she's returned to Greece, where she meets a mysterious, dark stranger with whom she shares the most passionate experience of her life. While Callie tries to repair the wounds in her heart, her uncle schemes to marry off his daughter in a new arranged marriage. Callie is shocked when she learns that the man her cousin is set to marry is none other than her partner in passion, Damon...!
He's frozen in his own little world, until a whirlwind goddess lands there... Playboy gallery owner Mitch Hanover dates a new blonde beauty each month. When he begins looking for an auctioneer to work an auction he's sponsoring, he's captivated by the woman who shows up late to her interview. A woman who arrives in her pink corvette, hair streaming... Mitch is accidentally attracted to Veronica's charming smile and quick wit. But he has a tragic past and has vowed never to love again...!
A successful businessman called Mac has sworn revenge against me? But I don't even know him! Olivia is confused as her father warns her over the phone. Threatened by Mac, it seems Olivia's father has spread bad rumors about the young man in order to take his clients. It all sounds silly until Mac shows up at Olivia's wife-for-hire company requesting her services. Mac, with his sexy smile, turns out to be the very embodiment of seduction. With all my experience in reading romance novels, I'm not that easy to manipulate. Not to worry, I despise ambitious financiers.
When a chance encounter has Prince Nicolo Barbieri bump into Aimee Black, he's met with a rather rude and angry woman. When they run into each other again at a dance club, they consider it a coincidence. When he finds out that her grandfather owns a company he's trying to take over, he starts to wonder: Is this all part of some bigger plan? When she shows up months later pregnant with his child, he has to ask himself if it's strategy or fate that keeps bringing them back together.
Mikki was having enough problems dealing with customers who wouldn't keep their hands to themselves, but then one day a man named Clayton approaches to her, claiming she might be Meg, the long-lost daughter of his wealthy employer. Sounding too good to be true, Mikki couldn't help but feel suspicious. Clayton had his heart set on finding the real Meg and went to great lengths in convincing Mikki to come with him. Yet when she went, Mikki had to deal with people accusing her of being some kind of con artist. Soon the person Mikki confided in was Clayton, but was he only supporting her because he wanted to please his employer, or could there be a deeper reason? Some startling events start to arise for Mikki-how will she handle it all, especially when she starts to have feelings for Clayton?
Antonia Malleson's world abruptly shattered after the unexpected death of her father. Then billionaire Rafe Benton offers the desperate and indebted Antonia a chance to salvage the pieces of her life...but it comes with a price. Antonia agrees and unknowingly becomes a pawn in Rafe's high-stakes schemes by playing the part of his beautiful mistress. Neither can deny their growing attraction, but will Rafe ever be able to see beyond his thirst for revenge? Can their relationship ever be more than a business transaction?
Battling a past that refuses to be forgotten, Rosalie James devotes her life to helping orphans around the world. This was her self-declared, personal mission and she'd be distracted by no man. But when her meddlesome ways cause her to butt heads with wealthy playboy Adam Cazell, Rosalie finds herself struggling desperately against the desire to give in to his lustful gaze and leave everything else behind.
Five years ago, Lisa and Rorke's marriage soured before they even had a chance to call themselves newlyweds. Unable to face her family as her young marriage lay in ruin, Lisa fled St. Martin with her unborn son. For five years Lisa managed to hide from Rorke while she singlehandedly raised Robbie. But now Rorke's found her and he's as tyrannical as ever. He demands she return to St. Martin as his wife. When she refuses, he attempts to persuade her by offering to pretend that Robbie is his son. The audacity of this man-Robbie is his son!
Sophie was barely getting by on her temp jobs, but she still went out of her way for other people. But when she shows this side of herself to her to employer, Gabriel York, he sees it as nothing more than another woman's attempt to get close to him. Even so, with Christmas around the corner, he lets Sophie live in his home when she no longer has a place to stay. Despite her own troubles, Sophie's still more worried about other people than herself. Gabriel becomes more and more captivated by Sophie's kind nature, and he thinks she needs to start caring about what she wants. Will Sophie want Gabriel for Christmas?
Miranda's been hired by Rafe Knighton to help him plan a Cinderella's ball. If all goes well, he'll meet the woman he'll marry there. Miranda works closely with Rafe, and though she starts to fall for him, she quickly puts the idea out of her mind-she has no plans to get married anytime soon. All she wants was to save up enough money to renovate and live in her grandmother's old home. When the ball fails to net him a bride, Rafe proposes another plan to Miranda-she'll pose as his fiancee! Miranda's reluctant, but Rafe is willing to pay for the rest of her grandmother's home, so she agrees. Rafe will convince the world that he's marriageable with his fake fiancee and Miranda will have her dream home-what more could either of them want?
Four years ago, Tessa was trapped in South America with no way out. In order to save Tessa, a complete stranger had to marry her to smuggle her out. Tessa had no way to thank the man who saved her life because he died protecting her...or did he? After seeing an article about Stavros Denakis four years later, Tessa was determined to give her savior back his family ring. All she had for Stavros was gratitude, but he was suspicious of the convenient timing of her arrival-during his engagement party. he figures out what's going on, he decides to keep Tessa under watch on his estate. But the more time he spends with her, the more he's reminded of why he helped her in the first place all those years ago...
This "foxy angel" is seeking a single male, or at least that's what the giant billboard downtown would have you believe. When Angie's roommate Francine messes up a billboard ad, the whole city believes Angie's looking for a boyfriend. Her new client, Hugo Fulbright, saw the signage, too, but instead of mocking her or taking his business elsewhere, he decides he needs a date for an upcoming trip to Japan.
In her day-to-day life as a hotel manager, Annie Christina Locke struggles to keep the establishment afloat with all her heart-and with the help of family and her childhood friend. Annie has met her fair share of interesting customers, but everything threatens to come crashing down when her newest guest claims that she's his wife,...even if she doesn't remember getting married!
Ivy Madison comes to Prince Damian Aristedes claiming she's carrying his child...even though he's never even met her before. Her odd tale includes artificial insemination and car crashes, and Ivy doesn't want anyone but Damian to know. Slowly they begin a relationship, but will it ever be more than just Damian dutifully claiming his unborn heir? Will Ivy find a bit of love in her prince's arms, or will she regret ever letting him know about the child growing within her?
Plain old Liz knows she was nothing special to her boss, Cole, but when she returns from vacation, she's quickly turning heads with her new makeover. With Cole having to find someone to accompany him on his mother's vacation, he too is looking at Liz in a whole new way. But he's reeling from a bad divorce and the loss of his son, and Liz can't tell whether Cole sees her as an attractive employee, a suitable girlfriend...or just a comforting bed to sleep in.
Kelly's an archeologist who been hiding her wounded heart from the world for the past five years. After making the mistake of marrying the prince of a foreign country, she had her newborn ripped from her arms and was exiled from the country. But now a beautiful man named Rafael tells her he's the prince's cousin and reveals that her long-lost son Matieu is with him. Her son's father is dead and her son is next in line to take the throne. What will Kelly do when he invites her back to the country with him?
Lily's lover is the Italian millionaire Vito. He's wonderful, but always reminding her that their relationship has no future: he doesn't care to marry and doesn't want children. But then she accidentally gets pregnant... Shocked, Lily musters up the courage to tell him, only to be faced with the worst reaction ever. Without any explanation, Vito kicks her out of the house! Then, six weeks later, he appears before Lily with an arrogant proposition to marry him!
One summer three years ago, 18-year-old Rosie experienced sparkling passionate kisses with the man of her dreams, Gerd. He is a prince and has just tonight been conferred the status of grand duke of Carathia. After he stole those kisses from her and suddenly disappeared, she was afraid to see him again, fearful he would spot her secret crush. After all, she's just an ordinary woman...
Cash around the Globe, a reality TV show sends contestants around the world to win a prize of one million dollars. Elementary school teacher Millie joins this popular TV show because she needs the prize money for her students and school. However, she discovers that her partner for the show is Jace, the man who dumped Millie on the season finale of The Groom, another reality show. Even though the two distrust one another and their own feelings, they pass several difficult tasks. The most dangerous thing in the show is definitely the gorgeous Jace...
Pippa didn't know what to do. The milk tanks on the farm she runs are polluted. Her savings are almost gone. Now the truck she was driving is stuck in the mud from a heavy rain. Then a beautiful black-haired man named Max approaches her. Max says the boy she is taking care of, Marc, her late best friend's son, is an heir to the royal family of Alp d'Estella. Pippa is taken to Alp d'Estella and quickly drawn into a plot. She starts to have feelings for Max, who is protecting her, but then she learns the secret of his birth!
Lisa is a successful career woman who rents a room in a mansion that an old lady owns. The old lady's nephew Nikolai, an earl, comes to visit her, but as soon as he sees Lisa, he declares her a bad woman. He starts to follow her around to find out her real face. Lisa is upset about his arrogant attitude but, at same time, she is seduced by his prize-winning looks...
Johaness got Sophie's roommate, Lisette, pregnant then left her. Since Lisette left the baby with her, Sophie needed Johannes's help to take care of his baby. So Sophie forced herself into Johaness's company. Surprisingly the man she found wasn't at all what she was expecting-he is the late Johaness's half brother!
Out at lunch with her friend Silvia, Jayne complains about her boring work as an accountant-when in walks the most beautiful man she has ever seen! As they make eye contact, Jayne rushes out of the restaurant in embarrassment. No way a hunk like that would be interested in plain old Jayne! Yet she can't believe her eyes when the same man appears at her seminar. Could this be fate?
Phoebe Wells fell in love with and married Prince Anders, refusing to give up the romance even after an offer of a large bribe from his cousin, Prince Leopold. Six years later, she's living in New York with their son, Christian. After news arrives of Anders's death in a traffic accident, it isn't long before Leopold shows up at the door. Now the man who wounded Phoebe's pride is taking her breath away, and she has no idea what he really wants!
After receiving an anonymous threat, Kimberly Townsend's only hope for her little boy is his father, billionaire Luc Santono. But it's been seven years since he left Kimberly behind, and he doesn't even know he has a son! And while he may dismiss Kimberly's pleas for money as the lies of a shallow gold digger, it's certainly no lie that she's prepared to do anything for her child......
Amanda, an event planner in Manhattan, currently has two issues: debts and men! Because of her former boyfriend, she's now deep in debt. If she doesn't work hard enough, she may be kicked out of her super high-end apartment on Park Avenue. Alex, a handsome, competent lawyer Amanda got to know recently has asked her out many times. Her heart flutters before this handsome playboy type, but she can't afford to go out with him, literally, and she doesn't want to get hurt again...
High school student Teruaki Kittaka had a secret crush on his classmate, Kenji Yoshino. After a scarring experience in middle school, Teru was sure to keep the secret to himself... Or so he thought. What will happen if Kenji finds out...?! Sumako Kari presents this and a collection of other touching tales of love and affection that will resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Krusnik Keep has been hunting his vampire for 300 years.Wishing to end it once and for all, he kills his vampire and watches him turn to ash.He quickly realizes that all has not gone to plan, as he returns home to find he is still immortal and can sense the lingering presence of his vampire.What has happened, and what role does it play in the lives of the former familiar Soosa and the Krusnik of the vampire Endlees?Fraught emotions are brought to the fore while ghosts need to be laid to their final rest...