Category: Josei

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"Morgan's coming home!" her stepfather cried
Those three words should have released a flood of warm memories for Leigh. Instead, thoughts of their last disastrous encounter blotted out the rest.
Just when she'd been coming to terms with her awakening feelings, Morgan had seemed intent on resisting the passion that flowed between them.
"Why must it be you of all women who tempts me almost beyond endurance?" he'd said. Why couldn't he see that she was nothing like her mother? And why was the thought of seeing him again casting her world into turmoil...?

A compilation of short stories on the theme of “boxes.”1) The Setting SunAn art dealer deals with the impending death of a promising young artist.2) Always a Holiday with YouA high school student’s fantasy becomes reality in an unexpected way.3) Pandora’s ElevatorCompany politics interferes with the lives of two businessmen.4) Coffin Under the SnowAfter twelve years, young man returns to his home town and uncovers the secrets of his father’s past.5) A Warm BoxA college student is obsessed with abandoned cardboard boxes.6) I Want to See You at the Library7) A Cloudy Day in Spring8) Strange Guys9) Our Season

A manager and her coworker get snowed in.

The summer of her 22nd year. That was the last time Princess Karina experienced freedom. She is about to have a political marriage for the sake of her royal family. Before she is forced to marry a man whom she does not love, she wishes to experience love. It seemed her wish might just come true. The tall and handsome Jack Santini comes to live in the estate as a bodyguard. Karina falls for the talented and charming Jack, and wishes, just once, that she could kiss the man she fell in love with for the first time...

Collection of short stories about married couples.House 1・ Somei FamilyDespite being friends since childhood, there are many things that the husband does not understand about his wife.

Henrietta who grew up in a children's home now works part-time at a hospital to earn her living. One day, the decision to take home a stray cat found in the hospital's garden gives her the chance to talk to a charming doctor at the hospital, Adam. Soon after, Adam saves Henrietta from a grave illness and she is slowly drawn to him. But she feels his prestigious and wealthy life as a doctor is so different from her life... Will it ever happen?

Collection of short stories:1) GigoloThe story is about two young guys who used to live at the expense of women. But now they're broke again, so they need to urgently find new clients... But will it all happen like they planned?2) Gigolo ni Natta YoruThe story about Goro's first time as a gigolo.3) Saboten to Bara no Oujisama4) Aurora

Ally's husband died in a car accident 4 months ago with an unknown woman in the passenger seat. The woman is soon identified as the wife of a well-known Italian duke. Not knowing what to do with her grief, Ally flies to Rome in the hope of meeting the woman's widower and consoling each other over their loss... However, not only is she turned away by the security guards at the gate of the duke's mansion, she is abducted by a man named Gino, who throws her into a prison cell! What is going on...?

Was I kidnapped by an angel? While Edinburg kingdom is rocked by the disappearance of the king, Ben, a marine acting as a double for his cousin, Prince Nicholas, is kidnapped. As he lies strapped to a bed, he is met by a beautiful woman smelling of roses. Seeing guilt in her eyes, Ben is sure she's taking part in this kidnapping against her will. Whatever her circumstances, Ben vows to protect her! Part 3 of the "Wedding of the Century�Kingdom of Edinburg" 4-part miniseries!

Lonely Mitamura may be a teacher at the exclusive Sheol Soul School – an academy dedicated to the afterlife – but he has a lot to learn about human emotions and helping others. In fact, his star pupil Tsuru thinks she’ll teach him a little lesson by running off during a field trip in the living world. Now, Mitamura has only seven days to track Tsuru down with the help of a brand-new (deceased) sidekick. Will the clock run out before they find her?

Addy Edson was looking for a husband, and she knew just the guy to help her with her search. But what she hadn't expected were the warm, sensuous "practice kisses" that her childhood friend Joe Barrington was bent on giving her--or the way they made her feel ....Joe was more than happy to help Addy find a groom, especially since it meant the redheaded beauty would be practicing her sexy charms on him! But how could he convince her that a lifetime of happiness--and nighttimes of passion--could be found in his arms?

Susannah is an editor. During a party at a book fair, she sees a portrait of a woman who is wearing the same red necklace as her. Intrigued, Susannah steps closer to the painting, only to be engulfed by a mysterious light that transports her 100 years back in time! To make matters worse, Kane Wilder, CEO of an IT company, who is convinced Susannah is his brother's mistress, accidentally travels with her!

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Kyouichi is now divorced from his wife and carrying on a tenuous, homosexual relationship with Imagase. He has even become accustomed to having sex with Imagase every day. However, when Tamaki, a young coworker with a crush on Kyouichi, appears on the scene, it might be the beginning of the end for Kyouichi and Imagase.

(Prequel) Kyuuso Ha Cheese no Yume Omiru

When Emily Blake innocently kissed formidable Italian count Rafael Di Salis, she didn't know that she was bound by her late father's wishes to marry him. Emily agreed to be the count's wife until she reached twenty-one... Count Rafael has bided his time. He's kept his passions under iron control for two years--his bride was young and he did not want to claim her until she was woman enough to handle him. But now she has come of age, she will be his!

24 year old Juri IKEUCHI is quite the scandalous teacher. She races around in a red convertible, she smokes at school, and she dresses with daring style definitely not suitable for a teacher. Almost immediately after her arrival at school, she clashes with 17 year old student Tadashi KAKEI. He is Juri's opposite. He is an extremely straight-laced, by-the-books, intelligent student. He doesn't think much of IKEUCHI-sensei's flaunting of the rules. Of course, once IKEUCHI-sensei realizes how cute KAKEI is without his glasses, well, the hunt is on!

Yvain has been working as a maid in the Sandell household since she was 15. One day she accompanies her employers on a luxury cruise ship. Who would have thought the ship would sink! Yvain is swept away by the strong currents of the sea... When she awakens, she finds herself on the Island of Lions, where the mysterious yet alluring marquess, Juan, lives...

After her father's death, Faith's guardian, Stone, has been paying for her school fees and living costs without her knowledge. He was always the go-to person when she had problems... But since he is only her guardian, Faith couldn't let him pay for her any longer! So she quits school and begins working to repay her debt to Stone. Unable to persuade her to change her mind, Stone offers her a proposition... he says, "In return for writing off your debt, will you marry me?" Stone tells Faith that his mother will not hand over her company to him until he is married. A proposal from a man she loves... or is this all just a business deal?

Story 1: Use our rental to get yourself a boyfriend. You don’t have to return him, so you can have him for as long as you want.Story 2: She accidentally calls her ex-boyfriend instead. Nostalgia's overwhelming her ... could she still have feelings for the guy she broke up with?

Marla and Jaicey are twin sisters. They were separated at birth and reunited 24 years later, but Jaicey asks Marla to keep it a secret. She doesn't want her loving adopted family to know about Marla yet. Jaicey's brother, Jake, regards his sister's new "friend" with suspicion and is mean to Marla, but she is just happy to have a family of her own, after years of loneliness. How could she have known that more suffering awaits her...?