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Four young ladies enter London society with one common goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So a daring husband-hunting scheme is born. 1841. Annabelle Peyton, determined to save her family from disaster, decides to use her beauty and wit to tempt a suitable nobleman into making an offer of marriage. But Annabelle's most intriguing -- and persistent -- admirer, wealthy, powerful Simon Hunt, has made it clear that while he will introduce her to irresistible pleasure, he will not offer marriage. Annabelle is determined to resist his unthinkable proposition... but it is impossible in the face of such skillful seduction. Her friends, looking to help, conspire to entice a more suitable gentleman to offer for Annabelle, for only then will she be safe from Simon -- and her own longings. But on one summer night, Annabelle succumbs to Simon's passionate embrace and tempting kisses... and she discovers that love is the most dangerous game of all. [Taken from FictionDB]
Anne leaves Green Gables and her work as a teacher in Avonlea to continue her education at Redmond College in Nova Scotia. She tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises… including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson.
THE FORCED BRIDE 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!
If you want to keep it secret, can you listen to me?” Rio Rio Tomono (27). Five years after working at a real estate company, there was a secret that no one can tell the ordinary office worker, Rio who seems to be everywhere. At the company, Rio has been hiding her true face, but ace Kaneko of the sales department knows the secret because of a strange thing. Kaneko is a person who speaks well and speaks well, and as a bonus, he is called the "perfect prince". Suddenly he should keep it secret... suddenly his attitude changed! I was forced to say, "Please pretend to be a lover as an exchange condition." Although I was confused at the beginning, I was thrilled by the kindness and sweet words that I occasionally show even if it is mean. A fake lover contract with Ms. Prince Higashiguro is difficult in the future --!? )
Part 2 of the Black Jack celebration. Featuring one-shots by Shojo and Josei mangaka.
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This story is about a university student named Mikari who finds herself falling in love with the most unlikely of partners: Kaga-san, a 52 year old widower who lives in her apartment building. The scent of the incense sticks he burns in his deceased wife's honor clings to his body, drawing her in.
Just before her return to England, Holly discovers in her luggage the valuable painting she had sketched earlier. She had become entangled in an unthinkable crime... She was deceived by a man she trusted! Jumping on to a train bound for Rome, she runs into a compartment in the first-class carriage. There, she encounters Matteo, a sharp justice who immediately realises she is on the run. However for an unknown reason, he does not hand her over to the police, and instead takes her back to his mansion. As he confiscates her passport, she starts to worry about what lies ahead...
From Asian Girls on Mopeds: Sakurai Ichiko is a 29-year-old woman whose head contains council members (each with differing personalities) that dictate her every thought and decision. While waiting at the train station one day, she encounters Saotome, a man whom she met and made short conversation with at a drinking party with friends. Although she’s interested in him, being a much a older woman, Ichiko hesitates over whether or not she should approach him, causing a wave of uproar between her intracranial council members.
Hannah threw her letter of resignation at her boss, who called her "below average." Still full of hurt, she visits the Blue Moon Inn, where the inn owner suggests she take a walk in the garden. That night was the night of the blue moon?the second full moon of the month. Under the magical moonlight reflected on the derelict stone-walled church, a rude yet sexy man suddenly appears. To Hannah's astonishment, it is her offensive former boss, Roth Jerric! Why would fate punish her like this?
"There’s only one rule: don’t leave this apartment." After his girlfriend was murdered, Takeshi brings the killer, Koichi, back to his apartment in order to carry out an unprecedented form of "revenge". By treating the man who he should hate gently, what does he hope to accomplish? And what is the actual result of carrying out his revenge? A unique book about an eccentric type of "Love".
