TSUMIKA ABE

"Yakuza and Flowers": Saki Ogawa lives a similar life to the flowers she tends to: she wakes up in the morning, is active while the sun is out, then goes to sleep at night to repeat it all the next day. So when she goes to a nightclub for a delivery, Saki enters a new world full of allure and mystique. The nightclub owner Renji Kanamori is just that: alluring and mysterious. Saki can only imagine all of the shady business he must conduct. At least she won't have anything to do with him...! "The Triangle Fighter": Hana and Rui have been dating for three years. And yet... they haven't been able to go all the way. Every time they get close, Hana instinctively throws hands as if she were in the ring... Rui's learned to dodge them lately, but the couple won't be able to avoid talking about it forever!

Jennifer has always had feelings for her boss, Alex, but he won't look her way. She decides to find a new love, so she participates in an auction...where she ends up winning a date with Alex of all people! What is he doing in a place like this? Jennifer wants to refuse the date, but Alex has no problem going out with her. And the moment he captures her lips in a kiss, she can't say anything to resist!

Four months ago, on a trip to the country of Bahania, Cleo becomes involved with Prince Sadik, a member of the royal family. But after making love, Sadik gives Cleo expensive gifts, making her feel like a prostitute. What a fool I am! To imagine that a prince could love a country girl like me… Fearing this empty feeling, Cleo flees back home. But now she is plunged back into the drama. And in her womb, a secret grows that may mark her as a possession of the royal family!

Zara’s a plain-looking twenty-eight-year-old virgin who lacks self-confidence. But now, she’s found out that she’s the princess of Bahania, and she doesn’t have any idea how to navigate life in the royal palace! The king assigns Rafe, a blue-eyed American who holds the title of sheik, as her bodyguard. Zara can feel the desire in Rafe’s eyes when he looks at her, and before long, she develops feelings for him. Little does she know what terrible things might befall them should the king find out…

As a nurse in Texas, Emma never expected to be kidnapped by messengers of the king of Bahania. But at the palace a familiar man approached her—Reyhan. She had no idea what he might be doing there until he announced he was the third prince of the kingdom and that she’d been summoned so they can be divorced. Emma is shocked twice over—she still can’t believe Reyhan’s a prince and, on top of that, she had no idea that marriage of theirs was for real!

Billie, a top-notch flight instructor for aspiring fighter pilots, has a new student: Jefri, the prince of Bahania. He’s unlike any student she’s ever had before. He’s strong, he exudes refinement, his face is handsome and his eyes shine with intelligence. But where most of Billie’s students come to resent her after failing to meet her rigorous standards, Jefri is unfazed and becomes even more fascinated by her… When he pursues her, Billie tries to remind herself that a prince couldn’t possibly take an interest in a woman of her standing, yet she can’t help but fall for this man. Little does she know that Jefri and the king of Bahania are working together to stab her in the back!

Zara’s a plain-looking twenty-eight-year-old virgin who lacks self-confidence. But now, she’s found out that she’s the princess of Bahania, and she doesn’t have any idea how to navigate life in the royal palace! The king assigns Rafe, a blue-eyed American who holds the title of sheik, as her bodyguard. Zara can feel the desire in Rafe’s eyes when he looks at her, and before long, she develops feelings for him. Little does she know what terrible things might befall them should the king find out…

Four months ago, on a trip to the country of Bahania, Cleo becomes involved with Prince Sadik, a member of the royal family. But after making love, Sadik gives Cleo expensive gifts, making her feel like a prostitute. What a fool I am! To imagine that a prince could love a country girl like me… Fearing this empty feeling, Cleo flees back home. But now she is plunged back into the drama. And in her womb, a secret grows that may mark her as a possession of the royal family!

As a nurse in Texas, Emma never expected to be kidnapped by messengers of the king of Bahania. But at the palace a familiar man approached her—Reyhan. She had no idea what he might be doing there until he announced he was the third prince of the kingdom and that she’d been summoned so they can be divorced. Emma is shocked twice over—she still can’t believe Reyhan’s a prince and, on top of that, she had no idea that marriage of theirs was for real!

Billie, a top-notch flight instructor for aspiring fighter pilots, has a new student: Jefri, the prince of Bahania. He’s unlike any student she’s ever had before. He’s strong, he exudes refinement, his face is handsome and his eyes shine with intelligence. But where most of Billie’s students come to resent her after failing to meet her rigorous standards, Jefri is unfazed and becomes even more fascinated by her… When he pursues her, Billie tries to remind herself that a prince couldn’t possibly take an interest in a woman of her standing, yet she can’t help but fall for this man. Little does she know that Jefri and the king of Bahania are working together to stab her in the back!