YURIKO MATSUKAWA

I'm proud of the work I do, and I give it my all. The only reason I can keep trekking despite my colleagues calling me a bitch is this young guy... a pop star. But who do I bump into at his concert one day!?

I'm about to turn 35, and I work at both a clinic and a used bookstore. I get irritated by a rude patient at the clinic, but I meet and fall for a quiet, older gentleman at the bookstore... Is this feeling... love?

From the hit series, "Second Chances"! A woman who is so in love with her brother, she's forgotten what it is to fall for someone... But now, her brother's getting married, and his best friend walks back into her life. Then, just when things are looking rosy, she catches him cheating on her! Is love only a thing of fairy tales? And now the family's involved, and everything is falling apart!

Kyoko was so in love... nowadays, she doesn't know what Aki's thinking. Work's not going well, one of her best friends from high school is having a shotgun wedding with her soulmate... and she just keeps comparing herself to others. When's her life--changing miracle going to happen...? Publisher: Hakusensha

In the nineteenth century, Kerry pretends to be a man and helps the powerless as a detective in London, though she's from an aristocratic family. She takes an assignment involving a stolen diamond for a couple who's facing their parents' objection. The man standing in front of her is Hohen, family lawyer with sharp stares. They're at odds against each other at first, but as they cooperate to solve the case, they become attracted to each other...?! Note: I will continue uploading book 2 of this series on the same thread. That's why the status isn't complete

"Who needs men!?" That's what I, a strong--willed woman approaching 40, tell myself. In the worst possible situation, I encounter a young man with a really feminine appearance who is now following me everywhere I go! That being said, it turns out he might not be a stalker after all... This is a full--length, 50--page love story. Publisher: Hakusensha

Laney, a maid for a stuck-up countess, rushes out into the middle of the street while preoccupied with one of her duties and winds up in front of a car driven by the world-famous, fabulously rich Kassius! For some reason, he seems to develop an interest in her—and he gifts her with a dress to wear at a ball being held that very night. At the ball, the two of them exchange a burning kiss, and she is on the verge of falling captive to his charms when he announces that Laney is going to bear his child! How on earth could Kassius go from Prince Charming to presumptuous lout so quickly?

This new installment in the popular "Second Chances" series features Masumi, a high school teacher who is dating... a host!? Operating on completely different schedules, they've been successful thus far at keeping their romance a secret, but that's about to change when Masumi suddenly finds her "eligible" status is attracting other men...! Publisher: Hakusensha