New Release Books by Rika Kawashima

Jared was the last person Ava ever thought she’d run into after returning to her hometown. Four years ago, Ava fell in love with Jared, much to her father’s dismay, and left town in a hurry to escape her father’s wrath. To Jared, she is a traitor…and she can’t let him know that she secretly give birth to his child after she left. But Jared is determined to not let Ava get away this time!

Leila runs a perfume store in Paris that she inherited from her late mother. One day, a shocking customer appears in front of her. Alix is a famous playboy and the former king of a country! He says he’s there to buy a perfume for his lover, but the gaze he turns toward Leila is filled with pure passion. She swore to herself to never become a mistress like her mother did, but Leila can’t resist Alix’s temptations. She discovers how lovely his tender touch can be, not realizing this is all just part of a terrible plan he is concocting…

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.Marianne never doubted the life her parents chose for her, whether it was her clothes, food, or even her fiancé. She thought everything was fine until the day her fiancé left her. Shocked, Marianne left town to begin a new life. One night at a charity dating auction, she meets and bids on a rebel named Oz. When they share a passionate kiss, she feels as though she has been reborn. But then she learns he is actually a serious doctor—just the type of man her parents would choose for her!

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.Sara is working in the kitchen of a Greek hotel when businessman Nikos hires her as a chef for the cruiser he owns, which is about to take a trip through the Aegean Sea. But there’s something troubling Sara. A well-known playboy, Nikos is chasing after Sara despite having his fiancée right on board the ship with him! He lives in a completely different world from her. Knowing that, she tries to take a step back, but when she looks at him closely, she finds him sexy and charming. When he whispers the compliment ‟Your fingers are sweet like candy,” he suddenly takes Sara’s hand in his and her heart starts racing…!

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.“Dio, my shackle that binds me…” It all started when Lucy’s father arranged her marriage with Dio. Despite it being a political marriage, the two were in love… Lucy was hopeful for her romantic marriage until the night of their wedding, when she finds out that Dio proposed to her solely to get revenge on her father. After her shock, she decides to act as a perfect wife in front of him. Since then, the two became a couple for show. But now Lucy has reached her limit and pleads for divorce when Dio suggests their first and last honeymoon…

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.Jennifer has always loved James, the wealthy boy next door. When she was old enough, she confessed her feelings for James and invited him into her bed, but he declined, saying she was like a sister to him. Now, four years later, the once-plain Jennifer has become a startling beauty and is enjoying her life with popular artist Patrick. But deep inside, her heart still burns for James. So when Jennifer encounters James again, she isn’t able to resist him, and she insists she needs only one chance with him to make her forget about that humiliating night!

This bundle contains :DARK OASIS ,THE LOVE CONSPIRACY , and THE BABY WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS.Several months into their engagement, Kit found her fiancé in bed with another woman. In order to get her head back together, she left everything behind and went to Morocco, only to be robbed by hoodlums and knocked unconscious. She wakes up to find herself in a hospital, and next to her is a stranger named Gerard. He asks for her name, but she can’t remember it. She’s lost her memory! She’s thankful to Gerard for being so generous, but as she learns of his true intentions, she feels a vague uneasiness rising from the depths of her memory…

This bundle contains :ONE NIGHT TO WEDDING VOWS ,AWAKENED BY HER DESERT CAPTOR , and BOND OF VENGEANCE.Lara works as a personal assistant for an executive in London. She’s a modest girl, but people always assume from her looks that she’s easy… When her boss, hoping to sleep with her, invites her on a weekend trip, it’s the last straw. In order to be rid of her virginity, Laura decides to sleep with a wealthy, well-to-do Italian man that she meets that very night. And he has an outrageous proposal for her. He needs someone to be his wife for six months…but he doesn’t want to fall in love. Lara feels the magnetism pulling them together and she just can’t resist…

Sara has landed a job at a world-class oil company, but on her first day at work, she overhears the CEO yelling. It seems that her new boss wants an older woman as his assistant because he thinks all the young women are after him. Hearing this, Sara thinks he must have a pretty high opinion of himself, but as soon as she enters his office, she changes her mind. His opinion is spot-on—he’s absolutely gorgeous and his beautiful looks are paired with an impressively muscular body. He’s Mr. Perfect!

Sara has landed a job at a world-class oil company, but on her first day at work, she overhears the CEO yelling. It seems that her new boss wants an older woman as his assistant because he thinks all the young women are after him. Hearing this, Sara thinks he must have a pretty high opinion of himself, but as soon as she enters his office, she changes her mind. His opinion is spot-on—he’s absolutely gorgeous and his beautiful looks are paired with an impressively muscular body. He’s Mr. Perfect!

After marching into the office of a multinational corporation, Keely punches the boss, Tarrant. He’s the son of her mother’s new fiancé; in other words, her soon-to-be stepbrother. Tarrant has decided that Keely and her mother are both “vultures” preying on men for their money. Keely just wants her mom to be happy, so she asks Tarrant to approve of the marriage. However, despite her having struck him, Tarrant assumes she’s flirting. How can she make him see that he’s wrong about her mom?

Alex is a respected school principal who leads by example. The one blemish on his record is his divorce, and rumors have spread as to why he and his wife split. But these last four months, Alex has been growing closer to Sam. He is drawn to her charm and her sweet voice. They are getting along great…until one day she stops by his home, holding a child!

Dani grew up in America, but when her marriage failed she had to return to her family in Oman, where she lives under her father’s watchful eye. Her greatest joy now is sneaking out to the used bookstore. One day, she meets a man there who takes her breath away, a kind, charismatic entrepreneur named Quasar. They begin seeing each other in secret, but Dani is crushed when she learns that their families are enemies. Dani’s father sees everything in black-and-white, and she can’t bear to betray him. Is there a future for Dani and Quasar?

Twenty-two-year-old Penny accepts a passionate proposal from shipping tycoon Zarek Michaelis and marries him. But feeling like he’s married her only for an heir and not for love, she secretly takes birth control. When Zarek finds out, he’s furious. He then leaves on one of his ships, saying they need time to cool their heads. But the ship is attacked by pirates and Zarek goes missing. Penny waits a long two years, nearly overwhelmed by anxiety and regret. Finally she can take it no longer and has Zarek declared dead at the urging of her mother-in-law. That’s when Zarek returns!

On the island of Corfu, Camilla visited the tyrannical Nic?the man who stood in the way of her sister’s relationship with his brother, the man who’d impregnated her. While Camilla couldn’t help but be fascinated by Nic’s magnetism and Greek-god good looks, he accused her of being a gold digger and sent her away from the house. Her sister’s boyfriend was his younger brother, Spiro. The jaded Nic knew that their love wouldn’t last, so he refused to accept their relationship. When Camilla once again went to ask Nic to let her sister, Kate, meet with her boyfriend, what she received instead was a humiliating and numbingly sweet kiss.

Sheila Waring, a physiotherapist, goes to a job interview and is shocked by the identity of the beautiful man who greets her at his mansion. A twist of fate had brought them together again: Sheila’s husband was the one who caused the car accident that killed Ross Calvert’s wife. Ross, however, doesn’t know her connection to his life. Sheila suppresses the urge to escape and accepts the job. Ross courts her and steals her heart, but she doesn’t think she has the right to love him. Still, she finds she can’t resist the seductive power of his kiss!

“You are just like my hopeless alcoholic mother,” Sarah was told by her first love, Raoul, who took her viriginity, before he broke up with her. Five years have passed and Sarah, working as a temp janitor, freezes in front of the elevator. There is Raoul in a suit with a beautiful woman at his side. She wishes not to reveal herself to Raoul, now the head of a bank. He doesn't know her secret, that she had his child, Oliver, and she tries to disappear from the scene.

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Eden always heeded her mother’s warnings when it came to love. But after meeting the charming Aristide, she couldn’t help but put those doubtful thoughts behind her. Once they married, their two worlds soon began to drive them apart. To make matters worse, a car accident has caused Aristide to lose all his memories of Eden. What once felt like a one-sided love, now feels even more so. Will Aristide’s subconscious attraction to his wife spark his memories, or has their marriage truly come to an end? Because until their love is restored, Eden is holding on to a precious secret…

Antonia’s work takes her to the desert kingdom of Sinnebar, the country she’s always dreamed of visiting, but on the way her boat is attacked by pirates. She dives into the stormy sea and somehow makes it to a fancy yacht, but the owner, a mysterious man called Saif, catches her and confines her. She’s furious at arrogant Saif for treating her like a criminal, but she’s enthralled by his wild charms. Little does she know that Saif is really the man known as the “Sword of Vengeance,” the King of Sinnebar…Nor does she know how he was fated to loathe her.

Golden hair and blue eyes. He is like a guardian angel who has slipped away from the sanctuary of a church. The moment orphanage director Chloe sees Egan, who has come to do repair work on the facility, her heart begins to stir. However, her lack of faith in love and hope, caused by her sad upbringing, keep her heart in check. With Christmas approaching, Egan offers to play Santa Claus for the children. When Chloe vehemently refuses his offer, he tells Chloe he will make all her wishes come true. He makes one miracle occur after another, but what about a miracle for her?