A2: All the (BEST, IMO) HARLEQUIN (&ish) I've read (R&R 1 of 3)

The Bridegroom’s Bargain: Book 2 (4*) - Good story without BBV. Originally loaded as Hanamuko No Yakusoku, books 1&2. Read Book 2 here as the original load has some pages out of order.

One-shot (4*)- After losing her first love 10 years ago, she is finally getting married... to his twin brother. So why, just before her wedding, is she suddenly receiving the keepsake she left with her first love? Now, instead of seeing her soon to be husband, she can only see the one she lost. How can she possibly find happiness? Didn't like the early BBV - it didn't really need it - but the novel twist bumped it up a star.

ONE SHOT (4*?) - It was hard to rate this. Story- 4. Art- generally 4. Artist respect for their military subject- ZERO. It was a nice story of love that grew between classes and countries based on trials and trust, but the art really spoiled the ending. No soldier of any branch of the US, and I’m betting of ANY country, would be caught with a their uniform in that sorry state, ESPECIALLY A US MARINE! And that hair too! It was just disrespectful to the military!

One-shot (3.5*)- 2 years after showing up in a Cafe with no memory of who she is, the heroine is accosted by a man claiming to be her husband and demanding to know why she ran away, but as they try to recover her memories, she realizes he's hiding something from her. This isnt your typical Harlequin romance. This story deals with some real stuff!

One-shot (3.5*)- They have rebuilt their winery's reputation and now a rich but scandalous family wants to contract with them, the family rep is only there because he'll be cut off if he doesn't get her signature. It was a good story and I would have rated it higher if it weren't for the unnecessary BBV.

One-shot (3.5*)- After she betrayed him, he took everything from her and her stepfather, and now that she has put herself on the line for the sake of her mother, he’s going to take her too (yes, sadly, BBV). But she had reasons he didn’t know.... Added here because it was well written & drawn, and emotionally engaging.

One-shot (3.5*)- When she goes to England to scatter her father's ashes according to his last wishes, she meets the Lord of the land, who takes pity on the young divorced mother, but little does she know that he just learned a secret that will not only affect him and his son, but her and her son as well.

One-shot (3.5*)- She returned to her hometown with her baby after the death of the angry grandfather who had chased her away, but she never expected to run into the baby's father who had been made heir to the local textile dynasty his grandfather left behind. A BBV baby based story, but the story is good and the art is even better.

One shot (3.5*)- Her husband drove her away with accusations of infidelity when she told him she was pregnant, so why is he standing in front of her now? While there is no BBV, I couldn’t really give it a higher score. I just had a hard time accepting the ML’s initial selfishness.

One shot