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

1 chap (4 *) She snuck into the country looking for her brother, but now she is a prisoner in the king's harem. Is he a murderer or maligned? I would have liked this story more if it didn't have unneeded BBV, but the rest of the story was exceptional (the art was a big part of it) so I just couldn't write it off.

1 chap (4*) - A manga version of the novel/movie "Bringing Up Baby" - A serious, near sighted, dinosaur nerd seeks a million dollar donation for his museum from a rich philanthropist, but in order to meet the woman he has to travel cross-country with her reckless, live-for-the-moment niece and her pet leopard, Baby.

3 chaps [4*] - She was 'just one on the guys' until her best friend's teasing resulted in $1,000 bet that she couldn't get proposed to within a month. Sadly, BBV disqualifies it from the more "virtuous" ranking, but it's not done for typical Harlequin reasons. The art edged it into a 4.

5 chaps [4*] - Hiding from murderers, photo journalist Cheyenne and her subject, millionaire Grant OHara, duck into a 'fake' wedding during Marti Gras, only to find out it's not.

2 Chaps (4*)- The heroine served her time in prison for espionage, but when she returned to the house of the husband she had betrayed to seek a divorce, she discovered he was injured by a bomb, and lost two years worth of memories. This time included his work as a spy, their missions together, their secret marriage and her betrayal. On top of that, he's now a prince, and she has one last secret she never told him.

ONE SHOT (4*)- When her spinster aunt's business fails, the heroine and her aunt reluctantly accept the invitation to the Earl's annual Christmas party where they join the hordes of other family members wanting the Earl's money, but the heroine and her aunt aren't looking for a hand out, but a hand up, and the heroine's independent nature catches the Earl's attention. I was loving this story right up until the last page when we got a bed instead of a wedding. Sigh

ONE SHOT (4*)- When told her archaeologist father is dead, the heroine refuses to believe it and flys all the way to the Middle East to search for him. At every turn she's told to accept his death and go home, but she won't give up until she knows for sure, even if it means defying the king... repeatedly.

one shot (4*)- The heroine and her son shows up on the doorstep of the hero, rumored to be a vile man indeed, looking for work and earns her place as head housekeeper by saving the hero's life. But the truth of the matter is she's not who she appears, and she's on a mission the hero might not appreciate.

(4*)- Married with kids, the heroine is starting to struggle with the "happily" part of the relationship, what with 2 births changing her shape and seven years of status quo diminishing the fire. But when she finds out her husband will be sharing a suite with his secretary on his next business trip, she becomes desperate to rekindle their flame before she loses everything.

ONE SHOT (4*)- The hero is going through a dark spot (literally) and the heroine inspires him - verbally and (foolishly) physically. In the end she has to confront him again to tell the blind billionaire that he left something unexpected behind. I dislike that bed before vows is centric to this plot, but it turns out the hero can 'see' the right things just fine.