The wedding day is finally here, but there's no sign of Takumi even when it's past his scheduled arrival time. With the ceremony about to start, Yae has to make an important decision…! What will happen to their wedding & reception…?!
While at the mercy of the pompous Takumi, Yae’s also starting to fall for the sweet side of him. But Takumi has no desire to get married and his fake wife won’t ever become the real deal… Well, that’s what she thought when Takumi proposes to Yae, saying, “Wanna get married?”! The two finally spend the night together… Then, Ryo-san, Takumi’s sempai from when he was an office worker, appears before the two who are at their peak of happiness (or should be) and puts Yae in a real pinch!
Yae is an unremarkable girl who temps for a living. She loses her home and job in one stroke and is, at 29, at her wits’ end. Then her childhood friend Takumi appears before her. A good-looking, successful architect, he lives a glamorous life. In exchange for free accommodation in his skyscraper condo in the heart of Tokyo, Yae acts as his fake wife?! This is the story of a fake marriage to a smug, handsome architect!
On the way home from a friend's wedding, Takumi told Yae that they should end their "sham marriage." Although she went into shock at this sudden development, after hearing the truth behind her split with Takumi from Jun-san, she chased after Takumi to the far off country of the Republic of Malta. What will be their fate when the two finally meet again…?!
Just an unremarkable woman, Yae has mostly been working temp jobs. Then she runs into her high and mighty, childhood friend Takumi Natsume, who has become an architect. In exchange for staying for free at his high-rise apartment, she agrees to take on the role of the fake spouse of him! At her friend’s wedding after-party, Yae reunites with her ex. He takes her out on a date at a fancy French restaurant, but guess who is at that restaurant? None other than Takumi, who happens to be there on business! Yae’s heart wavers between her fake husband, who is full of himself, and the sweet her ex?! A little naughty and very extravagant! The third volume of a Cinderella-like love story that has started with a lie is full of unexpected turns of events!
It's been a month since Yae moved out after a big misunderstanding with Takumi. As she was spending her days miserable and not knowing what to do, one day, she was taken to a certain place by Shindo where the unthinkable happened! What shocking idea does Takumi have in plan to set things right…?!
Right after Yae started the wedding preparations, she had to go on a business trip to Kobe for three weeks. On top of that, she met again with her childhood friend and first crush, Yoshida-kun there! Yoshida-kun told his feelings to her as he found out they liked each other in elementary school...! What's going to happen next?!
Can first love turn into the real deal? Anything can happen in a sizzling new Fool's Gold story from New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery. Isabel Beebe thinks she's cursed in the romance department. Her teenage crush, Ford Hendrix, ignored all her letters. Her husband left her for another…man. So Isabel has come home to dust off her passion for fashion and run the family bridal shop until her parents are ready to sell it. Then she'll pursue her real dreams. At least, that's the plan, until sexy, charming Ford returns and leaves her feeling fourteen all over again….. Seeing Isabel all grown-up hits bodyguard trainer Ford like a sucker punch. Back when heartbreak made him join the military, her sweet letters kept him sane. Now he can't take his eyes—or his lips—off her. The man who gave up on love has a reason to stay in Fool's Gold forever—if three little words can convince Isabel to do the same.
Takumi's brother's wedding is around the corner, and Yae is having the time of her life looking after her niece together with Takumi. That is, until a young lady barged into their apartment, holding what appears to be a marriage form with Takumi's signature on it...?!
Yae is radiating happiness after Takumi proposes to her. That's when Ayumu, the eldest Natsume son, comes to visit from NY. Just when they think they're home safe after being at Ayumu's mercy, Takumi's parents come to Tokyo after hearing the news from Ayumu! They hurriedly announce their marriage to them and go to greet them, but then they find out there's a Natsume Family rule that prevents them from having a wedding...?!