Book picks similar to
Houkago Orange, Vol. 01 by Kyōko Kumagai
manga
chick-lit
geo-japan
aku-punya
Four-Eyed Prince, Volume 2
Wataru Mizukami - 2010
When she meets a group of hard-core fans of eyeglasses, she learns about the dreamy “Four-Eyed Kiss.” Can she convince Akihiko to give her one? Includes special extras after the story!
Cynical Orange, Volume 1
Ji-Un Yoon - 2002
Sure, all the boys in school are in love with you, but it also means that every girl in school is trying to destroy your life! Vicious rumors and gossip follow everywhere you go. But Hye-Min Hwang is not a delicate damsel in distress. She knows that there is nothing more satisfying than sweet revenge. That is, if it were not for her secret crush, Jung-Yun. He makes her want to hide her cynical dark side, put on an innocent, pretty face, and endure all the backstabbing lies. But when she finds out that he's the only guy in school who hasn't fallen for her, it's time for Hye-min's sweet revenge. Her first victim is Ma-Ha, a playboy who's been begging for her attention for as long as she's known him...
CRASH! 1
Yuka Fujiwara - 2007
Her home is a talent agency and she helps her mother using her "gift". She literally has nosebleeds when she sees someone with celebrity potential. Naturally, this is a secret she keeps from her classmates. On the company's anniversary, Hana is sent to find a new awesome talent. And that's when the story unfolds...
Gals! Vol. 1
Mihona Fujii - 1999
Burdened by a family full of police officers who pressure her to follow in their footsteps, Ran has turned to the kogal lifestyle out of rebellion, vowing to stay tanned and bleached until her parents get off her case. Stubborn, sassy, and sometimes savage, Ran has already made a rep for herself as the bull in Shibuya's china shop. In fact, the only thing saving rambunctious Ran from a run-in with the law is her big brother, Officer Kotobuki Yamato, luckily stationed in Shibuya where he can keep a watchful eye on his sister. But despite herself, Ran has inherited some of her family's sense of justice and civic duty. She gives romantic counsel to a reformed kogal, Miyu, who is smitten with the more mature Officer Yamato. Ran also tries to save fellow classmates from the perils of teenage prostitution, shoplifting and other dangers faced by Gals!
Love Berrish!, Vol. 01
Nana Haruta - 2006
This new dorm of hers, the Strawberry Tree Dorm, turns out to be a place with weird people--a girl that touches her chest out of the blue, a guy with one of the shortest tempers ever. But the good thing is, there's a really handsome and nice guy that she fell in love with instantly! Not to mention a crazy cat who adores him (looks can be deceiving...). Yuuya's life has just become much more interesting...
Monkey High!, Vol. 1
Shouko Akira - 2005
The school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu Yamashita who reminds her of a baby monkey!It's hard enough fitting in at a new school while dealing with family problems.... Will Haruna remain jaded and distance herself from everyone around her? Or will Macharu win her over with his monkey magic?
Mail Order Marm (Brides of Beckham Book 24)
Kirsten Osbourne - 2018
She had a good job teaching school in the small town of Salmon, Oregon, and she finally had good friends she felt she could bare her soul to, but there was still something missing. When her friend Doris proposed sending for a mail order husband for Gretchen, who was seven months pregnant and unwed, she hoped for the best for her friend, but still felt badly for herself. Darryl Miller has always been known as one of the demon horde. He knows that if he stays in Beckham, Massachusetts, he will never rise above the reputation, but he has nowhere to go! When he receives a letter from his twin sister asking him to marry her pregnant friend, he only hesitates for a moment. Two weeks later, he arrived in Salmon to marry a stranger. The only trouble is the stranger refuses to marry him. Within an hour, he finds himself married to another friend of his sister’s. Will he be able to make a go of life with the beautiful straight-laced schoolteacher? Or has he made a huge mistake leaving everything to travel across country? This book was previously published in an anthology!
Double Standards by Judith McNaught l Summary & Study Guide
BookRags - 2011
This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.
Absolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1
Yuu Watase - 2003
Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep--and he wants to be her boyfriend!Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, stylish and a gourmet chef. Plus, he looks like a million bucks.... Trouble is, that's about what he's going to cost Riko because she didn't return him in time!
Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, Vol. 1
Rin Mikimoto - 2015
Hinana prizes her reputation as a serious high school student, too focused on getting into college to pay attention to boys. But she's a secret fairytale romance freak, sneaking away from her studies to see A Roman Holiday and tucking pop idol magazines into her textbooks. When her celebrity crush comes to her school to film a TV episode, she has to pretend to be totally uninterested even as she desperately tries to get close to him. However, she's not the only one who's not what she appears... her dreamboat isn't just a pretty face either!
Pink♥♥Innocent, Vol. 1
Kotori Momoyuki - 2007
So I just started dating my first boyfriend. His name is Renji-kun, and he’s handsome and talented and supersmart. But now that we’re going out, what are we supposed to actually do? Can someone please give me some advice? I’m totally clueless about love! Includes special extras after the story!
Million Tears, Vol. 01
Yuana Kazumi - 2006
When friends and loved ones keep disappearing, his sense of reality begins to crumble--until the day he runs into a mysterious man who can erase a persons existence. Young adult.
The Maid at my House, Vol. 1
Mihoko Kojima - 2014
One day, a request comes in from an entertainment production company and shockingly, it's for their super-popular star, Seirei Moroboshi! But could it be that the image he projects on the TV is far different than his true secret face...?!
Princess Ai: Ultimate Edition
Courtney Love - 2007
a Savoir doomed to Love...Ai finds herself lost on the cold, hard streets of Tokyo, where she must piece together clues about who she is, why she's on Earth, and the secret of the heart-shaped box she carries. As the story unfolds, the burgeoning music star struggles against conspirators and her own conflicted emotions... all as she searches for a way to bring peace to her troubled homeland.
Film Girl Volume 1
Shigeyoshi Takagi - 2010
While at a cafe with her friends, they bump in to -none other than- the model Shirou's table. Mei apologizes and that's when Shirou notices something. Grabbing her he takes her outside with him and reveals that Mei was once a kids model - and that he's her idol-otaku!?