Once again, passions flare as Iwaki's and Katou’s lives are turned upside down by the antics of their new personal assistant, Asano. The devious newcomer misses no opportunity to drive a wedge between the star-crossed lovers, and he takes full advantage of the friction he’s created between them. This volume contains the popular bonus side story “Winter Cicada” as well as additional stories about a romantic honeymoon and a photo shoot that turns sexy! -- VIZ Media

"It's a yummy manga."-SequentialTart.com "A bumpy ride . . . one I'm happily strapping in for."-AnimeOnDVD.com "Adds a voyeuristic edge to the fictional man's world."-GameSpot.com Once again, Iwaki and Katou find their lives turned upside down, this time due to the antics of Iwaki's devious new personal assistant Asano. It seems that Asano craves more than merely a professional relationship with the impossibly beautiful actor, and he misses no opportunity to drive a wedge between the star-crossed lovers. This time Asano is determined to take full advantage of the friction he's created between Iwaki and Katou, and he won't rest until the explosive situation reaches its boiling point! This volume also contains an erotic bonus story. Embracing Love 1__4 are available in our Recent & Recommended and backlist catalog sections. Youka Nitta is one of the most popular yaoi creators due to her beautiful illustrations, intense characterizations, and graphic sexual depictions. In February 2006, Nitta traveled to the United States for the first time to meet her American fans and to autograph copies of Embracing Love. She hails from Fukui Prefecture in municipal Tokyo.

Continues the tradition of quality yaoi from Be Beautiful.-ActiveAnime.com Iwaki and Katou fly to Los Angeles to enjoy a short vacation together. During the flight, they encounter another impossibly beautiful couple: Carlos and world-famous gambler Magira, who invite Iwaki and Katou to stay at their palatial mansion, which leads to some very intense and chaotic moments.

Overcoming time, a hot embracing love ... Mizuo Yanase skipped Tea making class and snuck off to a temple, when he suddenly slipped through time from the present world the Sengoku era. There he meets Lord Takakage. "You came to this time to meet me…" Finally, a sengoku era romance!

Perfect for newcomers to the yaoi genre.-AnimeFringe.com The romantic adventures continue as Iwaki and Katou engage in a ten-day sexual romp that leaves them both exhausted and eventually affects Iwaki's day job as an adult film star. But things take a turn for the worse when Iwaki finally confesses his love for Katou . . . a statement that the impossibly beautiful blond does not want to hear . . . and neither does Iwaki's mortified family!

Sakashita Izumi, a typical straight high school student, gets into a sticky situation with a gay translator, Takamiya Katsura, when he gets mistaken for an escort. The two go on a date, Izumi goes all the way, and the older man's in love with him and possibly converting this initial homophobe into that which he fears.

Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Sato and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core. -- VIZ Media