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A confession from the boss with a secret longing. The passionate gaze and tender, loving caresses. It's like a dream... but maybe it's not me whom he loves. Saki was once bullied because of her appearance, but she has improved her makeup skills and is now a glamorous beauty. The men in her offices make advances, and although some of her co-workers gossip about her being fliratious, she is still able to do her best everyday because of her boss, Director Banshou, who approves of her work ethics. One night, when she was out without makeup because she was close to her home, her boss approaches her and confesses his feelings for her! He didn't seem to realize that it was his subordinate, Saki. What does it mean? Is he mistaking me for someone else? This is a supreme melodrama between two adults who cross paths.

Everything seemed to be going well for Natalie and Michael as they worked alongside one another at Worlds Together as nurse and doctor. But when Natalie decides to go back to London to help run her father’s medical business, Michael lets her go. Later he comes back to recruit her amazing nursing skills, but Natalie is saddened that Michael only seems interested in her healing touch rather than her as a woman. And even when sparks start to fly again, Michael keeps himself from letting things go too far due to the events in his past. Will Natalie settle for just being Michael’s nurse? Or will she force her way into his heart?

One day, the female lead wakes up as Rosaline, a character from an erotic novel. Surprisingly, Rosaline is... the tutor who is killed after failing to trigger the awakening in Theodor, the terminally ill, obsessive tyrant! The key to solving his problem lies in evoking intense emotions through lovemaking! As a former personal trainer, Rosaline tries to initiate the awakening by non-sexual means. And for her own survival, she accomplishes her mission and makes him healthy, but... something peculiar unfolds. "Your Highness... You have become too healthy..."

Destiny brought me a tycoon with alluring silver eyes… Sophie, a chambermaid at a first-class hotel in Rome, meets guest Bastiano Conti, a gorgeous Italian tycoon. The two connect instantly over their love of Sicily and an undeniable attraction to one another. They begin a secret relationship…with everything going well until they are found out. Sophie, disgraced, finds herself out of a job, alone and…pregnant!

It's a bygone period in Tokyo where modern-minded men and women stroll the streets showing off the latest styles. Junko is selling tickets at her father's theater when a man wearing thick glasses, his hair disheveled, appears in front of her. He clearly looks suspicious... but turns out to be Akira Nishiki, a major star in the theatrical world. Junko thinks he's despicable, but the night after seeing him perform a passionate love scene, she dreams about him... getting physical with her...!! A playboy actor whose popularity is soaring and the daughter of a shabby theater owner, both clumsy, are in for the start of a retro romance...

【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】The Crightons are a well-known, wealthy English family that has turned out generation after generation of lawyers. Jonathan and David are twins, and Jonathan, the quieter of the two brothers, has spent years living in David’s shadow. His wife, Jenny, even dated David first, until David abandoned her when she got pregnant. Jonathan proposed to her instead, as if to make up for David’s wrongdoing. But everything changes when David has a heart attack and collapses at their fiftieth birthday party. It turns out that David has been embezzling funds from a client, and the family is plunged into an unprecedented crisis. Problems that had

Nagata Kabi’s downward spiral is getting out of control, and she can’t stop drinking to soothe the ache of reality. After suffering from unbearable stomach pains, she goes to a clinic, where she is diagnosed with pancreatitis—and is immediately hospitalized. A new chapter unfolds in Nagata Kabi’s life as she struggles to find her way back to reality and manga creation in the wake of her breakdown.

Alessandra needed to confess the truth to Christian Marcos, a handsome European billionaire. In the midst of the bustling party, she is able to find him immediately. Ever since she was a young girl, she has adored him and secretly call him Adonis, after the beautiful Greek god. And her dream did come true for an all-too-brief time—they spent just one night together. Now, even though Christian has never truly loved her or anyone else, Alessandra must tell him that she’s pregnant… Desperately in love with a man beyond her reach, she’s falling deeper and deeper into desolation!

How far will Sunny go to get a story? Reporter Sunny decides to cover the legendary male stripper the “Duke of Sin.” Her investigation leads her to real estate king Ryan, a man of mystery himself. He says he’ll help with her story if she gives herself to him. Ryan is handsome and sexy and is as popular with women as the Duke! And like the Duke, he never dates a woman for more than two weeks. The situation is dangerous, but Sunny’s determined to get the scoop. Without any other leads, she’ll have to accept Ryan’s ruthless offer.

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One man’s death led to another man’s salvation. After years of suffering from heart disease, Da-ul receives a heart transplant from young and renowned pianist Yuwon, who has died an unfortunate death in a car crash. Da-ul’s life has been forever changed by this priceless gift, and he pledges to make every second of his life count in gratitude. But when he meets Yeonjo, the woman his donor was deeply in love with, and finds out that she has been living in despair, he begins developing ambivalent feelings towards her. Is it guilt, or could it be something else? Andante in Hand Andante in Her Hand 손 안의 안단테

While fleeing from mercenaries, Linde ends up in a seemingly abandoned ancient castle. However, she soon finds herself face-to-face with vampires. To make matters worse, the vampire king who killed her father is not only obsessed with playing twisted, intimate games, but he also believes she is his fiancée. After surviving life-or-death situations and captivity, her determination to avenge her father’s death keeps her alive and somehow lands her in a private room within the castle. But is this newfound "freedom" truly freedom?

The pleasure rushes through her body, and even though she's scared, she still wants more. After her mother remarries, Wakaba is reunited with her first love, Hiroki. However, he coldly tells her, "I don't think of you as a sister at all." But Hiroki's attitude changes drastically after a certain incident! Despite his harsh words, his sweet kisses melt her heart, and now it won't stop beating...! When he plays with her sensitive parts, she can't think about anything else because of the intense pleasure! A first love that begins with a reunion! ☆

All her life, people have told Narumi Akiyama that she has a sharp stare, gloomy attitude, and scary demeanor?and unfortunately, she's developed an inferiority complex about her face. Afraid of interacting with people, she moves through life avoiding them as much as possible. One day, however, no thanks to her nephew's trap, she ends up working as a fashion model! With a little makeup, she finds herself more or less okay in front of people... But, when she meets fashion designer Junya Kanai, he's unlike anyone she's ever met before. And Narumi, having long given up on romance, begins to feel something again. Will he fall for someone like her?

Short story of a teacher and her former student.

From Midnight Scans: 1. Sensei, Mou Ichido... Six years ago, Yuzuki was secretly going out with her homeroom teacher, Tsuji. After finishing college, she became a homeroom teacher at her alma-mater and got reunited with him. 2. Anata no Toko de Nemureru Jikan 3. Blanket, Ichimai no Yoru 4. Hokenshitsuno Kagiana 5. Kankei Himesuru!

He’s the target of her investigation, he’s interviewing her for a job…and he’s the one who makes her heart pound! Jessie puts on her sexiest dress and sneaks into a bar. She’s working a side gig as a private investigator, going undercover to film evidence of men having affairs to show to their wives. She doesn’t love the job, but she really needs the money. The man she’s targeting tonight is a lot more sophisticated and charming than his picture suggests, and as the two of them start to dance, Jessie realizes she’s getting carried away by his soft whispers…so she decides to leave him hanging and run out before she loses sight of her goal! Jessie just wants to put this behind her, but when she walks into an interview

He is not the one for me, and it hurts so much… Rumor had it that a man had moved into the condominium where Phoebe lived. Wyatt Madison, the "perfect bachelor," had long had a reputation for good looks and wealth, and Phoebe, who was helping her best friend find the husband of her dreams, had her eye on him. Wyatt is the one! She invited him to a party to bring the two together. But when she saw him talking to her best friend, she felt a pang of sadness. Why does my heart ache so much? I don't even have enough time for my dreams...

pregnant Maddie feels a sharp pain. She’s not due yet, but she thinks she might be in labor! Desperate to find help, Maddie begs a man on a motorcycle, Joshua, to take her to the hospital. After her baby is born, Maddie keeps her promise to deliver him dinner once a week for a year. Despite Maddie’s reluctance to get romantically involved with anyone, an unexpectedly sweet kiss from Joshua just might leave her doubting her resolve.

After a long day at work, all she wanted was a moment of rest on a park bench. But when she closed her eyes, she awoke in a different place—and now, whenever she goes to sleep, she wakes up, trapped in a tiny room with a towering man whose wild, animalistic presence sends a shiver down her spine. Every night, she finds herself beneath him, powerless against the pleasure and confusion he brings. Is it a dream? A different world? Or something in between? As the boundary between reality and fantasy begins to blur, a strange and all-consuming romance unfolds—one that defies time, reason, and her very sense of self.

Misaki is going to live with her fiance, Yuuto. On her first night there, she makes love in the darkness for the first time like she's always wanted! Although it's her first time, her sensitive parts are licked so gently that she twitches and jerks repeatedly in pleasure... She was so happy that her love, Yuuto, had taken her... or so she thought. It had actually been his younger brother, Haruto! After that, Haruto uses the incident to control her. Regardless of whether they're at school or at home, he demands her like a beast. He kisses her deeply as they become entwined. It feels so good that her body melts from his countless sweet and bitter caresses that touch her inside! She knows it's wrong, but she can't resist him when he holds her so gently...!

Maxi waited seven long years to finally show herself in front of her family again after running off with her sister’s fiancé. As fate would have it, she came just in time for her sister’s wedding to another man. Thinking she is back to repeat history, the groom’s older brother, Kerr Devereaux, takes it upon himself to keep Maxi in check. Even though everyone is judging Maxi for what she did, no one knows the true intentions she had back then. Kerr is the worst accuser of them all. Is it only because he's trying to protect his brother from being spirited away, or is there another reason behind his actions?

Alex is the unbelievably rich heir of a prestigious family, and not only does he live in a huge mansion, he's also good-looking, a brilliant doctor...and a confirmed bachelor. Jenny's younger sister, Chloe, claimed that this man was the father of her child, Daisy, before she passed away. Jenny wants more than anything for Alex to fulfill his responsibility as a father, so she brings Daisy to visit Alex at his house. The man she meets there is as much of a coldhearted playboy as the rumors claim. He gives the two of them an appraising look, and finally says, scornfully, "Is it money you're after? That's too bad. That baby isn't mine."

Will the beautiful duke’s sweet words lead her to a forbidden affair? Desperately needing to get away, Abby takes a vacation to Europe and meets gorgeous Raoul. His sexy body and dark, brooding eyes instantly captivate her. While she’s staying at the winery that he operates, Abby can’t help but hope that Raoul might be her destined lover. But in order to get close to Raoul, she’ll first have to deal with his cruel aristocratic family!

Eloisa, working as a librarian, is taken aback when her ex-husband, Jonah, appears in front of her. They got married when she was studying abroad in Spain a year ago, but the next morning she ran away after realizing just what she’d done. Ignoring how agitated she is, Jonah tells her that their divorce was never finalized. Furthermore, he says he’ll be spending time with her until the divorce goes through, so that she doesn’t disappear as she did before. Hesitantly, she accepts his request, but there’s a secret she can’t reveal to him, no matter what…

Joey, who is a lawyer, has always admired her brother-in-law, Gideon. She looks up to him as a fellow lawyer, but is attracted to him as a man. Gideon is intelligent yet sexy?my ideal man. I’m so drawn to him, but he won’t accept me as a romantic companion. Perhaps I just don’t have any female charms. Joey tries her best to act like a woman who is highly experienced with relationships when Gideon says the unexpected: “I think we can be great friends with benefits.”

Claire works as a secretary for a company owned by the Brewster family. One day the respected president passed away in an unfortunate accident, and his three estranged sons inherited the company. Claire’s new boss, Evan, was cold to her and she worried she might not be able to get along with him. But Evan has more on his plate than just a new company; he’s suddenly got a new baby, too. So one day after she gets home from work, Claire receives an SOS call from Evan. Secretary by day, nanny by night? It’s hard to resist the request of such a dashing man.

Laha, the princess in an unwanted golden cage. One winter day, her tyrant brother gifted her a slave to warm her bed. "Didn't the servants teach you to listen well to your master?" "So, what should I do?" The man was a captive trampled by the Empire and a slave facing imminent death. His eyes were filled with nothing but hatred, and she knew that she was also within the target of that hatred. Laha was ready to give her life to that hatred. However, the look in the man's eyes had changed. "Laha Delharsa. I desire her as a prize." A princess who wished for death and a slave who desired her What awaits them at the end?

Juliette, a destitute seamstress living in nineteenth-century London, comes upon a man being attacked by ruffians in the dead of night. Instinct takes over, and she pelts them with potatoes to save the man. He is Sir Douglas Drury, a courtroom lawyer and a baronet. His mind in a haze, he calls out to her and plants a sweet, passionate kiss on her cheek. When he wakes up, though, he's forgotten all about the kiss and treats Juliette as his servant, but when Sir Douglas's mysterious assailant targets Juliette's life, she pretends to be Sir Douglas's lover and makes her debut in high society in search of the culprit!

"Do you know what it takes… to buy a man's silence?" A dirty and lewd communion… You wouldn't do this sort of thing with a 16-year old…!

Secretary Mo Yeonhee had never even made eye contact with her boss, Kang Hajun. So imagine Yeonhee’s surprise when he calls her to fly out and join him on his business trip for a special task. Everything is going smoothly until… their helicopter suddenly malfunctions, and they are forced to jump! Stranded alone in the jungle, the two must find a way to survive and get back home. Will Yeonhee and Hajun be lost forever, or will they find their way out and into each other’s hearts?

In an era of chaos, where the throne has lost its rightful owner, the five noble houses engage in a fierce war to claim the coveted seat. As the gods, angered by the spilled blood and rampant desires, cast a curse upon them, the Alpha and Omega prophecy unfolds. To appease the gods' wrath, the noble houses, for a long time, promise to offer freshly hunted prey from a hunting competition. Amidst this, a new heir from the first house, notorious for not serving the Omega, and the sole successor of the second house, known for their strained relationship with the first, voluntarily join the competition. The competition, now the talk of the town, becomes a battleground for the two houses with a magnetic and intense attraction despite their mutual hatred. This is the story of a passionate and conflicted love in the midst of hatred - the fourth tale in the 'Achilles Gun' series, where the battle of hearts unfolds.

A struggling, no-name actress of seven years, Yura Hwang. She barely lands a minor role in a movie that’s bound to be a success. A celebrity’s celebrity, Seunghyeon Kang, keeps running into Yura, who always seems to be shedding tears every time he comes across her. As these two reunite in the new movie, “Time,” will Yura finally seize the moment to make her name known? And will Seunghyeon figure out why he can’t get Yura out of his mind? Only time will tell.

Princess Lili had grown up knowing that she would someday marry Prince Rule of Montedoro—until the day the prince announced he was marrying another woman. To Lili’s surprise, Prince Rule’s aloof brother, Alex, gently consoles her, and it’s amid this confusion that she notices the desire in his eyes… One thing leads to another and they make love. She later learns that she’s pregnant, and they’re set to get married…but Lili isn’t sure how she feels about a marriage with cold, mysterious Alex—she’s nervous about what their partnership will be like. Meanwhile, Alex is working through an unbearable darkness that threatens to crush his heart…

“I won’t let things go according to the novel’s plot—!” One day, the protagonist wakes up to find herself reincarnated as Maria, the villainess from her favorite fantasy novel. Maria is the stepmother of the story’s villain, Alfred, and because she abused him when he was a child, she is fated to be killed by him in the future— In order to prevent Alfred from becoming a villain—and to avoid getting killed herself—Maria desperately tries to get along with him. However, he fears her and runs away. To make things worse, Alfred seems to possess a special ability that wasn’t revealed in the original novel…!? Thus begins the heartwarming yet thrilling daily life of a former villainess stepmother and her future villain son!

These past two years have been exceptionally hard on Annabel. Try as she might, she’s been unable to overcome the heartbreak of her first love. Ready to start anew in some place far away from all the leftover traces of her ex, Annabel jumps at the opportunity to become a governess in Barbados. Unfortunately, fate has a cruel sense of humor. Her new employer is none other than Hugh Grey…the man who broke her heart.

"Would it bother you if I asked you to go out with me?" Hotaru, who works at an advertising production company, is not very comfortable with men due to her past experience with a crappy boyfriend. However, her daily life changes little by little when she meets Nagisa, a good-looking, fem stylist. It's Nagisa's feminine nature in fact, that leads Hotaru to believe that she might be able to go out with him, despite him being a man. As the nature of their relationship becomes unclear, Nagisa steps up and confesses his interest in Hotaru?!!

"I'll be your girlfriend, Doctor." Kang Jia has been secretly in love for three years with Gi Tae-oh — a genius in cardiothoracic surgery and blessed with a face to match. She's been enjoying a blissful hospital intern life just watching the man she adores... until one day, she hears he's going on a blind date. Eavesdropping at the venue, she overhears something shocking…! “If that's the reason, then I can't give up on you, Doctor.” “…That reason?” Tae-oh narrows his eyes. “I-I mean… even if you're, um, impotent… it doesn’t matter to me. I’ve liked you for a long time.” He doesn’t say a word. Only the soft hum of classical music fills the lounge through the silence. “Ha… this is crazy.” A sweet romance that blooms amid crossed signals and misunderstandings♥ But one day, she...

The scarred sheikh has proposed a marriage of convenience with a grand reward. Ruby leaves England to work as a replacement secretary for billionaire Bram, a charming golden-eyed man with a large facial scar who lives a secluded life in a desert fortress. At first, Bram does not trust her, but before Ruby even begins working, he proposes a marriage of convenience, saying that he must bring a wife back to his home country. After thinking it over, Ruby accepts his proposal to pay off her debts back home. As the two create a fake love story, Ruby is touched by Bram’s kindness… She had no idea when she agreed to his proposal just how much her heart would be at stake.

Nicole, a journalist, was intrigued by a newspaper ad her roommates were discussing. Her roommates said the person who placed the ad to find a wife must be either very ugly or very old. Nicole told them not to pass judgment. She was curious about the mysterious ad, so she called the number to make an appointment. Figuring the meeting would make for an interesting article, she showed up at the address provided only to find herself in front of a mansion! And the man who’d placed the ad wasn’t ugly at all—he was an incredibly attractive man with demons in his past.

Haruka works in sales. The top sales associate, Yota, picks on her every day. When she mistakenly ends up in the men's bath during a company hot springs retreat, she thinks Yota will simply make fun of her again. However, he turns serious, and she finds herself in his arms. Later, they share a kiss, but he keeps sending her mixed messages. Is he just playing with her again? Why does she even care?

Masked men and women are all over each other in a secret party held in an upper story apartment. The true nature of this high society women's club is-...!?

Kit has a new job as the temporary live-in caregiver to Henry Treverne, a prodigy in the music industry. Not accustomed to life in a wheelchair, Henry has become difficult and irritable. One night he steals a kiss from Kit, who has devoted herself to serving him. She is captivated by his presence, unable to refuse his sexy body. Somehow, she quickly regains her composure, but Henry won’t give up his pursuit so easily

Lorenzo Martelli is a young bachelor from a wealthy family in Sicily. He's under pressure from his family to find a wife because his brothers have recently settled down with their loved ones. He tries to get away, but today, his mother told him to visit the family friend with four single daughters. Meanwhile, the oldest girl, Helen, is upset with Lorenzo whom she hasn't even met yet, thinking “He must think all of my sisters are just dying to have him because he's so rich...I'll teach this bastard a lesson...!”

When Shoko’s husband Masahiro is sent abroad for work, she takes her daughter Tomomi with her to visit her mother who lives alone in the countryside. Compared to her mother-in-law who is good at cooking and setting a beautiful table, her mother’s modest, plain cooking embarrasses her to the point that Shoko is too hard on her…

“Brother, you know, I’ve been feeling strange when I wake up lately.” Estella Ignacio was the youngest daughter of a renowned writer. She lost her mother early, and her father, Count Ignacio, as well as her brothers, died on the battlefield. She was taken in by the Duke of Montserrat, a comrade of her father, and lived in the Duke's household. There, she grew close to Mathias, the Duke's son, developing a warm sibling-like bond. One day, Estella confided in Mathias that she felt heavy when she woke up. Unbeknownst to her, as soon as she fell asleep, the gentle and kind Mathias would pound her. “Hmm, yes, brother…” Occasionally, Estella would call out for Mathias in her sleep, as if asking him to chase away the man that raped her in dreams. Yet, what she didn’t realize was that Mathias was the one raping her in reality. Leaning closer, he whispered to her, “Brother is here.”

Nozomi, a clerk, is head over heels for top salesman Kotaro... except she's never actually spoken to him. She spends her days fantasizing about things that won't ever happen, until one evening, Kotaro asks her to accompany him! Is he after her body...? With uncertainty and hopefulness warring inside her, Nozomi can't pass up this opportunity. She goes with Kotaro, only to find him standing before her practically naked! It turns out he's a sumo wrestler, and before she knows what's happening, Nozomi winds up having a practice bout with him! When she feels Kotaro's strong muscles and smooth skin pressed against her, though, she can't help slipping back into fantasy!