JOSEI

Can I survive in this palace ruled by greed and fear, surrounded by dangerous concubines?

????to Arai, age 26, never had a physical relationship. In order to get a boyfriend, she suffers one disappointment after another... Stepping into a drag bar hoping to bolster her self-esteem, she just loses even more confidence by seeing all the beautiful drag queens and drinks away her sorrows. Getting tipsy, she goes on about how she's not satisfied getting off on her own, so the bartender offers Misato an unbelievable suggestion...! "Why don't I do it for you? Maybe it'll feel better if someone else touches you?" As Misato's body unravels under the kind of seductive touch of the bartender, her mind goes completely blank... "You just don't understand yourself yet." "Is this beautiful man the one who can change who I am...?"

A strong, dependable man I can trust my life with… After a terrifying explosion, Regina is convinced that she has a stalker and begins taking self-defense lessons from instructor Riley Moore. Riley, a former SWAT member, feels a strong attraction to Regina and decides to investigate her case. While she’s scared for her life, Regina feels at ease when she’s with Riley, and she has no choice but to admit that there’s a sizzling connection growing between them. But Regina’s past trauma prevents her from having the confidence to take the next step in their relationship…

Contains 6 short stories:1. Fu Jun AiOne day, Onosaka Kumiko returns home from grocery shopping and finds a stranger waiting for her in front of her house. The stranger turns out to be Shinohara Yuki, an old crush and work colleague of Kumiko's who quit 3 years earlier because of an incurable illness, and all he wants is to confess to Kumiko before he dies. Knowing that he'll die soon, Kumiko takes pity on Shinohara, invites him to live with her, and soon becomes his lover. But are her feelings really only pity? And is there something Shinohara's hiding too...?2. A sin to love youYuu is the top hostess at an escort club for a reason: she loves getting her guy—but she loves being in control even more! So when shy and conservative Mochizuki becomes her newest client, his reserved behavior perplexes her. Every night she pulls out her best feminine wiles, so why isn't he falling for her already? In desperation, she drags the hapless "Shin-kun" to a love hotel, where she discovers a very interesting secret about him. Could it be that the tables have turned and now Yuu is the one in danger of falling for Shin-kun? And is that the only secret of the man of her dreams?3. Can't live without youA follow-up to "A sin to love you".*NOTE: A follow-up to this can be found as an extra in the series Private Prince.4. The Deceitful FingersWhen homeroom teacher Miyagi's assistant goes on maternity leave, her replacement is the handsome Kiritani Riku. For Miyagi, it's attraction at first sight, but Kiritani seems stuck on an unrequited love—a former teacher of his and the reason why he came a teacher himself. Crushed, Miyagi gets drunk at a welcome party for Kiritani and passes out in front of everyone, but she wakes up to a most unexpected companion...and an even more unexpected proposition! 5. Can I love you dearly?Nishizawa's supervisor Nagase is a devil! His handsome facade can't hide his critical and exacting management style. Then she discover's his secret- he's a fanatical pet owner that loves his cat.The softer side of Nagase is proving devastating to Nishizawa's vision of her boss!Extra. How Shinohara-san spends his weekend

Named the best model in the world, Jemima, who is no romantic, is forced by her manager to find a boyfriend in an effort to improve her public image. Feeling pressured, she leaves for a small island in the Caribbean. There she meets a mysterious man named Niall, who challenges her with his sweet seductions. On this island that was once a pirate hideout, Niall promises Jemima an unforgettable day. But he has yet to learn the real reason why Jemima is so hesitant to fall in love...

Isabella has been carefully cultivating her love for the Anetakis family's middle son, Theron, since she was a little girl. Their fathers had been close friends, but when they passed away, she found that her wealthy Greek love had inherited responsibility of her well-being. Now she has her chance. She’s determined that he will never treat her like a little girl again. She tosses all her innocent clothes aside and transforms herself into a woman too sexy to resist. Seeing Theron flustered after her first attempt at seduction, she thinks she's won. Imagine her surprise upon learning that he not only is set to wed a chaste social relation, but as her guardian, has seen it his duty to assemble a list of bachelors for her, as well! It is clear–he still hasn't opened his eyes to his love for her. And she is hell-bent on giving him a rude awakening.

Soran, a 23-year-old college student, meets her dream ideal type Kwon Yi-ro after going on a part-time substitute at Christmas. His celebrity-like appearance, kindness, delicacy, and tenderness are perfect! Unfortunately, she split up without asking for his contact information, but she happened to meet Kwon Yi-ro at school where she returned after a long leave of absence. However, where is Kwon Yi-ro, who was sweet as if he would melt all the things when he touched it, and he treats her like a person he doesn't know with his cold eyes..?! A rather noisy campus romance in the middle of youth!

In a luxury hotel’s poker room, Bree recovered her sister’s debt. But then Vladimir appeared—the same multimillionaire who left her a prisoner of love ten years ago! And when he raises the stakes of the game, he doesn’t kid around—if she wins, he’ll give her a million dollars. If she loses, she’ll become his slave! What is he plotting? But, if Bree can release her sister and herself from a life on the run, she has to take it… Bree has confidence in her skills, honed under the training of her con man father. But this time it seems Lady Luck is on Vladimir’s side…

Chloe secretly carried and gave birth as the surrogate mother of her half sister, the queen of a desert country. However, as Chloe waited for her sister to pick up her baby, her sister and her husband perished in an accident. To Chloe, who is a dedicated researcher and has never given any thought to love or marriage, the child they left behind is her only blood relative. She's determined to raise the child with all her love, no matter how difficult it might be. But then Sayid, the younger brother of the late sheikh, who is now serving as regent, appears at her door. With a cold, stern expression, he informs her that he has come to collect his country's future ruler and is prepared to take the baby by force. Now the only way for Chloe to stay by her child's side is to marry Sayid! She will do anything for her child-even wed Sayid in a loveless marriage. But will her heart be able to withstand the charm hidden under Sayid's serious facade?

The small kingdom of Glanzberg sits in central Europe. Rebecca is an artisan who works at the famous ceramics maker, Adele Rozen. Then one day, the crown Prince, Rudolph, comes to her atelier and asks her to pose as his bride. He’s pushy and arrogant, and that makes her want to push back against him, but she ends up folding and agreeing to help. To top it all off, she’s finds herself attracted to the loneliness that shows in his eyes from time to time. Where will this love between two different classes lead them...?

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?

"Ngah! S-so thick...!" "I hope you're not cumming, yet." I was penetrated by an insanely large man in his secret garden... To improve her nutritional diet, Kimeyo (age 28) hires a in-home cooking service. The one who appeared was a huge man like a rugby player, Michiru Barazono. A curious man who is good at cooking, yet seemingly lonely for some reason. And before realizing it, he'll be excited and begin a try in bed. I'm on the verge of cumming from his gargantuan...! Drawn by the witty genius Tsuki Saejima, presents this hilarious erotic romantic comedy.

Alicia, Dex's secretary, is pregnant with his baby, and the reality seems quite cold. She isn't special to him. She never feels any love for her when they have sex. She's the only one who's drowning in love. All he thinks about is how to make his company more successful. And when she tells him she's pregnant, a cruel, insulting reaction is all she can hope for.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Kim Cheong-ah has been living in a single room for two years with money borrowed from her boyfriend. I paid back the money little by little by working part-time at a convenience store, but it was hard to make ends meet. I thought I was free from my abusive father, but... I wanted to leave the convenience store. I wanted to leave my boyfriend. But I didn't have the courage to do that. Would I be able to leave without worrying someday? "I told you, stop thinking about your boyfriend."

I can’t believe the man I’m attracted to is my stepsister’s fiancé! After her parents’ divorce, Emilia lived with her father and his new family until she ran away from home at sixteen. One day, she receives a job offer to plan a summer solstice celebration in Armaria, a small country overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. While preparing for the celebration, Emilia meets a sexy and mysterious man named Ren in the castle’s courtyard. She hasn’t felt this electrified by a man in a long time, but her excitement is short-lived once she realizes that Ren is actually Duke Laurent, the ruler of Armaria!

Cat can’t wait to leave this wedding ceremony. Her divorced parents have come with their respective young partners, and the wedding vows the bride and groom exchange sound empty to her. Out of boredom, she escapes to sit by the lake, where she meets an attractive man, and she decides to sleep with the handsome stranger. She’s always been happy with one-night stands, never wanting to learn more about the person sheis sleeping with. But when it comes to this man, she finds one night isn’t enough and so she makes a bold proposal…

Years after divorcing her unfaithful husband, Kate Vincent arrives at work assuming it will be just another day. To her dismay, she finds out thather boss is being replaced by her ex-husband, billionaire businessman, Sean Howard. Desperate to keep Sean as far away from herself and her precious little secret, Kate immediately submits her letter of resignation and rushes home. The life she’s built instantly shatters around her when Sean shows up on her doorstep refusing to accept her letter of resignation and comes face-to-face with her secret.

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..."

Yumi, who's getting married, tries a spa that's popular for its "life-changing" experience. There are two gorgeous-looking men, Reiji and Yuuki, massaging Yumi's body thoroughly with lotion, especially around Yumi's most sensitive parts. Yumi wants more now, so she decides to take the "secret treatment". "We'll make your body so that it pleases your fiancee."...Two handsome men grope, lick, suck and fondle Yumi's body from top to bottom. Finally the new spa-treatment tentacle machine keeps sucking her "dwn there." "Please...it's coming in... *THRUST* *THRUST* ...please stop it...!"

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.

Hyeah - the protagonist who opened a sexy lingerie store online. She was in trouble since she didn't have a male model, but the model who finally applied ended up being a classmate she had a one-night stand with?! What in the world are they up to? A close-up story of the two begins in this closed-room setting...

Kaede Kuze is the daughter of a long-established restaurant owner. Unlike Aimi, her talented and beautiful older sister who does everything flawlessly, Kaede was reserved and disliked by their father. Things get really bad for Kaede when the restaurant suddenly falls on hard times. No longer treated as a family member, she is forced to help as a housekeeper. Meanwhile, Aimi receives a marriage proposal from the Nanaougi family, who runs a big-name IT company. She is reluctant to accept the proposal because her rich and handsome suitor, Ritsuhito, is rumored to be a cold and ruthless individual. Kaede, who has a bad reputation, marries into the family instead, but Ritsuhito becomes gradually attracted to Kaede's humble self...

Yukana Asakino is a part-time music teacher. She has both beauty and saint-like kindness. She's the perfect woman, respected by students and teachers alike... however... She has a secret that no one knows. The only one impervious to her charm is Koki Nagami, one of her students. He's standoffish and always treats Miss Asakino coldly. However, he also has a secret he's been keeping from everybody...!

I, Honori Chise, 24 years old, have a secret. I was born sensitive, so I react immediately when someone touches me and make strange noises...! Especially when it comes to someone I love, which is why my past relationships have always been failures. I'm supposed to act normal so no one will find out, but accidentally, my junior Kei, who is also my crush, finds out about my disposition...!? "You're reacting because you like me, right? There's no way I'd be bothered if you showed me your cute face like this." Kei loves me despite of my troublesome constitution and timidness. My love for him only grows stronger. I'm nervous at first, but little by little, I begin to feel Kei's heat as he loosens up my insides. "I'm so happy that I can be the first to see you like this.' The sweet and slightly sloppy caress of a younger junior is making me tingle with love

She finally met the person she was destined to be with, but love isn't always easy. Twenty-six-year-old Angela is a virgin when she meets Vic, and his breathtaking good looks, sexy voice and overall charm have her hoping he'll seduce her into bed. A hint of danger appeals to many women, but Angela always thought her ideal type was someone steady. She never expected she'd want to give everything to someone like Vic, who's anything but. Feeling like she's under a spell, Angela becomes intoxicated with her desire for Vic. And soon her peaceful life will be turned completely upside down.

Tamako, a high school girl, comes to play at the beach with her friends. She gets drunk, and when she awakes next morning, she sees Tomio lying beside her. Now she's in a panic.

In her previous life, Ruan Hanxing, a girl from the slums, was weak and powerless. She died silently and without a trace. After being reborn, Ruan Hanxing promised to make a strong comeback. She helped the fallen tycoon, Huo Chen, who was married to her, to get back on track with his life. The couple joined forces and embarked on a path of dominance and glory.I Married the Disabled Big Shot After My Rebirth???????????

Another work by Reiko Shimizu, or rather her newest. This series is a disturbing manga about solving murder cases by applying the newly developed method of viewing the memory of dead people's brains. And as in every manga done by this mangaka, weird supernatural forces are of course included.The first chapter is actually a prologue and is concentrated on the first case where this method was used. Chapter 2 is when the two main characters are introduced, so hang on!NOTE: There is a related anime with episodes based on selective chapters from the manga. 

Princess Eva has traveled to Xaviera to meet her fiance. As she stands by the stables, a handsome young man suddenly commands her to take care of his horse. It's her fiance, Alex, who mistook her for a maid. Alex is an infamous playboy, and Eva's dressed so plainly she was mistaken for a servant! Eva is anxious, but Alex proves himself to be kinder than his first impression, so she decides to go through with the wedding in order for her country to prosper. But Alex isn't interested in getting married! How is Eva, an uninitiate when it comes to love who has never even kissed a man before, supposed to change his mind?

“Go to Texas. There you’ll find what you’re looking for.” With this mysterious message from his grandfather Felix Reyes, Lucas sets off on a journey and stumbles upon a shocking truth. Before he died, his grandfather had orchestrated Lucas’s betrothal to Alyssa, a friend’s daughter. Lucas didn’t want to give up the bachelor life and had no interest in marriage…and neither did Alyssa. When Lucas appears out of nowhere, Alyssa knows she can’t marry someone so arrogant. However, since half the deed to her ranch belongs to the Reyes family, if she refuses the marriage, she must also let go of her beloved home…

Maddy is an event planner working for the famous jewelry designer Aleksei Petrov. As soon as he asks her to help him organize a tour of Europe, she realizes she has a problem. He’s so attractive she can barely control herself around him. Before long Maddy can’t resist his charms, and her relationship with Aleksei crosses the line between professional and personal. But she knows it can’t last. To Aleksei, Maddy’s no more than the object of his desire, and until she can get over her painful past, Maddy knows no relationship of hers can truly have a future.

Airi, a 10-year experienced professional. Although she awakened her mana, her pitiful talent led her to go into debt for 3 years to learn magic, only to master hand-washing techniques. In the end, her family collapsed, and she fell to the status of a maid. As a maid, Airi was locked in the duke’s underground library due to the pranks of the young master. There, she found a sandwich appearing daily, a strange magic circle, and only books. Thus, she was forcibly confined to the Academy of Magic Theories… “When I get out, I’ll sue that kid… No, just let me out.”

"Why... won't you do it..? Could it be that you... are a eunuch!?" Even though it had been over a month since her wedding to the Duke of Elmano, they still hadn't had their first night together. What on earth could be his problem, who would come to her every night in his pajamas, give her a short kiss and a dry greeting, and then go back to sleep soundly? Was he an eunuch or was he in love with another woman or could it be a man?! - Slow burn romance; - Lots of miscommunication; - ML with a tragic past.

Francesca’s father recently passed away, leaving her to shoulder enormous debts. With all of her troubles, the one she’s worried about the most is her weak mother, who is unaware of their situation. Then Francesca is approached by a man who offers to finance her loan. However, the condition is…marriage? She can’t believe what she's hearing as she is given the terms by sexy bank CEO Reed Kennard. “You need financial support and I need a wife. This is a sensible business transaction.”

“If you marry me, you can go anywhere. Whether you must cross the seas or fly through the skies. Anywhere you wish. I’m the kind of man who can make that happen.” Catherine, a lowly Duke’s daughter, has spent 25 years trapped in a castle. To her, this was an irresistibly tempting offer. Her fiancé is Archduke Deimos Pendragon, the empero’s brother. “I’ve been infatuated with you for a long time.” His predatory gaze, now finally locking onto his prey, revealed his true intentions. This is no mere proposal, it is an unilateral order for her to become his wife. “Catherine Caliburn, I will make you loved more than any woman beneath the sky.” With his alluring smile, Catherine came to devastating realization that her plan to break off the engagement had utterly failed. “So never, ever think of running away from me.” For you are destined to die by my hand..

Like the Little Mermaid, I want to be by his side even if I can't tell him how I feel. Maureen, a zoologist, was at her wits end as her work visa was about to expire. Then Xander, who worked on the same island, proposed a sham marriage. This marriage, he said, would allow him to avoid losing his daughter to his late wife's parents and allow me to continue doing the work I love. It sounds like a dream come true, if not for the fact that I've loved him for so long, and the proposal is only a fake... And how can I bear the cruelty of a token marriage to a man who doesn't love me? Don't be so nice to me... I'll mistake this for something that's real.

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Loris was standing alone at a party?her fianc?, Mark, had gone off to dance with another woman just because she was lateSo when a stranger asks her to dance, she takes his hand without a thought. Perhaps dancing with this blond, green-eyed, handsome man will make Mark jealous… Loris, emboldened, asks the man for a kiss only to have him refuse her! Rejected by two men in one night, Loris feels mortified?what has she done to deserve this? Will she ever find happiness?

Remi Nikitani is no shy violet—she's elegant, direct, and ambitious, with plans to take over her father's corporation. So she's not interested in marrying for business or political reasons. After all, why be saddled with someone she doesn't love when she can make her way to the top by herself? But when her father sets her up with Jun Arata, a young hotshot in his own right and someone who knows about the unrequited love Remi fostered for years, she's thrown for a loop. She rejects him, of course, but somehow he keeps finding his way back into her life. But is he interested in her? Or does he only want to take over her business and leave her in the dust? A sexy spinoff of Our Fake Marriage!

At nearly 30 years old, I'm only interested in men who are ready to marry. But then, I meet a dangerous man whose touch sets me on fire! My whole body feels hot... The spot where his lips touch is burning. My passion for him every time we meet sucks me in; it's frightening! This is an exciting, 100-page special version with more love scenes than before!!

Living together…is the one thing they really shouldn’t do. While staying at a hotel in Greece, Fran finds an abandoned baby. Just where did the baby come from? Could it be from the tornado the day before? According to the police, the baby’s parents are dead and her uncle Nikolos is desperately looking for her. Nikolos is the CEO of a large company, a man who lives for thrills and pleasure! Or at least that’s what the gossip magazines paint him as—a playboy. But what Fran sees when she reunites him with his niece is a person filled with sincerity. And then he says he wants Fran to accompany him and the baby back to Mykonos, where his family lives…

I use the hero who fiercely loves me, and in this world I aim to live long! "Please, use me." Lizette, a count's daughter, is a "Recaller", or a holder of previous lives' memories, and she is on her fourth life. In her past lives, always on her 20th birthday, she would be killed and eaten by a demon. So to live a long life in this one, Lizette retreated to a remote countryside sanctuary, where monsters don't appear, living quietly and peacefully. However, one day, she, once again, met a noble boy whom she saved in her childhood, Ralph. Somehow, he had become the country's hero, who toppled a demonic king. If it may be possible to avoid death by Ralph's side... With this in mind, Lizette accepted his proposal. "Even if your life is switched, I will always protect you, Miss Lizette." While bewildered by Ralph's exceedingly heavy affection, Lizette approaches the truth of her repeating deaths. Will Lizette be able to live pass her 20th birthday unharmed this time?! From now, the serious romantic comedy between the heroine who doesn't want to die and the intensely loving yandere hero begins!

He was my fiancé’s best friend, but I could never forget his kiss. Hank, the best friend of Gabrielle’s lost fiancé, suddenly comes to her apartment. He tells the confused Gabrielle that he has come to deliver her fiancé’s dying words. Gabrielle wanted to disappear at that moment. A year ago, after a nasty fight with Kevin, Hank comforted her and the two impulsively shared a kiss. Ever since, they have been suffering from their guilt, so Gabrielle goes ice-cold when she hears Kevin’s last words. Is he telling her that she and Hank can be together?

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When Mallon, a beautiful housekeeper, is attacked by her employer and rushes out into the rain, she is picked up by a man in a luxury car who calls himself Harris. Mallon has grown to distrust men, but Harris’s calm gray eyes allow her to relax her guard. When she sees where they have arrived, however, she starts to regret her carelessness. The place is practically a ruin, and there’s no other house around. Mallon, recalling all her nightmares, is constantly fearful, but there is one thing she doesn’t yet know—her encounter with Harris is the ray of light that will cut through the darkness of her life…

“Oppa… I really don’t have the courage, but…” “What is it? Just say it.” “…Would you sleep with me?” Is it really okay to ask something like that… to my friend’s older brother? But… If not today — If it’s not Jang Tae-gyeom… “I’ll do my best when I do it with you.”

For two blissful years, Soryung's world revolved around her husband—until he vanished without a trace. In her search for answers, she learns the heartbreaking truth that he was never hers to begin with. But she’s not about to let him slip away, even if he is a black ops agent with a hundred faces…