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One spring day, after the recent death of her mother, Summer decides to quit her stressful city job. She moves to a small beachside town, where she plans to use her entire life savings on two years of doing absolutely nothing. She calculates that she can subsist for this long without finding a job by leading a minimalist-free life. She finds peace and makes friends in her new environment But after a while, the walls of her home are repeatedly vandalized with death threats. Will Summer be able to catch the villain, find normalcy in her life, and make peace with herself? Note: ☆ This webtoon was announced to be adapted into a K-Drama in 2022.

Lucilla has dedicated herself to caring for her younger siblings on behalf of her absent parents, but her true desire is to take over the family hotel business. However, her father decided instead to appoint Christos, a mysterious, wealthy Greek man, as the new CEO. Lucilla is forced to work under him and finds herself both annoyed by and attracted to his overwhelming charm. But everyone has a weakness. Determined to find his, Lucilla hires a private investigator to find out about his past and uncovers a shocking secret!

Today, I'm up to no good again! It was all part of my grand scheme to retire from the Heroine gig. So, why is the king still infatuated with me?!

Kate is in a tight spot when her haughty father insists that she marry one of his employees. Just then, Kate is summoned to meet Damon Alexakis, the head of the large Greek family she’s currently working for. She’s the au pair for his nieces, and he’s very hostile to her at first, but as they start talking, it becomes clear that the two of them are facing the same problem. Damon’s mother keeps trying to push the perfect bride on him and he wants none of it. Like Kate, he believes that work is the most important thing in his life. To escape their problems, the two of them agree on a yearlong contract marriage, after which they’ll divorce. But will their plan succeed?

Kim Chung-ah has been living in a single room for two years, with money borrowed from her boyfriend. She works part-time at a convenience store to slowly pay off her debt, but it's barely enough to cover living expenses. She thought she had escaped her abusive father, but... I want to quit my part-time job and leave my boyfriend, but don't have the courage. Will I ever be able to leave without any worries? "I told you already, stop thinking about your boyfriend."

When Holly gets into a predicament one stormy Christmas Eve, a man named Vito helps her out and offers her a place to stay at his villa. He's clearly wealthy, and she's just a waitress... They have nothing in common, so why can't Holly take her eyes off him? Finally, in the face of Vito's powerful desire, Holly offers herself to him, a gift she's never given to anyone else. The next day, she quickly puts the villa behind her, afraid of a cold morning-after treatment. It doesn't occur to her for an instant that she might be carrying his child...

Melt, the sheltered daughter of a notorious mob boss, has spent her life like a fragile flower trapped in a gilded cage. On her 20th birthday, instead of receiving a gift, she is kidnapped by a mysterious man named Budd. Together, they are thrust into a citywide chase, with hitmen, hounds, and every thug in town hot on their trail. But why is Melt the most wanted woman in New Jersey? As secrets unravel and bodies pile up, this gritty noir tale spirals into a storm of love, murder, and betrayal. Melt Bless You!

"I don't need you to raise our child." I am Itou Seiichi. My wife left me with those words, leaving behind divorce papers. After falling down in a panic, I woke up to find myself in the body of my wife, Kaori from when she just gave birth!? "I'm sure you can do it, Kaori-chan!" "Can you do more of the housework?" "Tell me, what should I do?" I thought "I" had been doing my part in raising our child but the fact was that I didn't know anything at all... This is the next part of the much talked about "Asa Okitara" maternity comedy series which centres around "childcare"!

Trama: In un giorno di pioggia, Samon si ripara davanti ad un negozio di fiori. Qui incontra Koito, la figlia della proprietaria, che frequenta la sua stessa scuola, ma ha un anno in meno. A causa di alcune false voci, Samon viene isolato dai suoi compagni di classe ed un giorno, in preda alla rabbia, se la prende senza alcun motivo con Koito. Ma subito se ne pente. Il giorno del diploma Samon in preda ai rimorsi cerca di rimediare e prende da parte la ragazza. Inaspettatamente lei gli dona il suo diario e lui, in cambio le regala il secondo bottone della sua divisa. Giunto a casa, legge il diario e si commuove alle belle parole che Koito ha per lui. Il tempo passa e anche lei riesce ad entrare nella stessa scuola superiore di Samon. Per il ragazzo è arrivata l’occasione di farsi perdonare.

Decima Ross, unmarried at twenty-seven, has resigned herself to the life of a spinster. Her height and spindly figure have made finding a match difficult. Then, in the middle of a snowstorm, she meets Adam Grantham, Viscount Weston. The two are snowed in for days in a hunting lodge, alone but for two servants who are laid up in bed. Although they bond while caring for their servants and the house, Decima parts with no plans to see Adam again. Adam searches for her, but is stopped by his own engagement. The path to love is filled with twists and turns and mismatched partners, but fate will always try to set things right.

Lucilla has dedicated herself to caring for her younger siblings on behalf of her absent parents, but her true desire is to take over the family hotel business. However, her father decided instead to appoint Christos, a mysterious, wealthy Greek man, as the new CEO. Lucilla is forced to work under him and finds herself both annoyed by and attracted to his overwhelming charm. But everyone has a weakness. Determined to find his, Lucilla hires a private investigator to find out about his past and uncovers a shocking secret!

Raised in an orphanage, Laura sometimes daydreams about a prince from the desert whom she had met when she was a little girl. One day, her guardian arranges for her to serve as an interpreter for Prince Zaid of the Kingdom of Rhaza. She's sure that he's the prince that she has always been dreaming about. But there's an unexpected secret between them...

“Be my woman and I’ll let you become a top singer!” This is the speech made by Yukihito Yoshizawa, a music producer. A female high school girl, who wants to save her weak and sickly brother, accept his terms by offering her voice and body. And passionate yet twisted entertainment love story thus begins! - LovePinky

A touching story of hunting and romance takes place in the vast expanses of Nature. Ritzhard governs a wintry territory far to the north. Sieglinde is a soldier with nicknamed the "Crimson Eagle" Ritzhardt falls in love at first sight with her, and they begin their life together... for a trial marriage of one year!? Hunting reindeer, snacking on nuts, making traditional handicrafts... In their peaceful and modest life in the land of winter, will the couple truly become husband and wife? The story that was 3-time award-winner of the Narou-Con competition has been adapted to manga!

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This lie from my past threatens to destroy my first love… After the death of her parents, Marianne suffers at the hands of her tyrant stepbrother, her new guardian. If she stays, she will lose her innocence and her life to him, so she decides to flee to London and soon ends up working as a governess for the daughter of a widow in mourning in the countryside. As Marian settles in at the manor, she’s increasingly attracted to the new earl, Ash, who is taking over the estate. But then she learns that he is a friend of her stepbrother…

Fed up with her job and without a family to support her, Angel makes an impulsive decision to skip town. When she's stranded out in the cold with nowhere to go, a handsome man with beautiful eyes named Royal suddenly appears before her. Deciding that she'll only stay with him for the night, Angel is awestruck by the size and splendor of Royal's estate. And just like Royal's daughter Maddie predicted, Angel ends up living in the mansion as their nanny... It's the first time she's found somewhere she feels like she belongs, but could something dangerous be lurking in the shadows?

[from cotton candy scans] From the breakthrough manga Totsuzen Desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu comes Miyazono Izumi’s short story collection! Originally published in an extra edition, the overwhelming response called for this extra story, “Nana Ryuu’s Proposal...?” and another extra story “Nana Ryuu’s Mutual Love” to add to the collection! Including some previous collaborative works, it’s a story-filled volume! Please enjoy this along-side Totsuzen Desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu.

Amanda, an event planner in Manhattan, currently has two issues: debts and men! Because of her former boyfriend, she's now deep in debt. If she doesn't work hard enough, she may be kicked out of her super high-end apartment on Park Avenue. Alex, a handsome, competent lawyer Amanda got to know recently has asked her out many times. Her heart flutters before this handsome playboy type, but she can't afford to go out with him, literally, and she doesn't want to get hurt again...

Devon had every reason to strike the man at the fashion show, but she was still fired for it. And after all she had done to become a model! Depressed and beaten, she receives an invitation from the patriarch of an enormously wealthy family, one she knows well. Devon's mother had already betrayed the family, so why would they call for her now? Well, it seems the patriarch is determined that Devon should marry his grandson, Ryan, the very same man from the show!

Will she ever find a true prince among the frogs? Lucy has trapped men with her angelic smile before, but she’s put rich, handsome Michael under her spell before she even realizes it. She senses that he is a true prince among all the frogs who’ve betrayed her in the past. But now that she’s fallen for him, all she can hope is that this passionate relationship isn’t just a momentary fling…

How long will she be able to keep her deepest secret from her nemesis when they’re working side by side? Kirsten works as a curator at Merrisand Castle, where she becomes mesmerized by the overwhelming charm of Viscount Aragon, Rowe Sevrin, who happens to come by the castle for an inspection. He’s the very man who brought her sister to despair six years ago and from whom she’s been keeping a secret. Kirsten knows she can never forgive him, but she must work with him to improve tourism. If he ever finds out the truth, her happy life will be destroyed. But will she be able to keep her guard up against this handsome scoundrel?

Yuno Shiraishi was worried about her relationship with her senior who goes to the same university. He doesn't wear condon when they are having sex. She tried to talk about it with him at a pub, but he said: "Then, do you want to break up?". At that moment, a tough-looking handsome waiter who was watching the whole story throws beer on him, and the two of them are kicked out of the pub... Yuno, who is at loss, meet a white cat when she goes to a shrine. "If you want to get out of your situation, what about becoming a cat?" Yuno, who has turned into a cat crying in surprise, appears in front of the pub waiter (Takoshi). She was afraid that he might be a scary person, but he clumsily gently picks up Yuno (the cat) and takes her home...

The worst encounter of all brings a fated romance! One day a well-dressed man walks into the small sandwich shop where Mel works, but his arrogance immediately irritates her and she decides she doesn’t need his business, no matter how sexy he is. The next day, a large bouquet of flowers arrives at the shop, sent by Nikos Parakis, the heir of a large bank in Greece. As Mel puzzles over the gift, the customer from the day before appears. Nikos is this arrogant man? He apologizes to Mel and has an offer for her—to play the role of his girlfriend at a party!

Margo is determined to never fall in love. Even when Leonidas Marakaios, one of the most gorgeous men in Europe, proposes, she responds with a firm "no." Their playful relationship ends here or so they both thought...until Margo discovers she is pregnant. Because of her childhood trauma, she feels the desperate need to provide her child with a family, something she never had. Three months after the bitter breakup, Margo visits Leo, this time to ask him to marry her. Although doubtful of his ex-lover at first, Leo warms up to the idea of becoming a father and agrees to marriage...except without love.

When the powerless thirteenth prince became emperor, he gave his tutor, Yo Yohwa, poison. His reason being his death at the hands of his own master in countless previous lives. The poisoned Yo Yohwa then regresses to an earlier time together with the prince and is determined to get on his good side this time in order to escape. However, the prince already discovered the truth… “This is crazy. You killed me in the previous lives, and you neglected me in another. Now you’re acting all nice. Are you trying to get away?”

The influential A-list female artist Ye Xian becomes a vicious character with the same name in the novel "Proud Best Actor Only Favors Me." In this novel, she disguises herself as a boy in the hero's boy group to pester the hero, bullies the heroine, sabotages the relationship between the hero and heroine, and finally dies a tragic death. To avoid the sad demise, Ye Xian decides to stay away from the hero and heroine, work hard as a boy, turn the tables by virtue of her appearance and strength, and attract thousands of fans. Ye Xian thinks her future will be bright, but she accidentally "offends" Bo Tingshen, the top boss who helps the hero in the novel. As an amateur in romantic relationships, Ye Xian is unaware of Bo Tingshen's crazy love and intense possessiveness, resulting in many awkward situations…

It all started with a small misunderstanding...! Jiwoo doesn plan on getting married, especially since her sights are set on inheriting her grandfathers company. Thats why she has to find out everything she can on Minwoo Kang, her betrothed. So she disguises herself as a man and takes an entry-level position to get closer to Minwoo. It all seemed so perfect... but shes about to get wind of the long road ahead of her. Eien no Ai wa Chikaimasen! / Eien no Koi wa Chikaimasen! / Match Made in Heaven (YEO Ho-Kyoung) / Soul Mates / Родственные души / 天生缘分 / 永遠の愛は誓いません！ / 천생연분

Believing Duke Aion to be indifferent and uninterested in her, Jasmine tries to get over her longtime crush on him through some dating and fun. But when she ends up in his arms due to a few too many drinks, she wakes up in bed next to the duke after a steamy night together! While thinking this one night will let her get over her first love, the duke suddenly seems to be reciprocating her feelings. Was Duke Aion interested all along? Jasmine will have to see if this romance was meant to bloom!

Helen can’t believe it. The ice-cold earl has asked her to marry him! Helen, who lost her parents when she was young, was raised by her aunt. However, her aunt’s business has gone bankrupt and now they’re desperate. They receive an invitation from Earl Bridgemere, the patriarch of Aunt Bella’s family, to his annual Christmas party. Aunt Bella usually declines, but she has no choice this year. The two decide to attend the party to ask the earl for help, but upon their arrival Aunt Bella collapses. Helen seeks assistance from an attendant…who turns out to be Earl Bridgemere himself!

"It's wet... does it hurt?" In a meeting for an arranged marriage, it was love at first sight for Shiro and Saori. Now begins a truly happy life as husband and wife... is what they thought, but now what are they supposed to do at night?! Shiro won't get close to Saori at all...! "I love you, Saori, I want to do this with you..." Although his feelings never show on his face, the truth is that Shiro is crazy about Saori, too?! It's just that he finds her so cute he's left speechless!

The guest of a foreign prince, Robert St. Claire is given a beautiful slave for his pleasure. Unusual customs aside, he finds himself in a terrible dilemma. Not only is she English, but the daughter of a friend. In order to rescue her from captivity, he must use her like a harem girl in every way possible...Lady Syria Davenport has been abducted, sold into slavery, and now finds herself in the bed of an Infidel lord. If she gives him erotic pleasure with subservient eagerness, there is a glimmer of hope in her future. Anxious to escape, she finds that perhaps sexual servitude isn't the prison she once imagined. Besides, every time she gives her lover satisfaction, she receives a rare and valuable pearl as a reward.An English lord and a lovely slave find that circumstance and fate have a hand in granting those rare Arabian Pearls...

Welcome to Danbury Department Stores, where you'll find the hottest fashions at low, low prices, and you might even have your choice of suitors! Be careful, as which one you choose will end up running Danbury! Could it be the blond Derek or the raven-haired Stephen that you'd like to ring up as your husband today? With the fate of the company resting on who gets married first, which one would you like to return for your stand-in groom?

Erin is a US Olympic equestrian silver medalist, but she’s lefteverything behind to move to Australia to live with her beloved grandfather. There she runs into Mike McTavish who runs a large farm and who she’s been in love with ever since she was fourteen. He’s just begun caring for his late brother’s twins, and he selected his future wife for the children. When Erin learns that the twins have been mistreated by Mike’s fiancée, she must say something…but what if Mike doesn’t believe her?

Mitsuru has married Sho, a poet that lives in a huge mansion. She's delighted with their new married life as Sho gently envelops her with his love. But this peaceful life of hers changes on a stormy night, when she and the servant, Touma, are left alone together. His strong body, his rough kiss that steals her breath away, his lustful gaze... Touma's caresses seduce her into an irresistible ecstasy...... This love story is about a deviant love triangle and immoral passions.

What lies behind his sweet temptation is a dastardly trap… Gina, who had recently won a prestigious award as a children's book author, was not very good at socializing. At a book signing to commemorate the occasion, there was a man among the children who asked for her autograph. Case Fortune, a famous millionaire and a playboy whose gossip is all over the newspapers. The next day, Gina began to receive wonderful gifts from Case every day. Why is this gorgeous man giving them to me? Gina was wary, but she couldn't ignore the secret excitement in her heart. Unknown to her was his cruel plans...

She was killed again. Then she opened her eyes as a fallen noble, Eureia Craycia. Normally, one would be embarrassed in a moment like this, but…she was familiar with this situation, with this world. Because she had lived here and been murdered by unknown people. “I don’t want to die again!” Eureia, who knew this world and was a hard-working adaptable person, wanted to regain her position at the top Merchant Guild, which was once hers, and get rid of her debts. Seven years ago, she, the head of the Cheshire business suddenly disappeared, and her men now once again gathered at Eureia’s side. “You look a lot like someone I know.” “You seemed to see through me just like her.” “I feel uneasy. I’m afraid the master will like him more than me.” Eureia, surrounded by obsessive men, approached the shocking truth that killed her seven years ago.

Both my body and my heart have been captured by this prince… Maggie Delaney never imagined her yearlong adventure around the world would end with her being kidnapped in a desert country! There, she meets Sheikh Ilyas, who is outraged at her for a crime she never committed. Taken as a hostage, Maggie refuses to eat or drink, provoking the gorgeous prince to give her water mouth-to-mouth! The sweet kiss sparks a fire in the innocent twenty-four-year-old… But this man is royalty in a kingdom unlike anything she’s ever seen…

Chiho Hayasaka accidently stumbles into and ends up aggravating "The King" - aka Akito, son of the great Haijima family corporation. He immediately makes her his servant. But unable to stand his despotic ways, Chiho decides to flee from his mansion. Her rebellious streak only makes Akito like her even more - "It's more exciting when you resist." He then declares that he's going to enjoy himself until she finally decides to do as he says!! Will Chiho ever escape her enslavement to this vain, self-centered man......!?

Every time I remember how bitterly in love I am, I feel like crying. Charity works as a secretary in a hospital with Professor Wyllie-Lyon, a handsome and popular doctor. One day after a hard day at work, she bursts into tears. When the professor sees her crying, he offers her a job as his personal assistant in his clinic. Charity’s excited to work so closely with him and soon realizes she’s in love with him. But the professor has a beautiful and kind fiancée. What will happen to this unrequited love that is sure to end in heartbreak?

His big hands and muscular body wrap gently around me... This is the first time a man has ever treated me this way... Lisa is the manager for rising star Koichi Nanaura. Lisa was always pushed around by the selfish and arrogant Koichi, until one day a strange letter arrives, and a top-tier man comes to be Koichi's bodyguard. That man, Alec, is a first-rate person involved in security through the Foreign Legion. One night, when Lisa is attacked by a hoodlum, he brings her back to his house and takes her forcefully into his arms... Lisa has never been treated so gently by a man before, and it feels so good she can't even think...! A pleasureful night with him is even more first-rate!!

How could I fall in love with him when I had left the upper class behind? Holly buys Eric, the vice president of Alden Trust Bank, for twenty thousand dollars at a bachelor auction she attended. The thing is, she never thought she would buy him! All because Eric asks her to! Holly is surprised because there are many upper-class women for Eric to choose. But Holly is the best friend of Eric's sister and the only one who doesn't want to become Eric's wife! However, a reporter catches them off guard and they'll have to complete ten dates...

With her outstanding business acumen, Mingyeong Kang climbed the corporate ranks of TK Group, Korea’s top conglomerate, to become a senior manager in record time. But after 10 years at the company, she’s been assigned to be the secretary of Iseop Tae, the successor to TK Group. The two entered the company at the same time, but ever since he came second place to her at new employee training, Iseop’s never taken kindly to Mingyeong. She’s better than him in every way and trampled all over his ego… so why can’t he stop thinking about her?

Alena, the 19-year-old scion of a well-respected, old Russian family, falls in love at first sight with Kiryl, a man she met in the lobby of a high-class hotel. He cuts a devilishly stylish figure, so she has no idea that this man who wears an air of danger around him like cologne has painfully risen up from the slums to become a billionaire. With his sweet words and the simple press of his lips to the back of her hand, Alena readily offers up her body and her heart to him. She could have no idea, at the height of her happiness, that the dazzling pleasures he offers her are, for him, a means to revenge!

"[Even if they call me a fake saint, it doesn't matter. I've gained the power to seek revenge with trustworthy comrades.] For a long time, I lived as an empire's hero's cure. I participated in countless demon subjugations, shedding blood without end. Then, one day, A woman appeared, claiming to be the real saint. "How could she deceive everyone for so long?" "I can't believe it. Doesn't she feel any shame?" And then, as if waiting for it, they all turned their backs on me, Pointing their fingers at me as a 'fake.' "I'm not doing it." "...What?" "I said I'm not going to be a saint." "...." So, in my anger and recklessness, I beat them all to a pulp. When I dropped the mace I was holding on the ground, The solid marble floor instantly shattered. "That's why I told you, the ones who are doing well should stick together."

Her parents abandoned her when she was one year old, and at the age of three, she gained divine power. She was entrusted to the temple and the Duke Enotis family, who recognized her divine power, and she dreamed of a hopeful life. However, in the end, she wasn’t only mistreated but also had all her divine power stripped away, and she was starved to death in an underground prison. Gog granted her a second chance, and as soon as she realized that she was herself again at the age of three, without looking back, she escaped… ….From Duke Enotis – who took her in her previous life – and the priest in the temple, to Duke Beherveil!

Cassandra is shocked by her brother’s request. He begs her to listen to a demand of Diego's, their company's financial investor. Diego will help save the family company from crumbling—but Diego wants Cassandra to sleep with him! With the kiss Diego stole from her years ago still fresh in her mind, Cassandra's pulse races every time she runs into him. But if she lets herself fall for him, neither her body nor her heart will come out of this unscathed. Still, she has no choice but to give in to Diego’s demand if she wants to help her brother. What will become of her now?

The rebellious Sian is saved by a one-eyed knight! Sian, a descendant of an infamous rebel, never had the opportunity to learn the manners of a noblewoman, and her brother is constantly critical of her. One day, while taking a break from her suffocating situation, Sian is attacked by a boar in the forest. But she’s saved by a one-eyed knight, who shoots the beast with an arrow. He’s a scary-looking man with a scar on his face, but Sian is immediately taken by his kindness. She falls for him, but little does she know her love might never be reciprocated…