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Yurika Namba, age 27. Unable to get over her breakup with her ex-boyfriend Makochi from five years ago, she stalks him on social media, talks to him in her head … and has generally become obsessed with him. But everything changes when it turns out a certain someone works at the real estate agency she’s just been hired at … ! This romantic-comedy roller coaster is a must-read for anyone who’s ever pined for their ex and lost the thread between infatuation and romance!

What’s a girl to do when a problematic fave ends up as the catch of the day? After a long hospitalization in her past life, Yuri is thrilled to wake up on a mysterious island feeling fit and healthy. She even gets a reprieve from lonely island life in the form of a handsome man fished out of the ocean! But when she discovers the charming prince is destined to become the tyrannical male lead from one of her favorite romance novels, it’s up to Yuri to keep him from going bad… no matter what it takes!

Kanae finds out her coworker, Kaji, has just broken up with his girlfriend. When Kaji teases her, asking her to "comfort" him, she agrees despite herself ? after all, she's always had a crush on him. The stolen kisses, his large hands gently stroking her skin, the deep voice murmuring her name into her ear...... Kanae had always dreamt of this. Fearing their time as lovers will end when morning comes, Kanae tries to tell Kaji how she feels......

"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"!

Everyone must believe their love is real; everyone but themselves… Maggie, code name Chameleon, is a master of disguise and works for a Secret Service branch called Omega. She solves cases by taking up different personas, and this time her mission is to serve as a body double for the vice president. Omega's director, Adam, will be going on the mission with Maggie, posing as her lover. His role will allow him to stay close to her. He promises to always be by Maggie’s side, which is going to be tough for her because she's had hidden feelings for the calm and elegant Adam for a very long time.

"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 year is 20XX. Tough but idealistic Koga has just joined the Tokyo branch of SHWD, the Special Hazardous Waste Disposal unit responsible for eradicating mysterious biological weapons that were left behind after the great war. Her mentor is Sawada, a woman with a powerful psyche who complements Koga's physical prowess. Something is sizzling between the two of them, and it's more than just a shared mission. Together, these two badass women must team up to confront horrors beyond their wildest nightmares.Official Publication

On a cold, rainy night Lily Morgan waited for the man she loved but he never came. She didn't see Nico Cavelli again, until two years later when she's mistakenly arrested in his country. Finding her in jail isn't the only surprise waiting for Nico. He decides to break off his arranged engagement in order to marry her after finding out she had kept the secret of their son from him. Lily gets to marry the man she fell in love with, but is he the same man he used to be? Is Nico really ready to have a family to love?

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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.

"All we had was a one-night stand—nothing more! Gaeul never expected to sleep with the wrong guy. But the real shock? Her one-night stand turns out to be none other than Seo Dohyeon—her older brother’s boss. Encouraged by a friend to try a casual fling, she takes the leap, never imagining it would spiral into a total disaster. But… was it really a mistake? Dohyeon is handsome, successful, and undeniably skilled in bed. He’s the full package. And if she’s being honest, she doesn’t exactly hate the way he keeps blurring the lines between them. Just when her heart starts to waver, Dohyeon finds out the truth—her real age. And suddenly, he pulls away.

Once upon a time there lived a kind, sensitive Wolf. He loved the warm sun, the beautiful flowers, and the song of the birds. But one day the Wolf encountered a girl in a red hood. She delighted in making the Wolf cry, and immediately fell in love with his sorrowful face. Now she brings her colorful friends to torment him every day! What is the story behind all the strange characters populating the deep dark wood, and what is a big, sad wolf to do?

The devilish woman's pure heart, pulled in by the flames of passion into an inescapable romance! The setting is a port town in Spain. Mia is a beautiful flamenco dancer who is known as "Carmen,” a devilish woman who has captured the hearts of every man in the town. However, a handsome mysterious man named Allen sees through to the innocence in her heart, and the two of them are swept away by an inescapable fate...! Red roses and the rhythm of flamenco set the stage for the ultimate romance!

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The story of a young lady x the escort knight

As she was busy bullying the honour student with the power of light magic, Maria Campbell, along with her friends, the fifteen-year-old daughter of a Duke Katarina Claes suddenly hit her head and remembered her previous life.Thanks to those memories, Katarina realized that she was actually the villainess of an otome game that she had played in her previous life, with a struggle to avoid the destruction flags that would lead to her doom awaiting her...Except, there's not even a year left before her destruction end!? The story of Katarina, who is on the verge of her demise, begins now...!

Trama: Questa volta invece di legare i fili rossi del destino tra gli umani, il dio del matrimonio è sceso sulla terra per impedire a qualcuno di frequentarsi. Avendo perso il suo filo rosso, la possibilità di frequentare chiunque della protagonista è la chiave per la fine del mondo. Questa è una commedia romantica storia di convivenza tra un dio del matrimonio maniaco del lavoro e un'insegnante irascibile.

Feeling buoyant after a chance meeting with a good-looking man who helped carry her things through the busy streets of London, Lulu heads off to a medical foundation’s book publication event. At the event, she runs into none other than Kyle, the very same man who came to her rescue earlier that day. It turns out that ten years ago in Uganda, Kyle worked under Lulu’s mother, who lost her life while on a mission there. When Kyle pleads for Lulu to assist him with his next book, she’s struck with grief. She knows that if she falls for him, he’ll eventually leave and break her heart…

Once a corporate slave, she collapses from fatigue one night and is reincarnated into her favorite AO―rated dating game... Instead of being the heroine Leah, though, she ends up becoming her evil older sister Letitia! The game progresses and it looks like Leah is going to get kidnapped by the Demon King, Clovis. Letitia realizes that in order to stop the world from ending, she needs to step up, take her place, and somehow convince Clovis not to go to war. She thinks things will all go according to plan, until she discovers that Clovis was intent on doing all sorts of hot and naughty things with Leah in bed... which he's now doing to Letitia, of course. Hopefully, Letitia's sacrifice will pay off in the end and she'll finally be able to live the peaceful life she's always dreamed of!

Relations between European Union nations can be tense, but that’s nothing compared to the war that's been brewing between Professor Gareth Simmonds and Louise Crighton. When she was his student, she lost her virginity to the good professor. Years later, they’ve run into each other at EU negotiations, and it’s impossible to tell if the sparks between them will enflame their war or rekindle their lost romance.

"You are now my sex slave." A computer virus that can control humans has been invented that spreads to anyone who looks at the screens we see in our everyday lives. Those who look at affected monitors show a variety of symptoms. Some feel physically sick, while others develop an insatiable sex drive. This is the tale of one particular female victim. The developer of the virus spends a long time slowly hypnotising her until she's under a deep spell. Rei is a junior member at her company who is secretly in love with her. He develops a vaccine and tries to save her, but what's going to happen when his younger brother Reo sets a new plan into motion!?

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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!

With her wedding ruined by the groom's secret girlfriend barging in, Kangwoo crashes at her best friend Taeju's place, not expecting to run into her little brother Taehee in the morning. Despite their awkward first encounter, Kangwoo finds him to be perfect little brother material. But after he protects her from her obsessive ex's harassment, she sees him in a different light. He's tall and good-looking, he's a great cook, he's funny, he's sweet... Wait, has Kangwoo already fallen for Taehee?!

Let me have fun with you, until I want you break into little pieces... With the fate of the Villianess hanging the balance as she bets her life to capture the attention of a "dangerous man"!

He was an unsuccessful artist, and now he’s a millionaire? Laura, a chef, is hurriedly cooking a lunch to entertain her uncle’s business client and soon discovers that the client’s new president is her ex-husband, Jason. How did an unsuccessful artist become the president of a big company? When the memories of his betrayal and her ill-fated marriage come back to haunt her, Laura flees. But her uncle pleads with her to forget about the past for the sake of his troubled business. Is there more to the story of her tragic marriage than Laura is aware of?

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.

Something unexpected falls before aspiring novelist Natsuru's eyes. It's a rough manuscript by the masked writer, Nao Okazaki! Mr. Okazaki's the writer Natsuru admires the most--how dramatic! But that annoying interloper, Jin Kurata, stands in the way of Natsuru's love. Though he can be unkind, Jin's literary abilities are top notch. Could he help Natsuru spell out her love for Mr. Okazaki...!? Read about Natsuru's incomplete passion and other tender love stories in NOT LOVE STORY, and let them soothe your heart.

While visiting the Amalfi coast, travel consultant Sabrina is almost run over by a stately luxury car. She manages to avoid its path, but ends up injured nonetheless. The owner of the car is Marco, who is not only a doctor, but a duke. Since Sabrina can barely walk, he invites her to recover at his home. Though hesitant, Sabrina accompanies him to his villa…but something isn’t right. His servants are giving her the strangest looks…as if they've seen a ghost!.

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!

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?

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Ali's goal is buying a house to make her mother happy, which is why she became a model-to earn her nest egg. One day, she receives news that her uncle died and left his estate to her! There's one condition she has to meet, which is that she must marry within a month of his death. She decides a marriage of convenience is the answer, so she proposes a deal to window cleaner Jethro. He then gives her a piercing stare, looking totally different from his usual sweet self, and she wonders who he really is.

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...

A heart-pounding romance full of sweet moments and intense drama! Let's dive into the ultimate emotional tug-of-war between a fake marriage and real feelings! As a couple in name only, lan and Luna are bound by a cold marriage contract. From the outside, their lack of interaction fuels rumors that they're headed for a breakup. But everything changes when they sign up for a hit couples' reality show. Forced into close quarters, their icy distance begins to thaw. As the cameras roll, they uncover hidden truths and a bond that's been secretly entwining their lives long before...

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Mi Xi Yao accidentally meets the young and vivacious Pharaoh while time traveling to 3100 BC, using the identity of his fiancee. Drawn into the tide of history in the mystical age of myths and legends, Mi Xi Yao witnesses Egypt's unification under Menes's rule. Though Menes loves Bernier, she is not the real Bernier. Will Menes discover Bernier's true identity? Is it their destiny? Will the changes they make in the past alter history forever?

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…

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...

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.

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.

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…

“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

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?

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!

[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.

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...

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...