JOSEI

"Did we have sex?" Having sex for the first time in order for her to make a fresh start with her amnesic ex-boyfriend. But her body is corrupted by the sin of lies... Too scared of sex, Maho broke up with the man she loves after repeatedly resisting his advances. While still unable to forget her long-lost love, she gets a call telling her that Naoto, her ex, was in an accident...! Visiting him at the hospital, she discovers that he has slight amnesia and doesn't remember their breakup... This time, Maho wants to answer him when he so naturally gets her on his hospital bed. Being caressed all over as though he were trying to find his lost memories, she drowns in pleasure... even though she knows it is but an illusory love...

My body melts as he touches me all over. He tells me, "I'll make you come." This guy... is just a player!! I went to question my friend's boyfriend, Rei, after hearing he five-timed her. But even though he should have been sorry, he simply said, "Real men cheat," and went for a full-on kiss. What's more, he now has a strange fixation on me and wants to have sex... It looks like he has a reason, but I won't be tricked!

Mika isn't accustomed to romance, but then she meets the handsome cafe manager, Kyosuke. It's love at first sight, and she's been chasing after him ever since... Every day, he's curt and unrelentingly cold towards her. She likes those cool traits, too, though! Then, one night, after accidentally finding her way inside his house, an intoxicated Kyosuke pins her down! That night, the normally cold, classy gentleman suddenly turns naughty!! When he plays with her there... it feels so good she can barely even think...!

Aya Tsuruhara's life revolves around her job as a morning show host. She's chosen to focus on work over her love life, until the day she meets Rio Domoto...! He's incredibly handsome, the perfect gentleman, and seems to know his way around women...! Aya tries to put space between her and this man with a dangerous scent, but can her resolve hold after making a huge mistake at work...? Will her wavering heart relent to his sweet words and soft kisses...? She can't escape the doting CEO's strategic approach!

After being imprisoned in a suspicious psychiatric facility and having her memories stripped away, Lexi finds herself rescued by a gorgeous man named Richard. For the first time in seven months, she steps foot in her home. Inside the magnificent mansion with its chilling atmosphere are Richard’s mother, his half brother, Greg, and Greg’s wife, Melissa. None of them seem to appreciate Lexi’s return, though. Even Richard, the only one to show her any kindness, begins to reject Lexi. To make matters worse, he appears to have a particularly close relationship with Melissa. Richard was the only one Lexi wanted to put her faith in, but she now believes that he no longer loves her. So why did he bring her back to the mansion at all?

To be a wife or a servant... I am forced to make a cruel choice… In the cold weather, Amelia visited an old castle in Spain to meet her first love, Theo, Duke of Marinselli, whom she once called her brother-in-law. Even after her parents split up, she still couldn't forget him, so she snuck into a masked ball held in autumn and spent a passionate time with him without revealing her true identity. I never expected to get pregnant, but I won't ask for anything. I'll let him know, and then I'll live as a single mother. But when she told him she's pregnant, Theo took Amilia away to his villa in the mountains and coldly told her that she would be treated as a duchess only if she slept with him.

There are so many things she wants, but she still hasn’t found out what she’s looking for … That’s Fu Arisugawa, an office worker too busy with her shopping spoils and whose motto is “Shopping is Living.” Meanwhile, for reasons she doesn’t yet understand, she’s interested in her cool-tempered and reserved boss. And there are her friends, too. Rio, who keeps her feelings towards Fu a secret; Mizuho, who always ends up dating losers; and Enjoji, who keeps interviewing University of Tokyo grads for an arranged marriage … Each are lost in their own way while searching for happiness. These four Alices wander through their lives of love … and shopping!!

Seduced by Matteo, a world-famous actor, the once-innocent Jennifer marries the superstar and starts her own acting career. But at the height of their popularity, their busy lives tear them apart and they go their separate ways. They thought it was over, until they bump into each other on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. Although at first tempers flare, in a moment of passion in the elevator they make love once more. A few weeks later, Jennifer starts to notice changes happening within her body...

Reunited so long after their young love was torn apart… When she was eighteen, top model Lydia fell in love with Blaine. He proposed to her and life seemed perfect. Then one day a phone call from Blaine’s father shattered everything. Eleven years later, Lydia arrives on the island of Bermuda to start work as a nanny for a young boy. There she finds Blaine, still as handsome as ever. Will passion and secrecy continue to torment her heart?

When you’re in a relationship with someone, truth is, it’s a complete necessity to live together with that person. Read this masterpiece that sketches out various couples’ trembling hearts in this “living together”-themed compilation.

Detective Lydia is upset by her assignment. Someone is trying to kill famous playboy Anton Santini, and she has been tasked to play the part of his lover! While waiting to meet him, Lydia takes a swim in the hotel pool and is surprised to see Anton gliding toward her in the water. Upon reaching her, he whispers sweet words and then passionately kisses her! Is the act starting already? This is Lydia's job... why does she feel so hot inside?

"It's cute... how turned on you are." Whispering sweet nothings in my ear, using his fingers to pleasure me... I shouldn't want it, so why can't I resist...!? I'm a diligent employee with a secret. I moonlight at a hostess club. One night, though, my cover's blown when my coworker Asahi walks in and sees me! He's good at his job and popular with the girls at the office, yet for some reason he's always teasing me... I beg him not to tell anyone, but he insists on not letting me go. Then, he makes a move one day at the office...! For someone so aggressive and mean, he sometimes shows a gentle side... when he asks for me at the club with that sweet face, how can I say no!?

In the title story, "Melancholy Winter Rose", we meet Ms. Uemura, who was made Mr. Takarai's secretary six months ago... She thinks he's out of her league, until he tells her that she smells like flowers and takes her hand...! In "The Strongest Pair", everyone knows that Riko and Keiji are rivals. She's been hiding her feelings for him, just wanting to be by his side, but lately it doesn't feel like enough... In "Ring Ring Ring", Narumi knows about the ring on Kazunari's finger. He asks her out, and though she knows she'll get hurt, she can't say no... In "Spring Has Brought You Home", the angelic little boy Nako grew up with, Koki, comes back from America as a devil! Even though he acts spoiled and messes her around, she can't stop thinking about him...!

After her brother and his wife passed away, Brynne worked so hard to take care of her orphaned little nephew, Michael. When a Spanish millionaire, Alejandro, suddenly shows up, arrogantly claiming custody as Michael’s real father, Michael is taken away from Brynne. Even though Brynne can’t forgive Alejandro, she chooses to stay in his mansion as Michael’s companion. Even though Alejandro is the scoundrel who dumped her sister-in-law, Brynne can’t help but feel his magnetism. Will she be able to do what’s best for Michael and still protect her heart and her innocence? Can Alejandro be the man Michael and Brynne need him to be?

Salvatore was the man of her dreams, but in just one night, he’s crushed her heart. Jessica works as a part-time cleaner and is secretly in love with Salvatore, the man whose office she cleans. He comes from a prominent family in Sicily and makes women melt. Jessica isn’t even in his line of sight, yet one day he invites her to a party! An unexpected sequence of events reveals their attraction to one another and finds them sharing a bed! However, while they’re still basking in their time together, Salvatore suddenly warns her not to think that he’ll marry her…because, he says, he can only marry a virgin!

Why is he… Why is Luc Sabbatini here!? Two years ago, Luc - son of the famous hotel tycoon - used and dumped me, to him just nobody. He's reappeared in my life again and asked me out on a date by blackmailing me and exploiting his power. I thought I had no feelings left for Luc but…the little things he does have rekindled my blind heart. I have to be strong. I have a big secret, one he can never find out. If he does find out, there will be even worse misery than what happened two years ago.

"Hey, what are you licking?!" As the tongue flicks its way across me, my body responds! Takanashi Yui was born into a family that people have an aversion to due to a curse that makes them all die early deaths. Then, one day, Yui's suddenly attacked by a monster!! Right at the last minute, a mysterious, beautiful boy saves her and suddenly gives her a deep kiss, which completely freezes her up. Then, ears and a tail sprout from his body?! In order to use his strange powers to save Yui from the monsters, he needs energy from her body, and assaults her with sexy touches... What in the world's going to happen?!

One summer, young Charlotte met Riccardo and fell in love. Then she discovered that he, the son of a noble family in Italy, was merely enjoying summer love, and her days of devoting her heart and body ended in tragedy. Some years later, Riccardo's mean looks still haunt and pain her. Now a real-estate agent, Charlotte is shocked when she finds her next client is none other than the unforgettable Riccardo!

Marriage to the millionaire was a miserable hell. Can she do it all again? Carly was elated by famous millionaire Stefano’s passionate proposal of marriage. But just three months into that marriage, Carly was dragged down from the heights of happiness into loveless misery. Stefano was barely ever home and, worse, he had a mistress. So Carly fled the mansion, only realizing afterward that she was pregnant. Seven years later, their child, whom she has been raising on her own, comes down with a serious illness, and she is unable to pay the massive cost of the surgery. She has only one choice…to ask Stefano for help. Furious that she has kept the existence of his child a secret all these years, he puts a condition on his help?they must become husband and wife once again.

The timid girl chose to run away from his fierce passion… Sophie, Clive and Alonso had been best friends since high school. Shy and reserved, Sophie chose and married Clive over the fiercely passionate and dangerously attractive Alonso. But her marriage with Clive didn't last long before he was tragically murdered. Racked with guilt, Sophie decides to go to Brazil, his final resting place, but Alonso follows her there. With the same dangerous eyes as before, he looks at her and declares, "You need me."

Hong Woomi has always loved Park Euijun all her life. But when she finally confesses to him, he flat-out rejects her because they practically grew up together. Heartbroken, Woomi tries to keep away from Euijun at their company, only to end up working with him on the same project. Little does she know, he added her to his team because he's been secretly in love with her all along! With Woomi trying to get over him now, will Euijun successfully tempt her to fall for him again?

Imogen didn’t expect her last trip to Paris to bring her true love. After her sister and mother died of brain cancer, Imogen noticed she was experiencing the same symptoms they did. So she prepares for her death and flies to Paris to spend her last days in luxury. There she attends a high-class party and meets a Frenchman named Thierry. The two hit it off and spend a passionate two weeks together. On her way home, though, Imogen learns she is pregnant. What a dreadful turn of events… She explains the situation to Thierry, but his reaction is beyond anything she expected!

Empress Niobe Roden, the precious Blue Rose of the Rustan Empire, is in love with another man--the one to save her from her tyrant husband. She patiently waits for her lover Eloi, but all that returns is the news that the Emperor has beheaded him. Hopeless in her own imprisonment, Niobe ends her life only to be returned to the past-exactly two years before her marriage with Valon. With the second chance at life, Niobe is determined to conceal and protect her true love.

Charlotte is a lawyer who has just lost her business and home, only to then be dumped by her fiancé. To pay off her debts, she starts working at a local law firm led by Daniel, a big-shot lawyer. She thought she was going to work independently, but to her surprise, Daniel wants her to be his personal assistant! Charlotte feels like he doesn’t trust her abilities as a lawyer and wants to keep an eye on her. Loved by everyone and an accomplished lawyer, Daniel seems like he has the perfect life. However, Charlotte learns that he inherited his grandmother’s successful business and it makes her resent him even more. Clearly Mr. Perfect had everything handed to him on a plate, unlike her! Or…did he?

The main character is Dan-bi, the daughter of a Yakuza boss. One night, the father she loves more than anything is killed before her eyes. The killers blind her, making her father's death the last thing she sees with her own eyes. Her mother sends the wounded Dan-bi to Korea, where she has an eye transplant. From then on, Dan- bi is to be a good girl, live with her aunt, and stay out of trouble.Dan-bi does her best, maneuvering between her aunt’s boy-crazy daughter and son, the Jjang. Things get complicated when her aunt's adopted son turns out to be connected to the mysterious boy who looked in on Dan-bi when she was in the hospital. This boy always looks so sad, and once he even asked for permission to kiss Dan-bi's eyes...

In the midst of a crowded ballroom, the Countess Sherazade is overcome by a flood of memories. Memories of a past life as an ordinary girl in another world, reading a Teen Love novel about a meek, but kind-hearted young woman from an impoverished noble family who catches the Prince's eye, and then attracts his love. A novel that recounts the story of her own life... or what it will soon become. The only problem is... this story ends with Sherazade as a traumatized and broken shell of herself, and there's no way she's going to sit back and let that happen. At that moment, Shera makes a promise to herself— to do whatever it takes to make sure she will never, ever marry the prince!

I never thought I would see him again. Aki Terada said goodbye to her first love long ago. When her current boyfriend is caught cheating on her, Aki moves out of her apartment and into a sharehouse, where she’s reuinted with her first love. When things get heated between them, he drops a major bomb … Heart and body and everything in between intersect in this fresh new adult love story.

There's the beautiful yet mysterious writer Da-In Jung, and the newly-hired, diehard fanatic Hyunsoo Lee becomes her editor! But there's little time for glee, for as the writer's deadline approaches, she keeps ghosting him... and there isn't much time left! Ms. Jung, “The Manuscript, Please!”

Di[e]ce revolves around two best friends with the same face and the same birthday; Kazuki Naruse, a gamer, and Haruki Koutake, the student council president of their high school, Seitohkoh Academy. On their 16th birthday is when everything began with a broken heater system and mysterious music playing over the intercom, causing almost all of the students to go berserk-- those who weren't affected were Players. The survival game called Di[e]ce placed the two friends as Kings of two separate teams of other Players, and one must kill the other to end the game and with it, the bloodshed each round provides.

So-Young, a young college student who played and drank every day, saying that no matter how hard she tried she never succeeded, dies, goes back to the past and possesses So-Ryong, the princess of Shilla. She hides her blonde hair, the fatal weakness of Sung-Gol, and strives to live every day.

"This series contains themes regarding mental health, sexual violence and child abuse that may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please reach out for help at Crisis Text Line (http://crisistextline.org/)." Minjun sets up a fake profile to get Eunju, his crush, to accept his follow request on social media. Now, with her daily activities and whereabouts available at his fingertips, he uses this information to move in as her next-door neighbor. But little did Minjun know, that Eunju’s life isn’t anything like what she posts online–this sends him down an unexpected path, where he learns that following Eunju turns out to have its consequences.

Still single at age 33, Haruki Shiina is standing at the biggest crossroads of her life. While unlucky in love, she’s popular among her female coworkers for her laidback and boyish personality. The only one who gives her the cold shoulder is Risa Takagai, a beautiful and capable new hire who is already climbing her way up the corporate ladder. Haruki sees her as her biggest rival and is sure that the feeling is mutual, but why does Risa always seem to be watching her…?

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Katrina, a maître d’ at a high-end restaurant, is wearing a borrowed dress from her friend’s boutique. Jonas, a regular customer, sees the tag sticking out and tears it off. Katrina is horrified for she realizes she won’t be able to return the dress now and she’s already been struggling to make ends meet. But Jonas, who needs a wife in order to keep his inheritance, makes her an incredible offer—he’ll pay her five hundred thousand dollars a month to be his wife!

After spending the night with a recent hire of the Tower of Magic, Wendy Blanchett, a talented young leader of the Rune Research Division, is faced with an impossible dilemma. She fears for her position and reputation when the newbie, Aiden Winters, asks her to marry him. Unbeknownst to Wendy, Aiden seems to have secrets of his own. Will their love blossom, or will his secrets tear them apart?

The moment the lightning flashed, Princess Chantal saw the sensational eyes of her bodyguard, and her body felt electrified. The royal private jet landed safely on a small island, and the two were alone. He touched her skin only to check for injuries...but his fingers stimulated Chantal's emotions, which she had tucked away since the death of her husband. "There's no one here," her bodyguard seductively whispered... The princess could not resist and finally crossed the line! But she never could've imagined the cruelty that ensued...

Mina is stunned when she sees a multimillionaire backer at her company's charity benefit. It's none other than her former boss Cesare! Mina was his secretary four years ago. She worked hard to gain his approval and do her job well...but she found herself attracted to him and they ended up spending a night together. That night was like a dream for her, but the next morning she woke up alone. Several days later, she received an abrupt letter saying that she was fired! Cesare disappeared from her life for several years and Mina moved on, but now he's back... Oblivious to the pain he caused her, Cesare calls her a con artist and accuses her of stealing money from the company!

Once upon a time, Iris' greatest challenge as a socially inept mage was receiving the occasional client at her workshop. Little did she know that the nasty woman knocking on her door would change that forever. One violent confrontation later, the two women end up switching bodies-- and as it turns out, Iris' new body belongs to the kingdom's infamous shrew, Queen Rosemary! With her original body damaged and the real Rosemary dead, Iris must continue living as the queen. But that's easier said than done when the entire royal court hates her, especially her fiery husband the king... who Rosemary was conveniently plotting to dethrone with the help of her many lovers. Needless to say, Iris is woefully unprepared for the deadliest "ball" of her life, and not just because she's a terrible dancer. All she can do is pray that the moon will guide her through these hopelessly dark times!

A long-time-single fashion designer refuses all kinds of matchmaking! But unexpectedly, a young pup shows up in the middle of the road. Oh, no! Sounds like a heartbeat… ”Take me, Miss! I beg you, please.” "Hey! Don't get so close to me, you big bad wolf!" Can she stay single this time?

"You put on a serious front, but you're actually a slut, aren't you?" No matter where I am, no matter what I'm doing, I've got a bad habit of fantasizing about sex with Minato. This week Minato's been busy, so we haven't had sex at all... And I'm fantasizing about him more than ever! Whether I'm in the library, at the supermarket, or playing games at home, I just can't help but think about sex with him. I wonder if he'll hate a girl like me...

Lily didn't even try to hide her shock when she opened the front door to find Bastian standing there. Just forty-five days ago, she had met this handsome, kind man and spent the night with him, something she would normally have never done. As her landlord's son, he's come to tell her that she needs to move out so they can develop the land. But she also has something to tell him... That night they spent together resulted in a new life growing inside her. When she tells him about the pregnancy, he says they should get married out of obligation to the child. Does Lily have to get married to someone she doesn't love...again?

Interior designer Eva received a job offer from Markos to renovate his penthouse in New York. Markos is a rich and successful playboy who is known for toying with women and then dumping them. Eva hears the rumor about his reputation from her cousin, one of his recent victims. And then Markos sets his eyes upon Eva, who has canceled her appointment with him twice. Not able to forget her painful past, Eva attempts avoid Markos’s advances, yet somehow she finds herself kissing him anyway…

Chihana, who has no place to live, no money, and has even just lost her job, goes to a restaurant to meet a friend. She unexpectedly bumps into a former co-worker, Kousuke, and overhears a secret he's been hiding. In exchange for her keeping quiet, he lets her stay with him at his apartment. At first, Chihana thought he'd be a difficult person to interact with, but as they start to live together she sees a private side to Kousuke that causes her heart to throb...... She's just a roommate, and because of his "secret" she knows that her love for him will go unrequited. It's just, every time he shows kindness, her love for him grows more and more......

She buried her feelings that she realized she had for her old friend at his wedding. I am in love with him. But I'm too late! Three years later, Flynn divorces his wife due to her infidelity and becomes the president at Sabrina's company. Sabrina couldn't watch him devastated because of his personal life and barely surviving the pressure of being at the top of his company. I want to save his soul... With the help of her colleges, they make Flynn take a month-long vacation, and Sabrina is assigned to keep an eye on him.

Even though my husband is right next door…My neighbor’s kindness is making my heart beat louder and louder…he might hear me through the walls.

A Japanese girl is sold off to a South American business tycoon who takes her away to this foreign land. Here, he seduces her and the two slowly fall into a love trap. But while this occurs, another force interrupts the two’s love-web. A revolution and rebellion starts to take away, separating the two.

"If you don't want me to tell your secret, then you're gonna have to do everything I say." Itoko was raised in the countryside and used moving to Tokyo as an opportunity to change herself into the fashionable and popular girl she always wanted to be. Everything was going well for her until she happened to be re-united with her childhood friend, Kei (Caution: Huge Sadist). In order to keep her past a secret, Itoko falls into the trap of agreeing to his condition of doing everything he says. Itoko's body becomes more and more sensitive as Kei takes his sadistic nature out on her. She has to try and balance this with welcome parties, studying, club excursions and the school festival. Just how is she going to manage both her school and love life?

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 whats happening, nozomi winds up having a practice bout with him! When she feels kotaro's strong muscles and smooth skin pressed againts her, though, she can't help slipping back into fantasy!