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King Karloi of Croisen finds himself at odds with his position in life. His wife's father, Duke Deluah, is angling for the throne, and as an outsider to the family, Karloi fears for his position. His frustrations have affected his marriage, though he finds himself questioning his cold approach to his wife, Evonne. He may no longer recognize her, but Evonne saved his life long ago, and was his first love. This is but one of many secrets Evonne bears the weight of, having fallen victim to a curse that prevents her from telling any secrets...

Eden is a newspaper reporter hired to cover the famous, charismatic race car driver Rafal Santini. The sexy Italian, with his dark, flowing hair, has captured the attention of many, and was Eden's lover four years ago...until Eden was pulled into a heinous plot involving his wealthy but greedy family. He didn't believe a word I said and drove me from the country, calling me filthy names. But when they meet again, his eyes are brimming with blatant desire for her.

Will you still love me once you know my secret? Angie enjoys an idyllic life of reading and embroidering on Cullinan Island. But everything changes when she's selected as the companion to Kylek, the enigmatic heir of House Blackwell. As their bond grows, extraordinary events unfold, unraveling Cullinan Island's long-kept secret.

Jemima, who is raising the child her late twin sister left in her care, is approached by Italian billionaire Luciano Vitale and treated with contempt. He demands to know where his eight-month-old child is, naming Jemima's sister as the surrogate who gave birth to the baby and stole him. Jemima fears Luciano will take her nephew away if he discovers that she isn't her sister. So Jemima pretends to be her sister and travels with him to his mansion. She must somehow maintain her secret or risk losing her adopted son forever.

HOW COULD ONE MAN BE BOTH HER TORMENT AND HER TEMPTATION?Sheikh Najib blasted into Rosalind Lewis's life and staked a sultan's claim on her son! Her denial of the boy's royal lineage was met with deaf ears -- and relentless kisses. When danger threatened, mother and child were whisked into Najib's exotic world, a faraway place where protection meant marriage. But with every night in the arms of her sheikh "husband," Rosalind's secret threatened to surface. Would the truth bring a bitter end -- or a heartfelt vow?

Akari and her boyfriend Hiroshi take part in a part-time university experiment: "Happy couples of five years or more become jailors and prisoners. Just how will it change them mentally?". While all five couples started out well, they get swallowed up by the strange prison-like atmosphere. Under the pretext of punishment, the male jailors start sexually assaulting the female prisoners! What will become of Akari and Hiroshi!?

I have fallen deeply in love, but can the same be said for him? Aspiring actress Cressida and handsome businessman Stefano fall madly in love and get married soon after they meet. After the ceremony, she is taken to Stefano’s luxurious mansion in Italy. However, their sweet honeymoon is soured when Cressida finds the language barrier and Stefano’s obsession with work alienating. Even though the mere touch of his lips is enough to make her numb, will that be enough to keep them together?

A tale of cruel revenge in the heart of the Imperial Palace. This is the story of a court concubine, Longhee, who spent numerous years within the high walls of the Inner Palace, and of her son, Woon, the First Imperial Prince. It follows their lives as they struggle to survive and guard one another against the treachery that lurks in the darkness of the Imperial Harem.

Taekwondo athlete Do-Yoon and judo athelete Joo-young, childhood friends who have been betting on a gold medal since childhood. They represent their countries together in the Olympic Games. After winning the gold medal, Ju-Young decided to end her unrequited love. Taking advantage of her gold medal bid, she asks Do-Yoo to sleep with her. But for some reason, Do-yoon looks at her with a very serious expression. Will he finally put an end to his unrequited love?! (※The characters of the 3 series (Proposal Scandal, Gold Medal Bet and Heat Balance, are at the same stage of the Olympics and meet in the final chapter♡)

Lydie visits Jonah's office, when her father's business is about to go under, to ask him to pay back the money her father lent him. She is about to meet her first love in this awkward manner. Suppressing the hesitation, she explains the situation. He then hands her a check. However, she learns that the money she thought he had owed her father was already returned. Now that she's the one who owes him money, she signs a contract with him to agree to do anything he demands. Lydie has no means to resist his demands, even if that means marriage.

The man who gave me an angel was a cruel billionaire… Elin, the adopted child of a prestigious family, keeps up the facade of a party girl for the tabloids in order to protect her brother. Exhausted by the emptiness of her reality, she gives her virginity to Cortez, an attractive stranger whom she has just met. One year later, after giving birth to a baby, Elin is shocked by her adopted father’s deathbed revelation. She must marry within one year or else her inheritance rights will be transferred to another heir—and this newly appeared heir is Cortez!

The beginning of the fifth century - the flourishing Roman Empire has been attacked by the Visigoths and is becoming a lawless state. Julia, the daughter of an aristocrat, escapes the chaos and conflagration that fills the town - but is then captured by the mob. A strong Visigoth man accompanied by a wolf saves her at the last minute. The man with the long blond hair is Wulfric, the King of Wolves! Julia thanks him, but he only takes her in his arms and says, "Rome is ours. And so are you." Julia is abducted as a slave! A historical epic of love and fate!

She must leave her true love in order to let him be free… Emily finally realizes her love for Evan, which has liberated her. But he has to marry the sister of his best friend. A big hurdle is now standing between the two, and because she loves him, Emily decides to leave Evan…and return to the high society that she abandoned years ago?

Ally was speechless when she saw her husband, Finn, again after two months apart. They’d fallen in love and eloped in the blink of an eye, but their marriage didn’t last. The successor to one of the biggest jewelry companies in the world, he took her to his hometown right after they got married. But his disposition soon turned stony, and he devoted all his time to his work, never giving his lonely wife a second thought. Deeply hurt, she left his house out of desperation. But now Finn is back in Ally’s life and looking at her with passionate eyes. What could have led to such a change?

“Please let me see him!” When Cesar Montero is taken to the hospital after a car crash, Sorcha, his personal secretary, isn’t allowed to see him on the grounds that she is not a relative. Sorcha has long had feelings for Cesar, but right after they spent the night together, they were met with misfortune. On top of that, Cesar’s fiancée shows up and tries to pay her off, an apology to his “one last fling.” Sorcha despairs that their night of passion was just that, a fling that meant nothing to Cesar… She vows to start over, far away, never to see him again!

That kiss was nothing more than him teasing me… Reserved Bess has lived a perfect, boring life in the shadow of her showy model sister, Helen. Even Tom, Bess’s fiancé, insists that she should just rely on him instead of doing things on her own. At Tom and Bess’s engagement party, Helen brings home her new lover, Luke. He’s an Italian investor whose burning gaze follows Bess wherever she goes. He undoes her hair, skillfully takes the lead while they dance and whispers sweetly in her ear. Will she follow his tempting advice to live her own life?

I’m pregnant with his child, but I can’t tell him I love him. When her doctor tells Meg she might not be able to bear a child in the future, she’s shocked. She’s always dreamed about building her happy family. Feeling the pressure to get pregnant now, she asks her childhood best friend, Ben, if he will offer his sperm. She can’t think of anyone else she’d rather ask. She loves him, after all. She hasn’t confessed her love to him, though, afraid it would ruin their friendship. Unaware of her feelings, Ben puts harsh conditions on his compliance, almost extinguishing her secret love of him!

I came to Athens to fulfill my grandfather’s wish, but instead I find myself drawn to you… To find peace after a traumatic event, Talia’s been living a quiet and secluded life. But at her grandfather’s request, she gathers her courage and travels to Greece to acquire a precious book from his youth. There she meets the book’s owner, Angelos, who, through a mix-up, hires her to be his daughter’s nanny. Talia’s drawn to Angelos, but when he questions why she’s really there, she finds herself torn…

I only intended to borrow a name-who would've thought this would end up in the papers! In order to adopt her deceased friend's baby, Paige lies at the government office that she's engaged to Dante, the young hotshot manager of the major department store where she works. But somehow, the news reaches the press! While she prepares herself for termination, she desperately tries to explain herself to Dante when he confronts her with the headlines. However, Dante's handsome face expresses contempt at her despair and he mercilessly fires her. But then, with a speculative look, he turns to a distraught Paige and offers her a proposal. "I will make you my wife."

Amelia, the daughter of Yua Levanna's second queen, is despised by the royal family due to her inherited "poison magic," a unique ability from her mother. After enduring torment and witnessing her mother's tragic demise, as the kingdom exploited her poison for military gain, Amelia clings to her mother's dying words: "No matter what happens, don't give up." One fateful day, the enigmatic northern empire of Saulverka announces that its Emperor seeks a new wife. Meanwhile, Amelia's half-brother Craig seizes the throne of Yua Levanna by assassinating the previous king and sends Amelia to the notorious and cold-hearted Emperor Noam in Saulverka. Her reception by Noam is chilling and unwelcoming. While lamenting her existence, Amelia uncovers the truth behind her mother's death. Fueled by an intense desire for revenge, she embraces her seething anger and vows to avenge her mother against the royal family.

Luca and Poppy swore they'd be together forever, until one day when Luca suddenly broke off their relationship, telling Poppy to forget him and find happiness. His family needed him to marry a woman of similarly high standing and he couldn't let them down. Fast forward seven years and Poppy's been trapped in a storm while checking on her grandmother's castle in Scotland. Shivering with fear, she hears the door burst open and the great silhouette of a man appears-revealing none other than Luca, the man she could never forget. Now the two must spend a candlelit night in the great, cold castle until the storm passes!

On a crowded train home one night after a hard day's work, Aoi gets felt up by a creep! Luckily, she's saved by a cute girl with a husky voice named Haruka... Except, turns out Haruka's actually a man who looks great in women's clothing, makeup, and nails! Aoi can't help falling for his unexpectedly dashing charm.

"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.

Could a daily meeting turn into love? Every day at 5:00 p.m., Ariana gets to spend time with Grant, a lawyer nicknamed Mr. Perfect. Though her fiancé recently left her pregnant with twins, Grant has dutifully stepped in to give her rides to and from work. But Ariana knows she can’t overstep her boundaries. Grant’s intentions are simply to give Ariana legal support. But there’s a growing attraction happening on both sides!

Rena takes her work seriously, but she doesn't get along with her curt boss, Mr. Odagiri. One day, she sees him smile and now she can't stop thinking about him. Even though he's strict, he has a cute side and he pays attention to her... She loves his soft side that he doesn't show to anyone else. He kisses her and whispers in her ear, "If you're interested, I'll teach you." In bed, he shows yet another secret, beastly side of himself... This is a sweet, erotic love story between a girl and her cool boss.

She reunited in another country with the man she has feelings for! Daisy attended a party where she felt out of place, so she stayed quietly in a corner, feeling miserable. After an unknown man treated her kindly, she began harboring a crush on him. A few days later, she is helping her father out at his antiques shop, and the same man appears! The man is a Dutchman named Jules, a doctor with a fiancée, so Daisy’s love was quickly squashed. Disappointed, she had to bring an antique that was his family’s treasure to his home in the Netherlands, but she never expects their a reunion to be like this!

After becoming a sous chef at a prestigious restaurant, Mina thought she could put her last job at the bar and her one night fling with one of its customers, Leo, in the past. Little could prepare her for finding out Leo was actually Leopold Desmet, a Duke of Brinovia! Is fate giving this relationship a second chance? Or is it warning her to avoid the scandals of the royal family at all costs?

"You're so wet, does it feel good?" He's making my sensitive parts gush, and it's driving me crazy...Ooh! Yuzuki is nearly in her thirties and still carries the trauma of her first failed attempt at sex six years ago. Then, a new member joins her company. That member is her ex-boyfriend, Hiroto! "Let me try to make up for failing last time?" he says with his same old smile, but his touch is so dirty and obscene; it's completely different from the way he used to. I never thought Hiroto could become such a sex fiend!

Hana (Hae Na) has made every effort to avoid an inevitable family curse... of turning into a dog after her first kiss. Worst of all, the only way for her to break the curse is to get a second kiss. How will that work when Hana's first kiss is with a guy who is deathly afraid of dogs?!

Interior designer Kate is working on a room for one of her clients when she has a chance meeting with the son of one of Sicily's most esteemed families, Giovanni Calvelli. While his cold and arrogant disposition initially leaves Kate turned off, for some reason she can't take her eyes off the macho magnate. While Kate thinks she'll never see him again, just a few hours later Giovanni shows up at her home with a forgotten article, and with one foot in the doorway says, "You're into me, aren't you? You don't have to hide it. The feeling is mutual."

An angel or a devil…which is the real her? This is what Brock Maddox, CEO of a major publishing company, must determine when he discovers that the person leaking his company’s secrets is none other than his secretary, Elle. She’s always been an excellent employee and the cold-hearted, controlling Brock just wants to be able to move past her indiscretion. Perhaps that’s because, ever since her interview, it’d been love at first sight. He simply can’t believe that his lover is the spy. Angry and disappointed, Brock goes to Elle’s apartment to discover the truth…but while there he makes yet another shocking discovery!

Hiding my special powers at boarding school. In a world where sorcerers are hunted down, Latte must hide her special powers as she attends school away from home. Without her father, she finds that her control over her powers is wavering. Will she be able to hide the powers that she is still trying to tame?

Enraged by his father’s malicious ways and his half-brother Dante’s refusal to accept him as family, Lazaro Herrera embarked on a lifelong vendetta against the entire Gálvan family. As his vengeance is on the verge of fruition, a cruel twist of fate provides Lazaro with his trump card: Zoe Collingsworth, Dante’s beloved sister-in-law. Unfortunately, to a man whose entire life was shrouded in darkness, the purehearted Zoe is like a ray of heavenly sunshine. Enraptured by her innocence, he finds himself hesitating momentarily before he takes everything from Dante. With his thirst for revenge finally satiated, he soon realizes that victory came at a heavy price.

Yui is beautiful, good at her job, and always has a smile on her face. But, this is just a mask she puts on to impress people. One day, she lets the mask slip and her hot co-worker, Ritsu Shirota, sees her! Normally the puppy-dog type, Ritsu shows his true colors. "You don't want this getting out, right?" he says and pins her to the table! His deep kisses, his long fingers sliding inside of her... He teases and toys with her, yet also treats her gently and slowly melts her heart. Will she admit that she actually likes this...?

That youthful kiss was the beginning of a forbidden love… “For the first time in six years, I’ll be coming home…to witness your marriage to the duke.” The long-awaited letter that young Evelyn received from Sam didn’t contain the answer she was hoping for. When she was fifteen, Sam was her first kiss and her first love. But she can only assume it was a goodbye gesture before he left to study medicine overseas. Suppressing her lingering passion, Evelyn decides to try her best to form a new loving relationship with the duke. However, Sam, now a skilled and handsome doctor, struggles with his developing feelings for Eve as he hides a dark secret that will change their relationship forever…

Shy, stutter-prone Samia has been told that she's a gangly, gawky girl who will never amount to anything, but thanks to her royal bloodline, she's been prepared and presented as a woman fit to rule. And even if she can't marry for love, she can at least be wed off for the sake of diplomacy. After seeing the way the way his father treated his mother, Sadiq thought that he would never love, so when these two are united, they expect nothing to come from it. Yet their desert kingdom of romance may soon grow roses of love...

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right--but that path is not available for women.

While attending an art exhibition, Romillie is introduced to Naylor Cardell, but as they converse Romillie quickly finds the successful entrepreneur’s arrogance infuriating. Not that she expected anything different from a man…not since her artist mother had had a mental breakdown after suffering under the tyranny of her abusive father. Romillie had been her mother's support, and that left her with no time to—or interest in—romance. But when Naylor looks at her with his impudent eyes, she feels a reluctant stirring in her heart. Could she ever let herself become involved with such an overbearing man…even one as alluring as Naylor?

"Warm me up some more." Pounced on in a small car one night, unable to resist... A hot tongue and fingers slide all over her, making her wet......!! As the appointed driver for her elite coworker, she rushes to see a client with him one day. An accident forces them to spend the night together in the car and he gives her loving kisses and caresses instead of the usual teasing. She thinks it was just a one-off fling, but the two end up being paired up at work! The closer they get, the more his kindness throws her off. When she calls his actions out at their client's hotel, he pins her to the bed and...

Manga written by Nemu Youko after she'd given birth to her daughter in 2018, published eight months later. It reflects on her own experience of pregnancy through lives of fictional couple Kiri and Muchan, two people in their 30's with already established routines, careers, and comfortable everyday dynamic, who after years of half-hearted discussions and tiptoeing around the subject find themselves expecting a child.Complimented by a conversation with another mother working editorial in the manga industry, published online."This book is for pregnant women, those who were pregnant, those who will soon become pregnant, those who are wondering if they should become pregnant, those who do not want to become pregnant, those who are not interested in pregnant women, those who have pregnant women around, and those who are close to pregnant women This is a book that any person who's been born can read. Thank you."

What will Mallory do to escape her loveless marriage? Mallory’s fiancé betrayed her and ran off with her money, but she still struggles to forget about him…no matter how far into debt he caused her to fall. But then Torr, one of her investors, reaches out to help her. In exchange for marrying him, Torr says he will pay off her debt. Mallory, feeling she has no choice, acquiesces. When they move to the Scottish highlands to live in a castle Torr inherited, Mallory decides she's sick of being in a loveless marriage. So she makes a proposal in exchange for a divorce!

Haruka has always wanted to be a teacher, and finally her dream has come true. It's a complete coincidence that one of her students is Yuzuru, a childhood friend who's more like a little brother. He still acts like their relationship hasn't changed, but Haruka needs to draw the line! At least, that was the plan, until she realizes how much of a man he's become... He teases and squeezes and pinches and presses, and all Haruka can do is hope for more! Yuzuru's sweet, angelic face hides the heart of a little devil!

Nurse Emily knew that popular surgeon Professor Romeijn had called her a fat, red radish. And she was disappointed that the man would think of her so uncharitably. But when Emily was ditched by her date at a party, Romeijn showed up and escorted her home. Emily started to open up to him, which was when he asked her something most unexpected.

Charlie’s always taken care of herself, but now she and Harry must learn to count on each other. Charlie trusts no one and counts on no one. She’s busy running her bar to support herself and her sister. Abandoned by her father, she always had to take care of herself, especially after her mother's death. Then one day Charlie is taken hostage. Also taken is Harry, a private investigator in the middle of a case. Soaked by the rain, the two barely escape with their lives. If they’re going to get through this, they’re going to have to rely on each other…

Patience takes care of her aunties and lives humbly day to day. One day, a Dutch doctor, Julius, comes to their village for a short time to work on his book, and for a considerable salary she agrees to do housework for him. At first she finds Julius to be quite curt, but as time goes on, she finds that he's actually quite charming. Gradually, a love for him grows inside her. He also starts to unknowingly become attracted to her frankness and simple "rat" clothes...

A cooking class to meet new people, with a famous hot chef as the teacher. Aki's sister forces her to take the class. She's reluctant at first, but maybe......? Anticipating some kind of romance, she goes, only to find her boss in the same class! Aki is a little hesitant, but she starts having feelings for him when she sees that he's not just the cool, quiet boss she knows... This and other love stories to set your heart aflutter.

【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】Two years ago, Rachel happened to walk in on her husband, Ben, and their babysitter in bed together. And Ben had the temerity to claim he hadn’t cheated on her! Since then, they’ve been living separately, but now Rachel’s boyfriend has asked her to move in together. It seems like it’s time for Rachel to move on, so she asked Ben for a divorce. She wants to marry Simon and settle down for the sake of her young daughter, but Ben’s refusing her request!

Ideum’s world turns upside down when her boyfriend of five years gets engaged to another woman, and even has the audacity to send her a wedding invitation! Shocked and humiliated, Ideum vows to get her revenge by showing up to the wedding with a hot new man on her arm. As a matchmaker at a marriage agency, she already knows many eligible bachelors, and can’t help but gush over her new client’s profile. Tall, handsome, and rich, Dr. Dohun Yang is just the man she’s looking for. But little does Ideum know that she’s in for a surprise… in more ways than one.