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Veronica Grant has a problem: she needs a date for a wedding or she'll be henpecked by all her relatives. Fergus Kavanagh has a similar dilemma. His sisters are dead-set on setting him up with any number of women he has no interest in. A chance encounter on a train gives them the opportunity to fix both their problems in one swoop, but Veronica begins to think that Fergus might be a suitable groom beyond the facade.

Shy college student Michiko harbors secret feelings for young Professor Tanigawa. One night, she visits his office, only to witness Tanigawa in the middle of masturbating while calling out the name of a woman she doesn't know! Jealousy drives Michiko to do something she'd never do normally. Using his embarrassment at being caught in the act as leverage, she makes him a slave to her desires... So begin the passionate, secret meetings between the hot professor and the girl in love! But what surprising twist awaits the two at the end of their tryst...!?

Isobel is dumbfounded when her friend Alex asks her to be his wife. He needs her to act the part in order to get his dream job. Though Isobel is torn because she doesn’t love Alex, he refuses to take no for an answer. He doesn’t need love in his life, just a dependable woman he trusts who can play the part of perfect wife. He thought there’d be no problems, until they find out just how compatible they really are together!

If I have sex with a man, he always falls for me. However, the fact that it never lasts surely means I'm doing something wrong? Please tell me how to find love without sex!

Because of her beauty, Sophie was sold by her father at the age of thirteen. Since then, she has been cultivating her life as an opera singer. In Vienna society, Sophie has the reputation of being “classy on the streets, but trashy in the sheets,” yet the truth is that she’s a virgin. Contrary to public opinion, she has been running away from the desires of men, but nobody believes that. Lord Leo, whom Sophie has fallen in love with for the first time, is no different from the others and tries to buy her. Will he ever see past her reputation to the real woman underneath?

Just after she makes love to Brett, the first man she's ever fallen in love with, Tessa plummets from the heights of joy. “We have a warrant for your arrest,” the detectives tell her. Tessa can’t believe her ears. She may work in the accounting department, but how could they suspect her of embezzlement? At least Brett, the man her boss trusts most, will search for the evidence to prove her innocence, right? Wrong. Tessa is bowled over by the harsh truth. The one prosecuting her for embezzlement is Brett himself, and he only got close to her as part of his investigation!

Rainbow D: What would you do if you ran into a woman who looked just like your love doll? A bachleor named Saitou, and his lovedoll "Haru" bought via mail order, live a quiet yet enjoyable life. Then one day, a new person joins Saitou's work. Toujyou—a woman with big eyes and black hair. No matter where I look—she was just like "Haru." The very love doll I embrace all the time. When I look at her, thirst grows like Pavlov's dog. But then—"I want to be with you a bit longer, Saitou-san." An unidentified doll and a beautiful girl. Who am I embracing: the girl, or the doll...?

This girl makes the world shine bright. Facing a ruthless reality, Claire’s surroundings have become dark. Her husband died in an accident with his affair, and it turned out that the father of her important daughter, who she had conceived with the help of the fertility clinic, was a strange billionaire named Luca Moretti. She was told that the clinic mistook Luca’s sperm ampoule for Claire’s husband’s. “I can’t live without my daughter! I won’t give her to anyone!” Claire turned down Luca’s request for custody. After that, Luca made an unbelievable proposal, “Why don’t we go on vacation at a beach house on the island for a month, so we can get to know each other?”

She was chosen by a billionaire to be his Christmas girlfriend! Fabia hates billionaire playboys like Alex. Ever since she was played by a wealthy man when she was a teenager, she thinks all billionaires are the same. So when Alex talks to her at a party, she mocks him in front of everyone. In spite of their confrontation, Alex tracks Fabia down and asks her to be his Christmas girlfriend. She has her own reasons for accepting his offer, but she’s no closer to understanding why he chose her. She promised herself she’d never fall for another wealthy man, and now she’s hoping she hasn’t gotten herself in over her head!

[The Darkest Night 1] Those crimson eyes look like they want nothing more than to turn this whole world to ash.... But I would die happy if he killed me right now. Ashlyn has a strange power: she hears the voices of the past that linger in this world. Since she was a child, she's lived a noisy and lonesome life. But when she hears the rumors of angels living in an ancient castle in Budapest, she can't help but venture into their forest. There, she sees a muscular man covered in fresh blood, a man who advances on her with murder in his eyes. But instead of fear, she feels a complete and total silence descend upon her. And an indescribable sense of security... [The Darkest Night 2] They were once the beautiful immortal warriors created by the hands of gods. But now, "love" is for them the greatest "sin," their punishment for breaking a great taboo. Before he realizes it, Maddox has fallen deeply in love with Ashlyn. However, his fellow warriors suspect that Ashlyn is a trap sent by their enemies and doubt her motives, watching her every action carefully. with the allegations that have surfaced against Ashlyn, it's looking truer than ever that love between an immortal warrior and a normal human is doomed from the start. But Maddox can neither trust her completely, nor let her get away. What will he do?

Kokoro Kurogane is a beautiful and hard-working perfectionist known for her icy personality. Always arriving at the exact same time every morning and completely dedicating herself to her work, she is admired... no, rather feared, in the office. One day, a handsome heartthrob, called Tohno Takaomi, transfers to the office after working abroad in America. He is intrigued by Kokoro, who is secretly known as the "strict" and "impossible to read" "Ms. Ironheart" by her colleagues. He tries to get close to her, despite the barriers she's put in place, but this unexpected attention is throwing her perfect system out of whack!

Cedric Mondrich and Aurora Roman married for mutual convenience, agreeing to live as nothing more than friends. Aurora thought he would never see her as a woman… or so she believed. After their wedding, she begins to dream of sharing intimate nights with Cedric, leaving her caught between the boundaries of reality and illusion. Are these just dreams, or could they be something more? Once again, she closes her eyes, completely unaware of the truth.

Angela is traveling to the Rujhan Kingdom to return a crystal at the request of her grandfather. But her traveling companion and employer, a rich young woman, leaves her behind in the scorching hot desert where she is saved by Hadi, a man shrouded in mystery. He's lost his memories, but, in reality, he's the crown prince of the kingdom who everyone thought was dead...!

Natalie is a wedding planner who doesn't believe in love. As she's coordinating a wedding for her good friend, she reunites with Colin, who has become a wealthy businessman, for the first time in fourteen years. He holds a special place in her memories as her first crush. Taken with his warm, dazzling smile, she invites him out to dinner, only to be promptly refused! However, several days later Colin requests that she plan his younger sister's wedding. But this time, why is he the one who is pursuing her?

Bidding in a bachelor auction for charity, Cally wins a sexy tycoon named Blake in exchange for her generous donation. Yet despite his jaw-droppingly good looks, Cally, who grew up in an imperfect family, shows no interest in love or marriage, and she plans to cut ties with him as soon as they fulfill the conditions of the auction. Blake, driven by curiosity about Cally’s inner self, proposes a further condition. Cornered by Blake’s approach, Cally accepts his bet, even though the stakes are high… If she loses, she’ll become his slave for a day and have to do whatever he wants!

Rui Sasaki, age 25, is single and has never been with anybody. People often tell her how young for her age she looks, but even she wants a chance at romance. Luckily for her, a night out with a childhood friend leads her to meet the calm and very handsome Ritsu. Though most of the night ends in a blur, when Rui wakes up with Ritsu in her bed, she can only draw one conclusion... she's finally done the deed! Ritsu, meanwhile, confesses that he has a problem... she's the only woman he's ever been able to sleep with! Will their one-night fling blossom into romance? And can two people, each with their own complicated feelings about love, find a happy ending together?

If I have another life, this time I want a family to love and be loved by... Odette is tasked with caring for prisoners from an enemy country. While nursing a dying man back to health, she is taken along with him by soldiers who come to rescue him, and she ends up living in the enemy nation of Krastera. The rescued man, Captain Theodore of Krastera's knights, treats Odette with respect as his savior and begins to feel something special for her. However, Odette, who has never been blessed with family or marriage, is simply doing her best to just live. This is a heartfelt, pure love story about two people with troubled pasts who find connection and hope in each other.

I was under this spell from the moment I met you. "I want you marry me." Dylan wa rendered speechless by Kate's sudden offer. Kate is the granddaughter of the mistress of the mansion, and Dylan is the son of a servant. In the 20 years since they met, Dylan has never been able to say no to a request from Kate. " I don't consider her as a member of the opposite sex, but I accept her requests because she is my childhood friend and I want to make her smile. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten hurt because of this..." Dylan tried to say no to Kate, but her earnest desire and the encouragement from his family made him say yes once again...

Her unrequited love, the man she's always longed for, has offered to buy her for a night! Emilio Rios is a Spanish businessman known for his ruthless business practices and splashy affairs with women. He's her brother's good friend, and Megan had been secretly in love with him since she was young. Right up until two years ago when he accused her of being a loose woman who preys on men's baser instincts! After that she hadn't wanted to ever see him again, but cruel fate brought her and Emilio together again at the airport in Madrid. And now he's bound her to him with an unfair contract!

From high school to college, from college into the working world - although my life had never been spectacular, the journey had always been smooth sailing... Except when it came to men. So when I found myself an engaged woman at age 29, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. My dream of getting married before turning 30 was going to be realized! And that's when... I met him.

Maddie owns a steakhouse that is in desperate need of renovating. However, she has just been evicted by an arrogant and ruthless candidate for city council named Zach Wayne. But not long after, he comes back to her restaurant acting rather strange...

What if you could choose and get your ideal lover online? And what would you do if it actually happens? A story about a woman who gets a boyfriend online to get her ex jealous but instead, finds herself falling for that man, no matter how hard she tries not to.

Lucy’s life isn’t exactly a fairy tale. Pret a Party, the company she founded with her three friends, is verging on bankruptcy due to her ex-husband's embezzlement. But she refuses to discuss the matter with her gorgeous trustee, Marcus, because while she’d fallen for him the moment they met, he’d always treated her like a child. Her powerful feelings for him have caused her nothing but trouble, and even her marriage had been an act of rebellion against him. But one evening, after Marcus forcibly escorts Lucy home from a party, he suddenly kisses her! The kiss leads to a night of passion…so why does she awake the next morning to find him as cold and distant as ever?

Anna Gray is a woman who lives for order and logic. She doesn’t believe in taking risks or making impulsive decisions. When her mother sends her an SOS to help her prepare for a celebrity wedding at their run-down island resort, Anna returns home to Marina Island. They have only a month to work some magic, but there’s one problem: there is no magic! Then Anna meets a man named Leo di Marques, who is visiting with a luxury cruise ship. The gorgeous Spaniard is checking into the resort for his sister, the bride of the upcoming wedding. He offers to help Anna repair the resort. They swear to keep it strictly professional, but…

Office worker Takato Atsushi develops erectile dysfunction after discovering how sexually open his wife truly is. After months of being unable to satisfy each other, his wife decides they should try something new... But can Atsushi stay satisfied with this...?

Missy works as a secretary for CEO Sebastian, but as soon as she arrives in Las Vegas on business, she hands him her resignation. It's her thirtieth birthday, and after working day and night for years with barely any time off, she's decided to call it quits. Taking off her glasses and undoing her braid, Missy gets into a sexy dress and heads to the casino. Sebastian shows up and sees her, desire lighting up his eyes. She challenges him to a bet. If he wins, she'll go back to work. If she wins, he'll have to spend a night with her!

The woman the playboy fell for had a sorrowful past… To escape a scandal, Gabe travels to London to stay with his cousin and suggests they trade places for a while when he sees how hard his cousin has to work to maintain his castle and estate. At the castle, Gabe meets Freddie, a woman who claims to be the manager of the place. Being a widow with a daughter to care for, she’s not at all Gabe’s usual type. Yet there’s something about Freddie’s sad past that draws his attention…

Invest like a pro! The number of individuals investing in stocks is growing daily. But for every brilliant success story, there are countless failures. It isn't easy for small investors to succeed in the ruthless world of stock trading. Still, it isn't impossible — if you can just think like a quant!

Shizuka Yamauchi, 25, housekeeper. Makiko Mitarai, 46, amateur model and perfect housewife. Though strangers on the outside, the two share a past—one Shizuka feels she needs to set right, to bring her mother justice. But Makiko has secrets of her own, and Shizuka will need to tread carefully if she's to get to the bottom of it all without getting burned.

Jack's wife, Cassandra, is standing in front of him, but he just married another woman that very day! Cassandra was declared dead after she went missing while on a research expedition into the remote Amazon three years ago. Heartbroken, Jack quit his job as a professor and started a new job. Today he married his new boss's daughter. Faced with his first wife, Jack doesn't know what to expect, but he's completely blindsided when she introduces herself as his younger sister and ends up staying in the newlyweds' home. Now there are two wives in the house, and Jack must figure out how to be the right husband!

Cho-a is a succubus who sneaks into the human world with the hope of collecting enough life force to become human herself. Just when she reels in her first victim to consume, she becomes the one in trouble, as she ends up in the clutches of an archangel named Sabin. But instead of immediately sending Cho-a back to the demon world, Sabin offers to give the starved succubus exactly what she needs...!

Night-shift nurse Maggie stares down at a patient who was rushed into the hospital in the dead of night. Ever since she was a little girl, she’s believed that she’s destined to fall in love with a prince?and the sleeping man before her, with his glossy dark skin and sexy lips, is the spitting image of the prince she’d always envisioned. Succumbing to impulse, Maggie suddenly kisses him?just as he opens his eyes and declares that he is the prince of a tiny nation! This self-proclaimed prince proceeds to string suspicious Maggie along with his sexy charms, pulling the not-so-innocent desires hidden in her dreams out into reality!

Romance novelist Kristin is struggling to recover from a heartbreak that has caused her severe writer's block. Her mother tries to help her out by taking her to an auction where guests can bid on dates with single men. Although Kristin should feel indifferent to these sorts of things, when a talented campaign advisor named Perry takes the stage, she feels her heart skip a beat. Without thinking, she stands up and bids on him for ten thousand dollars! The two of them lead completely different lifestyles. How will their special night end?

Our main character has never once had a boyfriend, so, of course, she's a virgin. One day, she happens to come across a "Hottie Take-Out." Once inside... she sees it's filled with real hot guys! And the first take-out is free! She chooses a sadistic, hot guy immediately... who heads straight to a hotel! All of a sudden, he pushes her down on the bed and fondles her boobs... "No, not there!" She tries to escape, but there's a certain rule to the hot guy shop...

The Lord d'Arenville has good looks, almost like a Greek sculpture, but has been called the Ice Earl because of the way he treats women. Tallie, a resident tutor, is busy planning a party for him. Then, she accidentally overhears him in conversation: "What I want for my wife, is someone who has good teeth and wide enough hips for childbearing." Is that all he thinks of women? She becomes angrier still when she overhears that he thinks she'd make him a good wife!

Trapped in a a dead-end job, Hayato Hitachi is a psychological wreck until a strange man saves him from drowning in the ocean. That man is none other than Taro Urashima, a fairytale hero who's been living as Princess Otohime's bed-warmer for a thousand years! In exchange for a change in his fortune, Taro agrees to take Hayato back to the surface, but when Hayato tries to scold the spoiled man, Taro is instantly smitten. Hayato tries to use that infatuation to lure Taro back to land, but Taro is afraid of returning to human society, so he avoids the subject by pushing Hayato toward the bedroom every time...!! Will Hayato ever make it home, when he's so easily distracted...!?

This story is based on the life of the famous historical author, Izumi Kyoka, who wrote about the fantastic in the Meiji period. In this manga, Kyoka writes for the Fantasy Club magazine, and he encounters many supernatural, often onmyoudou-related, incidents. Together with his managing editor Kozuki Masumi, other friends and colleagues, and his own mysterious abilities, Kyoka tries to find a way to resolve each mysterious situation

Akane's a college student who agrees to date Takuya, a tough-looking guy who's her least favorite type. He's always kind, and when he touches her...!

Our meeting and intimacy… I can’t believe he planned it all! Lauren spends a passionate night with a man she just met. She hasn't been in the mood for romance since she divorced her abusive husband, so why now…? A few hours before, Lauren was preparing for her publishing company’s party. There, she met the gorgeous and kind publishing agent Michael Timberlane. She tried to keep their interaction business-oriented but failed terribly and fell into his arms. Lauren cannot forget the lingering sensation of their hot night, but she finds out the next day that Michael approached her to get revenge…

I don’t know why, but I can feel normal when I’m around him… At an early age, Allie was discovered to have a very high IQ. At seventeen she earned her PhD, and at twenty-four she works as a researcher. However, Allie feels as though something in her life is missing. She decides to take a long vacation to figure things out, but her car breaks down on the way to her friend’s house. Allie’s rescued by Linc, who sees her as a clumsy girl, but when she has another chance encounter with him, she decides it’s better that he believes she’s a normal, careless girl rather than a genius!

From Shoujo Manga Maniac: As Asuka dreams of marrying a wealthy man, she has polished both the appearance and mind. Now it is rumored that she is the coolest beauty in the secretary division of the company. However, one of her friends ran away with the elite who she wished to marry. She had a drink in desperation, and slept with Yuroki, a nephew of the president of the company. Meanwhile, Yuroki is assigned to the secretary division, and the delicate relationship between him and Asuka begins. Asuka who is naive, though she is a capable woman, and Yuroki who is capable, though he is a greenhorn, develop a sweet love in a mature way. A long-awaited series of love story has been made in manga. Title List: 1. It’s Early Yet For Cinderella 2. Unhappy Again Tonight, Snow white 3. Sleeping Beauty’s Sleepless Night 4. Love Your Way

A headstrong princess, serving a mysterious prince as punishment…! As a punishment for her willful behavior, Princess Liesa is sent to serve as a maid in a nearby castle. There she finds a mysterious legend, and the beautiful, even more mysterious Prince Franz. When Liesa finds a curious letter inside the castle walls, she and the lonely-eyed prince begin a quest to dispel the secrets hidden within the castle…

When architect Jae embarks on a solo vacation to Spain, it may seem that she’s running from her past, away from her abusive ex-boyfriend who sought to control her life. For Jae, however, the trip represents a new chapter as she learns to stand on her own again. Her vacation takes an interesting turn when she’s mistakenly assigned to the same hotel room as Joff, a handsome and successful businessman who is intrigued by Jae’s kind and independent nature. Meanwhile, a sinister figure from Jae’s past begins to haunt her once again…

"I'm your son." When Sae is in the depths of despair after finding out about her husband's affair, the one who reaches out to her is... a mysterious young man who looks like her husband?

After losing her home in a fire, Joy jumps at the opportunity to work as a live-in maid. With her young daughter, Holly, in tow, Joy meets Sam, a billionaire whose handsome appearance isn’t what she expected. Though he hides behind a cold exterior, Joy catches glimpses of kindness in his face. Why does he shun Christmas, and small children, the way he does? As Joy tries to reach the answers to her questions, she finds herself drawn to him more and more…

Clio spent her university days surrounded by an elite group of four young, brilliant boys. However, since graduating she’s been faced with setback after setback in the real world. When success eludes her, she decides it would be better to at least be the wife of a man who is successful. And so she gets engaged to Jackson, a successful man with a despicable character. After she’s betrayed by him, Clio, lost and bewildered, finds help in the form of Stefan, her close friend from college. Though he scoffs at her present condition, he reaches out his hand and lends her his assistance. Clinging to his outstretched hand, Clio can’t possibly know that she’s making the worst decision of her life!

It’s the perfect opportunity for revenge… Because of the infamous reputations of her mother and aunt, Kate was treated horribly throughout her youth by the locals in her hometown. She leaves in order to make a successful life for herself, only returning ten years later, ready to exact her revenge. But soon after arriving, she meets Jack, a handsome, charming man who seems out of place there. The two fall quickly into a heated affair, though Kate has no idea that Jack is in fact one of the people she’d planned to get revenge on…

Dana Dilinger is the perfect secretary fo R.J.Maitland, the company president. She's loyal and she would do anything for R.J., not only for her job but also becaise she's deeply in love with him. Dana knows R.J. is out of her league, she's been told as much her whole life. When a baby is left on the company's doorstep one day, R.J. decided to step up and take care of it. The only thing he needs is a wife. He can't imagine anyone better for the job than Dana and soon they are married. But what kind of marriage will it be? R.J.'s marriage of convenience or Dana's romance for the ages?