JOSEI

Talented computer designer Dana bumped into her coolheaded and shrewd boss, Griffin, while she was carrying a large amount of alcohol. He believed the alcohol was actually hers, and seeing his mood, Dana quickly ran off. Both of them were left with bad first impressions, and each time they met, those impressions were only strengthened. But when Griffin learned about a particular secret, his impression of Dana completely changed, and her impression of him slowly began to change, as well. Maybe one can have a second chance at first impressions after all.

Yuu has spent her entire life with a "copy" of herself, her twin sister. Now science has created a copy more perfect than nature ever could, and Yuu seems like the perfect test subject. But as her copy becomes more intelligent day by day and begins questioning its own existence, the experiment threatens to spiral out of control. Who is real and who is a copy? And what is a "copy" that has surpassed its original? Just a copy, the original, or something else entirely?A one-volume story.

Haley is the manager of her own beauty salon. One day, she gets a most unexpected visitor: Jasper Caulfield, the real estate king known for his riches, fame and ways with women. When her mother married Jasper's father, they became step-siblings...which didn't stop Haley from crushing on him. But their parents are long-since divorced and they haven't seen each other in years. Now he's back with the deed to her shop! He tells her that if she doesn't want to lose her salon, she has but one option: marry him!

Weren’t you curious about the behind-the-scenes story of couple Yoo Jung and Hong Seol? A story you can only read in the Monthly Bespoke newsletter, let’s reveal Hong Seol and Yoo Jung’s sweet newlywed honeymoon story.

Will he be the one to release her heart that's been bound by fear? Prince Talos of Agon seemed to be searching for a violinist to play at a gala, but Amalie can't help him. When she was practicing her violin by herself, suddenly a man appeared and caught her eye. His proud stature and strong black eyes made him look like he came out of a myth. He asked her to play at the gala. He was the prince of Agon, and said he would destroy Amalie’s music career if she refused. How terrible! She couldn’t play even if she wanted to...

"You protected me, even if it meant making an enemy of the world." Seventeen-year-old Helene finds herself facing a forced marriage to a Middle-Eastern Sheikh. Italian lawyer Paulo saved her from that fate, agreeing to marry her until the Sheikh found a new object of desire. Paulo's sexy voice with a lilting accent, his passionate and sincere personality... Helene fell for him at first sight. But she was unaware of her impact on Paulo's destiny. That is, until she learned that the Sheikh stole Paulo's lover and made her his wife...

Intelligence operative Chance Mackenzie has been looking for an elusive international terrorist, and finally comes across some information about the terrorist's beloved daughter. Her name is Sunny. She is clearly in league with the terrorists. Chance fakes a "chance encounter," gets Sunny on a private plane and crashes it in a canyon. It was all part of his plan to get her alone and trick her into revealing her father's location. But her bright, sparkling eyes and golden hair are so pure and angelic... Chance is confused by these new, intense feelings brought about by a passionate kiss.

From HotCakes: Hisami, female high school student with a history of not having a boyfriend. She develops a crush on Haru-kun at a school event, but due to a misunderstanding ends up dating his friend, Narushi. What’s more, Haru-kun begins dating Hisami’s friend, Izumi… One day, Izumi suggests that they all switch lovers for day. Even if it’s only for one day, Hisami gets to date Haru-kun! A very excited Hisami gets brought to a love hotel by Haru-kun!

Lanokuma is a town outside of the peaceful royal capital. Lucy is a doctor that just started working in the order of knighthood. Even though she should be working exclusively for those within the subdivision, since she is not extremely busy, so she also takes time to interact and take care of the townspeople. One day at work, Lucy hears that the new king will come and observe them, and everyone is hyped-up. Then, on her way back home, she comes across an unknown injured man! Considering that he's hurt, she can't just leave him, so she takes him back to her own home. His name turns out to be Harold, and he's a good-looking man with purple eyes, but is that all there is to him...?

"Please, someone find me!" Ella prayed fervently as she lay on the deck, sick with a fever. She had set out on a boating adventure and wound up lost on the sapphire waves. As she lay helpless, fearing for her life, an intrepid young man appears and takes Ella in his powerful arms. When she asks who he is, all he answers is “Nico.” Ella is drawn to the mysterious yet charming Nico. Little does she know that he is the prince of a small Mediterranean island called Mardivino.

Before Jalia was born, her parents fled from the desert country of Bagestan. Then the sultan was restored and asked Jalia and her family to return to the country as royalty. However, Jalia couldn’t imagine life as a royal and lied, saying she had to return to the UK because she had a fiancé waiting for her there. But then she met the beautiful Latif—also known as Falcon—who captured her heart at the sultan’s coronation ceremony. And when she returned to Bagestan to attend her cousin’s wedding, her whole destiny changed.

She vows to love him until his wounds are one day healed… Elizabeth is captivated when she first lays eyes on her brother’s friend Baron Raynor Warwicke. With a burning desire to see him alone, she tells an innocent little lie that leads to a scandalous situation, and Raynor is forced to marry her to preserve their honor! Raynor remains aloof, even after they arrive at his castle, but Elizabeth hopes that someday he will open his heart and let her in…

Stacey is a nanny, and her new boss is handsome workaholic and company president Luis. As a single father, he’s hired her to look after his twin sons during their three-week trip to Spain, totally expecting her to be unable to handle the two six-year-old rascals because she’s so young. When it turns out she’s actually very good at her job, Luis finds himself becoming attracted to the bright and open-hearted Stacey despite his tormented past.

I’ll go with you if you can get me out of this situation! Carrie can’t believe her eyes when she sees the letter from Robert, dumping her on the day of their wedding. She’s worried she’ll be laughed at by everyone in town, so she dashes out of the church in her wedding dress. That’s when her nemesis, Will, appears in front of her. He’s her brother-in-law and the owner of an art gallery, and he always meddles in her life. But now he’s whisking her away in his car!

Leonie is visiting her father's office for lunch when she meets Vidal, the president of the company. Asked out to lunch by this billionaire industrialist of aristocratic Portuguese heritage, Leonie is over the moon. But later that night, he reveals his true desire: her body. Shocked, Leonie declines his marriage proposal the next day. Two years later, Leonie asks to speak with Vidal, who she swore never to see again. Her father has embezzled corporate money, and Leonie attempts to repent, but Vidal demands coldly, "I order you to marry me."

Noor’s wedding to her beloved Sheikh Bari is about to begin when her happiness turns into despair. She accidentally learns that Bari doesn’t love her and that he proposed to her so that he could keep his claim to his family assets. Still in her wedding dress, Noor rushes to the airport, where she takes off on a small airplane. But a storm ungulfs the airplane, making it almost impossible to control. She then hears a voice from the back seat, and it belongs to a furious Bari! The plane ends up crashing into the ocean and they find themselves stranded on a deserted island!

Jillian was in a fix. A clause in her uncle’s will stipulates that unless she marries the town’s police chief, Theodore Graves, she will forfeit her ranch, which is her home. Jillian has known Theodore since she was little. She likes him. But the idea of marrying him, when they haven’t even dated, is too much. Jillian is twenty-one years old, but she’s never been in a romantic relationship with a man. In fact, she lives with the terrible memory of nearly being raped when she was a teenager by a man her uncle had hired to do odd jobs. Can Jillian overcome her fear of men to become a bride one day?

Romy was heading for the office of the multimillionaire Xavier, who had hurt her in the past. This is so he'll call off the suit against her father's embezzlement. I despise him so much, but I have to rely on him.... But on meeting him again, he offers a proposal to the pleading Romy. In return for his help, she'll marry him, and have his child! Is he really asking me to become a tool for him to gain an heir? He gives the resistant Romy a mocking smile and asks, "Do you really think I'd help without compensation?" His eyes shine darkly.

Cassandra, who works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Silvershire, is seen as uptight and uninterested in men. The truth is she’s waiting for the love of her life to breeze in and blow through her heart like a storm. One day, she is assigned to be a guide to Sheik Kadir, a guest visiting from a desert nation. The moment she sees him exiting the plane, her heart starts beating wildly. Impossible… This beautiful sheik with jet-black hair is her soul mate?

When it comes to love, high schooler Chika wonders if she might be an alien. She's never fallen for or even had a crush on anyone, and she has no desire for physical intimacy. Her friends tell her that she just "hasn't met the one yet," but Chika has doubts... It's only when Chika enters college and meets peers like herself that she realizes there's a word for what she feels inside--asexual--and she's not the only one. After years of wondering if love was the answer, Chika realizes that the answer she long sought may not exist at all--and that that's perfectly normal.

Claudia is a hardworking personal secretary, working 24/7 for her arrogant boss, Samir, the CEO of a shipping company. The only reason she is so devoted to her work is that she is in love with her boss, who, despite his arrogance, is very charming. One day, Samir gives an unexpected gift to Claudia, who has been working so hard that she forgot her own birthday. The gift is an order to join him on a business trip to his home country in the desert. Is it going to be a romantic getaway for just the two of them? Or will it all fall apart when she finds out that he is a sheikh who is already engaged?

A cowboy who is clumsy with love saves a rich, lonely woman… Felicity grew up rich but finds that her fortune is nothing but a nuisance. Men who approach her have only one thing on their minds—her money. After a scandal, she flees to Texas to get away. There she meets the unfriendly but earnest Brock, the owner of the ranch she’s staying at. And soon Felicity finds that the more time she spends with him, the harder it gets for her to ignore her feelings for him…

We married by accident two years ago and I haven’t seen him since… Now he’s a ruthless millionaire who wants me to be his spy! Two years ago, knowing nothing about each other’s lives, Meredith and Jason had a passionate weekend affair in Las Vegas. They got married in a drunken haze, but neither of them realized their marriage was legally binding…and Meredith had no idea that the man she’d married was Jason Lynhurst, renowned entrepreneur and fashion executive! Now she’s trying to get a divorce, but as news of their marriage spreads, Jason’s new fiancée breaks up with him, crushing his hopes for a business deal. According to Jason, Meredith owes him now…so he coldly demands that she infiltrate his competitor as a spy!

Shop owners Kelly and her best friend, Beth, live in a lovely, historic town. But when Beth is deceived by Julian, a marriage swindler, she falls into a deep despair. Furious, Kelly gets together with her friends Anna and Dee to plan their revenge. They will spread a false rumor that Kelly has inherited her nonexistent great uncle’s inheritance and then Kelly will seduce Julian right into their trap. So Kelly dresses to the nines and attends a party, where she’ll reel Julian in. Everything goes well until Brough, the brother of Julian’s new prey, begins to suspect Kelly and kisses her. What will happen to her revenge now?

After one little slip of the tongue, Tiffany finds herself in quite the bind. A rumor spreads that she is engaged to Ben Maxwell, an airline captain. In order to avoid losing face, Ben suggests they play along and pretend to actually be engaged. Soon that isn't enough—they have to officially get married, even if it's only temporary. During this whole ordeal, Tiffany feels a whirlwind of emotions—guilt for having a rumor go so out of hand, frustration while having to deal with Ben’s constant judgmental remarks, and eventually a strange attraction to him, as well. But their marriage is nothing but a ploy to save Ben’s image and salvage his pride...or is it? Could that really be all it meant to him?

Paige works her desk job and is engaged to her boyfriend, David. He’s kind to her, but something seems to be missing. While the two of them are in Cannes for their wedding, Paige gets into trouble. Then, the truth is revealed to her. It turns out David is an operative for OMEGA, a secret agency. Paige finally has the chance to know the real David, so she offers her help with the investigation. And now she’s working undercover as a prostitute, carrying a small gun disguised as mascara, and her code name is Jezebel!

Is this baby who suddenly appeared my own cupid? Or is it a sign of something else? Sadie has been in love with her boss, Ethan, for the past five years. Tired of having her feelings be unreciprocated, she decides to quit. It’s right at that moment that a baby appears at the office! The baby is the daughter of Ethan’s late friend, and now Ethan is to become the child’s legal guardian. He has decided to take in the child for the sake of his best friend, but he begs Sadie to help him out until he can find a good nanny… Now Sadie will be living with Ethan for the next month and helping him look after the baby! She convinces herself she’ll be okay, since she’s put her feelings for Ethan behind her. But can she keep her heart safe with him so near?

One night in Venice will change their lives forever! Sabrina goes on a solo trip to Venice, where she meets a mysterious man named Guy Masters. The two are immediately attracted to each other and spend a passionate night together, but Sabrina senses that she is probably one of Guy’s many conquests, so she heads home without telling him. She is trying to return to her ordinary life in England, when Guy suddenly appears at her workplace with a ring—the engagement ring she received from another man!

When Lia participates in this charity auction, she gets more than she bargained for! When English society princess Lia auctions off one kiss at a charity masquerade ball, the bidding goes up to fifty thousand dollars. After a brief moment of silence, a voice rings out with a new bid…of one million dollars! The bidder is Benjamin Carter, a construction industry tycoon, who is eager to buy out Lia’s family’s company. In exchange for his generous donation, he asks for not just a kiss but an entire weekend with Lia… Now it will be even harder for Lia to resist him.

What a hypocrite! Francesca was outraged by her brother-in-law who brazenly dared to show up at her husband’s funeral. He never came to see her husband after he fell seriously ill, and she’ll never forgive him for that. However, her husband’s will completely blindsided her—unbelievably her husband asked his brother, Guy, to marry Francesca and take care of her for the rest of her life!

Updating

When her starlet sister makes Dodie her bridesmaid, she becomes determined to drop at least two dress sizes for the wedding?a daunting task given her insatiable addiction to chocolate. Fortunately for Dodie, her best friend is the manager of a resort hotel renowned for its ability to slim down the rich and famous. But when a twist of fate makes Brad Morgan?a man more tempting than even chocolate?her live-in personal trainer, Dodie finds herself burdened with a whole new addiction!

Maram finally has a chance to be with the prince of her dreams. Prince Amjad, the heir to the throne of Zohayd, had sent for Yusuf—but when he falls ill, Yusuf sends his daughter, Maram, in his place. Maram first met Amjad four years ago and she hasn’t been able to get him out of her head since. Maram wants to mend Prince Amjad’s wounded heart—after his wife betrayed him he became a cruel and brutal man—and now, in the dunes of Zohayd, she has her chance. Amjad’s sublime beauty sets her heart aflame, but little does she know the prince has a wicked plan in store for her—one upon which rests the fate of all of the kingdom!

"Brother, there's something I wanted to tell you… Lately, when I wake up, my body feels different." Estella Ignacio is the youngest daughter of Count Ignacio’s noble household. She lost her mother at a young age, and later, both her father and older brothers died in battle, leaving her completely orphaned. Taken in by Duke Montserrat—her father's longtime friend—Estella was raised under his care. The duke had one son, Matias, with whom Estella formed a close bond, like that of real siblings. Over time, Estella began confiding in Matias, telling him that she often woke up feeling a strange heaviness in her body, and an odd discomfort between her legs. Unbeknownst to her, something far more disturbing was taking place. Behind his gentle and affectionate demeanor, Matias hid dark, unspoken desires. In truth, he was abusing her while she slept. "Brother… you're here, aren’t you?" Estella would sometimes murmur in her sleep, her voice trembling— as though, from within her dreams, she was reaching out to him. And Matias, quietly watching over her, would lean down and whisper with a tenderness far heavier than the words themselves: "I'm always here for you, Estella."

Eighteen-year-old Deborah ran away from home and now makes a living as a street performer. One day, she receives a proposal involving ten thousand pounds and a contract marriage to a doctor named Baxter. It’s a wild plan, but to Deborah, who is struggling to pay for everyday essentials, the money is very attractive. Baxter seems like a levelheaded person who’s only interested in mature women. Being young and daring, she accepts his offer, but then she finds out what’s really behind his plan, and her heart aches with unrequited love…

Bodyguard and actress, the two can’t see eye to eye… An up-and-coming actress, Lacey receives a threatening message. The message starting with “Vixen” in red begins to reach her at not only a fan meet, but also her bedroom, resulting in 24-hour security. Living in a world of spotlight, she resists her rigid bodyguard, Alec, at first, but she falls for him after learning who he is as a person in the midst of life-threatening incidents. She loves him, but the two live in different worlds. He’s someone who will be gone after his mission.

I wasn’t looking for a happy ending… Hester, a servant of Princess Triscari, is astonished by a marriage proposal from Crown Prince Alek. He needs to marry in order to inherit the throne after his father’s death. But Hester, who grew up as a neglected orphan, could never be the queen! It’s not until Alek promises her a chaste marriage and a large donation to a charity does she eventually agree to the proposal. Soon, though, Hester finds herself attracted to Alek’s gentle and carefree charm…

I’ve secretly loved you all my life. This will be our last time together. Louise has secretly loved her cousin Max ever since they were kids. After he stood her up at her last high school dance, she buried her feelings and started to avoid him. Not long after, Max became the manager of the family restaurant. Louise has since become a top-rated PR consultant. But after finding out that she was adopted, she shut herself off from her family and decided to move out of the country. Her only regret is Max. Determined to make Max see her as a woman, she decides to work with him for three weeks before her departure.

It was Leona’s husband, Sheikh Hassan, a well-built man with a kaffiyeh on his head, who held her tight, disregarding her telling him, “Our marriage is over! Let me go!” I chose to leave him, because I can’t produce an heir, but his touch brings out the helpless attraction I feel toward him. The palace wouldn’t approve of us. What should I do? (Hot-Blooded Husbands Series 1 The Sheikh's Chosen Wife) A lay nun’s sweet yet bitter romance, The Frenchman's Bride, also included.

Daisy has been in love with her childhood friend Robert for years, but she isn’t particularly confident, and Robert is a notorious playboy. She decided long ago that the best way to stay by his side was to keep things strictly platonic and remain friends. Daisy goes out of her way to look plain whenever she’s around him to avoid confusing their friendship. Daisy’s brother is getting married soon, Robert is the best man, and Daisy has been roped into being a bridesmaid… She decides that after the wedding, she’s going to move on from her one-sided love and find romance. But Robert is about to see another side of Daisy—the side that looks stunning in formalwear!

After her father is executed for being a traitor, Isabelle is taken in by her tyrannical uncle, who confiscates her fortune. Every day she is abused by her evil cousin. Her only saving grace is her talent for accounting. All her life she thought she was too unattractive and too low of a status to get married…yet she’d always desired Sir Justin. One night Sir Justin, who had come to propose to her cousin, kidnaps her instead. He takes her to a monastery and asks her to marry him. Is this some kind of dream? What is his motive?

Grace came to the Caribbean island of Alleria to conduct botanical research. But with her funds running out, she began working at the island’s only luxury hotel as a waitress. Unfortunately she kept messing up, and the hotel’s sexy owner, Logan, almost fired her! Grace desperately explained her situation and was allowed to stay on the island. And so she became infatuated with Logan and his youthful smile, never realizing that his opinion of her was far less charitable

At university and at her part-time cafe job, Haru keeps running into her classmate Hong Sihoo, who for some reason always seems to avoid her. Plus, his prickly attitude doesn’t help — Haru definitely doesn’t like him. Then, she gets dumped by her boyfriend again, this time for being “emotionless like a stone.” Drowning her sorrows in booze, Haru suddenly gets bitten by Sihoo!? Before she can even process the shock, she’s surprised by a pleasure she’s never felt before… When Haru discovers Sihoo’s true identity, she proposes a contract relationship where they each get what they want. From there, their relationship starts to change in ways neither of them expected…

Ivy, who has always been mistreated by her beautiful older sister, Rachel, finds herself in a difficult financial situation:her sister is the only one to have received an inheritance from their father! She is supported by her best friend, Merrie, and while she loves her very much, she has a hard time getting along with Merrie’s brother Stuart. Stuart believes her to be just as shallow as her sister, Rachel, and always treats her coldly when he talks with her. Ivy tries her best to avoid him, but one night, as she’s staying over at Merrie’s place, she runs into him in the bathroom. Mistaking this encounter as an attempt to seduce him, he kisses her passionately…!

Part of Royal Seduction Series 1. The King's Convenient Bride 2. The Illegitimate Prince's Baby (Waltz Cinderella): (IND) https://manhuascan.com/series/91888 3. An Affair With The Princess: https://manhuascan.com/series/93959 4. The Duke's Boardroom Affair [not adapted to manga yet] 5. Royal Seducer https 6. Christmas with the Prince: https://manhuascan.com/series/93969 7. Virgin Princess, Tycoon's Temptation 8. Expectant Princess, Unexpected Affair [not adapted to manga yet]

YupYup! You've guessed it right I am here for the Smut Actually, NOT! ???? Always up for HQ stories that's not involving OW Just straight past trauma Love the part where the ML feeling like a teenager when he tried to grab FL's attention Even love when the past trauma's revealed and at the same time it's resolved The Story is good tho, the smut part is just a bonus. (YupYup! A bonus which me and all of you who (maybe secretly) has a lewd mind been waiting for) *cough.. cough.. (Yorikooo, step aside a bit. Saki Hanamure wants to come up.) ???? Dedicated to all of you who once has an innocent mind and now.. secretly wishing to have more of Yoriko's scene in every HQ there are out there. *cough.. cough.. (like me) ???? I really wished the scene mentioned on the afterword is being put up I wouldn't mind it being a series full of explicit scenes Tee-hee.. ???? For those of you who have had the chance to read the novel please do share on the comment below (On how HOT it is, LOL) Enjoy Peeps! ???? Especially YOU! (for giving me this artist) ????

Crazy siblings? Or unique siblings? A little sister with a brother complex isn’t so easy to handle!

Mallory's a lawyer who believes that efficiency and performance is everything in life. Because of this perfectionism trait of hers, her superiors and coworkers don't view or treat her as a woman. But she has secretly had her heart set on someone. His nickname is "21st Century Casanova" and he's been the target of her unrequited love since their law school days. For this next job, the lawyers are broken up into pairs and she ends up paired with him, Carter Compton. The two of them are sent to New York, alone, for a job. In order to attract the playboy, she decides to transform herself into a sexy, gorgeous type of girl that he won't be able to resist...