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Sixteen-year old Kaoru, who cannot be exposed to sunlight, can only experience “life” at night, when she’s in front of the train station, singing. There begins a love that has blossomed for the first time in her life.

She went to the desert seeking solitude, and instead she found a handsome stranger. Morgan was sick of city life, so she went camping in the desert by herself. There she came across a man who was severely injured. She’s not sure how far she should trust this stranger, but she certainly can’t leave him to die! Despite her concerns, she decides to take care of him. He introduces himself, explaining that his name is Riley and he’s a whale researcher. Traveling through the desert together, they often argue, but as they spend more time together Morgan finds herself becoming attracted to this mysterious and sexy man!

The nightmares come again. They remind Seung-gyu that just 3 years ago, he was a helpless gigolo selling his body and soul for money… Money he wouldn't have spent on a bad investment if it weren't for his then roommate, Min. But that's all in the past. Now, Seung-gyu is in a position of power when it comes to money and sex. He's a successful account executive, and has an endless list of girls who're willing to come over for a good time. But when Min returns into his life as a new recruit at his company, Seung-gyu realizes the past can't be forgotten or forgiven. It's time for revenge.

A Wonderful Husband, a Wonderful Life, and an Adorable Child with the One I Love— I want to live the perfect married life! But that was just a dream. Office worker Rena marries Ryūsuke, a senior colleague with a high income. "I'll seduce this rich guy and make him mine♪" —It was a calculated marriage from the start. But Ryūsuke turns out to be not only emotionally abusive but also unbearably creepy in bed! (I don’t want to have this man's child…!) He has money, but the ideal marriage filled with love is nothing more than a distant fantasy. Then, in her lowest moment, Rena reunites with Kento—her old crush! Kento is kind, handsome… but completely broke! —Then why not just have his baby and raise it with her husband's money♪ What will be the fate of Rena, the cunning "cuckoo woman" who lives by her own rules!?

Sarah is at her house by the beach one day when a stranger drops by to visit her. His name is John Englewood, and his aunt Cindy was a friend of Sarah’s who lived nearby before she passed away. He says that he’s come to tell Sarah about a mysterious condition that Cindy left in her will. Cindy left a share of stocks in the Englewood’s factory in Sarah’s name, but if Sarah lives with John, the stocks will go to him. If she does not, the stocks remain hers. Now these two must figure out what Cindy’s last wishes for them were.

We live in very different worlds. Why are we attracted to each other? Gabriel, an architect, was disappointed when his long-held dream of one day owning the Lullaby House and having a big family with lots of children was dashed. The buyer wanted to turn the house into a hotel. In order to protect the historic Lullaby House, which his grandfather had admired, Gabriel took on the task of renovating the house, but the client turned out to be Faith, a popular movie actress. The two were brought together by their mutual friend Henry, and although they clashed at every turn, they gradually grew closer...!

Rin, who studies zoology at college, had a dream. That dream was to reunite with the silver lion that saved her when she was little. Her wish is fulfilled by a chance partnership between a safari park and her university. Rin is overjoyed, but this lion is hiding a huge secret. Somehow, said lion transforms into a lion man that calls himself Ashiro, who then pounces on Rin with furvor... Zoology student Rin wants nothing more than to reunite with the lion that saved her when she was little. By chance, that wish is fulfilled... but not in a way that Rin could ever have suspected...!

EMT Rachel Brant is troubled by a mysterious onset of sleepwalking episodes. Night after night, the same man, who apparently is her lover, appears in her dream. A tragic ending always awaits them. Haunted by the visions, Rachel struggles to understand what is happening. One day, she encounters the spitting image of her dream lover. Irresistibly attracted to the dangerous man, she warns herself not to get too close—fearing the same tragic fate as her dream.

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Let the female pirate, the Emerald Queen, have the prince’s kiss! In the 17th century, during the age of exploration, the beautiful female pirate, Henrietta, has assembled a group of men to fight against strong nations. One day, she captured the mysterious prince Raoul. They were both attracted to each other, but the English queen’s dagger, the beautiful and talented Raoul, was ordered to kill Henrietta. In this historic romance, their true love shines as they drift among the waves.

He remembers me…for all the wrong reasons. Schoolteacher Helen starts sweating the moment she sees Oliver, the guardian of a new student. She wonders if he remembers saving her all those years ago from her aristocratic employer’s wandering hands. Oliver remembers, all right, and can hardly believe an aristocrat’s prostitute could become a teacher!

Despite his youth, the painter Kim Hong-do has been recognized as one of the greatest painters in Joseon (Korea). In the midst of wallowing in the pleasures of wine and women, he received an important mission from the king. How did he end up in Japan? What is the secret of a landscape painting in Osaka Castle? Can this debauched painter succeed in his task?

Until the two rings are reunited, the path to true love will be difficult for the Covelli family... Rick Covelli, made a millionaire from a recent success on an oil rig, doesn't believe in nonsense like curses. Especially not the one supposedly placed on the family rings—even though a string of bad luck, starting with his father's death in an accident, has continued to plague him. Now, he's returned to help his family in his native Indiana, only to be drawn like a magnet to the blue-eyed Jill...

Zara’s a plain-looking twenty-eight-year-old virgin who lacks self-confidence. But now, she’s found out that she’s the princess of Bahania, and she doesn’t have any idea how to navigate life in the royal palace! The king assigns Rafe, a blue-eyed American who holds the title of sheik, as her bodyguard. Zara can feel the desire in Rafe’s eyes when he looks at her, and before long, she develops feelings for him. Little does she know what terrible things might befall them should the king find out…

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After seeing a photo of a woman named Sena Haneda, actor Hayato Takamatsu makes up his mind to become a photographer. Shortly thereafter, he announces his retirement from acting to make his photography dreams come true. He has yet to photograph something as moving as that photo of Sena, however. One day, he meets a famous model and photographs her for a relationship―themed magazine photo shoot. She's drop―dead gorgeous, but is very stiff on set once the camera turns to her. She starts to worry she's upset Hayato... but then Hayato gets an idea after he makes her smile on set! She later reveals to him that she's never dated anyone and asks him to show her what it's like. What will happen to the couple as they follow their sweet feelings of love...?

Trevor Jarrod enjoys his hobbies, works hard and ends his days with liquor and music. All he needs now is a beautiful woman. Then one day, as he revels in his bachelorhood, he receives a Christmas present—a baby son! Trevor requests a DNA test and asks Haylie, who is raising the child, her late sister’s, to live with him until they get the results. Haylie was distrustful of Trevor before they met, but she imagines she is safe living with him. After all, she’s the opposite of her flashy sister, so there’s no way anything could happen between them, right?

[With Bonus Episode !] Including 4 special pages of additional story.Paige is working on her next creation in her workshop when a strange man appears and shouts, “Fire!” Thanks to him—her new Russian neighbor—her house is saved from burning to the ground. Stefan is so sexy that her heart starts pounding, but she’s not one to fall in love, preferring to live in solitude. Then he begins coming by her house for English lessons day after day… And before she knows it, he’s become a part of her life!

When Ran wakes up to a giant egg by her bed the morning after being rejected by her longtime crush, she has no idea what to do. To make things weirder, a handsome man emerges out of the egg and starts calling her "mom"! As Ran and Eggy grow closer, she starts questioning their relationship. Is she really just his "mom"?

"Please don't hold back, go completely crazy!" I never knew sex could feel this good! At her office job, Kaede is like everyone's reliable older sister. And currently, her love life isn't going that well, so she isn't seeing anyone right now. But then Okitsu, the most popular guy in the office, finds out her secret and declares to the whole office that she and him are dating! She wasn't very fond of the flirty Okitsu at first but talking to him brings a certain peace and calm to her stormy heart. He is both gentle and rough and she is completely defenseless against his sweet words. His warm embrace seems to envelop her completely... Is she feeling this way only because his fingers work their magic deep inside her? Or is she really falling for him?

After a tragic accident leaves her niece parentless, Flora races to Amsterdam. She’s determined to assume custody of her niece, Mariska, no matter what the cost. Upon her arrival, she’s met by her brother-in-law, Angelo van Zaal. Since the day she met this man, he’d never once looked at her with anything but contempt. Regardless, she refuses to allow this cold-hearted brute to raise her precious niece. But her life crumbles around her when a twist of fate and a night of passion leaves Flora pregnant with Angelo’s child.

At first glance this looks like the female version of GTO. However Kumiko is the daughter of a Yakuza boss and must hide her background so she doesn't get fired from her first teaching job. Comparisons aside, Gokusen stands in it own right with its witty humour and dialogue.From Baka-Updates:Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at an all-boys high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 2-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain their respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Kuroda Group - one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans.-ANN

"Show me more of your cute side." I can't believe he's putting his hand into my underwear in the conference room... He shouldn't touch me there... She's pursued cuteness for eight years in the character design department. Yukiko Momose, who's fallen into a rut, is asked to train a new employee. The employee who showed up was Ritsu Kogami, their first ever male employee. She thought he was a good and diligent guy, even though he was somewhat strange. One day, she was suddenly hugged by him from behind...! He said, "You're way too cute." What on earth was he thinking...? The next day, Ritsu's behavior escalated even further...

I grew up seeing ghosts, but this one ghost is not like the others. She's my boyfriend's ex-girlfriend.

A man returns to his ancestral hometown in the hopes that he can break a curse.A short story by the author of Blade of the Immortal.

At school, Andrea is the popular girl everyone admires. But that’s all just an image and she has a big secret: she works as a maid in a mansion owned by her nemesis, Alex. A mischievous playboy, Alex has it all — or at least that’s what his classmates think. That’s just an image, too, and at home Alex hides a big secret: he’s unhappy and has few true friends. Will a certain hot-headed maid come to the rescue of this dude in distress?​

Who knew being fake was a job? Kyoungjin's new job is writing fake product reviews as the fictional blogger, "Lady Chatterley." And she's good at it. But one day, she receives a letter reading: “B's disinfectant spray poisoned my children. We started using it after reading your review...”

Bella is thinking of running away from her stressful life as an actress when she suddenly remembers Sergio, her stepbrother. Though it may seem odd, he was her first love. After all, they aren’t biologically related and he is dashingly handsome! Perhaps she can rely on him… Sergio, however, is bewildered by her phone call. He’s done his best to avoid her ever since the day his desire for her first awoke! Still, now that he has become a powerful billionaire, maybe it isn’t a bad idea to play a new game. What will happen to innocent Bella when she walks into Sergio’s trap?

Being labeled a shrew for her eccentric behavior and tastes, Melissa runs away from her conservative family in order to debut as an artist at the Paris Salon. And she knows exactly what artwork to showcase when she encounters David, whom she persuades to be her nude model. But as time goes by, Melissa starts to gain a lot more than artistic inspiration from her attractive muse...

Because of the tragic death of her favorite manga man, the girl was angry at the author tomorrow night, and she accidentally got into the book. 'Don't panic! Now that I'm here, let me save the fate of her male god.' It's just... 'Who can tell me, how can this cute and adorable little guy in front of me be the future tyrant who killed the male god?!'

The unfortunate story of a brother and his ESP younger sister.

"At your limit already? Looks like you really are just a little brat." She approached him with romantic feelings built up over the span of ten whole years, but neither her kissing nor her touch could compete with an adult's…

A man who had been disgraced throughout his school days, appeared after 10 years and proposed a deal to Soo-bin, who was busy refusing many blind dates, with difficult conditions to refuse.

Ami Satou works for Cobara, a company that specializes in sweets. While she may be good at sales, her confidence in pretty much everything else is low, which is why she hasn't even thought about dating since college. Instead, she fills up her imagination with romantic scenes from shoujo manga. When she meets Alain Giraud, a handsome, older French man in charge of a new project she's assigned to work on, she begins to struggle to keep that romantic imagination in check... especially with Alain being so overly friendly! Ami keeps reminding herself that it's just because he's French, but will she be able to resist his romantic charm?

Siyeon had the rug pulled out from under her when she realized that everything in her life was a lie-- her parents are not her real parents, her fiance not really her fiance, and her cousin Eunhye is actually the birth daughter of this household. Siyeon is resigned to her misfortunes until Eunhye reveals to Siyeon that all of this was planned and orchestrated. Swallowing her tears of anguish, Siyeon makes a fateful wish that brings her 10 years into the past where she may be able to change everything... or can she?

My sister hurt him. And I shouldn't fall in love with him. Erin's twin sister dies shortly after giving birth...without revealing the name of the child's father. Four years later, Erin finds a diary in her sister's belongings and learns that her niece's father is Parker Hamilton, a world-wealthy man. Parker, who has been living in the mansion as a recluse since the death of his wife, surprisingly accepts the fact and begs Erin and her niece to stay at the mansion. Erin's heart is stirred by his kind eyes. She should not fall in love with him, even though he is hurting and suffering...

I Was the Villainess Who Would Die by the Hands of the Male Lead, but I Know This Cliché! I thought it was a pretty good deal to die unjustly, as a payment for the price I paid for being the villainess. Until I realized that I couldn’t escape from the original plotline. If I was going to die anyway according to the original, then let’s give a kiss to my handsome husband! “Please satisfy me like a snake flower of Ridelhoff. You never know, it might even lead to some benefits.” … Why did the original plot start to change?

Kurumi and Keiichirou have been married for a full year, but have yet to actually consummate the relationship! Though matched through an arranged marriage, the two share common interests and enter into a lovely relationship. But both are completely inexperienced when it comes to having more intimate relations, and can't even bring the subject up without becoming completely flustered. Can they muster up the courage to share their desires, or will it all become a pent-up mess?

SUCCESSFUL VETERINARIAN JESSICA MARTIN IS ON THE VERGE OF TURNING THIRTY. STILL SINGLE AND UNMARRIED, SHE’S BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THE STRAYS SHE TAKES IN ARE GOING TO BE THE ONLY CHILDREN SHE’LL GET TO CARE FOR. AN ODD TWIST OF FATE LANDS HER AT THE FEET OF CESARIO DI SILVESTRI BARGAINING AWAY EVERYTHING SHE OWNS IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FATHER’S FREEDOM. WHAT’S JESSICA TO DO WHEN CESARIO EXPLAINS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DESIRES IS AN HEIR? SHE’S ALWAYS WANTED CHILDREN, BUT CAN SHE REALLY SURVIVE A LOVELESS MARRIAGE TO THIS MAN WHO IGNITES A FIRE WITHIN HER?

I love you, Ito--Five love stories set in a Japanese world, mainly from "Moonlight Novels"! Beautifully illustrated R-scenes of sweet and lustful love! {Included works} Cover illustration: Yosaki Kon "New Year's Tiger Rabbit Princess' First Time in Heat" Emiya Yuri Original story: Higashikawa Kanna While the daughter of the Beast Rabbit tribe is being taught the zodiac ritual by the head of the Beast Tiger tribe, she is told "I want to eat you" and her body heats up... "The Mermaid's Sorrow" Hisei Yuki She married the young master of the village's elder, but was cursed by a mermaid, and in order to break the curse, she must be embraced... "The Fox Lord and the 99th Sacrifice" Ichii Chii, based on the original story by Yubana Shiki, a girl who was sacrificed to the Fox Lord as a baby grows up to be of marriageable age and lives happily ever after! "The Tickling Princess Wants to be Tickled" Yuzuki Yu, based on the original story by Akanetama, the daughter of a chief retainer who is aiming to enter the Ooku is constantly tickled by her childhood friend, the son of a merchant...!? "The Unrequited Love of the Attendant and the Favour of the Young Lord" Sako, based on the original story by Hanasi Nike, has feelings for the young lord of the tiger clan she serves, but in the end she decides to quit her role as an attendant and to give up on her unrequited love...

I can't believe the face I made when my subordinate told me he loved me. No one's ever gotten erect over me, so I don't know what to do...!

It was an intense love, the kind that tears the heart to shreds like a storm roaring through. Hiromi is a bad boy who was never happy following the rules, and Mitsuki is the average girl-next-door. It's been seven years since they tried and failed to elope. Hiromi went to Tokyo alone, but has suddenly returned to their hometown. Seeing him brings back memories, and hearing his voice makes her heart yearn. Unable to leave him in the past, Mitsuki is shaken to her very core... A dramatic, mature love story sure to pull at your heart strings.

Lost in his thoughts, former marine Morgan Ramsey is nearly hit by a car outside the airport. Military affairs writer Laura Bennett rushes to save him, but ends up getting hit by the car instead. Laura temporarily loses her eyesight, so a grateful Morgan offers to move in and assist her. As he speaks about his past, Laura realizes his true identity is the supposed traitor, Morgan Trayhern. Set on uncovering the truth and clearing his name, Laura works with Morgan, his family and her Pentagon contacts to restore Morgan's honor. Only then can they focus on building a future together.

*Josei + Action/Romance* Twenty-nine-year-old Tsutsumi Mika met the elite and handsome SP Mikashima Shihou at an omiai (marriage meeting). Despite thinking he is way out of her league, who is a plain woman, she received a hot proposal and they got married! Their unexpected newlywed life is happiness itself. However, Mika doesn’t understand why he treats her so preciously, making her feel uncertain… A fateful love story where deep love is born from an arranged marriage.

Ahn Choi, a food columnist with a tongue that savors the flavors of people's hearts, falls for Yudan, a man with a sweet taste. But it turns out he was once a chef whose restaurant closed down because of her harsh review... Can she ever win his heart? “How can a person have a scent like this? If only I could taste it just once more…”

Melissa, who manages the spa at her family’s luxury resort, has been in a secret relationship with Shane, a local rancher. One day, she is shocked to discover that she’s pregnant. “My late father worked so hard to build this resort, and my pregnancy is going to ruin its reputation in the eyes of the investors!” She tells Shane that she wants to break things off, but out of a sense of duty, he asks for her hand in marriage instead! “I don’t want a loveless marriage bound together purely by obligation,” she tells him. But his dreamy smile and persuasive ways are too hard to resist…

Roah Eckleiden, a renowned royal herbalist, finally takes a long-overdue break. While enjoying her time off, she discovers a bakery highly praised in a popular gourmet column. But instead of simply tasting a delicious loaf of bread as she had hoped, Roah encounters an unexpectedly special condensed milk baguette.

Despite his mercurial temperament, Richard holds Isabella in his thrall. Richard! Isabella is shocked to see a familiar face on New York’s Fifth Avenue. Her memory of the passion they shared is the single bright spot in the hellish time she spent in South America. Eight years ago, he seduced her, but it turned out he only wanted to get revenge. Now they’ve reunited just as she’s starting to make a new life for herself as a doctor. Soon he invites her to his extravagant penthouse. Though he’s become incredibly rich, there’s still a lingering shadow in his gray eyes. She’s unable to resist his desperate kisses and passionate embrace, which make his next words all the more shocking. He’s demanding that she leave the country!