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The year is 1830 and Caroline, the daughter of a British aristocrat, can no longer bear the violence of the man her father decided she would marry. She impulsively gets her hands on a powerful drug, and as her consciousness fades away, she realizes she is being held by gentle arms. Could it be her secret love, Sebastian Conway? She and the aloof Sebastian keep meeting and parting... It’s a love that makes Caroline want to cry. Must they be forever kept apart by circumstance?

Rowan, a noble lady, felt uneasy. Her friend Penelope, who was so shy it hurt, was worried about being forced to marry an earl who had been accused of killing his wife. If Rowan posed as her servant and could prove that the earl was an inappropriate man for Penelope, then her father would give up on the match. Rowan immediately put her plan into action, but just as quickly she ran into a snag?Lucas, a playboy and the earl’s servant. He had only just met Rowan and had already tried to kiss her!

A boy who has discarded all his dreams loses his way in 'Wonderland', where he discovers that he possesses the name of 'Alice', one that is vital to the 'Kill the White Rabbit Game'. In this mad tale, common sense is out the window, and all are bound by both the rules of the 'game' and the commands of the Queen of Hearts. Amidst the insanity, Alice decides to pick up a cold, glittering gun and shoot his way to his own identity.

**“Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all boys academy for nobles”** In 18th century England, Gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family, befriends a young man named Jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. After an incident occurs, Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all-boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but in reality hides a harshness and brutality which she could never have imagined. Savage Garden is a shojo fantasy that carries an eerie and mysterious ambiance, with captivating characters and an art style that perfectly portrays the period setting. A dark, gender bending tale with a romantic triangle that will keep you intrigued 'til the end. Collecting the first two Korean volumes into English for the first time.

A young woman contemplates life in a world where the dead walk.

Irina is an ordinary high school girl, until the day she's brought to a fairyland by a handsome man. Terra Bitt just moved to a new school, where two attractive guys, Kai and Marcell, fall for her. An anthology of romantic short stories that showcase the various aspects of love.

"After the war, I shall return. Let's get married then." Collin, a member of an aristocratic family, and Rose, an innkeeper's daughter, promise to marry each other despite the differences in their social status. However, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in a combat zone, Collin receives a letter from Rose one-sidedly breaking off the engagement. Collin returns home unconvinced, but when he goes searching for Rose, he hears that she has gone missing. When he finally locates Rose, he finds her working as a housekeeper for an elderly noblewoman at her manor. But Rose acts as if Collin is a total stranger when he expresses his unwavering love toward her.

Hiromi is suddenly reunited with her high school boyfriend—at a professional match-making service! But their reunion isn't a sweet one, because he doesn't seem to remember Hiromi at all. In fact, he starts making wild accusations that make her question all her memories from back then. This sharp-tongued stranger is like an entirely different person from the guy she remembers! Is this a match doomed to fail?

One day, you suddenly become sex partners with your childhood friend of 13 years?! Taehwon's pants were pulled down by mistake at a university get-together. The whole university is in chaos after the huge and magnificent appearance (?) of Taehwon's 'third leg'. He seeks the help of his childhood friend, Jaekyung, to get over his social anxiety through a 'special' relationship. During their relationship, Jaekyung realizes that her childhood friend may not truly be who she thinks he is.

She approaches the man. This is a risky bet, but she has no choice—she needs to win it. “I’ll transform him into a perfect gentleman.”In a sleazy casino full of oil refinery workers, Catherine timidly sits next to her fiancé. “Damn it! Take it all!” a man with black hair suddenly screams and starts taking his clothes off. Then her fiancé whispers into her ear, “Catherine, it’s him.” With strong determination, she approaches the man. This is a risky bet, but she has no choice—she needs to win it. “I’ll transform him into a perfect gentleman.”

“You’re telling me to vow my eternal love to someone whose name I don’t even know?” Louise, a wholesome girl working in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas, has found herself in a dire situation. She’s on the run from a mafioso after accidentally swallowing a diamond worth millions. If they catch her, it’s off to the chapel and then the operating table for her. But Louise refuses to become the bride of a criminal. Donning a wedding dress, she escapes her captor’s car and bumps into a man on his way back from a friend’s wedding. Without a moment to spare, the two make for the nearest chapel to hide from Louise’s pursuers!

"The times have changed since I said 'what if'." Introducing Reina Hirota: 30 years old, part-time worker. She has no dreams or goals in life, and spends her time with no boyfriend or crush. In the new year, she will work to find her true passions! A new season of the popular series that depicts the dreams and realities of modern girls living in the Reiwa era!!

On a mission to meet a certain someone, Ruby, in the guise of a bartender, sneaks into?Q Virtus, an exclusive world-class gentleman’s club for billionaires. Everyone inside wears masks to hide their identities, but when the person she’s waiting for appears, she knows him instantly by his unmistakable aura and piercing green eyes. Narciso Valentino… The shrewd, successful businessman who has the New York financial markets in the palm of his hand is also known as the Magician of Wall Street. Ruby needs to ask a favor of him. He, meanwhile, has just one goal in sight?making her his own for the night…

When she was seventeen, Angela fell pregnant—but she was poor and decided to give the baby up for adoption. Then one day she finds out that the couple who adopted her baby died in an unfortunate accident. Worrying about her child, Angela desperately searches out the child’s guardian, Nick, the younger brother of her child’s adoptive mother. Nick lives in London, runs a multinational business and is so busy that he’s looking for a nanny for the niece he has recently taken in. And so Angela hides her true identity in order to see her daughter and become the girl’s nanny.

Ms. Machiko Kano (30 years old) is suddenly transferred to the condom sales department, something she never saw coming. Her new boss is Hayase, the top salesman surrounded in sultry rumors. She thought he was just a playboy but when she began to see his true personality her heart began to flutter. Then for "Research and Development" purposes, she had to get very physically close to him. "Even though this is for work, my feelings for Hayase have started to explode!"

In addition to being the oldest of four beautiful brothers, Sawyer is the only doctor in Buckhorn, Kentucky. One day a woman named Honey drives her car through his fence and into the lake. He finds her unconscious, but when she wakes up, she doesn’t seem to want his help. She appears to be afraid of something, but what that might be is a mystery. Sparks begin to fly as Sawyer nurses her back to health. Will an irresistible magnetism draw these two closer together?

It’s the start of a new year at a new school for Amelia, a girl with strong ambitions and a unique allergy to witnessing violence. She quickly learns that her peaceful first impression of her school was just a fleeting facade when she realizes that her new high school is a battlefield between two warring student gangs. Between the South Canteen Gang, the North Canteen Gang, and the girls fighting over boys, it looks like it’s allergy season for Amelia. Despite the chaos and her now-regular allergic reactions, Amelia is determined to bring peace to her new high school--not through violence, but with the power of love.

A One-Shot by Yamada Akihiro the illustrator behind Twelve Kingdoms and Record of Lodoss War.

Laurel Midland harbors a dark secret, one that leads her to think she deserves no happiness in life. When she arrives at the house of widower Charles Gray, she finds a like-minded soul in a child who's been denied much happiness. As the new nanny, she's tasked with proving herself to Charles, proving that you need to have fun to live, and learning that you need to forgive yourself to move on.

jp/ eng 3/2 "Do you always slip your finger in like this?" He touches me as though tracing the steps of my masturbation... I've never felt pleasure like this! Akari yearns for her teacher. One day, her childhood friend, Yuuta, asks her "Do you masturbate?" in the middle of the classroom. Turning bright red, she denies it, saying, "Of course I don't!" ...But in reality, she does it every night while fantasizing about her teacher... She could never tell anyone about this, and yet, of all people, Yuuta discovers her secret! "Show me how you do it." Blackmailed and unable to resist, things escalate, until...!

Her father loses their fortune and estate gambling and disappears. The last opponent he lost big to was a nobleman named Develin, and Thea’s father even gambled away her dowry. Thea shows up at Develin’s home and resolutely offers him a deal. “Please marry me.” Can he turn down this sudden proposal? Thea is fraught with unease, but Develin unexpectedly embraces her and steals a kiss. Could they really be together as man and wife, or does a miserable marriage await her?

Upcoming starlet Missy Klein is getting married to Ian Lawson, founder of the SpinTrax recording label, and From This Moment, Nashville’s hottest wedding planners, have gotten the contract to arrange the wedding. There’s only one problem?cofounder and photographer Briana Harper had a college romance with Ian, and they’re now stuck in a snowed-in cabin! With the relationship warming up faster than the weather outside, Briana and Ian start to reconnect…but Ian’s abandonment of his own music career to pursue the business side of things has always irked Briana. She begins to ask herself if she could get together with Ian again, but how is that possible when he’s getting married to the mother of his unborn child?

Within the back alleys fusing retro and modern aesthetics, Chief, the cat in charge of the Tourist Information Center guides feline tourists to the actual shops best known for their respective cats.

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Felicia is a servant's daughter who harbors a yearning for the eldest son of the Marquis's family. But they are torn apart by a sudden separation. When they are coincidentally reunited ten years later, there's a huge gap has opened between them...!

“If you want me to complete the story… Are you telling me to put on a play or something?” “You understood correctly. That’s exactly it.” “I see. That’s simpler than I expected. I thought something serious had happened the way you were trying to scare me, Sir Estel.” At the mention of performing a play, Alyssa’s expression brightened. But despite her cheerful face, Lennard still looked uneasy. “No, I don’t think it’s quite that simple… not like the Saintess believes.” “…Pardon?” “The title of the script is… ‘The Saintess Ravished… by the Holy Knight’ after all…”

He was just a passing stranger…at first!Abby has lost her self-confidence and her courage. After being fired from her job, she felt like all her hard work was for nothing, so a heartbroken Abby ran off by herself to Lake Tahoe. Just when she had decided to pursue a more relaxing life, her car gets a flat tire in the middle of the night on a snow-covered road and she’s stranded. It’s the worst day of her life. As she holds back her tears, a hero appears in front of her. Gar, the muscular and handsome owner of a ski lodge, gives her a moment of peace. She imagined that would be the last she saw of him, but the future has something else in store for Abby!

Mary, having lost her mother at a young age, grew up ostracized by her spiteful stepmother and stepsisters and was eventually forced out of town after being accused of a terrible crime. She now lives alone on a deserted island owned by her friend. One day, a terrible storm sets in, and she finds an injured man washed up on the beach. As she and Ben wait out the storm, they end up warming their hearts and bodies. A single night of romance to heal long years of isolation. That’s how Mary tried to think of it when Ben left the island. But many weeks later, she finds out that she’s carrying his child!

Although Alex welcomes the temp who’s covering for his secretary while she’s on vacation, he feels uneasy about her. This new one has freckles all over her makeup-free face with her hair pulled into a simple and tidy ponytail. He just fired a temp who was obsessed by her appearance and paid no attention to her work. Still, something is troubling him about this plain-looking woman. Meanwhile, Julia, the temp, is having a hard time hiding her fluttering heart, and she worries that he might discover her true identity despite her perfect disguise!

“How much will it cost to get you to give up guardianship of my nephews?” That’s what Cruz De Carillo asks Trinity when she freezes under his contemptuous glare. A year and a half ago, Trinity had been his maid—until she was entrusted with his half brother Leo’s sons. After circumstances led her into a fake marriage with Leo, he suddenly died. Now Cruz believes Trinity was after Leo’s money. She tries to tell him the real reason, but he won’t listen—which hurts, especially because the one she has feelings for is Cruz!

College heartthrob Caleb Lockhart is the last person a girl like Veronica Strafford should be involved with. Ambitious and fiercely independent, Veronica refuses to be the campus player's next conquest, even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between them. But after she’s evicted with nowhere else to go, Veronica finds herself leaning on someone else for the first time. Caleb has never wanted someone like this before and he's determined to pursue her, even as the secrets of their pasts threaten to break them apart.

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Rose is involved in a terrible scandal and is the center of 19th-century London’s rumor mill. She hopes to escape from prying eyes by accepting her cousin’s invitation to spend Christmas at Morton Castle in Yorkshire, but her plans are dashed when she finds out that one of the guests is none other than Sir Miles, a Londoner who’s not only heard the stories about Rose but believes them, too. He says he’d rather spar with her in a battle of wits than insult her, but what are his intentions really?

Nineteenth-century London—Verity’s father has passed away, so in order to pay for the surgery her sister needs, she becomes a theater dancer under a false name. Dancers are considered no better than harlots in the eyes of gentlemen, so Viscount Fillion Guzby decides he can buy some time with her—in fact, he asks her to spend Christmas with him in exchange for five hundred pounds!

26-year-old Hong Do-hye, in the prime of her youth. The youngest of her family and showered with love, she’s lived a life without any major hardships. But after joining her company, a sharp and formidable thorn appears in the form of Team Leader Kwon Sa-woo— and the smooth flower path of her life suddenly twists into a thorny road... (NEW) 30 seconds ago Tweet . @Xx_4woo ▶ (Video) 11:11 a.m. A video uploaded at the same time each day and then mysteriously deleted. In the clip she clicks on, heart pounding, she finds… a rather large and upright wick, along with ragged, sticky breaths…?

It’s Gretchen’s job to make sure weddings go flawlessly, but this time she’s received a special request?Gretchen is to pretend to be lovers with movie star Julian Cooper during the wedding ceremony! Her ample figure and frizzy hair don’t look like the Hollywood dream, though, so how can she pull it off? When she meets the gorgeous Julian, he immediately notices that she’s a little stiff and decides she needs “acting lessons.” So he gives her a sweet kiss! Her next stops are high-end boutiques and a luxurious spa?she won’t be the same woman when this job is done!

Every day is a little bit strange. Every day is wonderful. Here in Shiratama-cho, strange things come to life like fireflies.---This is a cute, short manga that will touch your heart deeply. It portrays the "poetic days" of an office worker, Awako, who lives in the town.

Sophie was barely getting by on her temp jobs, but she still went out of her way for other people. But when she shows this side of herself to her to employer, Gabriel York, he sees it as nothing more than another woman’s attempt to get close to him. Even so, with Christmas around the corner, he lets Sophie live in his home when she no longer has a place to stay. Despite her own troubles, Sophie’s still more worried about other people than herself. Gabriel becomes more and more captivated by Sophie’s kind nature, and he thinks she needs to start caring about what she wants. Will Sophie want Gabriel for Christmas?

Billy Lucas, an ex-cop with a checkered past, is hired as a bodyguard for a naive young heiress named Julia. Originally ordered to watch her from a far, Billy is forced to intervene when she sneaks off alone. After hearing from Julia about her sheltered life, Billy decides to take her on an adventure and show her the things she has missed out on. Will sparks fly between these two people from different worlds?

On her wedding day, Ye-hwa lost her beloved and was abducted and violated by a monstrous being that suddenly appeared. Desperate to escape its obsessive grasp, she attempted to take her own life. However, when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the past—ten years earlier—where she was greeted by the very same creature, now treating her with unwavering care. Who is this being, whom she has no memory of in her past? If it was so devoted to her before, why did it destroy her in the future? Can she change the past and create a different future?

Japanese college students Enji and Rikuo have decided to travel to a foreign country to brave the mysterious "Devil's Cave", where a magic mineral called "Petram Magicis" is said to be found, which can grant any wish. But will they and their guide Shara be able to survive the supernatural perils of the cave? And why does Enji seem so obsessed with finding the Magicis, even at the risk of his life?

So Simin, seorang siswa yang juga atlet kejuaraan Hapkido yang muncul kembali 7 tahun kemudian sebagai seorang guru sementara di SMA. Tujuannya kini adalah menjadi guru tetap! Namun, seorang siswa kejam tak tahu aturan, Han Sugang, muncul di tengah kehidupan sekolahnya yang menargetkan para siswa di sana. Akankah impian Simin, seorang warga kecil yang hanya ingin menjadi guru full time menjadi kenyataan?

She's an enigma, and she's going to lead my life into further turmoil… Dan's company was on the verge of bankruptcy due to his best friend's betrayal, and his fiancée had run away. One day, he woke up to find a seductive woman named Shannon in his room. "You were so passionate yesterday," she said, but despite her bold words, there was a mysterious side to her that is hidden. Dan tried to get rid of Shannon, who in turn tried to stay with him with promises he doesn't remember, and then they were kidnapped. What is going to happen to me!?

‘The Other Family's Kid' and dreams buried deep in my heart.

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She wasn't reincarnated as the heroine of the dating simulation game, but the villain...! Due to her selfish, domineering personality, Mylene's fiance, prince Rendall, doesn't like her in the slightest. However, she becomes disorientated by the return of the memories of her past life, and he finds out that she's actually an innocent crybaby! Convinced that she's scheming to dump him for someone else, he gets jealous and warns her to stay away from other guys. With other key characters getting involved in the fray, what will become of Mylene's love!?

Faes, the first people of the Lighting World, disappeared some centuries ago after they were hunted by those hungry for the power they were never meant to yield. Their disappearance from the world changed only one thing, the rest of the world could no longer find the Lighting Tree that gives them life. Man felt no loss, but sought out more power, endlessly. However, the light they cannot wield begets darkness they wish to use, unleashing a deadly virus in the Empire of Echerus, the largest and only empire of man.

In the 30th year of reign of King Taesun of the Gye dynasty, when the sickly prince had lost his soul and was close to dying, the emperor ordered the High Priestess Oh Yeon to perform Chohonsul (a ritual to bring the soul just before death back into the body). Because of this, the prince opened his eyes again but he doesn't even recognize his father and starts talking nonsense. It turns out that the soul that Oh Yeon summoned was none other than Bongmuye, the prince of the first dynasty! In the end, Bongmuye and Oh Yeon make a deal in which Bongmuye keeps pretending to be crazy and Oh Yeon keeps him as her husband for food while hiding his true identity. A well-matured soul after a thousand years— Bongmuye, what a great supplement! Oh Yeon is happy and thrilled every day.