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Archduke Gabriel de Luzia is cursed. Since his seventh bride died in a tragic accident, he's become an outcast and has stayed holed up in his castle. His only companions there are his loyal servants, until the day a young woman comes wandering right through the castle's protective magical barrier! Having traveled all the way from her village, Marianne has a favor to ask of Gabriel, but nothing comes for free in this world, and what the archduke asks of her in return could put her life at stake!

A oneshot (promo) adaption of Saadat Hasan Manto's short story "Vo Larki". During the time of partition, when riots in the country are at its peak, a girl catch's Sarindar's interest but she has more to her than she let's on. Will Sarindar be able to catch her true intentions before its too late?

Mina's an office worker dying to find someone to marry, yet, every time she feels she's met "The One," she gets dumped and called overbearing! One day, her ex-boyfriend Togo, with whom she's had a traumatic past, joins her company. On top of that, he goes around telling everyone they're engaged, as a way to repel the other women at work. Fearful that her marriage potential is dwindling, Mina goes to a mixer party, but a man tries to force her into a hotel against her will. That's when Togo, just passing by, rescues her! He helps her into the hotel so she can rest... and kissing ensues! A rekindling romance between a frisky, bossy guy and a troubled girl desperate to get married!

“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…”

"They say you can see your future husband in a dream on Saint Agnes' Day!" After finishing her internship at an adult toy company, Woo Cheonhye is teased by her sculpture classmates — asking if she got fired because she couldn’t even sculpt an adult toy. Having never seen or touched "one" herself, Cheonhye swallows her frustration in silence. Then, she stumbles upon a video about Saint Agnes' Day. Desperate for a lifeline, she tries the Saint Agnes' Day ritual. To her surprise, Cheonhye actually meets a handsome man in her dream and falls head over heels... But as he leans in for a sweet kiss, the dream man suddenly starts taking off Cheonhye’s dress…?!

Kana's in love with her friend Takumi. They've known each other forever, and they're even coworkers now. Of course, he has no idea. Why would he? He's hot and competent, so he's got plenty of women to choose from. She, on the other hand, wears glasses, has a baby face, and has absolutely no experience with men. Desperate, she forms a plan with another colleague to ask Takumi to pop her cherry for her on the pretense that this is all to get with another guy. At first, he tries to dissuade her but soon realizes how adamant she is. And, as much as he thinks this is a bad idea, he can't stand the thought of her doing it with some other dude!

“I want to live on the wild side for once!” On her thirtieth birthday, Gwen turns to rum to drown her sorrows. Her husband has left her, and though her life revolves around raising her two children, it feels empty lately. What has she accomplished in her life? Her neighbor Spense happens to overhear her drunken mumbling and gives her another birthday present—a hot birthday kiss that awakens a storm in Gwen’s heart! But hunky Spense is a successful entrepreneur, and Gwen’s a plain Jane. She knows the kiss was only a joke, yet she's starting to have feelings for him...

When Misty Malone, self-described tomboy who is as stubborn as she is beautiful, goes to small-town Kentucky to attend her sister’s wedding, she meets Morgan Hudson, one of the five famous and handsome “Buckhorn brothers.” Despite the physical chemistry between the two, Misty is determined to never let another man get close to her. But as she spends more time with him, Morgan’s kind and reassuring demeanor has her questioning her resolve. Can the two overcome the secret Misty harbors about her past and admit their feelings to each other?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Our first meeting in 10 years...... and we're hugging each other while naked!? I'm now living under the same roof with my childhood friend who went overseas and came back a very good-looking guy. On my way home from work, I got caught in the rain, so I hurried back to take a bath. That's where Yoshiki, who had been away for 10 years, was taking a shower! Despite the situation, he just said? It's been so long!" and started to hug me! Yoshiki used to be a shy cry baby who I protected as a younger brother, but now he's a totally different person. He's very friendly, quick to hug, and kisses me while saying? Let's get married."... Is this what happens to everyone who goes overseas!?

He is blunt but kind… Is this feeling love? The steady Rhia has worked hard to take care of her free-spirited younger sister as a substitute parent. But not this time. Her sister, who is an unlicensed driver, has a car accident, and her boyfriend, who was riding with her, is in a coma. That man's uncle Jared blames the girl for that, and Rhia is forced to pretend to be her sister who has run away. Jared says his nephew, who has regained consciousness, wants to see Rhia's sister... but that's impossible, because he's blind now! However, the arrogant Jared takes Rhia away in his private jet...

Elementary school teacher Prudence is mountain climbing and camping with some of her students. Worried for her safety, her father sends his subordinate Sergeant Joe Wilder to look after the group, but he doesn’t seem happy to be there. Prudence doesn’t know what to make of him, but when she watches him closely, she notices that he answers every one of the children’s questions. What a mysterious man… Joe possesses both the cool side and wild side characteristic of a marine, and Prudence finds herself drawn to him. And before they’re done, both her heart and a sudden blizzard will conspire to bring them even closer together!

Rosaline believed that she and Romeo were destined to be lovers, but an unexpected tragedy comes when he dies on the same day as her cousin, Juliet. Rosaline learns she has one last memory of Romeo— a son. However, Rosaline’s loving memory of Romeo is shattered when she learns of his betrayal. With no one left to love and protect but her son, the last thing she wants is for Romeo to return to Verona and take everything she holds dear.

Asaki wanders into a mysterious museum. Much to her surprise, it's empty! Or is it?

A collaboration between horror radio show host personality Inagawa Junji and horror mangaka Itou Junji. Published in the September 2007 issue of "Real Horror Stories.

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Liana and her daughter travel to El Bahar, an Arabian kingdom, after she is hired to work there as a teacher. The taxi from the airport takes them not to their new apartment but to a huge palace! Liana doesn’t understand what is happening until Malik, the crown prince of El Bahar, appears in front of them. It turns out that he saw her on the plane and she caught his attention, so he had her brought to his home. The question is...why?

Wealthy socialite Jane finds herself held captive in Costa Rica after getting caught up in matters concerning secrets of national security. Former intelligence agent Grant is sent to rescue her from where she is being held deep in the jungle. But once they meet, Jane seems to have no concern for the man who has risked his life to help her escape. But slowly they find their irritation turning into burning passion…

Heewon Jang, a once-revered film director, watched her reputation shatter as disturbing details of her abusive behavior surfaced. Teetering on the brink of professional ruin, an email from an enigmatic sponsor introduces a daring proposal—a series of adult videos starring Jaehee, a former fan, and one of the actors whose career she ruined. Reluctantly, Heewon and Jaehee agree. As they are forced to collaborate, will the lens uncover unexpected love or their shameful dark secrets?

Into her 3rd year of marriage, Asuka Kohinata (32) is struggling with a sexless marriage. The couple was head over heels for each other when they first got married, but now her husband rejects her no matter how many times she tries to initiate. "I'm tired of being rejected... " "How can we go back to being a happy couple...? " Struggling to make things work with her husband, Asuka one day obtains the power to travel back in time. Can Asuka leap through time to save her sexless marriage?

To everyone, Jaehee seemed to be living a perfect life, loving Uyeon without any major hardships. As his soon-to-be bride, she spent her days happily. But one day, Jaehee dreams about the day she first met Uyeon. From that point on, Uyeon starts to seem different, and memories she had long forgotten begin to resurface, one by one…

A man, Ran Weiting, brought a horrible memory to her. He loved her and tamed her with all means, from love to destruction. Being afraid, she racked her brain to escape from him, from fighting back to giving up. He tried his best to help her gain freedom even on the cost of himself. She loved him and gave up many times for him. At last, she firmly decided to be with him all her life.

Isabel stumbles upon an abandoned baby on the beach at dawn. She picks up the baby without any hesitation and flags a car on the road. She asks the driver to take her and the baby to the hospital. After putting the baby in the care of the hospital, she’s surprised to know who was driving the car. He’s a famous architect, Craig Jaeger! What she knows about him is that he’s a stubborn man. She gets agitated after knowing that she forced a man like him to be the driver. Despite her concern, he treats the baby with care. His kindness impacts her heart in a whole different way.

Lucy, a woman with an uncanny sense of taste and smell, discovers that her favorite restaurant has changed kitchen staff--and she does not know the identity of the chef whose cooking she's loved for years. When a lucky accident leads her to two former chefs at Dimanche, she decides that she will do her utmost to track down each of their old colleagues in order to rediscover that "perfect taste".

Eight years ago, a great tragedy befell Libby Cornish and it changed her life forever. To this day she’s still haunted by her repressed memories of that night. But when her old classmate and one-sided crush Nick Howell joins her team, Libby’s nights take a turn for the better. She experiences dreams of them kissing—dreams so vivid she can feel them long after they’ve ended. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear they weren’t dreams at all.

"When I like someone, I need to have sex with them every day of the week," My boss that I admire so much is a very passionate lover... When I orgasm, he even makes me knees shake...!

A young woman takes in a peculiar child.

In "Parfum," by Nishi Uko, a woman distracts her lover.

A man discovers the secret behind the pair of red high-heeled shoes that awakened something inside of him. Oneshot published in 2017 March issue of Comic Birz.

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This love is a ruse. I must not take it seriously… Eccentric neighbor, loyal friend and total innocent Elissa was exactly who Kingston Roper needed to get him out of a romantic bind. His sister-in-law’s intentions were anything but sisterly, and King had to produce a make-believe lover to run interference. Sweet Elissa fit the bill nicely. The act seemed foolproof…until seeing Elissa in his bed heated King’s blood and holding her filled him with unbearable longing. As the fantasy threatened to become reality, King was torn—did he desire a woman he could not touch? Would he touch a woman he dared not love?

My husband is a millionaire…and I have no memory of him at all. When Kiley awakens in the hospital after her accident, the first person she sees is an absolutely gorgeous man. His name is Nicolo and he says that he’s her husband. Kiley has lost her memory and doesn’t remember a thing about her past or her family. She soon learns that Nicolo is a famous millionaire, but she gradually grows suspicious of her too-good-to-be-true situation, given that she’s not a celebrity and wouldn’t travel in the same social circles as Nicolo. So how on earth would they ever have met? As she searches for the truth behind her accident, what she finds is something she could never have expected!

Takemoto, a sophomore art student in Tokyo, thinks his greatest worries in life are finding ways to eat more meat and getting to class on time. But with friends like his, life is never going to be that tame.

Tsukasa is excited to leave her life in the countryside behind and start college in the big city! Her dreams of being independent aren't going to happen right away, since her handsome childhood friend Makoto will be staying at her place until maintenance on his apartment is done. Tsukasa's had a major crush on Makoto since she was a kid, and sharing a room is making it extra hard to get rid of her feelings for him. She's clearly not doing a good job getting over him, since she's been having sex dreams about him ever since they started living together. But why do these dreams feel more real than anything she's experienced before? This volume also includes the short story “Here Begins Taro and Hime's Love"!

He's just a wealthy man from the city, no different from her callous ex-husband. When she got pregnant, Sophie was abandoned by her husband, so it’s understandable if she’s wary around men. That’s why she doesn’t share everyone else’s enthusiasm when Gregory Wallace, a businessman from the city, moves into the village where Sophie lives with her daughter. While others welcome this well-mannered man, Sophie keeps her guard up, assuming that that his good looks hide a cold and unfeeling heart. Yet when the charming Gregory shows interest in and approaches her, Sophie's plan to never get involved with a man again starts to crumble.

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!"

Was it a one-night stand after effect? Dojin Yoon is unable to get turned on after meeting that girl. It's as if she has cast a spell on him, his body was numb, She was the only remedy to free him from the spell Yuyoung Ha, the mysterious woman who left a strong trail behind from the very first time they met.

Due to his prosopagnosia, Sang struggles with maintaining a normal school life. It’s hard to make friends when everyone’s face looks like an egg… literally. There’s only one person he can recognize -- Ujeong, a mysterious girl who seems to struggle with fitting in herself. In their pursuit to be “ordinary”, these two high-schoolers forge an unexpected friendship.

Have you ever had a ghost as a roommate? That’s the situation that confronts Chanyang Jeong when a haunting turns into a homestay. The “ghost” in question is actually Jian Nam, heir to the Baekgyeong Group, who’s currently in a coma after a suspicious accident. Jian needs to remain near Chanyang for three months to find out if he can wake up from the coma, so the two are forced to cohabitate. Can Chanyang uncover the truth behind Jian’s accident, and endure living with her unexpected guest for three months?

Choko Kuze is the sensible daughter of a venerable family who went bankrupt. She joins a real estate company as an entry-level office worker, but her eccentric boss is harder on her than anyone else in the company! After hearing him inadvertently call her "milady," she realizes he was the young servant boy she knew as a child. At work he's a tyrant, but after hours he insists on treating her like a lady of the nobility. Is romance even possible for a couple locked in such a crazy role reversal?

Horror manga giant Junji Ito teams up with spooky story writer Hirokatsu Kihara for the ultimate collection of fright-filled ghost tales! A tumor shaped like a man’s face slowly moves across a woman’s body. The sea shoots glowing balls into the sky, much to the distress of beachgoers. And a girl dressed up for a holiday has no eyes, no nose, nothing–her face is a total blank. Hirokatsu Kihara pens true stories of unsolved mysteries, stitched together with page after page of Junji Ito’s original illustrations in this collection of nine eerie tales and a bonus manga story.

Oneshot.Mangaupdates:Cute oneshot about a puppy's view of the human world.

Disguised as a man, the Lady is unconsciously manipulating the Duke? In order to search for her missing father, Lady Elesia transforms herself into a man and finds employment at the castle of the Duke of Bristol, near where her father was last seen. Having grown up admiring the Black Lion, a vigilante who protects the innocent, Elesia displays her mastery of the sword and quickly wins the Duke’s favor—until one day when he discovers her secret! The historical drama in the Kingdom of Aldun is about to begin!

**"A hauntingly beautiful tale hidden in the misty mountains. A dreamlike love story blooming beneath the rain."** On the night of the Lantern Festival, Princess Yuji encounters a mysterious and stunningly beautiful man named Ah Jiu. Captivated by his otherworldly appearance, she decides to marry him… But how can a princess win the heart of someone like him? And what secret burdens does Ah Jiu carry in silence? Some love grows quietly, like a gentle warmth that lingers through time—unseen, but always there.

Saskia "Sashie" Ford and Lucius "Luke" Armytage have never gotten along. As step siblings, they’re not related by blood, but Sashie’s always been out to draw blood. So Luke does his best to stay out of her way. When they bump into each other at the family'’s summer home in Tuscany, they might find that they need each other…but can the two of them coexist under one roof?

If only we could have a fresh start… After hearing that her husband, Andreas, was having an affair, Dominique ran away to her parents’ house. One year later, she gathers her courage and decides to ask Andreas for a fresh start. However, the woman he was rumored to be having an affair with is still there, and she’s holding a small baby in her arms… Could it be Andreas’s child? Will she ever be able to find love with him again?

One night Natasha is called and told her twin sister, Natalia, and Natalia’s boyfriend, Chase, have been involved in a car accident. Natasha rushes to the hospital to find that her sister has received little more than a scratch. Chase on the other hand is in serious condition. Natalia, who was only using Chase for his money and status, leaves him, believing he will be crippled for life. Not wanting Chase to be hurt any more than he already is, Natasha assumes her sister’s identity to continue the relationship. How far will Natasha go?and will Chase find out?

After winning a long war, Asha Pervaz is expecting the emperor to compensate her with money. Unlike her expectations though, the emperor asks Asha to choose her own husband from a list of nobles. Asha chooses Duke Carlisle Haven, the emperor’s eldest son and former crown prince. Asha expects him to object and pay an alimony instead, but the duke actually agrees to marry her! He even promises to help Asha rebuild Pervaz. What does the duke really want? And will Asha get what she wants without getting embroiled in the growing royal conspiracy?