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It's been three years since they broke up, but now Dray, Cass's ex, has appeared before her once more. The way he broke up with her was downright cruel, so what could he possibly want now? Her little sister married his younger brother, and up to this point she'd been lucky enough to not have to see him at all. Dray had the same beautiful blue eyes as before, and he stared coolly at Cass while he told her that Pen had passed away, leaving behind a baby. Pen's death will have repercussions for Cass and Dray's relationship that the heartbroken Cass can't yet imagine. (c)MACHIKO OCHA /ALISON FRASER

Chizuru likes one of the regular customers at her convenience store job. He's a truck driver. She doesn't know his name, but wonders what places he's seen... In addition to the title story Highway, When the Dawn Comes, which tells the sensitive tale of Chizuru's one-sided love, there are three more stories in this collection that will move any young girl's heart.

[A Scandalous Situation 1] Iantha, daughter of a nobleman, finds herself trapped alone in a castle full of men because of a blizzard. Lord Duncan, the master of the castle, asks for her hand in marriage to protect her reputation from the scandal—but Iantha had been attacked by a gang of men six years ago, when she was only eighteen! Though her heart is still wounded, Iantha is encouraged by his kindness, and accepts his proposal... This is a tremendously popular, dramatic historical romance! [A Scandalous Situation 2] Iantha plunges into marriage with Robert, a baron, still uneasy about it all. How will she ever go to bed with him? Meanwhile, a sinister man attacks her once again. Right after Iantha and Robert learn that one of the guests at their Christmas party was part of the group that assaulted Iantha, the man is murdered. And then they receive letters warning them to stop investigating. But Robert remains a rock for Iantha as the culprit tries to crush her spirit. Robert's gentle embrace, his kisses that work their way into her very soul—he cradles her with all of his being...

Saori Tsukishima's the only daughter of a family that runs an inn. She returns there for the first time in a few years to take over the business. That's when Saori's mother tells her that she's been betrothed to her childhood friend, Akihiko Tatsumi, who she's always been in love with...! This is a rowdy love comedy set in an inn between a caring chef-in-training and a ditzy young female innkeeper who keeps getting into trouble. 120% chance of embarrassment! This is the start of a tale filled with tantalizing twists about the love trials between two newbies when it comes to love!

Katie's twin, Louise, married the love of her life, and Katie even helped make it happen. Now the pressure is on for her to find love. But she won't make it to the altar if she's run over in her home town. SebastianCooke might drive a bit fast in this small town, but he'll never be able to catch up with his daughter Charlotte. A chance encounter might lead to happiness for all three of them, but only if Katie can give up her crush on her sister's new husband…

Josie has agreed to marry a ruthless millionaire named Kashimir in order to save her sister. Her older sister was kidnapped by Kashimir’s older brother in order to repay the debt accrued by her family. Josie has no choice but to submit herself to the will of Kashimir if she ever wants to see her sister again. The deal involves a fake marriage, but what is Kashimir really plotting? Josie’s first kiss is the one they share at their wedding ceremony, and she can’t stop the throbbing in her chest. But as time passes, she finds herself becoming more and more involved in the dispute between Kashimir and his hated brother. Will Josie ever find peace again?

He’s sensitive and fierce…and exceedingly tempting! When Sheikh Zayed of Kafalah, also known as the “Falcon Sheikh,” tells Jane that he wants to take her as his wife, she can hardly believe her ears. With her sensible suits and her hair always in a tight bun, she would never have considered herself a temptation. Her research at the London Embassy is her life. Then, suddenly, her younger sister finds herself burdened with an enormous debt. Just as Jane is puzzling over what to do, with prospects looking dim, Zayed appears with an offer that far surpasses her greatest hopes. For her sister’s sake, Jane will agree to the marriage of convenience he’s offered!

Unable to let go of her hatred for her father, Olivia instead directs her negative feelings toward her husband, Caspar, and insists on a divorce. Caspar thus sets off on a motorcycle journey across America, hoping he can ultimately reconcile with his wife. Olivia returns home to England along with her daughters and finds the life of a single mother challenging. She has hardly anyone to turn to, as the rest of the Crighton family have their own lives to attend to. Just when Olivia thinks all is lost, she is unexpectedly reunited with her father, who wants to make amends with his family. Can she really let this man back into her life? Could doing so heal her marriage?

Wynn’s first love was McCabe, her guardian and a trustee for her parents’ estate, but her feelings were unrequited. Despite her lingering love for him, Wynn eventually became engaged to another man. However, after McCabe is seriously injured on the job, Wynn must take care of him. And it’s not long before McCabe’s wild charms are on full display!

The closer she gets to him, the guiltier she feels… In nineteenth-century London, Emily is a widow and runs a hat store. Men are drawn to her because of her incredible beauty, and the moment Evan, a young earl, lays eyes on her, he falls in love. Though Emily is still mourning her late husband, she finds her heart slowly opening to Evan. But the closer she gets to him, the guiltier she feels…

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Bella Lawrence can't hide her disappointment after she loses the auction for a painting that she wanted to get for her grandmother's birthday present. Instead the work went to a man with a hard face and a confident smile. So she is pleased when the same man, Olivier, shows up at her grandmother's birthday party. When he asks Bella to go on a date, she is enthralled by his magical words. How could she possibly know that this is all part of Olivier's plan for revenge on the Lawrence family

From Midnight Scans: Akira, a student of the music department, played the violin only for Ibuki who is her teacher and lover. Akira is entirely devoted to Ibuki while Ibuki's love devours all of Akira to where she has lost the distinction of herself. She believed that Ibuki was her entire world. That was until she met Seike Hayato, a classmate who is the complete opposite of her... An intense, sad love story unfolds on stage in the world of classical music!

An age-old feud can stifle true love, but not forever… Determined to revive her family’s business in accordance with her late father’s will, Maddie returns to her home country and appears at a party full of big players in the wine-making industry. Her intention is to convey her resolve to Nic, who has been persistently urging her to sell the vineyard. Eight years ago, they fell in love, but because of an age-old enmity existing between their families, their parents drove them apart. Then a hair-raising secret concerning the two families came to light, and ever since, Maddie and Nic have lived in an uneasy state of mutual hatred. But their reunion at the gala will force them to face their enduring love…

He’s saved me and my baby… But what is he hiding? Andrea and her baby are fleeing from her husband when she is attacked by a stranger. She wakes up at the hospital and finds out that Flynn, a Texas Ranger, has saved her and her baby. But she’s worried that her husband hired someone to attack her, so Flynn suggests she and the child stay with him. She takes him up on the kind offer but senses there’s a deep sorrow residing in his heart…

I mustn't fall for him, I'm only the king's fake fiancée... One night, while visiting the country of Santara in search of her brother, Regan was kidnapped by Jaeger, who claimed to be the king of the country. Furious that her brother had stolen his soon-to-be-married sister away from him, Jaeger believed that by detaining Regan in the royal palace, the two would return. I will not give in to that arrogant man! Regan sent out an unsupervised message on social media to announce her safety. However, it became the topic of conversation all over the world and created a diplomatic problem for the country, forcing Regan to be Jaeger's fiancée for four days!

"Do you have any thoughts of becoming an actor? I can't see anyone but you from far away." God's hands in the entertainment industry, golden eyes, Shin Yeon. The person she cast always became a big star. In a few years, she fell in love with the person she street casted, Yeo Taejin. Beautiful face and perfect body shape, no matter what anyone says, he'll be a great actor! However, she didn't know that he's the CEO of her competitor, Jin Entertainment. She didn't know that he was a spy who came to steal her casting secrets. "Maybe i didn't recognize your star sense from the beginning, instead i fell in love with you at the first sight?" "The thing i was curious about, was it the secret of SINI Ent. casting, or was it you, Shin Yeon?" Their cheerful and lively love story, full of confusion and sweetness!

Seven years after leaving the Herbet Empire to escape her selfish mother, Rosena Estalot returns seeking treatment for her sick son, Illion. There, she reunites with Yerhan, the third prince of the empire and Illion's father. When Yerhan proposes marriage, Rosena, reluctant to reenter high society and confront her mother again, agrees on one condition: an eventual divorce. With Rosena so set on pushing him away, can Yerhan win her heart before their marriage runs its course?

Who would’ve thought I’d feel sad after being proposed to by the man I love? Megan has loved family friend Cesare ever since she was young. At twenty-one, she confessed her feelings to Cesare, but he kindly yet firmly rejected her. She believed that he’d only ever see her as a little sister and decided to move on. However, after she graduates college and returns home to London, Cesare says that he was waiting for her to grow up and asks for her hand in marriage! But she can’t become his wife after the lengths she went to in order to forget about him…

While Rachel was suffering from a high fever for a week, she kept having a dream that she’d made hot love to a man with deep emerald-green eyes. When she recovers, she finds that she’s actually pregnant! Tracing the dream back to a vague memory, she remembers a man she met at a party, Reid James. She realizes she’s spent a night with the most sought-after businessman in New York! But when she visits his office to tell him about the pregnancy, his response is downright chilly!

Includes two digital-only bonus pages.Now in vertical-scrolling,full-color VertiComix format! From a terrible first encounter to a heart-pounding tale of romance, the long-awaited comic adaption of this hugely popular series is finally here! Sako Miyamura is your average, everyday office worker with an unparalleled thing for suits! She especially can't get enough of her handsome, intelligent, stylish, and hotshot coworker, Eiji Miya, in his suit! Their relationship suddenly takes a turn when Eiji calls Sako out for her constantly staring at him in the file room. So popular with his coworkers that he's stopped paying attention to them, Eiji unwittingly bites off more than he can chew when his excessively narcissistic choice of words to Sako inevitably land him in hot water...

Katsuyuki, a gifted, petty and egocentric high schooler, intends to work in the high financial world. His well regulated life explodes when his mother remarries his worst nightmare: a traveller writer, unproductive, nice and completely unpredictable... and father of a son who looks like him. All his opposite... Consequently begins the subtle contamination of his entourage by their terrible joie de vivre. Even Nagasawa, "the female brain of the high school", the only one for which he had respect for ... Decided to find anew his peace, Katsuyuki feverishly seeks a way for returning these aliens on their planet. And he's not sparing with spite!

"You can never have me. The one who can kill me, is me, not you." Yeonwoo killed herself in front of her ex-husband who murdered her family. Yet, she found herself back again. To escape from my ex-husband Hyojo's obsession, to protect my family and to protect myself... I ask another man to take me. "Hwita, I'll be your woman!"

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The cute, air-headed, big-busted Rio and the cool, temperamental, small-chested Futaba are twin sisters living in neighboring apartments. They both live with their boyfriends, but something feels off. Could their "honeymoon phase" be over? In response to the girls' worries, how will their boyfriends respond...?

Summary: I won't let you go until you're mine. Ms. Adachi has reached her wits end dealing with her bully of a boss, Mr. Hiyama. Luckily, her co-worker Mr. Makihara that she's fantasized about for years is coming back from his overseas work transfer. When she passes out drunk after the office party celebrating his return, she's awakened by a kiss...but from who? Surely it was from the co-worker she adores so much, Mr. Makihara...or was it?

As the daughter of a bankrupt Count, Leila's fate hinges on repaying the loan her father took from the businessman Maximilian Volkov. Missing even one payment could force Leila into marrying him as compensation. With the repayment date approaching and little hope of meeting the deadline, Leila is unexpectedly saved by her first love, a wealthy Colonel named Silvester, who proposes marriage. Although Leila has always dreamed of marrying for love, Silvester insists theirs will be a marriage of convenience and refuses to consummate it. Despite her belief that divorce is imminent, their arrangement continues for three years.Then, one day, Silvester is attacked and loses his memory. Strangely, he begins treating Leila with utmost tenderness, showering her with affection.In a surprising turn of events, their relationship shifts from the brink of divorce to a loving, affectionate marriage with just one incident.+

"I shouldn't get involved with him..." - Despite her heart's warnings, she just can't pull herself away from his sweet seduction. Mizuki, a former marathon runner with a penchant for anything sugary, has now begun working at a hotel. She has zero experience in customer service, and is clumsy and socially challenged to boot. She's been slipping up repeatedly at work, which has only made things awkward with her coworkers. But when she runs into Kaji, the handsome hotel patissier/rumored womanizer, and accidentally vents her work frustration at him, he decides to appoint her as the test taster for his new creations?! Former runner/dessert-lover meets charming pastry chef in this heart-racingly sweet romance!

Sally’s moved from the countryside to Sydney in order to gain independence from her fussing family, and she’s found employment at the Black Corporation as a secretary. But, strangely enough, she ends up teaching her boss, Logan Black, how to waltz! Just the two of them, alone in the conference room… She knows she shouldn’t, that she’s not what he’s looking for, but the attraction is there. And in his arms, the music enveloping her, she loses herself in his rare smile.

It's love at first sight when Estella, princess of the kingdom, meets Isaac, the margrave's heir. She pines and pines after him only to learn that he's already engaged! Devastated by the wedding, she hears a voice calling to her, when she suddenly falls into a pond and loses consciousness. She wakes to find out seven years have passed and she's... married to Isaac?! Now, she has a collapsing marriage, two children, and a host of strange decisions to unravel and figure out why she ended up here!

Fu Sang is a shady character which is formed from resentment. Coincidentally, she time travel in a Mary Sue novel and was bound to a system. The system told her that she had to raise the male protagonist and the villain to become popular so that in the future, they will not turn against each other because of the heroine, to complete the task. But Fu sang only had the word “resentment” in her mind. Raising kids = nourishing pure resentment. There is no loss! So Fu Sang sets out on a journey to raise the two kids and discovers that things may not be quite so simple.

32-year-old Futaba Kiryu is a manga artist that writes for a weekly shounen magazine. Her latest ongoing manga is a romantic comedy, "Bocchi no Ore kara Riaju no Omaera ni Ittoku" (A Loner Like Me's Got a Lot to Say about You Normies out There) or "Bottoku" for short. It is a best-seller and has an anime adaption on the works. But the truth is, she's completely clueless about romance. The days go on as she continues on working on her manga with her manga assistants, but soon, one of her assistants, Hiro Asakura (she dubs him as "Assassin" because of his cold and intimidating demeanor), and the anime scriptwriter for the "Bottoku" anime, Kitamura Kyosuke (social media dubs him "The Tactician" for his notoriously clever execution in the anime he's worked in) grow an interest in her and eventually make a move on her. How will Futaba fare in this love triangle when her knowledge of romance is next to nothing?

Grace finds her fledgling coffee shop chain on the edge of ruin since their reclusive investor Rafael has threatened to pull his funding. Without those funds, Grace faces bankruptcy and her employees face destitution… So she secures a chance to make her case to Rafael in person, travelling to his secluded mansion in the jungle. Once there, however, Rafael coldly ignores her pleas. When Rafael offers Grace the chance to stay the night, she leaps at it, hoping to use the time to change his mind. Grace has yet to realize that the offer is in fact, a trap...

Mikoto Nagita is a single 25-year-old who works at a small town bank. Her boss is a newlywed, and the women working part-time there always go home at 5 o'clock on the dot. Hating having to always work overtime as well as on the weekends, she comes up with a plan to get married in order to quit her job, only she's got no prospects... Coincidentally, she hears about Juno and its "Marriage Makers"... a service that has a 100% success rate of helping people get married!! All Mikoto wants is to get out of work, and she's about to start numerous magical marriage simulations with her Marriage Maker, Atago!!

Benedict had no idea he’d slept with Vanessa, but she would never forget it! One day when Vanessa, a butler, woke up, the owner of the house she worked in, Benedict, was sleeping next to her…and they were both naked! What on earth had happened? Vanessa sleeps in the house’s various guest rooms to make sure they’re each routinely aired out and ready for visitors. Last night she was a bit drunk and decided to sleep in Benedict’s room since he wasn’t supposed to be staying at the house. She can’t believe he decided to share the bed with her. Later on when he woke up, he asked her if she knew who it was he’d slept with the night before. He had no idea it was her!

Eve has to accompany her father to a party held in a luxurious hotel and curses her unfortunate life as a daughter of a ruthless tycoon. Her role is to blandish a businessman who is planning to take over her father's company by seducing him with her youth and beauty, to maneuver the deal in favor of her father. By the time an irresistibly attractive man comes into view, Eve is fed up with everything. Defeated by his temptation, Eve shares a passionate kiss with him, not knowing that he is the man who she has to sweeten tonight!

He thinks she’s manipulating his father, but he can’t seem to resist her charms! From day one at her new job, Kelsa’s boss, the CEO of the company, took a shine to her, treating her like she was his own daughter. Now his son, Lyle, is insisting she seduced his father and offering her compensation if she breaks up with him! Beyond insulted, Kelsa slaps Lyle before she can think better of it. So why is she suddenly in his arms and locked in a kiss?

Danielle “Dani” Hammond is a world-renowned jewelry designer, respected and awarded for her considerable skill by her peers…except for the ever-critical Quinn Everard. He’s one of Australia’s biggest gem brokers and never lets up on her work. Why, then, has Quinn come to her to create a piece using the Distinction Diamond, a legendary gem? Dani gets down to work without knowing that the recipient of her hard work will be herself! Still unsure why he would commit such a rare and elegant piece of jewelry to the hands of someone whose work he finds subpar, Dani can’t know the regret that lies in Quinn’s heart.

Elena, an attendant to a nobleman, falls secretly in love with the Earl of Lavenham after he visits the mansion. She’s excited by his enchanting kiss and proposal but is hurt when he says they can both have other lovers. With no other choice, Elena runs away. On her way to London, she meets a duke’s widow, who finds Elena’s story amusing and dresses her up to make her look like a beautiful princess. Elena is surprised by her new appearance and shocked when she runs into the earl, who has come to London to look for her. Will he see through her disguise?

I want to bring the light back into his dark, closed heart! In the same collision that killed her mother, Dana’s face was scarred for life. To cope with the pain and suffering, she accepts a live-in nursing job for a temporarily blind man. Gannon has been swamped in anger since the day he lost his sight, but Dana’s determined to bring the light back into his dark, closed heart! And once his heart awakens, who knows what future it might find?

It’s been two years since Lexie left her Greek millionaire husband, Xenon. She’s been working as a jewelry designer, and just as the wounds in her heart had finally begun to heal, Xenon appears on her doorstep. Lexie’s younger brother is deep in debt and has come to Xenon for help. Xenon has a familiar smug smile on his handsome face as he makes Lexie a deal. He’ll help her younger brother…if she’ll come back to him. After the way he shut her out two years ago, what could he possibly be thinking now?

A man she encountered on the street turned out to be her fated prince! Sharon recently lost her father and his will dictated that she must marry someone within a month or his death, otherwise she won’t be able to inherit the company! He recommended Glen, the company’s attorney, as a suitable husband, but she couldn’t accept him. That’s when she happened to meet the classy and mysterious Arbela. She then makes up her mind to marry him…!

Manga Updates: One day, the Demon Queen saves Haru, a young human boy about to be sold as a slave, and takes him back to be her attendant. Some years later, the bored demon queen asks our now fully grown and handsome Haru what else she has left to do. "Marriage," Haru replies. Thus, a heart-pounding romcom between an innocent demon queen and her servant unfolds.

I thought you hated me, so why did you kiss me? Rebecca, a nurse, travels to a medical facility in a small village in Africa. She’s sent there with Seth, a handsome but foulmouthed and arrogant doctor. They’ve never gotten along, but Rebecca has always been attracted to him. In Africa, Rebecca collapses after wearing herself out, and when she returns to the US to recover, a mysterious billionaire invites her to convalesce at his mountain lodge. At first, she’s overwhelmed by the luxurious villa, but she soon finds herself feeling bored. That is, until Seth suddenly shows up!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. I'm not going to wait any longer. The first is the "SAYUKI" series, which is a very popular series in Japan. The two are childhood friends and work in the same building. They usually play the role of good friends, but Sayuki has been in love with Mahito for a long time. Then one day, an incident leads Sasuyuki to discover Masato's "true identity". ......? ("I'm going to thoroughly make Sayuki mine." ............... That means we're in love with each other~!) The too-heavy love of the yandere boy is somehow converted into a heart-throb element, and the passionate love is developing!?What will happen to this unpredictable love??The tag team of Monaka Usayama and Kazuichi presents a new sensation of extremely erotic yandere (?) love comedy! A love comedy!

The world which was once governed by four evil gods has plunged into chaos. Its now up to the Kashikans to restore order by once again confining the gods that escaped, through song and dance.

Colonel Willem Stone is taken behind enemy lines and there endures savage torture to protect his friends. Yet something mysterious happens to him whenever he's at the limit of his pain tolerance... It's as if his soul leaves his body and visits a mysterious woman in an ancient land. Her name is Sarafina. She has strong spiritual powers and is able to sense Will's presence?the two of them form a strong bond. But then Sarafina is transformed into a powerful vampire who never ages... Stay tuned as a unique and mythical romance blossoms!

At her mother’s company’s founding party, Honey gets pressured about marriage by her old childhood friend, but a promise made when they were both children by their parents holds no water now. Why won’t he understand? Then, when Honey is in the most trouble, a man named Ben Claremont appears. He bravely saves Honey and suggests a ridiculous way to solve her problem. He offers to marry her! That way she won’t have to worry about her friend any longer. Then Honey finds out that Ben is actually the CEO of the huge company that’s merging with her mother’s business!