ROMANCE

My heart is pounding for the first time... Please give me more?

Catherine has been living half a globe away from her husband, Vito, for three years now. For as long as he can remember, their son, Santos, has never seen his mother and father together. Vito was looking forward to the next of Santos’s periodic visits, but his new lover, Marietta, isn’t happy about having Santos in the picture. To protect Santos from Marietta’s cruelty, Vito hatches a plan to live together with his wife and son as a family once more. Though her old wounds haven’t healed and the fire of their love has long since gone cold, Catherine finds her heart racing at Vito’s touch. Are they living together for Santos’s sake alone?

Souichi Kinoshita, a magazine journalist, came to a Western confectionary shop run by twin brothers to write an article. Although the interview with the patissier Reizei Jin had just begun, for some reason, Jin struggled to answer and the interview quickly dwindled to an awkward silence. That's when the other brother in the pair of twins, Ai, tells him about Jin's past...? Ikezumi presents a boy's love story of gentle-paced comfort.

The man she helped on the train now wants her to pretend to be his fiancée to protect his nephew! When nanny Ainslie accidentally witnesses her employer’s wife having an affair, she gets fired for a crime she never committed. Hopeless and jobless, Ainslie finds herself lost in London’s train traffic, where she meets a handsome man holding an upset baby. Seeing the man struggling to comfort the baby, Ainslie offers to help him. The man turns out to be Elijah Vanaldi, a successful real estate mogul and an Italian millionaire. The baby, Elijah’s nephew, recently lost his parents and Elijah is trying to protect him from his brother-in-law’s notorious family. Which is why he needs to convince the caseworker that his nephew will be happiest living with him and Ainslie…who he says is his fiancée!

Asao Munenori gave up his dream to become a patisserie and returned to succeed his parents’ bakery. One day, one of his customers, the pretty Fujikawa Hijiri, fainted right in front of him. They probably already liked each other when they became friends. After a few days without seeing each other, the dense Fujikawa expressed his love honestly without realising it. After they became lovers, Asao was glad that his hesitation in giving up his dream turned out to be a fruitful one.

1. Tenshinchigi (Gods of Heaven and Earth) The gods of earth, water, fire, wind and thunder gather together every day for their assignments. In between causing storms and rain showers love develops. 2. Fragile but Strong Mayden, the king from Dumayden and Alexander, the king from Alectoria, are best friends. One day Mayden proposes a marriage between his eldest son and Alexander's only daughter but, unknown to most, the king's daughter is actually a rebellious teenaged boy! What happens when Prince Mayville turns up for the marriage interview and meets beautiful but headstrong Alec instead of the rumoured Black Rose Princess Sandra? 3. Stray Cat Rock Simple first aid to a wounded stranger is interpreted as something more. 4. A Wanderer's Love A host who enjoys preying on women finds himself unexpectedly falling for a male florist's beautiful bouquets 5. Love Monster Returning home drunk from a group date Hayato finds a strange vagabond on his doorstep who turns out to be his Uncle Tooru.

The one-year-younger, cry-baby, childhoodfriend, Kanade, suddenly took Meguru’s first kiss! Though he's grown taller a bit recently, and the girls made a big fuss and called him “the piano prince”, I will not be tricked. He’s a pervert who steals another guy’s lips! With additional pages, the perfect version is now on sale. This manga skips a few years ahead of the ending of Kodaka Kazuma's Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki... Now it's time for the kids to shine! It features all of our favourite couples from Kusatta plus some new ones, and the artwork is completely gorgeous! The first chapter was first released as an extra of volume 2 of Not ready sensei!

From Shinkirou Scans: After suffering a disappointing heartbreak, Hanamura, an employee in a manufacturing company, meets Takase, the famous designer who works in collaboration with his company. It doesn’t take long for Takase to highlight Hanamura’s talent, as it doesn’t take much time to seduce him both physically and mentally. The both of them start a relationship and Hanamura, who is completely captivated, ends up resigning to enter the company Takase manages. Due to the arrogant personality of his new boss and his bad reputation as an insensitive man, distance grows between them and Hanamura is unable to break through it... “First day with my boyfriend” and “Let me stay by your side” are also included.

TW: dub-con --- "We'll be together forever..." My childhood friend is now a crazy yandere! He pounds me until I cum over and over...

I love him so much, but I’ll never be able to make him happy… Is there really such a thing as fate? Zia is a resident in pediatrics, taking a quick vacation, when she meets Michael Brennan, the CEO of a major shipping company that he built from the ground up. It was pure coincidence that Zia saved Mike’s nephew from drowning, but from the moment they meet, everything seems to just fit—they’re a perfect match. Now they’ve met each other’s families and they’re even collaborating at work. Zia is concerned things are going too well! And when she sees how much fun Mike has playing with his nephew, it only reminds her of a painful truth: Zia will never be able to have children. Why couldn’t she tell him sooner?

Yoon Haneul has always been a pushover, someone who would never say no. Then one day, she opens her eyes and realizes that she has become Aila Mertensia, the antagonist of a novel she had written ten years ago. Haneul is content to live the life of a rich couch potato and binge-read novels. But to her dismay, she soon finds herself stuck in a time loop where her day repeats endlessly, and the only way to escape the loop is to act like Aila Mertensia! Haneul doesn’t know the first thing about acting like a villainess. Luckily for her, a mysterious warlock by the name of Killian offers to help her become a true villainess. Her only option is to make a deal with him, but can Haneul really trust this devilishly handsome man?

Maggie is marrying her fiance, Dan, but she is not completely sure he is in love with her. Then, the new company president, Ian Drake, comes into her life. After meeting him, she realizes he's the first man who really understands her. She starts to show her affection for him, but somehow, Ian keeps rejecting her...

The strongest miner in the world, Alan, can reduce mountains to rubble with a swing of his trusty shovel—a legendary tool that grants him immortal life and can blast through the strongest of foes. When this legendary miner teams up with a runaway princess to track down cursed jewels and save her kingdom from an invading demon force, evil doesn’t stand a chance. A hilarious fantasy tale for fans of RPGs, with adventure…in spades!

Julie looks after her late older sister's son, Josh. One rainy day, she hurries home from work when a rather tall man with an exotic face appears in front of her. "My name is Rocco Leopardi, and I'd like to talk to you about your nephew," he says. Julie had heard about him from her sister. This man was a relative of Josh's father. He tells her that he would like the child to undergo a DNA test back in Sicily. Scared of losing her beloved nephew, and having a hard time fighting back Rocco's charms, Julie agrees to go with her nephew and Rocco to Sicily

After being notified of the death of her elder sister and brother-in-law, Callie headed for Italy. The thought of their orphaned twins weighed heavily on her mind. So did the memories of her brother-in-law’s younger brother, Paolo. Nine years ago Callie met Paolo for the first time at her sister’s wedding. Entranced by the gorgeous and worldly playboy, she lost her virginity to him. But as soon as she confessed her love, he turned his back on her. Now she’s struggling with the task before her—she must come face-to-face with him again under these tragic circumstances, all while keeping a big secret.

Torao is a delinquent who's always eager to let his fists do the talking. His greatest enemy is Ryohei, both the strongest guy in school and a terrible womanizer. When Torao tries to get revenge for the time Ryohei humiliated him in a fight, his plans are thwarted by a mysterious potion that turns him into a girl. From that point on, Torao (now Torako) develops a steamy and complicated relationship with the boy he hates! But, is hate really the only thing on Torao's mind!?

Naomi, who works at an antique store, has a chance meeting at the opera house with Bran, a celebrated artist. Her older sister, Diana, urges Naomi to apply to be his personal assistant and gather information for her. Bran has a distaste for the media, and Diana is a journalist who has been searching for the inside scoop on him. Unable to turn down her beloved sister’s plea, Naomi sends Bran her résumé. She’s hired in a flash and, hounded by guilt, goes to work for him under false pretenses. And she soon learns that Bran has a horrible secret!

Seonjae succeeds in getting into the same college as his lifelong crush, Hoyeon, and the two start living together. However, everything is ruined on day one when Seonjae’s other housemate, Woojin, finds out about Seonjae's crush on Hoyeon…

Deep below the earth lies the abode of Lord Hades, the ruthless king of the Underworld. Ruling over the realm of the dead, he swears to never fall in love… Except, well, he kind of just took an arrow to the face courtesy of the primordial god of love, Eros, so…In any case, if someone could please pull this thing out of his head anytime this week, the lord god has places to be and people to see. He’ll even make a wish come true, so step right up! Chop-chop! Who will be the lucky duck to claim Hades’s prize…?!

Mii is an innocent girl, and she thinks that the act of sex should be romantic, tender, and beautiful. One day, however, her boyfriend Renji adopted a provocative attitude, and kissed her. The moment Mii experienced that kiss, it gave her a pleasant shock. The works by Yuna Sasaki, a new star of Comic Monthly Cheese, that describe girls' real feelings are collected.

"I'm going to confess my love to you tomorrow!" Imada, a normal high school student, becomes friends with his classmate Urashima and falls in love with him. Imada decides to confess his feelings for Urashima in order to get out of his tedious one-sided love. This is a story of misunderstanding and first love that is both sad and frustrating.

In Japanese, Oyayubi Hime literally means Thumb Princess, but it is also the name used for the classic fairy tale Thumbelina. Our heroine, Kogami Madoka, is talented at massage (ie, she has magic thumbs), earning her the title of Thumb Princess in a different way than Thumbelina. She’s always giving free massages to her friends and one day she finally gets the chance to massage the boy she likes, Matsuoka. But, he runs away from her like he’s been touched by fire. Rumors say that Matsuoka hates to be touch by girls and he’s even violent about it. Will she be able to melt his heart with her “magic fingers”?

Just like the person who accidentally invented Viagra when trying to make medicine for heart disease, Moon Youngha tried to make Gongjin-dan but accidentally developed a type of medicine that can turn a beta into an alpha. Jung Pureum, who took that Gongjin-dan, collapsed during the English-Listening section of CSAT and manifested as an alpha. Moon Youngha is the owner of an oriental medicine clinic which clients avoid due to his identity as an omega. Jung Pureum is the college student next door who has been in love with Moon Youngha for over a decade now. In the end, Moon Youngha blurts out that he'll take responsibility for Pureum to avoid being sued by him... But he shouldn't have done that. That's why one has to be careful when signing contracts. Will Moon Youngha be able to suppress his heat cycles with traditional medicine while maintaining the peaceful life of an Omega passionate of his work like before?

He holds her family’s future in his hands! Ella was in a predicament. On top of her father’s furniture store being on the brink of bankruptcy, their house was about to be confiscated. Their creditor was a Greek businessman, Nikoros, the same man who stole a kiss from Ella one year earlier, right after she lost her fiancé. Now Nikoros is willing to clear her family’s debt…if she agrees to live in his mansion as his mistress for the next three months! For her family’s sake, she has no choice but to accept, but little could she know how much her time with Nikoros would change her!

My first love who never loved me back…is now my fiancé! Adelaide is shocked when her boss, Dempsey, suddenly declares their engagement at a press conference. To think he would resort to such a lie to keep her from quitting! Dempsey and Adelaide grew up together in a poor neighborhood and he was her first love. But he made it clear back then that he only ever wanted to be friends… So why does he want to be engaged to her now?

This is the kind of guy girls dream about. That was Julie’s first thought when her new boss, the world-renowned doctor Professor Simon van der Driesma, entered the room. She’s taken aback, however, when this tall and handsome man tells her that she’s not the kind of secretary he would have chosen to hire! Simon orders her to travel abroad with him for work while she’s still feeling sore about it. Will their strained relationship develop in an unexpected direction on this trip?

Cierra Elburke and Claude LeSpencer, both sharing backgrounds of illegitimacy, find refuge from the scorn of their family and society in each other’s arms. But when Cierra is forced to marry someone other than her beloved, she begs for another chance at life with a happier ending. Through the power of the “key” to the throne that is gifted by Claude, Cierra is given a chance to start over. Yet this time, she chooses to leave everything behind, including Claude, with hope for a better life. Has she made the right choice, or will this second chance prove more disastrous than her original fate?

A story about a mirror princess/demon. It seems that a new condo building was built on a certain location where this princess was housed and worshiped with a stone monument but it was moved due to the new construction.One room in particular seems to have a direct link to the princess who calls herself the owner of the pool of time. Beware when mirrors are placed opposite of each other because you may just be drawn in her world and powers.

When high-schooler Tsubasa is saved from some bullies by the totally dashing Yu, it's love at first sight. Tsubasa ends up following Yu around like a dog, and even becomes a regular at the club Yu DJs at. But one day, as he's waiting obediently for his master to come back, Tsubasa accidentally drinks some alcohol. Yu somehow manages to take home his tipsy, jovial, and clingy admirer, but then Tsubasa disappears from Yu's life altogether...... This is the debut work of acclaimed new manga artist Nanako Haida, and this compilation contains three other short stories about awkwardly entertaining love!

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Typical school boy Shibutani has always had trouble staying interested in his girlfriends, but when mild-mannered Yoshizumi transfers to his class, his interest is strangely piqued. As Shibutani tries to get to know his new classmate, he finds Yoshizumi to be awkward and even hostile. Other delightfully-crafted stories include a high school boy with a bizarre mask fetish deeply in lust with his dentist; a boyfriend's jealously over the close relationship between his lover and a best friend; and a couple who are overtly pouting over who should be on top in the bedroom.

Andrew has an important goal in mind: he needs to get married so he can take over the family law firm. Kat has an equally important desire: she needs to find a father for the child she wants to have—but it has to be a man she has no chance of falling in love with. They can combine forces to attain their own personal goals—but can they keep their marriage purely contractual?

A suite of emotionally resonant, romantic stories told by a critically acclaimed manga creator. In “The Bed of My Dear King,” an electrician called to a remote job deep in the mountains discovers the startling reasons behind the behavior of the house’s lone occupant, an eccentric young sculptor. In “Cherry,” an overachieving high school student forms an unexpected bond with a laid-back classmate. And in “Flowers,” the secrets surrounding a tragic death lead to an unexpected, and poignant, resolution. Rating 18+ Uploaded: manhuascan

Ayumu, who attends the culture festival of the high schoolwhere his former classmate and first love, Tsubame, goes to, is seenthrough by Tsubame's friend, Ryuu, who throws harsh words at him.Hurt, Ayumu tries to find a new love, but he almost gets kidnapped bythe person he meets. Surprisingly, it is Ryuu who saves Ayumu in thismoment of crisis...?This is a spin-off of the hugely popular debut work “Hatsukoi Note”! Aheartwarming love story between a caring cool guy and a tender butstubborn guy.

From Fantasyshrine: “Satou-san, I’m your lowly servant!!” “You freak…” PPC Publications salesman, Takahashi Kazuya, is in love with his aloof, beautiful client, Satou Sho, manager of a large bookstore. How does Takahashi approach Satou for business and love? Can a humble salesman capture the princely heart of a client? The sequel is named Haru ni Arashi. Extra story: Go Straight

1) High-school student and tattoo artist Tohru is holding a secret love for his friend. So when he's confessed to by his junior he turns the boy down flat. But Katsumi isn't one to give up easily. 2) Former students and current sensei's Kikawa and Meguro had a relationship as children. But that was all over years ago, right? So why can't Kikawa stop thinking about Meguro? 3) Student Katahana can't help but wonder why his close friend Tohmune always wears an undershirt. What exactly is he trying to hide underneath his clothes? 4) Since he met Katsumi, Tohru feels he been acting strangely. He can't seem to concentrate on anything, even his tattoos. And the tangled relationships between artists and their subjects seem keep coming between them.

1) Secrecy of the shivering night<br>After getting into high school, Furuya became roommate with the cute Himi. Himi keeps to himself and sleeps real early. A petite boy with a loud voice, Himi is terrified of darkness because of a tremor he suffered when he was a kid. On the other hand, Furuya is afraid of bright lights and gets real nervous when he’s feeling uneasy. How would they help each other to overcome the fears?<br><br>2) Only waiting for you<br>A man going through an unlucky day gives his coat to a sleeping stranger.<br><br>3) La-la. Bye bye<br>A nervous and withdrawn student meets a kouhai on the roof of the school.<br><br>4) The innocence of a young bird<br>The new substitute teacher tries to help out an emotionally distraught student.<br><br>5) After that...<br>Extra from "Secrecy of the shivering night".

Yukinojo doesn't know his past, but he knows his future—a marriage to Asahi, heir to an apple farm in Aomori. But what should have been a quiet, pastoral life is interrupted one snowy day...and what should have laid dormant was awoken by his naïve hands...

Libby gave birth to her child without telling her ex-boyfriend, Samuel, whom she’d fought and broken up with eight years ago. Her heart aches to see that her child resembles her father more each day. Then Libby gets in a car accident and falls into a coma… (The Promise) When Jolie was pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend, his brother, Drew, was the one who saved her. He married Jolie and did everything to help support her and the baby. Now, seven years later, Libby’s ex has come back! (Taggart’s Bride)

Atsushi and his friend Ayumi decide to join forces in order to make Atsuchi's big brother Takashi quit being a groupie.

Yamato works for his father’s company, is subordinate to his older sister, and harbors a secret affection for his sister’s fiancé, Sakaguchi. The day before his sister’s wedding, Yamato privately confesses his feelings to Sakaguchi. The answer he receives is surprising and unexpected, but at this last hour, can Yamato face the consequences of having his wish fulfilled…? Included in “Last Portrait” is the independent story of “Stairway to Heaven" : Narumi Imai has been with the FBI in Washington DC for six months, and already he has been recognized as the best man for... odd, chore-like jobs. As much as he wants to work in the field, his first opportunity comes under a bizarre set of circumstances. Narumi is the personally chosen bodyguard of Keith Coburn, a former FBI agent brought in from prison to HQ just seven days before his scheduled execution. Both Keith's mission and life have a time limit, and for the next seven days, Narumi will be his companion on the stairway to Heaven.

From Fantasyshrine: Usami is a chef of an Italian restaurant called MIYA. One day, the whimsical owner decided to turn her restaurant into a "bishies restaurant"! Usami refuses to be part of this frivolous idea and will do anything to get out of it. Which led him to strike a deal with the owner. So now he’s stuck training Komiya, the spoiled, playboy son of the owner, to take over the business. But Komiya decided to make a deal of his own—!

When two lovers are bound by the red thread of fate, they are destined to be together forever. But what happens when the thread binds three people together? Hyena Kim and Huiyeong Lee are two souls who have reincarnated countless times throughout history, falling in love only to be torn apart by tragedy in each life. That is, until one day, Huiyeong’s soul is split into two by a servant of Grandma Samsin, the deity of lovers. With the red thread of fate tying Hyena to both halves of Huiyeong, who will she choose for her chance at everlasting love?

One day, a large number of people suddenly disappeared in the royal capital. When young King Castio goes out to investigate this occurrence, he comes across the culprit... but the criminal puts a spell on him! To help him out, the king calls the wizard O'Feuille to his castle, along with Prince Volks and his loyal retainer Nios. Together, they're determined to solve this strange, fluffy mystery full of cats, swords and magic!

Why can’t l be my true self when I’m with him? While dressed as a hooker for a costume party, Zoe meets a highly judgmental yet concerned gentleman. She fails to convince him that it is merely a costume and gets scolded for her profession. The next day, Zoe clears her mind from her embarrassing encounter and gets back to her true form as a serious and prudish accountant. However, her new client is James Cade, CEO of a world-class pharmaceutical company and the man who scolded her! Can he tell she’s the same woman from last night?

Souta is in love with his kind and handsome boyfriend, Yoichi. And they're living together! Shout thought they could be in love forever, but it seems like Yoichi has been hiding something lately?! When he started to worry about, he saw a suspicious email...

The rookie craftsman, Cheng Shan, heard that the Emperor was looking for people who possessed unique talent, so he went to the capital to seek opportunities to progress in his career. Unexpectedly, however, he became caught up in a mysterious conflict. What extraordinary background does Cheng Shan possess? And what exactly is the Emperor seeking?

A conventional tale of "friendship becomes something more" when one friend secretly falls in love with his best friend who’s quite a womanizer. Things start to change when that friend knows that his friend likes him, and they find themselves feeling awkward with this discovery. From eManga: He doesn’t remember when it began, but it seems Tomosaka has been in love with Noda forever. The thing is, he can’t exactly confess his feelings because the two are best friends. And to protect the friendship, Tomosaka has to lock away his feelings deep inside him. From Keiko Kinoshita, the same person who gave us LITTLE CRYBABY and YOU AND HARUJION, comes a story that explores the boundaries between love and friendship. Lose yourself within the pages of KISS BLUE.