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Seven years ago, Toraji met the most beautiful man he had ever seen. The time they spent together was as passionate as it was brief, and the man disappeared among the multitudes of Edo, the shogunate's capital. Toraji never learned his real name, or address, or occupation - but he never gave up on finding him again. Only, he didn't expect that when he did, the man would turn out to be the master of a high-class ryokan and restaurant, or that he would have a young daughter. How did this happen? Why did he run? Who is the child's mother and where is she? And most of all, will Toraji get a second chance to pursue the one great love of his life?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Tired of the same routine every day, Kang Eun decides to give it all up. Disillusioned by her stressful job and a boyfriend who only offers sex without any foreplay, she leaves everything behind and returns to her seaside hometown. When she hears that she'll be helping her parents run their boarding house, her childhood friend Chan can't hide his excitement. Seeing how much Chan has grown since they were kids stirs something unsettling in her. As a strange tension begins to form between them, the only remaining tenant, Yuhyeon, returns to the house—and Kang Eun finds herself falling for him, captivated by a charm completely different from Chan's...

A cross-dressing duke in a BL novel who pretends to be an obsessive maniac.’ That was a perfect sentence to describe her. * * * Levin de Bervein was the lord of a prestigious duchy and a renowned swordmaster with outstanding looks. While seemingly perfect, he harbored a secret: he was actually a woman! After falling into water unexpectedly, she met the eccentric princess. “Sister, please become a fake obsessive maniac!” Since they were inside this tragic BL novel, the princess wanted her to seduce the bottom male lead instead of the original story’s obsessive maniac to prevent the world’s destruction. She followed the plan and seduced him, acting like an obsessive maniac. However… “Act like you love me. If you don’t, I might just kill the person you love.” The bottom male lead, whom she manipulated and discarded, returned as the Emperor of a new empire. “What do I need to do to have you? War? Massacre?” The original ‘Obsessive Maniac 1’, the enemy empire’s emperor, was truly insane. “With just one kiss from you, I can dedicate everything I have. This heart, this empire.” The childhood friend whom she thought was innocent turned out to be the real ‘Obsessive Maniac 2’ from the original story. For some reason, the obsessive maniacs from the story all come after her.

The time has come for her to face her controlling husband… Rachel has come to the Caribbean to see her estranged husband. When she was eighteen, she fell in love with and married an older millionaire, André. However, after suffering a miscarriage and feeling suffocated by her controlling husband, she fled home to London. But now, the business of Rachel's father is in financial trouble and he has fallen ill. When Rachel returns to ask André for help, he acts coldly and accuses her of having an affair with his brother!

After dying in Japan, a young woman is reincarnated with her memories intact—only to be abandoned as a baby at just five months old, left to freeze under a wintry sky. Luckily, she’s found by the kind (but struggling) couple Joe and Marissa, who run a failing inn and tavern called The Cat Under the Tree. They take her in, giving her a second chance at life. But this isn’t the cushy fantasy world she might’ve hoped for—her new home is dusty, the food is bland, and survival as a commoner isn’t easy. Determined to repay their kindness, little Millie—armed with adult knowledge in a toddler’s body—sets out to help turn things around.

A government official longing for retirement is suddenly ordered to find the queen’s successor. She raises a distant young relative into a capable heir—but he’s no longer the innocent boy she once knew. As he matures, her disciplined life is shaken by emotions she never expected.

Karen is the Director of the Administrative Office of Rihian. She dreamed of a quiet retirement, but one day she received an absurd order from the queen. —“Look, I don’t want to be queen. Go and find my successor.” That’s how she finds Erich, a boy with a distant blood relation to the royal family, and raises him. But when Erich grows up, he’s no longer the innocent child he used to be. For Karen, who has lived her entire life with firm principles, confusion begins when new and very unexpected emotions arise.

After saving a black cat, I was reincarnated as Alice—the villainess from a novel I read in my previous life. Left with a cold and distant husband, I’m fated to take my own life... Like I’m going to let that happen! "I’ll just use him to survive!" ...or so I thought, while playing the villainess. But then he says, "Will you enter a contract marriage with me and be my ornamental wife?" Wait, what!? Now I’m being doted on by a cool, handsome duke!? Thus begins our one-year contract marriage…!

Traveling in-between the world of the living and the twilight world of the dead, Akamushi, the shaman, priest, demon-hunter, or specifically, the Red Spider Exorcist, is one that’ll never refuse a request for help from lost souls falling prey to evil spirits and demons of the underworld. With the strength and regeneration powers of a giant spider, and the ability to command his swarm of arachnids to his will, he combats the malevolent supernatural and is a force to be reckoned with. When career woman Megumi is suddenly pursued and attacked by the unholy demons of the afterlife, she seeks the help from the phlegmatic shaman to eradicate the infestation of unholy beasts seeking to take her soul and turn her into a vindictive minion. But as it seems, these demons are more than persistent—everywhere Megumi tries to hide, they follow. With Megumi’s cry for help, is this more than what Akamushi can handle—as he too collapses to the will of their malicious powers? But why are these creatures of twilight after her? What does she know, or doesn’t know, that’ll unravel the truths about her true self and everyone around her? And what of Akamushi—can he use his unique shamanic spider-like powers to cast out and purify himself from the demon scourge?

In the first year of Zaichu in the Tang Dynasty, in the cold winter, hundreds of flowers were in full bloom. With this auspiciousness, Wu Zetian ascended the throne in response to the heavenly sign. The Hundred Flower Fairy was therefore hunted down by Heaven. The Peony Fairy fell into the world with all the flower fairies, the top student in high school entered the court, and met again the flower fairies who turned into mortals...

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You're short on rent? Don't worry, I'm sure you can... make it up to me in other ways. Welcome to DesireVille. Dae-ho, a real estate employee, realizes the dark desires hidden within himself and becomes entangled with Arin, an aspiring actress.

After the loss of his beloved family dog, Yoh has been living his life going with the flow, unable to soothe his sorrow. However, Hinata, a younger student from his college, confessed his feelings to him. Seeing Hinata as endearing as his late dog, Yoh realized that spending time with him made it feel like he could momentarily forget his grief. So, he decided to accept his confession. The two started dating, but, one day, Hinata heard from one of Yoh's friends that he reminded him of his late pet...

A secret prison... A place for those who deserve it... or maybe not? Welcome to the detainment zone.

My son was bullied by his classmates, and he committed suicide... I'm going to get revenge on all of them...

I met her for the first time today... But why is my heart beating so fast?!

A series of short tales, with twists and turns, all bundled into one!

Cade is in love, but is uncertain whether it's one-sided or not. What will it take for him to fulfill his love?

Damie had a reckless night with a man for the first time in her life. And not just any man—Akard Valerian, the most infamous playboy in the capital. Sleeping with him had been purely impulsive. Damie had just been dumped the day before, and her first love, the one who rejected her, cruelly said: “Try finding another man”. Then her stepbrother, the one who had orchestrated the breakup from behind the scenes, laughed long and hard. “Told you, didn’t I? You’d end up coming back to me”. Damie suddenly felt sick of everything. So she went for it. She seduced the man who had just arrived from the North that very day. Akard Valerian was just as the rumors said—devastatingly handsome, full of lust, and an absolute bastard. “You look pretty when you cry. Come on, cry some more”. …She might have chosen the wrong man to play with fire.

Tserishina has reincarnated as the villainess in an otome game. In a world where everyone receives blessings from gods or spirits, she is known as the "Blessing-less Noblewoman." Though her fiancé, the crown prince, treasures her, she knows from her previous life that he’s destined to fall in love with the heroine and eventually break off their engagement. Worse yet, if that romance doesn’t happen, she faces execution. Determined to avoid that fate and survive in this world, Tserishina sets out to build a new life—and soon, an unexpected encounter brings a much-needed tailwind to her journey!?

Kim Jiyeon, a college student on leave living an ordinary life, suddenly finds herself possessed by a character in a romance novel her friend showed her: Flower of The Saintess. She becomes Iora, a girl who only appeared briefly in the half of the novel she managed to read. The romantic world of the obvious heroine and male lead is not hers. Still, she thought she could be happy, just like the protagonists in those stories. But everyone throws hate at her. They speak of disgust. They call her the villainess who torments the heroine - the fake saint, Iora. But the truth is different. Iora was the true saint all along. Blessed by the gods, she returns to the beginning. This time, she needs neither her family, nor those who hated her, nor the saint’s position, nor even the fiancé she once loved. She will walk a different path than before. "If the world sees me as a villainess, so be it. I will definitely survive and be happy this time!"

"I guess we'll start with one box's worth." Watch sparks fly between an inexpressive retail worker and his regular customer, a nonchalant businessman, in this naughty romantic comedy... about condoms?! Toma works at a convenience store, and recently, Sakurai, who comes in every Friday like clockwork to buy condoms, has piqued his curiosity. He's just his type, and has been fantasizing about getting with him. Luckily, an opportunity to use those condoms together is about to fall into his lap! While Sakurai seems nice on the surface, he kisses Toma so passionately that he can't help but moan. "You're so cute... I can't help myself," he confesses. Toma's inexpressiveness might just be gone for good... In one night, they use three whole boxes of condoms!

When her country of Lidea loses the war, Princess Tinalia must wed the enemy prince, Keith. The arrangement isn't as dire as it sounds, though: after all, Tinalia has been in love with Keith for years! Unfortunately for her, Keith doesn't remember they already know each other. The circumstances of their first meeting were unfortunate, as their countries were at war, and Lidea committed too many atrocities against his people to forgive. Thus, Tinalia finds herself the hated bride of the crown prince, treated coldly and scornfully by everyone around her... even though she continues to love him with all her heart.

Kaoru Suzuki is the kind of guy who towers over his classmates and exudes an intimidating presence, but beneath his tough exterior, he's just a student with a love for sweets, crafts, and flowers. When a handsome and unexpectedly tough classmate steps in to save him from a drunk on the first day of school, this unlikely duo becomes fast friends.