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Minah is struggling with her weight and Yoon is struggling with his feelings for her. (this is part of the 2022 secret romance anthology/short stories/collection)

Princess Shina was sentenced for treason and offered as a sacrifice to be fed to the evil dragon. But when she was thrown into the dragon's lair, no evil dragon was to be found—only a barely conscious, naked, dark-skinned man lying there instead.

Kate, a building contractor, is surveying an old, remote castle with her wealthy client Sean when a blizzard strikes and they are forced to take shelter. What starts out as desperation to keep warm during the unforgiving storm quickly turns to passion as they give in to their desires. Afterward, they agree that it was a moment of weakness, but neither of them is able to erase what happened from their memory. Even though they promised themselves they would never fall in love…a few months later, Kate discovers she’s pregnant. Should she tell Sean or raise the baby alone?

Noa Kiritani, secretary to the president of a major corporation, finds every day working under her gentle and kind boss fulfilling. One day, however, the company president collapses from a sudden but mild stroke. As a result, he steps down as president and assumes the role of company chairman. In his stead, Wataru, his son, takes on the position as company president. Much to Noa's dismay, Wataru is the complete opposite of his father -- he is hardheaded, pompous... a complete monster! On top of that, Wataru pummels Noa with unreasonable request after unreasonable request... can Noa, now secretary to both the company president and the chairman, catch a break?!

"Anything that offends my eyes, I will kill to get my revenge." Vivian, the sole daughter of the esteemed Duke Carsluen, devoted herself to her lover, Alex, the fifth prince born out of wedlock, and was instrumental in his ascension to the throne. However, Alex, who became emperor through Vivian's efforts, shamelessly betrayed her by having an affair with her cousin Stella. To add insult to injury, he framed Vivian and imprisoned her in a tower. Having finally grasped the full extent of his treachery, Vivian ended her own life by leaping from the tower. Yet, when she opened her eyes again, she found herself back on the day of her wedding to Alex. Consumed by fury, she killed Alex repeatedly, only to awaken on the same accursed day each time, with nothing changed. After countless repetitions, Vivian resolved that instead of granting them a swift death, she would make those who had betrayed her pay a far more agonizing and devastating price for their actions...

[‘Adrian,’ the female knight known as the ‘Mad Dog,’ and Celeste, who is drawn to her because she resembles his first love.] After winning the war, Adrian was exiled to the south. It was her brother and the emperor who led the charge to exile her. They commanded her to go to the southern province, now a vassal state, and retrieve the golden incense. It has always been said that no brother who meddles in his sister’s life ever does any good, and this was no exception.

How about we actually get all over each other tonight? Forced into a two-year contract marriage in place of her stepsister, who fell into a coma after an accident, Geunyung agrees—under one condition. [Special Clause: The contract ends if Lee Hyunjoo wakes up.] They were just a couple on paper. A temporary arrangement. But everything starts to unravel when her husband, Tae Lee-Geon, begins to change. How about we actually get all over each other tonight? In the midst of confusion, fear, and a whirlwind of emotions, Geunyeong finds herself heading toward the inevitable end of this marriage. Lee-Geon, you win. let's do it. For the sake of a new beginning.

Rina Amakusa, worn out from working at a toxic company, finds herself guided by a mysterious voice and suddenly transported into the world of a game she once loved, taking on the role of a saintess. She tirelessly repeats loops, striving to save the world, but her life takes a dark turn when she is betrayed and killed by her favorite character. Her love for him twists into hatred, and that transformation shifts her from saintess to final boss. Thus begins a tale of revenge in an otherworldly fantasy setting!

Okazaki Shimako is an office worker for a fashion company who believes her boyfriend is going to propose to her on Christmas Eve, and is planning on quitting her job. Instead he dumps her by phone right before their date. As she's home trying to understand what has happened her younger sister whom she hasn't seen in 18 years shows upMinori couldn't be more different from her older sister. Shimako is straight-laced while she is wild and a free spirit who sleeps around and lives life fairly full. But Minori needs a place to live, and moves into Shimako's apartment. Just what effect will Minori's appearance have on Shimako's love life? Or is it the other way around?

Chiharu Yukihira and Sara Hasumi are like family. When Sara's parents died, Chiharu was the one who took her in and helped her achieve anything she wanted. To the young Sara, Chiharu was like a big brother but now all grown up, Sara wanted to be Chiharu's wife. To do that, Sara wanted to be more mature. And it seems like Chiharu is all willing to teach her about it.

Rising against adversity, teach bad guys good lessons, and revenge. This is a loser's magnificent transformation! In her previous life, she was a genius well-versed in both medicine and poison before a plane crash ended her life. In this life, she became a first daughter, whose younger sister just snatched her fiancé. Right after entering this world, she found herself drenched in stench and mocked by sisters. Not long ago, her fiancé slapped her in the face, and she died from knocking into a fence. Now that she's here, she won't let those bad guys have their way. Why is the stern-faced lord, AKA, Warlord Yama different from the rumors? Anyway, whoever bullies her shall die! Whoever frames her shall perish! Whoever assassinates her shall face total annihilation!

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A Saintess born through divine prophecy, granted the powers of the gods, is called the "Holy Maiden". She delivers divine blessings and words of love, healing both body and soul with sacred power. "From birth until death." That’s how it was supposed to be. And yet, despite being a Holy Maiden, she turned to black magic. She offered living sacrifices, used forbidden knowledge, and performed a demon summoning ritual. And then — a real demon actually appeared?! She made just one wish to the demon: “I want to live in a safe, peaceful place where no one knows me, with plenty of comfort and quiet.” In response, the demon brought her to the Demon Realm a place where no one knows he, just as promised and offered to let her live in his own luxurious and quiet castle. But… the castle wasn’t empty. It was filled with the demon’s family members, all powerful demons themselves. And now they say they’ll decide by majority vote whether she can stay in their castle…?!

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Kim Hayeon was just covering for a friend at their day job when she unexpectedly ends up inside cellist Ji Sehun’s private waiting room. Despite his immense musical talent, Sehun is aloof and cold-hearted, and doesn’t take kindly to Hayeon’s intrusion. Though he accuses her of attempted theft, he cannot get her out of his mind, and attempts to court her. But while Hayeon may be timid, she is not easily won over. If this cellist isn’t careful, he may end up being the one getting played.

Master of the Haunted Inn introduces us to a young man sometime in middle Meiji-- the late 1880s or early 1890s. He owns an inn where people are said to be able to see the ghosts of their loved ones. To this place comes a young woman who was married to a man she'd never seen before, an invalid whose dying wish was to wed her. He died on the same day as they met. Even with this history, she feels herself his wife and desires earnestly to see him again. In other stories we have lovers yearning for a last meeting, a little girl out looking for her father, and a young temple servant, dead many centuries, who cannot rest in peace.

- From 2nd Life Scans:I am a high school boy, wearing a skirt."I used to thinkThat only girls should wear skirts."One summer day a student in Class 2-D, Taichi Momoi (17), decided to wear a skirt.As an honor student with an older girlfriend, his sudden “madness” put the teachers and students in an uproar.The only one who found it amusing was an eccentric girl, Shirai."Do you want to cross-dress?""Not at all."A humorous story of youth, and a tale of the struggles and love of a skirt-wearing boy.

Juggling work, raising her daughter, and taking care of the house, every day is a struggle just to survive for wife and mother, Yuri. Despite this, the only thing her husband Yuto does to help out is pick their daughter up from the nursery. Although Yuri isn't entirely happy with the status quo, they live a relatively happy life together. But one day, she discovers a familiar sweet scent and a long, black hair on her husband's shirt when doing the laundry. Suspicious, she takes a peek at her husband's texts and finds an intimate conversation between him and their daughter's favorite homeroom teacher at the nursery, Miss Moe!

"I'm going to live a normal life!" Cho-eun, the heir to the underworld organization, Red Arrow Group, has finally entered university. She just wants to make lots of friends, but finds herself surrounded by four suspicious men. "Are you an enemy? Or a friend? Or... do you like me?" With a whirlwind of emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure—engulfing her twenties as a freshman, will Cho-eun's dream of a normal campus life come true?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plara Dyne is a noble young lady who dreams of a fairytale romance. At a party, she happens to meet Ion and discovers he's not human — but instantly falls for his looks, which match her ideal type, and boldly asks him to date her. However, Ion responds instead with, "Let's get married," and takes her back to his mansion. Caught off guard, Plara ends up spending the night with Ion — and while she begins to enjoy it, something about him reminds her of a young dragon she once saved in the past…?!

“Stay sharp and run properly. Don’t get caught halfway and get devoured.” Even his lips clung deeply. “Hm? And don’t cry after you've been devoured to the bone.” …A forced contract marriage. Chairman Ahn, her longtime benefactor, handed her over to his good-for-nothing youngest son. But he’s utterly impossible to handle. No matter how many times she runs, she ends up trapped again in his suffocating grasp. That man was... her husband.

After watching his first love marry his best friend, Eins Lainswaine resigns himself to life with another violet-eyed woman. Ye-hi Lee never expected to be part of his story, until she is reincarnated as Eins’ reluctant wife, Märchen Lainswaine. On the bright side, twins Lieph and Joseph remind Ye-hi Lee of her deceased siblings at every turn. Could the Lainswaines overcome a lifetime of tragic accidents (and mysterious circumstances) to become adoptive parents…and maybe even something more?

Love Song is a collection of four short stories by shoujo artist Keiko Nishi. The first story, "Love Song", is about a girl who knows only physical violence as a way of expressing her love. The second story, "Jewels of the Seaside", is about three sisters who fall for the same guy. The third story, "The Signal Goes Blink Blink", is about a young man who is often ostracized and bullied by his peers. Later, it is discovered that he possesses wondrous healing powers. The last story, "The Skin of Her Heart", is about a girl who seems to be trapped in the perpetual routine which is her life.... More... Love Song is a collection of four short stories by shoujo artist Keiko Nishi. The first story, "Love Song", is about a girl who knows only physical violence as a way of expressing her love. The second story, "Jewels of the Seaside", is about three sisters who fall for the same guy. The third story, "The Signal Goes Blink Blink", is about a young man who is often ostracized and bullied by his peers. Later, it is discovered that he possesses wondrous healing powers. The last story, "The Skin of Her Heart", is about a girl who seems to be trapped in the perpetual routine which is her life. Less...

Mei Hino is a geek who draws fan comics about her favorite dating simulation game (which revolves around King and the multiple guys who fall in love with him). After having trouble with her rent, Mei has to start living with a stranger called Seiji... who looks exactly like King from the game!! Seiji tells Mei not to fall in love with him, and she responds by saying she doesn't find him attractive at all (because she's not interested in real men). This hurts Seiji's pride, and he sets out to prove he's still desirable to women... Will the geek girl get her king!?

Airi Mamiya is a hardworker, cleaning up mess after mess of the previous section chief. She's expecting to be promoted now that the section chief is gone but the position is taken by newcomer and younger Kanata Kuzumi. While irritated at first, Airi starts to understand Kanata as they work closely together. But Kanata has a problem, his 'utamaro' to be specific. Good thing, Airi has something special of her own.

"A Job of A Temporary Teacher (Main Story): Determined and enthusiastic university student, Takuma Inumaru, has returned to his old high school as a student teacher. Despite his efforts to get along with the students and teachers at this school, smart and aloof student, Seiya Kizaki finds Inumaru-sensei as more of an annoyance than a figure of authority. Inumaru-sensei will have to handle this troublesome student but it proves to be a bigger challenge when Kizaki's sadistic tendencies are unleashed on him.A Relationship of Absolute Service: One night, while out drinking with the Badminton club, Migamo kisses fellow club member Tanishi in front of everyone as a ""joke."" Before this, Migamo noticed his gaze was always set upon Tanishi but never really understood why. Convincing himself he holds no ulterior motives, he will use his ""good junior"" act to get closer to Tanishi."

Choa was peacefully running her quiet, ordinary café… until one day, she signed a bank statement— and accidentally summoned a demon. The demon, Jinhyuk, summoned in the most ridiculous way, offers a contract: instead of taking Choa’s soul, he’ll receive spiritual energy through sexual intercourse. “By intercourse… how far do you mean?” “Shall we find out?” From intense exchanges of energy with a mischievous demon to the sudden visits from unexpected demons— Choa’s once peaceful daily life is turned completely upside down!

A bad tempered butch, a shy villianess, a realization of who wr want to be. The people who we surround ourselves with and how that reflects who we are, discussing intimacy and truama, coping with medical issues and solidarity.

Overworked and always exhausted from social life, Sea-Ah, an entertainment company employee, has only one hobby: fishing. One day, she jokingly thinks, *"I wish I could just get stranded on a deserted island and fish alone forever!"*—and the wish comes true! Though initially panicked, she assumes the others she was with will report her missing, and with a surprisingly carefree attitude, she starts fishing on the island... Feeling the weight of a big catch, she gets excited—only to find she’s caught not a fish, but a *person*... no, a *mermaid*?! Now, she’s stuck on a deserted island sharing space with a mermaid in a very awkward cohabitation. But something about this mermaid… suggests there’s a deeper story behind him...?

This company that you entered, white real estate is "specialized in cursed properties". Where would you die, in this era where one in ten people die in their house?

The strongest sukeban × air-headed transfer student! A beautiful girls' comedy with too much happiness! Riri Kanzaki, a transfer student, is looking forward to hanging out with Atsuko Nagumo, a sukeban, every time they play their silly word game. As Atsuko sees Kanzaki's happiness, she begins to think that it's not so bad... --- **[Official Twitter](https://twitter.com/suketen-pr)** Licensed in Spanish by Arechi Manga. Read Sukeban and Transfer Student on manhuascan

Emma’s big brother is in trouble—he’s embezzled from his company, and in order to help him, she’s gone to her ex-lover, the company’s CEO, Damon Thorne. The two dated seven years ago, but Emma felt their difference in social status and left him. Damon, still hurting from their past love, says he’ll help if she works as a live-in nurse and babysitter for his daughter, who is blind, in the Bahamas. No matter how coldly he treats her, Emma can’t say anything when she thinks about how she treated him. So she spends her time with little Annabel, and she hides her cherished love for Damon…

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As Maki Tomada bleeds every month, she is reminded that life doesn't turn out the way one would want it to. Seven years of marriage, yet Maki is shrugged off coldly by her husband. During a wedding ceremony, a coworker asks Maki when she plans to become pregnant, She can't confess that it's impossible because of a sexless marriage. Although sales representative Yamate lends a hand from the awkward situation, he turns around to tell her she is irritating for never standing up for herself. "Life doesn't always go as planned, right? But I don't mind knowing what that feels like." Despite hormone imbalances and a sexless marriage life, Maki learns to find the sweetness of amidst being unhappy.

Cecilia, the daughter of a marquis, suddenly realizes she has been reincarnated inside the world of a famous otome game. Unfortunately for her, she realizes this way too late — all the game’s major events have already happened! Her engagement was publicly broken off, she was falsely accused and trapped by the schemes of the heroine, and in the end… she was left facing a cruel fate she never expected. But fate intervenes in a strange way — when she encounters Lucas, the vice-captain of the royal knights and a powerful, influential character in the game’s world. After a series of unexpected events, Cecilia wakes up in the Duke Herbst’s mansion, only to discover that she is now officially his fiancée! And not only that… but she bears a magical mark on her body — proof of a destined bond tying her to Lucas. Thus begins a completely different life from anything she ever imagined — one filled with surprises, challenges, and maybe… a true love she never dared dream of.

Honda Mio, 32 years old, divorced. The one who appeared before me was Aoyanagi Kohei, a classmate from high school. It had been a long time since we last met, and we both found out that we had divorced due to the common reason of sexlessness. Since that day, we agreed to date on the condition of "not having sex." However, when we tried it, the moment we kissed, we couldn't resist the intense desire for each other.

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Tsukina is a high school student who has always felt a certain "strange feeling". A mysterious encounter changes her destiny completely... !

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...

We ended up at a concept bar on a whim for the afterparty, and it turned out to be full of seriously tall women. Its a manga where the customers have a casual conversation with the big ladies they meet at the bar. The conversations mostly revolve around appearances and the relationship dynamics between people.

"Back then, we were young. We merely wandered the planet, not knowing what it meant to love, to be." Wait? Is this one of those "second chance love letters" that everyone's talking about? Just three months into Sayuki's marriage, tragedy struck. When she comes home early one day, she hears her husband and another woman speaking sweet nothings to each other in their bedroom. Without a moment's hesitation, Sayuki files for divorce and decides to have a fresh start, giving up on love and marriage. A few years pass and a guy at work starts talking her up. But before she has time to worry about him, she begins receiving love poems from her ex-husband! What happened, and why is he suddenly trying to act all romantic?!

A sweet and cheerful first-love story featuring a possessive and incredibly devoted male lead named Hwan, who is only sweet to his woman, and a cute, innocent female lead named Yeon. Based on the original work by Park Jojo. Yeon, a wolf beast-kin abandoned by her pack, begins an accidental cohabitation with Hwan, a wandering wolf beast-kin she meets while trying to stand on her own. As she's swept off her feet by Hwan's daring romantic advances, she once again clashes with the pack that abandoned her, threatening their newfound happiness. Can Hwan and Yeon resolve this crisis and find happiness together?

Min Woori, a “Love Disaster Magnet” and representative of Korea University’s film department. No more relationships! Tired of romances that always end bitterly, Woori decides to focus on her graduation project, declaring that money and fame matter more than guys. “No matter how lonely you get, don’t even think about dating anyone. Unless you want to feel like dying because of some guy on graduation day.” But then, Woori receives a mysterious text message. It contains an ominous prophecy— that her future boyfriend will bring her serious danger. At first, it seems like just a prank... until the events described in the message begin to come true, one by one. And not long after receiving the message, three different men suddenly start getting entangled in her life— almost as if fate itself is playing a joke on her. Which of them is destined to be her future boyfriend? A wild and chaotic journey begins, as Woori is given the chance to avoid the worst “love disaster” of her life.

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 s** 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"!+

When he consoles Mrs. Kanamori, a beautiful elf whose husband has passed away, by saying "I'll marry you myself," he is taken in and becomes her fiancée...? A sweet and precious pure love comedy between a clumsy Yankee boy and the slightly natural Kanamori-san, 500 years apart.

Thirty years old. Moon Ji-i, CEO of the IT company "Startline." Dating? Not interested. Too busy. And no need for it. Romance was best enjoyed on screens and in books... But now I have to get married! To a subordinate, no less!! All for the sake of my company!

They chose to part out of love, but this reunion is fate! Abby, a nurse, loves Tom but has no choice other than to leave him. After the accidental death of her parents, she can't bear to watch him willingly risk his life as part of his job. When she realizes she's pregnant with his baby, she decides to raise it on her own. Six years later, the island where Abby lives is hit by a major earthquake. When she hears the voice of a rescue team member, she's shocked, because she has never forgotten that commanding voice... It's Tom! Though Abby is thrown off by him being back in her life, she is determined to keep her secret!

Yukio, who was spirited away to the yokai world in childhood, now works as a pharmacist. One day she is suddenly visited by her ex-husband, the eight-tailed white fox Shirotsuki. He asks her to get back together with him...? What? She thought she was divorced from him after he disappeared and their arranged marriage was abruptly ended...