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He was introduced to her in order to save her from her destiny… When Alicia was seven years old, she met Thomas Cavendish, the man chosen to be her future husband. She fell in love with him the moment she met him, but their fated marriage had nothing to do with her feelings. It was the result of her adoptive father’s calculated decision to save her from her destiny…

The piano prodigy Shinbi and the genius boy soprano Taeui had played together and been friends for a long time. One day, Taeui suddenly went abroad for study, leaving Shinbi, once a piano prodigy, to return to an ordinary student life. Five years later, the dramatic reunion of these two high school students marks the beginning of their challenge in a competition.

Charity is a bundle of nerves at her friend's Christmas engagement festivities. A friend who has approached her in the past will likely take this opportunity to propose…and she accidentally eavesdrops on a conversation revealing the groom-to-be's illegitimate love child! Oh, no! She must tell her friend at once! But before she can, the groom Edward's best friend appears and puts a stop to her meddling. How can she stay silent and watch her friend become miserable? It's a story of love, lies, secrets and the creation of a meddlesome Christmas angel. Enjoy this spin-off of "Saving Sarah".

Early Taisho era. Yuu, born as the child of a mistress to the prestigious Toudou family, was oppressed and treated like a slave from an early age. In particular, Yuu's half-sister Nadeshiko pretended to be friendly with Yuu in front of Shinnosuke, who she had a crush on, but secretly bullied her. Yuu wanted to be free one day, but her wish was not granted as she could not abandon her mother, who was imprisoned in a confinement room. One day, her mother died in a fire of unknown cause, and Yuu went to help her, but was never heard from again. --Seven years later, Yuu, who was thought to have disappeared, has grown up to be a beautiful new person, changes her name to "Haruhi," and returns to the Toudou family, where she begins her revenge with the memory of her murdered mother in her heart.

Mio Sakurai, an 18-year-old aspiring actress. A few days ago, Mio was involved in an on-set accident and lost her memory. Even though her memory is gone, she’s determined to start fresh. Mio switches to a new talent agency. She works hard to fulfill her dream of becoming a great actress, confronting her past and the challenge of amnesia to reach stardom.

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When "intuition" strikes, it's 100% accurate! Miku, also known as the "Intuition Pro," is the top-ranked couple manager with an astonishing sixth sense as her weapon. However, her own love life is a complete disaster, always ending in failure. To make matters worse, her occasional "intuitions" sometimes lead others to treat her as eccentric. Her first encounter with Kazuya was the worst possible. Kazuya, renowned as a divorce specialist lawyer, has a handsome face but a terrible personality. Having witnessed his parents' unhappy marriage from a young age, he doesn't believe in the superficial emotion called love. While handling a divorce case, Kazuya is attacked by a suspicious person and loses his memory. When Miku visits him in the hospital, he feels his heart racing intensely. Kazuya's memory unexpectedly returns upon seeing Miku, and he uses his memory loss as an excuse to visit her daily. However, he also says cold words like, "Once my memory fully returns, this racing heart will disappear too." But... How will this accidentally begun romance turns out!?

Yohan is a 19 year old boy who suffers from mental illnesses. Being unable to leave his house, Yohan faces daily struggles which lead to be obstacles in his, (through his own words) unfortunate life.

If I can't get married, I should never have met him in the first place. Helen is ostracized from social circles because of her relatives. While attending a ball in London, she is rescued by a stranger when she is almost kidnapped by thugs. The man is so tall and handsome, a lovely gentleman. A sudden change in the weather forces them to spend the night in a cabin they find by chance, but they part without revealing their true identities. But who would have thought that Martin, the next Earl of Merton whom she meets again at a dinner party, is the one who saved her? But she has to put his infatuation to rest because she believes she's not worthy of him!

Years ago, the Vialli family was behind a destructive terrorist plot that claimed the life of one of the princes of Niroli...or did it? Now nurse Amelia Vialli struggles to care for her father, who refuses any medical treatment, choosing to die as penance for his crimes. When Dr. Alex Hunter, a heart surgeon from Australia, ends up working with Amelia to save the life of the king, he may have to sacrifice his comfortable life. Can Amelia and Alex keep their relationship professional? Mixing medications can be dangerous, but mixing work and love might be worth the risk!

Eligible bachelor CEO Tsukasa Donose has a business proposal for office worker Miyabi Sayama: he wants to skip the romance, jump straight to marriage, and move in together. There's only one condition: if she catches feelings, the deal is off. But Miyabi's in no danger of that... right?

Human Drama about an overweight woman working at a clothing store. She has a complex about her weight and feels unhappy and insecure. To reset her life she moves from the city to rural Aomori prefecture where her grandmother lives. There she meets a mysterious but kind apple farmer and this fateful encounter marks the beginning of her healing story while finding her place in life.

Sawako Saito's been married for five years, with a kid nowhere in sight. Her mother-in-law pressures her about giving her a grandchild, but her husband constantly turns her down in the bedroom. Sure, he has ED, but can't take it anymore. One day, Hasegawa, the hottest guy at her office, invites her for a little fun behind her husband's back. In her confusion, her mind starts to wander and entertain the thought of an affair with Hasegawa. When she gets home, her husband surprises her with a cake. Turns out she had forgotten it was their fifth wedding anniversary. Ashamed for even slightly being tempted by Hasegawa's invitation, Sawako vows to make things work out with her husband. However, her resolve is short-lived as she discovers some shocking photos on her husband's computer. Why are they mixed in with the couple's photo albums? And more importantly, who exactly did Sawako marry...? A collection of stories who are all intertwined.

Hanako Kikuchi, who was about to get married, was enviable for her beauty and career, and was at the peak of happiness. However, even though she hadn't made any particular changes to her lifestyle, she began to gain weight, and people around her started making fun of her for it Hanako's only allies are her best friend from college, Natsumi, and her grandmother, who raised her after her parents died in an accident. However, these women also turn into people who push Hanako to the depths of misery... This mystery depicts the horror of a woman who was revered as a "winner" and then gets caught up in a spiral of misfortune as she grows bigger!!

Unassuming tourist Mio Hiraishi is finally taking the trip she always wanted... only to find herself face-to-face with the Prince of the Hua Feng crime family?! Standing at the top of the infamous Yuehong Syndicate, Liu Xian is ruthless, gorgeous and powerful-- and looking for a mistress! But as a dangerous liaison turns into a passionate romance... will Mio leave her new life of luxury, or risk it all for love?

“If you do that to me… I might not be able to hold back, you know?” Nonoka is a college student who dreams of a sweet, heart-fluttering romance. After moving from the countryside to Tokyo, she heads to the apartment where she'll be living with her older brother, who is a comedian. But waiting there is his comedy partner—Watarase—infamous for being absolute trash. He’s a total flirt and dangerously touchy... or so she thought!? No—this isn’t a heart-throb moment!! A forbidden cohabitation with the No.1 most beloved (but off-limits) comedian!?

Shari Azrael, an apothecary in the Dover Village. When she was on the verge of falling victim to a horde of monsters after being constantly robbed of her painstakingly crafted potions by the heroes, she suddenly realized. She realized that she has been trapped in a cursed, buggy game as an NPC for two years! The only way to escape the game was to help the protagonist and Dark Lord, the [Lord of Nightmares], and his companions defeat the final boss and reach the ending! But… “The [Lord of Nightmares] is deeply offended by your words.” “The [Lord of Nightmares] feels a strong urge to kill you.” Wouldn’t it be faster to die at the hands of the protagonist, who has a broken personality, rather than reach the game’s ending? Moreover, the quests are becoming increasingly difficult… Is it even possible to reach an ending, you shitty developers?!

Xue Tao had to face the harsh reality that his father passed away from a mysterious illness, which left his mother shaken. To clarify the cause of his father's death and ensure his survival, Xue Tao volunteered to enter the “music registration” to get more information. Xue Tao's wit and creativity made her move with ease among powerful people of all colors. But then her friend Zhi Nian became the first “victim” in the exchange of power in the land of Shu! She deeply realized that with her little identity as a courtesan, she was not able to unravel the plot behind the deaths of her family and friends. At this moment, Xue Tao had an opportunity: with her skill and poetry as bargaining chips, she won the esteem of the new military governor Wei Gao. From then on, she officially entered the power core of the land of Shu, facing the forces from all sides that were making waves… However, as she cautiously went through a series of power conflicts, what awaited her in the end was the difficult decision between 'survive' and 'truth'...

A lonely count who has given up on life saves a sullied angel. Kate, a disgraced, penniless woman, works for Count Jack, the owner of a decrepit mansion. Jack was wounded during his time in war, and his former fiancée left him because of his injuries and the scar across his handsome face. He gradually regains his vitality under the care of cheerful Kate. And Kate starts to grow fond of the count, as well. However, she has wounds in her own past that she fears will affect Jack’s opinion of her.

When they were first engaged, Janet and Rihanel were in love. However, after Janet’s three years in prison for burning down the chapel that Rihanel grew up in, their engagement is nothing more than a sham they keep up for financial reasons. Eventually, Rihanel says he will marry Janet on one condition: she will allow him to injure her ten times. Rihanel actually has the ability to see a person’s memories by touching their blood, and he wishes to seek out the secrets that run in Janet’s veins, including whether she truly loves him.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Okazu:Mermaid Line is a collection of stories that ran in Yuri Hime magazine. They are collected together as short mini-series, done in an episodic, almost soap-opera-y way.In "Megumi and Aoi " Megumi confesses to her friend Aoi that, despite her

His heart was captured by a mermaid who didn’t even know her own name. From the moment the gorgeous, sexy stranger washed up on shore, millionaire Jarret Wilkenson was suspicious. Since he was one of the most eligible bachelors around, women were forever using strange antics to propose. And while this captivating visitor's amnesia routine was unique, he wasn't going to let her beauty distract him…

Allie's beloved uncle passed away, and she is tormented by regret that she wasn't able to make it to his funeral. She decides to live her life on the vineyard that her uncle bequeathed to her, but then her first love, Xav, appears in front of her eyes as the co-owner! Xav is opposed to comanaging with an amateur, but Allie plans to learn everything she can about vineyards from him in the two months before the harvest. Seeing her being so proactive makes Xav's love for her return. But at the same time, he knows that he can't let himself get involved with Allie. And yet, he can't seem to control the passionate feelings inside him…

"Mizui, this spot of yours....is so soft...and sweet..." He's eating me out like a thirsty beast down there, but I've never felt this good before... On Christmas day, I finished work early and excitedly headed to my fiance's place only to discover that he was cheating on me with my best friend! Utterly devastated by the situation, I went to a river to rid myself of the engagement ring but ended up slipping as a result. Just as I was about to become one with the frigid winter river, Aiba, my colleague came to save the day. One thing led to another and we...

There was a prophecy. A prophecy that said tranquility would turn into chaos, and peace would be swallowed by the raging current. The prophecy of destruction, long forgotten in the shadows, etches its existence once again with a massive explosion, foreseen as the herald of doom. In the face of this coming reality, denial quickly takes over, but one mage who had been watching begins to search for the savior mentioned in the prophecy: the 'Sixth Light.' In the calm before the storm, as the world drifts helplessly toward its destined time, a priest dispatched from the temple witnesses an unbelievable vision in a monastery on the Hanji. It is the glowing four wings extending from a young girl. Her name was 'Lua Klein.'

Byun Soo-ah, a run-down novelist who only writes bad endings, is possessed by someone's curse into the villain Choi Se-hwa of the currently serialized novel 'At the End of Youth'. In a novel filled with people with broken personalities, sociopaths, split personalities, and psychopaths, will Soo-ah be able to return to her original world alive?

Their hearts are passing each other like ships in the night… The year is 1794 and political unrest is spreading across Europe. For her safety, Italian heiress Elizabeth is placed aboard a British warship and to be delivered to her aunt in London. First Lieutenant Perry finds himself thrust into the unwanted role of temporary caretaker. All previous interactions with Elizabeth have ended with the two of them being at each other’s throats… Can these two stubborn, hotheaded individuals make the journey safely?

"What is it, Mr. Amakusa? Don't tell me you're planning to make midnight visits to my bed?" Aki Kurumi, 29 years old, meets Shisui Amakusa at a singles' mixer, and what should he unexpectedly propose but a paper marriage...! And once she starts living with Shisui, who is a touch out of sync with her, it kicks off a string of miscommunications and minor catastrophes! Their life as newlyweds (on paper) gets off to a bumpy start, but it's somehow almost cozy... "I didn't realize I would be so happy... to be needed by someone." They each chose this paper marriage for their own convenience, but could they become a real husband and wife? What is "love"? What is "marriage"? This is a bumbling love story that depicts how men and women coexist.

Shen Miao, the Di daughter of a military family, was pure, quiet, gentle, and gracious. Because of her foolish love for Prince Ding, she forced her way into becoming his wife. After six years of assisting her husband, she finally became the mother of the world: The Empress. She had stayed with him during the fight for dominion over the empire and during the efforts to expand its territory. She even went so far as to put herself in danger and be taken hostage by a neighboring empire. In spite of this, when she returned to the Imperial Palace five years later, she no longer had a place in the Imperial Harem. That beautiful woman he kept in his embrace gave her a bright, stunning smile and told her, “Older Sister, the country has settled down. It is time for you to step back as well.” Her daughter died tragically and her son the Crown Prince was deposed. No one in her Shen family, who had been completely loyal to the Emperor, were spared. With arrival of a new reign, everything was overturned! Shen Miao never thought that all of the perils they encountered as husband and wife, all of the assistance they gave each other mutually, were nothing but a joke in his eyes! He told her, “Because you have been with this Emperor for more than two decades, this Emperor will allow you to keep an intact corpse. You should be grateful for this kindness.” Beneath a meter of white silk, Shen Miao established a malicious oath: Once the day of reckoning arrives, every single one of you will die! Once reborn, she returns to the year when she was only fourteen years old, a time when tragedy has not yet befallen, when her family still lived, and when she was still the pure, quiet, gentle, and gracious Di daughter of a military family. Close relatives conceal evil intentions, her cousins are vicious and merciless, the new concubine is like tiger watching its prey and that scum wants the previous life’s events to be repeated? Her family must be protected, the great enmity must be avenged, and the prize must include the empire’s imperial throne. In this lifetime, let us see who comes out on top! But that Xie Family’s young marquis, that tyrannical and arrogant spear-wielding young man on horseback, stays stubbornly on her side and proudly declares, “It is merely toppling the Imperial Family. Do not forget, the world belongs to you, and you—you belong to me!” – The Thirteen Capitals of You Zhou: This belongs to you. The Ding Yuan City in the North Desert: This belongs to you. The Southern River of Yu Zhou, the Eastern Sea of Ding Xi, the Green Lakes of Lin’an, the Ancient City of Luo Yang: All of these belong to you. “Xie Jing Xing, if all of this belongs to me, then can you tell me what you want?” “Alright, I want you.”

Rachel, the second daughter of a viscount family, is a plain and reclusive young lady whose only interests are handicrafts and magic. She never wished for marriage in the slightest—yet when she attended her debutante ball in a magically modified dress adorned with elaborate enchantments, she ended up receiving a proposal from the court magician, Zoid! He is the most powerful magician in the country, possessing status, authority, and stunning looks—and has turned down every marriage proposal until now. So why would someone like him propose to someone like me!?

The richest heiress in the world, Touka of the Tsukizakura Conglomerate, dies in a freak accident… and wakes up in another world—Megalanica. Captured by a wicked king and forced into slavery, her fate seems sealed… until she activates her unique Authority: Gravebank, the Bank of the Underworld—with a jaw-dropping balance of ¥70,000,000,000,000,000. Armed with absurd wealth, Touka buys back her freedom—then sets out to free others like her. Now, with gold as her weapon and a growing party at her side, she begins her journey to buy the world itself—and bring down the demon kings who rule it.

Isabella is the princess of Niroli, an island kingdom in the Mediterranean Sea. She is currently undertaking the task of putting a worldclass resort on her beloved Niroli. If she can make that happen, Niroli will surely flourish. Isabella wants to start negotiations more than anything, but the person in charge of the project, Domenic, has no desire to listen to a spoiled princess with no redeeming quality but her beauty. When he sees that she has no intention of giving up, Domenic presents her with a proposition. He says, "I want you to spend at least a week on the island where I was born." This is the fourth installment in the royalty romance series "The Royal House of Niroli".

"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?!

<font color=aqua>Ten years ago, a young girl saved the life of a dragon. Little did they know that they would be brought together again by the vicissitudes of fate, when Lucina's family estate is invaded by the fearsome Tayar nation led by King Hakan. After Lucina's selfish stepmother offers her up as a bride to Hakan in exchange for their lives, Lucina realizes that she is now fated to journey to the arid kingdom of Tayar and marry its seemingly brutish king. Will fate lead the unlikely pair to ruin or romance?

He seems kind and reserved, but he is overflowing with passion… Only after the death of her parents does Lisette learn that she was adopted and has a different birth mother. She moves to Paris and works at a seedy saloon to make ends meet, and there she is approached by an elegant aristocrat. He says he will rescue her from this cesspool. She is sure he just wants to seduce her, but she can't get this nice, kind man out of her mind. However, she has no idea that he’s just using her to find her mother!

An ordinary 21st century girl crosses over and falls into a beast man continent! The eight-pack abs of the snow lion, the white and black green tea mutant snake beast, the silly and sweet phoenix, the king of the mermaids Wait! Don't come over here! I'm not going to give birth to your cubs!

The love that I had given up on years ago is still alive… After only a year of marriage, Lewis divorced Lacey—who found out she was pregnant soon after! Deciding not to tell Lewis about the surprise pregnancy, Lacey raised their daughter, Jessica, by herself. But nineteen years later, Lacey runs into Lewis again at an incurable disease fundraising event. Seeing the man who broke her heart into a million pieces brings back all the memories of the past—his smell, his touch, his passion. But when Lewis sees Jessica, he confronts Lacey about the truth…and reveals the secret he thought he’d never have to share with her…

[R15 Version] At the edge of a brutal winter, can Roel, who ran away, find her paradise? Roel never imagined her desperate escape would lead her to a place like this. After enduring a miserable life as a guest in her relatives' home, Roel's world shattered the night her younger cousin attacked her. In a moment of terror and desperation, she killed him. Panicked and overwhelmed by guilt, she fled the village choosing the icy wilderness over facing the truth. Her path led her to a remote, solitary cabin hidden deep in the winter woods. But peace was not waiting for her there. Instead, she met Kaiden—a towering, intimidating man who seemed just as wild as the storm outside. “If you don’t want to freeze, you’ll do as I say.” “Don’t you know that excitement keeps the cold away? Better than catching a fever.” Now, trapped by an unforgiving blizzard and Kaiden's cryptic demands, Roel must decide whether this cabin will be her salvation or her doom. Is this isolated haven the paradise she longed for, or a new kind of hell that will destroy her completely?

A collection of short stories by Kyoko Okazaki published in the 1990s. The title story, 'Chiwawa-chan,' follows the friends of Chiwawa, a girl found dead in Tokyo Bay, who come to realize they do not know anything about her such as her real name or her background.These stories were published irregularly from the June 1994 issue to the May 1995 issue of 'Monthly YOUNG ROSE,' and some were also featured in the October 1994 special issue of 'FEEL.' Furthermore, this collection includes material that were drawn specifically for the Young Rose Comics Deluxe edition of 'Chiwawa-chan.'

When life throws Linden Taylor another gut-wrenching punch, she decides to recover on a beach. She books herself a cruise and it’s full speed ahead to an adventure in paradise. Her assumptions are not far off, but what’s an adventure without a little kidnapping? To add insult to injury, her captor is none other than the roguishly handsome, albeit infuriating, Steven Dare. Now confined to this remote little island with a handsome devil, Linden’s moral compass spins with reckless abandon. How will she find her way to happiness now?

I can't be attracted to the man who thinks I am his father's mistress. After Juliet’s beloved boss passes away, management of his company is left to her, his personal assistant, and Edward Carlyle, his eldest son. But Edward was not at the funeral, and she has no way of reaching him. When she finally finds and meets Edward, she’s horrified to discover he is the attractive man she had shared a passionate kiss with the day before! And now he is convinced she was his father’s mistress!

This is brought to you by the same author of "My Wife Is From a Thousand Years Ago". "If you could go back in time, what would you do?" "I would go to the school entrance and wait for you every day to pursue you shamelessly until you're my girlfriend. What about you?" "Hmm... I will definitely carefully wait until I'm twenty-four to get to know you again, then gradually fall in love, then get married, and then ask you this question. I live cautiously because I'm afraid that the butterfly effect will make me lose you."

Ikuko, an Arasa girl, has someone she is dating. But he is a so-called useless man who freeloads at Ikuko's house and doesn't get a regular job. Ikuko tries to break up with him because she doesn't have a bright future with him, but she always ends up bonding with him for some reason! Just then, a high-spec handsome guy appears, aiming for her Ikuko...! ? A loopy love between a useless man and an around 30-year-old girl! The charm of a useless man explodes!

The only human empress in the Human Beast Empire, Sephia continues her dry marriage with the Emperor, Demios. However, a woman named Titi appears one day, claiming she has the Emperor's name engraved to her! as Sephia watched the emperor fall for titi, she fell into despair. Then Roxanne, a war hero appeared. A love triangle romance filled with the scent of two wolves competing for Sephia!

A young puppy-eyed boy (very carnivorous) x an office lady hurt by love. Reuniting with her ex-boyfriend when he said "I'm glad I realized this before I fell in love with you." Tsuzumi, dumped by her fiancé just before she crosses the finish line, looking to heal her wounds finds Yudai, a handsome man who pampered her. They had a relationship like lovers, but that sweet time didn't last long...?

At the behest of the organization, Celeste becomes the bodyguard of Edward, the crown prince of Midland. While spending time together, she comes into contact with Edward's strength and vulnerability, and decides to protect him of her own volition. Edward also trains his mind and body so that he can protect Celeste. ``I love only you.'' Two people who overcome many difficulties and are attracted to each other. However, the difference in social status between the Crown Prince and his personal guard stands in the way... A story of growth, battle, and love between two people who shoulder heavy roles and pasts.

Is this the darkness of our time? Or is this the true nature of people? SNS" is a fun and convenient service that allows people to easily connect with others. Adults are aware of the dangers, but children who have just started using SNS...a junior high school girl started a social networking service under the name of Koharu, and was contacted by a middle school teacher with a smile. But he pretends to be an entertainment producer...? There are vile adults who target innocent children on social networking sites. These people are monsters. This is a nauseating and shocking "behind-the-scenes" drama depicting the truth and reality of "social networking monsters" who are more innocent than children, but filled with a dark, black darkness!