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Kass felt like she’d been struck by lightning when she locked eyes with a passionate stranger while on the fashion show stage. That mesmerizing gaze belonged to Leo, a refugee from Eastern Europe. They fell in love instantly, but destiny didn’t smile on them—soon after, Leo was in an accident and barely survived. Then he disappeared from Kass’s life. One day he showed up again, but by then she had twins and her career as a designer had taken off. Leo, it seems, is heir to his country’s throne and has come to collect his queen-to-be and his little princesses!

[Batoto Scans] "How can I not spoil you...!" Tired of city life, former office lady Mizuho returns to the countryside. As part of her rehabilitation, she starts working for her father's friend, Sugahara Taisei. As she spends her days peacefully working with Taisei, whom she has known since she was a child, she slowly regains her cheerfulness. Taisei's offered her nothing but unconditional kindness ever since she came back. But as it turns out, the special feelings behind that kindness don't belong to just an "old friend."

Harriet’s a logical planner—it’s what she does—but can she plan for love? Harriet wants to get married and have kids someday, so she decides to make a checklist for an ideal husband. For instance, he can’t be too handsome or too ugly, nor can he be too rich or too poor. Her boss, Alex, is dumbfounded when he hears this. Who would she want to marry such a boring man? It’s no wonder Harriet broke up with her fiancé. Despite being born into a poor family, Alex has become a successful real-estate developer. He more than checks off Harriet’s list, but she’d be an idiot to fall for a sworn bachelor like him. So what will she do when he asks her to spend a passionate weekend with him at a five-star hotel?

A summer fling…with a blind man? On a solo trip to her uncle’s beach house for summer vacation, April is shocked when she comes face-to-face with a completely naked man. According to her uncle, this mysterious nudist is none other than the famous sculptor Hugh Davies, who is staying in the next house over with a friend. His movie-star good looks make April’s heart flutter, but Hugh does nothing but ignore her. April decides to confront the man about his bad manners, only to discover that he’s blind!

Alice fell in love with a businessman named Domenico, and began to live with him at his request. But six months later, Alice puts an end to her life with Domenico and flies back to England. The reason is that she discovered Domenico's hidden lover... And on top of that, he's always said that he would never marry. Even if she loves him, her body and mind are shattered at this uncertain future. But Domenico has chased her all the way to England. Why? The only reason she can see is that he desires her...!

One year has passed since Annabella’s gambling, alcoholic husband died. Since then, she’s been relentlessly bullied by her mother-in-law, who has made her life a living hell. She finally gets to attend a ball once her mourning period ends, and there she meets Sir William, a strong, attractive gentleman. He seems interested in her, but she can’t believe he’d bother with a widow who is treated like a servant. Annabella doesn’t know what to make of him, but when she loses herself in his beautiful eyes, blue like the summer sea, she forgets everything else…

Charlotte Ramsey has a nice life laid out for her. She's getting married in a few weeks, but a certain excitement is missing from her life. Her goal is to have a comfortable life with children and a nice husband, but comfort alone can’t spark the flames of romance deep in her heart. Damien Wynter, after a chance encounter on a boat, may be the raging inferno of passion that'll ignite those flames…but should she play with fire? She may just get burned.

Taking on someone else’s crime, she never expected the punishment to be as sweet as honey… Late one night, Tully sneaks into her brother’s office. Her hasty brother had tried to run away with company money, but if she can return it to the safe before anyone finds out, the crime may never come to light. However, the moment she opens the safe, the lights turn on! An intimidating man stares coldly at Tully. It’s undoubtedly Yate Meachem, the CEO her brother is so afraid of! How far is Tully willing to go in order to save her brother?

My younger boyfriend has been stolen by the only woman I trust in the office...!? I'm not going down until I win him back! I'll definitely reconcile with him!

He will do anything to protect his little angel’s smile. Marissa is a single mother who teaches people how to care for infants. While teaching, she meets a new student, the gentlemanly Alec. He lost his beloved wife a year earlier and decided to take Marissa’s course to learn how to care for his daughter. But after seeing Marissa pacify his daughter, he asks her to become his live-in babysitter. Marissa already has her hands full with work and her own son. But she also has to move out of her home, so she accepts the job and moves in with Alec. She promises herself she won’t become romantically involved with him, but that promise may be harder to keep than she thinks.

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At long last, he'll finally have his revenge. He, Atlas, remembers when Nike, a goddess, had trapped him, a Titan. She had carved her name into his chest, and even now it burned and ached. Following the fall of the Greek gods, he's become responsible for this prison. His imprisonment, until only a few days earlier, is still fresh and raw in his mind, especially the female prison guard, Nike. She had tried to claim his body for herself by carving her name into him, and the hatred he feels for her can only be reduced by inflicting the same humiliation upon her. He pins her down, while she screams and cries, and carves his own name into her porcelain-white back. After he is done, he commits to memory this dark yet pleasant feeling. With this she will know who she belongs to.

Was their rushed marriage based on love…or was it all a bad dream? While Lisa was grieving her mother’s death, her stepbrother, with whom she was on bad terms, for some reason introduced her to Alex, a famous entrepreneur. The meeting was like a lightning strike—Lisa fell in love with Alex at first sight and accepted his proposal to marry. In her dreamlike newly married life, Lisa was fulfilled in mind and body, but it didn’t last very long. Lisa happened to hear about Alex’s plan to destroy the company she’d inherited from her late mother. How could she have been tricked by his sweet words and fallen for his trap?

She uncovered his past, but she’s lost her own! Dominic, an inspector for Interpol, is astonished to learn he is the Grand Duke of Karlenburgh, a country that no longer exists. This exciting historical discovery was uncovered by a woman named Natalie in an old document, and his identity is soon broadcast to the whole world. He’s completely unable to continue his job as an inspector. He moves to Hungary with complicated feelings, but who should appear before him but Natalie? She’s completely lost her memory and can’t remember anything other than the words Grand Duke of Karlenburgh. And now it falls to Dominic to look after her!

Mitsuki moves to Tokyo to major in music at college. During her first summer in the city, she turns up to a job she assumed was at a piano bar, only to be given a maid uniform by the hot manager! She falls for him after he saves her on the train, but he's not very friendly towards her... The reason for that being... This is a summer romance filled with cute maids!

Inspector Reiko Kujou is a problematic detective who gave up the big-city police work to be transferred to the Akasaka Police Department. She's got the face and figure of a model, a keen mind, and on top of that, is an ultra-rich detective from a well-established family! Obsessed with brand-name items, doing car chases in foreign cars; she'll be stopping evil in a magnificent way! And how will the romance turn out between her and the younger detective Sanada who longs for her!? Intense romantic suspense from Nanao Hidaka!

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It has been three years since her father’s best friend betrayed him, causing her family’s bankruptcy. Courtney can’t help but visit Hunters Court, her childhood home, when she hears it’s up for sale. She wishes her family could live there once more, but when she visits, she sees a man who turns her blood to ice. It's Blair...the nephew of the man who betrayed her father! He says he bought the manor for them to live in together—if she wants to live there, she’ll have to do so with him. Yet he backed her father into a corner and shattered her first love to pieces. Just what can Blair be thinking?

The advertisement agency started by Polly’s father has been bought out by Damon Doukakis. Why would the leader of such a large corporation choose this tiny company as his target? The workers are baffled, but Polly knows exactly why: Damon is trying to punish Polly’s father for eloping with his sister, Arianna. Damon declares he will fire all of the executives, and also warns Polly that she will no longer have nepotism on her side. Damon’s arrogance and Polly’s determination to protect her company pit them against each other?but one night, sparks of passion end up leading to intimacy.

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She’d always planned to save herself for marriage…so Mia is shocked when she decides to make love to a man she just met! They met at a party, and he made the world drift out of focus as she fell under his spell—it was as if they were destined to find each other. But she came back to herself when she woke up and ran out before even asking his name. Three months later, Mia was invited to her friend’s house for dinner and was shocked to see the man she’d made love to standing in front of her. He must never know that Mia is carrying a huge secret.

In "Sweet Lovin' Baby," a girl meets a lesbian couple in a bookstore one day. They become fast friends, and she develops feelings for them. But little does she know that they have their own problems to worry about...The title comes from a Laura Nyro song. You can listen to it on her CD New York Tendaberry. Lyrics to the song are included in the zip file.In "Rain Was Falling," two young women meet on a rainy day.As you might guess from the title, "Doomed Love" is about unrequited love.In "Miyuki," the protagonist watches another girl from afar.

They had good reasons for marrying, but love wasn’t one of them. Dull John Philip. That’s Sophie’s boss. He may be a genius, but he still needs secretary Sophie to take care of almost everything for him. When he was given custody of his nieces after his brother’s death, he asked her to marry him so she could help him provide their care. A bewildered Sophie accepts, partly because he’s the only male she believes she can count on. Now that Sophie is taking care of the kids and living in his luxurious mansion, though, she’s detected a persistent fluttering in her heart!

She’d adored him from afar…but now he’s ordering her to be his lover! “Can you bring me a guest’s laptop?” The strange request from a coworker at the hotel surprised Tawny. The goal was to delete pictures that should not have been taken of an overnight tryst. The name of the guest is Navarre Cazier, an important businessman from France. As a maid who has longed for him from afar, Tawny’s had to overlook such trysts. But as soon as she got her hands on the laptop, she was caught by Navarre. Then he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse: “I will buy your time with my money. If you refuse, I will call the police.”

You taught me, "Love." Yaeko thought her arranged marriage will lead her to happiness. However, horror is what her husband teaches her instead. The only time Yaeko has a peace of mind is during simple conversations with one of her husband's workers. Innocence that brought two together end up in a passionate love of no return...

How could a handsome king who rules a foreign land choose an ordinary woman like me to be his wife? The bride market... It was a competition where Omar, the handsome king of Samarkala, gathered the most talented and beautiful women from other countries to see which one is worthy of becoming his queen. Beth, who took part in the competition in place of her talented older sister, was convinced that she, an ordinary girl, would never be chosen. She only wanted the large sum of money that she could get as an entry fee to fulfill her own important purposes. But when Omar looked at her with a passionate gaze, he made an unexpected confession. "Beth, I need you," he said. These words were the beginning of a tumultuous romance that wouldl change Beth's dull life forever!

Victoria is shocked when her best friend is in an accident along with her husband. Who would have thought the couple might die, leaving behind their baby? She's sure that stone-cold Connor North, billionaire businessman and the other person named as Dylan's guardian, has zero interest in children. Victoria's the only person left to raise Dylan with love. But it turns out that Connor wants to raise him! He argues that his wealth can provide the best environment for the baby, but what is he really up to? Victoria finds out before long-when he melts her heart with a kiss, both of them drenched from the rain...

For my late wife and both of our childrens sake, lets get married. Corinne, a widowed single mother, is suddenly proposed to by her late best friend Lindsays husband, Raffaello. It was Lindsays dying wish that the two of them be married. No matter how handsome and charming he is, she can get married to a man she barely knows. But all of her problems will be solved if she marries him, not to mention the fact that its her dead friends dying wish. So Corinne decides to accept the proposal, without thinking of the terrible things that could come from entering into a loveless marriage.

The sinful stigma still tortures me now… At seventeen, young newlywed Kate barely knew what love was. She was prompted by her unfaithful husband to spend the night with his charming friend Dominic…only to be shamed by Dominic’s humiliating words. It was a horrendous night she could never forget. Years later, after her husband’s death, Kate is living a peaceful life when she unexpectedly runs into Dominic again. The encounter leaves her frozen from shock and despair. Those golden eyes that stole her heart eight years ago are still gleaming with contempt…

Hiyori longs for sweet days with her lover, and on the night she returns from the town hall, she meets a rude man who says, "Love is nothing." After that, I met Kuroto, who was just like I had imagined, and had my first date, my first kiss, my first sex, and my life as a lovey-dovey couple

Audra is an accountant at a wedding-planning company. In spite of its elegant concept, the company is on the edge of bankruptcy and Audra feels responsible. She leaves the office one day and runs into her childhood crush, Dominic. Dominic asks her for help taking care of his nephew, whose parents were killed in an accident. To her surprise, he offers enough compensation to save the company! But now she has to live under the same roof as the corporate tycoon, notorious for his playboy lifestyle!

Lucy is secretary to Aristoteles,the CEO of a worldwide trading company. A playboy whose relationships with women never last long,he always ends them with an expensive gift before breaking up. He even has Lucy arrange this as part of her job. However,one rainy day,he sees Lucy changing her clothes,and their relationship begins to change. "You were hiding such charm beneath your plain clothes," he whispers sweetly in her ear,pushing her onto a desk and kissing her passionately. And now,the two of them are to leave together on a business trip to Athens...?

How long does it take to heal a two-year-old heartbreak? Rachel has managed to heal from the heartbreak she suffered two years ago. Then one day a new executive at her company arrives with a crying baby. It’s Nick, the very man who dumped her! His younger brother and sister-in-law were killed three weeks ago in an accident, leaving his niece in his guardianship. Rachel wants to help the struggling Nick, but can she suppress her love for the man who dumped her?

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"I’ll run anywhere to protect the woman I love." Madeline’s always busy, working as a secretary to a CEO at a big company and running around taking care of her family when she isn’t at the office. Her motto is business before love… but she can’t stop thinking about Silas, a mysterious man she sees during her lunch breaks…

Mere weeks away from her wedding, Natasha moyles finds her fiancé entangled in a lovers’ embrace with her younger sister Cindy. Desperate to get away, she accepts the aid of an unlikely ally: her fiancé’s brother, Leo Christakis. As she’s wondering to herself why leo is helping her, his warm and endearing tone turns menacing. It turns our that Natasha is the collateral for the millions of euros her ex-fiancé embezzled from Leo’s business!

"I haven't had enough." A big finance tycoon penetrates her deeply again and again, making her come sweetly... with every thrust, her love grows stronger. Even though she can't let him realize how she feels, no matter what... In order to recover her one million inheritance from her mother that an unscrupulous yakuza group has stolen from her, Aoi infiltrated a hostess club. What awaited her when she thought she had successfully gained his trust was a forced purchase of her freedom. That's when Reio Tatsugami, Aoi's regular client and the director of Zeus Finance, shows up before her. Shockingly, he declares he will buy her from the yakuza for two million. He makes a proposal to her. "Have sex with me for 5,000 a month to pay back your debt." Read about the unrequited love on both sides with an ideal man who's a finance tycoon!

To pay for her education, Carly worked as a housekeeper for Luis, a very famous, very arrogant racecar driver. However, due to the sudden departure of his private nurse, she’s ordered to help with his rehabilitation! Meaning she would have to touch his sexy naked body! Seeing her cheeks flush, Luis wonders…why is she hiding her femininity? He steals Carly’s lips out of curiosity only to be stunned by a rush of new emotions! Carly, I want you...! What he proposed then was they be not in a committed relationship, but to be temporary lovers!

Could a makeover really change Cindy’s life? Cindy, a secretary, is in love with her workaholic boss, Kyle. But to him, Cindy is nothing more than a trustworthy coworker. He forgot her birthday and she knows she’ll never turn his head with her looks. But maybe someday a Kyle will fall for her intellect. Cindy’s friends decide to help her out, and so for her birthday they get her a makeover. Transformed on the surface, Cindy is still the same woman she always was, but Kyle’s reaction to the change leaves Cindy shocked!

Weddings should be a joyful occasion?the beginning of a rosy life with the one you love. But for Fenella, this wedding is the scene of a crime, and she’s the main suspect. After changing places with the real bride, now Fenella’s taking the vows instead! When the groom, Heraklion, discovers he’s been deceived, he vows to punish her for it. But the truth is, Fenella’s in love with him. Their marriage is off to a bittersweet start… Frailty, thy name is woman!

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The count, her contractual husband, cruelly tramples her feelings… Christina, dressed in her bridal gown, prepares herself to walk down the aisle. Even though she and the groom, Max, are marrying for reasons other than love, she is still holding out hope. However, on her wedding day to the count, she receives a message from him that he’ll be waiting for her in Italy! Not willing to give up hope for their future, Christina heads for his castle, only to be met with even more cruel treatment!

Julia, a resident of the high-society apartment building at 721 Park Avenue, meets a successful businessman named Max in a café and has a magical night with him. Then, she finds out she's pregnant. She tries to tell Max but he doesn't believe her. Soon after, the threats begin....

After her mother passed away, Elizabeth was going through her mother's things, when she discovered a letter that told her the true identity of her father. She decided to do whatever it takes to meet him, which means…becoming his caretaker? At least this way, Elizabeth decided, she can stay by his side. He takes a liking to her and she works hard as his devoted caretaker, but there’s one man at the mansion who views her with suspicion. It’s her father’s adopted son, the coldhearted, hardworking Andreas. He’s convinced she’s out to steal the family’s wealth. He orders her to spend nights working as his secretary so he can see what she’s really like. Will he discover her true identity?

Schatzi, who is working as a chef at her father’s restaurant in New York, is down in the dumps after her boyfriend leaves her. Her friends urge her to go out and find new love, and she chances on Hanley Maize, a kind-hearted millionaire. Mr. Perfect proposes to her, but Schatzi has difficulty suppressing her feelings for Tom, a mysterious and irresistible man who is a regular at the restaurant. To make matters more complicated, her father suffers a stroke and the future of the restaurant is now in jeopardy. Can Schatzi save the day? (J-manga)

She can’t help but be drawn to this proud and handsome man… Claribel, a physiotherapist, has a whirlwind encounter with handsome Marc. He seems kind, but he also has an arrogance that surprises her. When she goes to work at the hospital, she finds out Marc is a temporary surgeon visiting from Holland. She is increasingly drawn to him, even while he continues to stun her with his inconsiderate words and actions. One day, he asks her to play the role of his fiancée and gives her an engagement ring. This isn’t for real. She’s just helping him out…right?

I want the one I fell in love with at age fourteen to be my first! Hannah and her two best friends, who run an inn together, are having a competition to get boyfriends for the summer. Hannah has no experience with men, so the hurdle is high, but then Zach, the boy she fell in love with at fourteen, appears. A detective who was shot while on duty, he’s come to the inn by the sea to recuperate. His sexy and dangerous aura makes Hannah’s heart throb. If she’s going to throw away her virginity, it has to be with him! One day, she slips into Zach’s bed while he’s sleeping, and suddenly she’s being wrapped up in his powerful arms!

[From Laughing in Quarantine Scans] Because I love you, I want to cherish you. The 1st episode in Twitter garnered over 140,000 likes. A popular manga about a couple that will make your heart flutter is released in pixiv! The incredibly cute daily life of the cute handsome husband x air-headed boyish wife is brimming with heart-throbbing moments. In addition to the too pure, too cute, and too precious daily life of the married couple, there’s their wedding anniversary, encounters, and etc.