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It might be too late. But I don’t want to run away from love any longer. Sydney is a novelist who has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of having her work reach number one on the bestseller list! However, she feels empty as she can’t stop thinking about one year ago when she had a short but passionate fling with an energetic architect named Adam. But the moment he mentioned marriage, she ran away, even though he was so special. He was worth breaking their rule about not getting deeply involved… Having finally accepted her true feelings for him, Sydney goes to meet Adam in the hopes of one more chance with him. Instead she finds him living with another woman. To top it off, he pretends not to know her!

Leola's parents sent her to Illyria on vacation in the hopes that it would take her mind off losing her job and cheer her up. One night, unable to sleep, Leola decides to take a midnight stroll to clear her head. While on her walk, she is suddenly grabbed from behind by a strange man who drugs her. When she awakes a few days later, she realizes that the man who kidnapped her was Prince Nico Magnati, the brother of the ruler of Illyria. Unsure of what is happening, she demands that he tell her why he has kidnapped her, but all the prince will say is that she is in danger and that she must stay under his watch until everything is safe. Unhappy with her situation at first, Leola soon begins to grow fond of her captor. Before long a very important question arises—what will Leola do when the prince finally says she is free to leave?

It must be a love letter?. Megan is the secretary to her handsome boss, Dan. Lately, he has been receiving a letter every day, which bothers her very much. Overcome with curiosity, she finally asks him about the letters. He has been troubled by a girl thirteen years younger than him who has been coming on to him. Her suggestion is for him to pretend that he has a girlfriend and he forces her to take on that role!

Jeanie’s heart and mind are at war. She knows she must give up on Ward, but her heart won’t obey. Jeanie had had a crush on Ward, a handsome and talented lawyer, for five years. It was love at first sight for her. But he is still in love with his deceased wife and to him Jeanie is simply a friend. Thirty-two-year-old Jeanie has decided it’s time to get these unreciprocated feelings out of her head. But when Ward approaches her, she weeps at her loss. Ward realizes she is having problems of the heart and wants to be a good friend, but how can she tell him that he is the one she loves?

The age of the Inquisition was terrifying for many. Despite being the daughter of the duke's doctor, Jessica is an accomplished healer in her own right, and yet must keep her face hidden from society. Cursed with a birthmark under her left eye, she's perceived by the wary populace as a spawn of the devil. When the future Earl of Thornbury, Francis Bardolph, comes to Jessica to treat an old wound, he may end up healing her fear of the world and her father. With a jealous courtesan angling for a brighter future, will Jessica be forced to stay in the shadows, or can she dance with Francis at the carnival?

The dapper staff of The Watering Hole are always eager to serve their clientele with grace and charm. But little do the patrons know that these handsome gents are actually penguins in disguise! The sharplydressed flightless birds love all that the human world offers, but as the saying goes: “You can take thepenguin out of the Antarctic, but you can’t take the Antarctic out of the penguin!”* *Not all penguins come from the Antarctic.**** Yes, this actually matters in the world of Penguin Gentlemen.

She’s a princess? And betrothed? Rory is spending her birthday alone for the first time since losing her mother when a man named Sebastian, who looks like some sort of noble, appears, saying, “I’ve come to get you, Princess.” And then she learns that she’s in an arranged engagement with the crown prince of the neighboring country. Now, in order for her to take up her mantle, Rory must learn how to be a princess from Sebastian. But the more he prepares her to marry another man, the more his kindness and support set her heart aflutter.

Shinobu Watanuki (39), who has moved into her husband's family home, is an unsuccessful comic artist. She had planned to use this move as a chance to give up her career, but after one of her old works becomes a hit online, she decides to create a new comic instead. In need of help with this, she looks for an assistant online. A handsome 22-year-old man named Chiaki Tachibana applies to her ad, and Shinobu finds herself at a major turning point in her life. Delve into a poignant tale by a seasoned comic artist, skillfully blending themes of dreams, career, and romance in life from 40.

Young Lanna is the daughter of the world's foremost multimillionaire, and because of that fact, she finds that all of the men who approach her are disgusting. She just wants to go somewhere where nobody knows who she is, and to finally meet somebody who will love her for her, not for her father's wealth. Enter Arash, an exchange student come to study at a British university. With purple eyes and a mysterious appearance, she believes that he's her destined love. However, it turns out that he's actually a prince from a desert country. Since their worlds are so different he tries to stop seeing her, but finds that he cannot free himself of his feelings for her. War arises in his homeland and he's called back. With no time left, they spend one last night together. "Love me," she says to him. But the next morning he leaves in a cold and distant manner! What has happened?

After being abandoned by his family, Zakahr Belenki has pushed himself to the top in order to finally take over the family company, only to destroy it. But Zakahr's attention is diverted to his efficient PA, Lavinia, whose femininity and direct nature appeal to him. ...

Since losing his wife and daughter on Christmas Eve three years ago, Lawson finds the holiday season nothing more than a cruel hell that brings back painful memories. He thought he’d achieved everything he sought, but in the end none of it could help him protect his own family. Unable to cope with Christmas gift buying, he hires a personal shopper to find presents for his family. So why is she repeatedly trying to involve him in her task?

I’m telling the biggest lie of my life to a billionaire who prizes honesty above all. Texas billionaire Tyson hires Merri to assist him with his charitable foundation. Working with him, Merri finds herself attracted to his honesty and laid-back demeanor. Once a supermodel, Merri is tired of a life spent running from the paparazzi and sees this work as her chance to escape from the superficial glitz and glamour. She hides her beauty behind unflattering clothes and thick glasses and is finally able to live the normal life she’s always dreamed of. She knows if anyone discovers the truth, it’ll all be over, but she hates having to lie to Tyson…

"Who are these two good-looking guys on my sofa?" Rei finds herself confronted with this mystery after returning home from another long day at a law office. Entrusted in her care by her mother in the fashion biz, these two model proteges become Rei's new "pets" - at least, that what she tells herself. Still, how many pets out there cook dinner and do the laundry in addition to providing some much-needed TLC? Confronted with this unusual - and enviable - situation, Rei senses her life beginning to change...

For a nanny, Sloan doesn’t seem to really know his way around one child, let alone three. The truth of the matter is, Sloan’s an undercover agent trying to break up an art theft ring, and the only way he can do it is to investigate while in disguise. When Jo, a business mastermind and rather plain aunt to the kids, decides to help out, Sloan may have just found the love of his life…or the target of the criminal case!

Men - they're the root of Takanashi Chiwa's problems, which is why she never had the time nor the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life. A full-time office lady and a part-time hostess, she works night and day to pay off her dad's debt from his failed business. One night at her part-time job, a high-class customer has her fired. Then the next day, she's called in to see the president - whom she had never even seen before in the office - only to find out she's to marry him! But what kind of guy is Mamiya Hokuto anyway? Will he become one of Chiwa's problems, or will he save her from them? And will this marriage even last?!

At eighteen years old, Lucy was sentenced to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. She was charged for killing her employer, who had hired her as a nanny. But she was innocent! Even his brother Domenico, with whom she fell in love, didn’t believe her. While serving time, she lost her father, friends and even her pride. Five years later, she’s finally gotten out of prison. There to welcome her are the media and Domenico! He then takes her to his family mansion. He believes she seduced him and his brother for their wealth, so why is he taking her home?

A woman wakes up in a hospital with no memory of who she is. She doesn't even recognize herself in the mirror. She hit her head while falling down the stairs and suffers from temporary amnesia. As she gets to know herself, she is disappointed to find out that her handsome husband doesn't even want to touch her and her career as an influencer is falling apart because she is suspected of murder. But it turns out she is living the life of her twin, Haemi.

A determined Claire comes all the way to a small town in the Australian Outback from London to fulfill her sister’s dying wish. She has come seeking the father of the baby she left behind, but finds that he has gone overseas and ends up meeting the man’s brother, Grey. She decides to wait until he returns at Grey’s station, an area of natural beauty beyond her imagination. Grey is cold and indifferent because he thinks she could never make it as a city girl. However, once she tells him that the father of the kid is his younger brother, will he decide Claire is a scam artist!?

Their families are bitter enemies, while their love shimmers in the desert like a glittering mirage. Dani grew up in America, but when her marriage failed she had to return to her family in Oman, where she lives under her father’s watchful eye. Her greatest joy now is sneaking out to the used bookstore. One day, she meets a man there who takes her breath away, a kind, charismatic entrepreneur named Quasar. They begin seeing each other in secret, but Dani is crushed when she learns that their families are enemies. Dani’s father sees everything in black-and-white, and she can’t bear to betray him. Is there a future for Dani and Quasar?

Hotaru Shina is an office worker with a powerful libido and imagination to boot. She spends her nights alone, pleasuring herself with adult toys. One day, while she's working overtime, she realizes she brought one of her toys to the office! To make matters even worse, Ryo, the top sales rep and someone she looks up to, walks in on her holding it! She thinks he'll be repulsed, but the usually sweet Ryo reveals his own dirty appetite. He pounds her hard with something way bigger than she's used to. She'll never be able to go back to satisfying herself again...!!! They've got great physical chemistry!! This is a secret office romance about two people who were made for each other.

After her father died, Penelope retreated from polite society and buried herself in her books. But now her older brother wants to take even that away from her! As long as her brother is managing her inheritance, Penelope is bound by his wishes. So she decides to go out and find a husband who will let her do what she wants! Just as she leaves on her journey, a drunk man throws himself in front of her carriage. He seems to come from a good family, though, and he’s quite handsome… Penelope recognizes that this is her chance and talks him into marrying her…but she had no idea just who he is!

From Yen Press:A love letter to those who dream of being fashionable but consider their weight as an obstacle, this uplifting comic essay by a plus-sized author chronicles her own journey with body positivity and learning to love herself as she is.

Tomorrow is her last chance to land a new job. But even as her anger still lingers, he appears before her again—as her interviewer! Tania is a nursing mother, behind on rent and on the verge of losing her apartment. One night, after she comes dangerously close to being run over by a car, she meets the handsome Enrico. But the two of them can’t seem to get along, thorny words flying between them, until at last her lips are sealed by a forceful kiss! The next day is her last chance to land a new job. But before her anger has entirely dissipated, Enrico shows up again—as her prospective employer!

"There’s only one rule: don’t leave this apartment." After his girlfriend was murdered, Takeshi brings the killer, Koichi, back to his apartment in order to carry out an unprecedented form of "revenge". By treating the man who he should hate gently, what does he hope to accomplish? And what is the actual result of carrying out his revenge? A unique book about an eccentric type of "Love".

Brought together by unfortunate circumstances, his bride is a woman who killed her first husband in their wedding bed... A woman who killed her husband in their bed on their wedding night must be made a wife. That's the order the King has given the de Burgh family. The calmest and wisest brother, Geoffrey, was chosen to be the husband by a drawing of straws. Brought together by unfortunate circumstances, the bride Elene was awful. She has tangled hair and uses dirty language freely. There's a concern she may cut the throat of her new man. But Jeffrey notices his wife's beautiful face hiding underneath all that hair...

Rose Thomas is a strong and independent woman. At her best friend's wedding she actually meets a real-life prince. In a whirlwind of dissatisfaction and fear for the future, Rose finds herself in Marvan, the prince's country. Will the star-crossed lovers be able to change their destinies?

When Maddie meets the gorgeous Greek shipping magnate Dimitri at a party, they fall passionately in love. He follows Maddie back to England and proposes, and they are wed one week later. Even though the sudden engagement makes her head spin, Maddie cannot believe her luck. Her happiness is short-lived, however. Dimitri’s beautiful childhood friend is waiting for her at the mansion in Athens, and she tells Maddie, “The one he’s really in love with is me. You’re just my substitute because I can’t have children, and all he wants from you is an heir."

It only takes one unexpected encounter to change your fate? For Lily Patterson, this change came in the form of the handsome Theodore Montague. After a chance meeting during a vacation in Rome, Lily finds herself with a job as nanny to Theo's three children! With no mother around to raise them, the children quickly grow fond of Lily, and she becomes quite attached to the family in return. But Theo is her employer-so she'll need to find a way to rein in her growing attraction to him, and fast!

Love between Gray, the first son of a notable family Alexander, and Cassie was shuttered by Gray’s father. Gray’s father didn’t even let her into the house, when Cassie showed up to tell them about her pregnancy. Eleven years later, Cassis provides for her son, Rob, by running a general store. One day, Gray stands in front of her out of the blue! He instantly understands Rob is his son and expresses his desire to take responsibility for his son, but Cassie, unable to forget what his father told her eleven years ago, refuses to open her heart…

"We were happy until that fateful day." Born into a clan of apothecaries, Olive is a young girl who dreams of continuing her family's legacy. But then, one day, her hometown gets attacked. She loses her entire family, except for her older sister. They get adopted by the lord of the domain, Earl Elvert, only to be treated like livestock. Olive does everything to protect her physically disabled sister, who's eventually taken hostage in order to coerce Olive to abuse her power. "It's because only your family can make a 'perfect poison' causing instant death." That is, an ability to refine a special kind of poison from her blood. Olive is forced to assume a false identity, marry and later poison the infamous "Murderous Duke." However, contrary to the rumors, Duke Victor seems to be an honest and kindhearted man... "I don't want to kill him. But as things stand, my sister..." The more love she feels from Victor, the more her anguish grows.

The only thing that keeps me going is the memory of his gentleness… Ever since her father committed suicide when she was fifteen, Verity has lived a miserable life in her aunt’s house as a maid. The only thing that keeps her going is the memory of Max, who offered her comfort at her father’s graveside five years ago. When a party is thrown at the house one day, an unusual guest introduces himself as Lord Maxwell Blakehurst. Could this actually be Max from back then? He’s willing to save her from her current situation… All she has to do is become his mistress!

A group of high school students were spending their peaceful days freely until they have been chosen as the participants of the game where everyone is being hypnotized until they commit suicide. No one is safe from a sudden death, so what will they do to avoid their fates?

Sara had been in love with her colleague Ian for the past ten years...until the day he introduced her to his new fiancee. Heartbroken, Sara ran away, back to her hometown, only to discover that her parents are no longer there. Instead she finds a rugged young man, covered in dirt, named Stuart. He's recently moved in down the street, and to Sara's surprise, he treats her like a princess, taking care of her in her time of distress. She falls instantly in love with this tall, muscular, kind stranger, but can he heal the years of loneliness and heartbreak she carries deep inside?

She’s a princess and he’s a spy—not quite a match made in heaven… Princess Parker of Eliason, who dislikes being in the public eye, lives an ordinary life in America. One day while working at her café, a tall man with black hair and black eyes enters. When Parker trips and almost falls, the mysterious man, Jace, saves her. Since then, Parker cannot seem to get the dashing man out of her mind. Then she discovers he was hired by her father to spy on her!

Chiaki, a boy who doesn’t go to school, has been missing for about a month. The only person who knows where he is is his classmate Konoha. In a corner of an abandoned housing complex, there was a quiet honeymoon of just the two of them that no one knew about.

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Is he really a prince? Her heart is being torn apart by the mystery surrounding the royal family... Serena Cordeaux, a security advisor to the monarch of Carramer, is given a secret mission to look for Garth Remy, a lone wolf who excelled at sports during high school. He's the boy she had a crush on, and Serena is shocked to hear that he may be a member of the royal family. Ordered to bring him to the palace, she sees that Garth has become an attractive, mature man. She hides her feelings for him as they work together to unravel the mystery surrounding the royal family...

Temp worker Sophia has been assigned as a personal assistant to Grey Barlow, multimillionaire and CEO of a major property developer. Her duty: to aid in his recovery from an on-site accident. Unfortunately, the stubborn Grey has other plans. The workaholic has no time for rest, and demands she help him get his job done and nothing more. But Sophia has other ideas. Disheartened but determined, she vows to win her boss over with home cooking and tender loving care. But in the process, she can't help but be pulled in by his charming smile and deep green eyes...

Café barista Hayase Hinako lives with her handsome fiancé Kagaya Seiya, a hotshot lawyer she met in her coffee shop. He’s everything she could ever want in a future husband: sweet, caring, and handy in the kitchen as well as the bedroom. But just when she thinks it’s all smooth sailing, her loving partner transforms from a gentleman into a tyrant overnight! He may look the same on the outside, but he’s not the Seiya she knows and loves…so who is he?!

From ShoujoMagic:1-2. Andalusia no KoibitoHikaru was engaged to a man who had a great personality, a handsome face, and an annual income of ten million yen. Anyone would've envied her. So who is this new man she wants so badly that she ditched her fiancé? "Andalusian Lover" is an inconceivable tale of love revolving around the ultimate greedy woman!3. Love FoolSaeki Noa met a girl on a boring group date. Noa is a hot hunk but this girl after their first date thinks he is a jerk and wants to make him fall for her and dump him...but...4. The Boy Is Mine

I never asked for a sister-in-law. My mind is saying no, but my body just can’t resist!

If only princesses could love freely, Anna might have found true happiness… After failing to escape from an arranged marriage, Princess Anna was trapped in a castle and had turned to Greg, a man with whom she’d once had a forbidden relationship, for help. Seeing Greg for the first time in years, Anna recalls the summer day when she sneaked into a summer festival disguised as a village girl and had a fateful encounter with the unrestrained and courageous Greg. They’d had a playful passion for each other, but now Greg is staring at Anna with cold eyes. Anna had chosen to abandon him and fulfill her life as a princess, but there’s a reason she had to turn to him now…despite his resentment.

He thinks she’s a governess…but she’s actually the new owner of the estate! Having inherited a big estate on the outskirts of London, Octavia is lighthearted as she sets out to see the property. Upon arrival, she comes across two girls—a smart, quiet girl who reminds her of a storybook princess, and her younger sister, a tomboy who looks like a tiny fairy. Confused, Octavia is led by the sisters to meet their uncle Edward Barraclough, who believes she has come seeking a job as a governess… Little does he know she’s actually the new owner!

Kit has been put in charge of the PR for a charity fashion show. Two models disappear right before the show, and although she fills in for them at the last minute, the show ends in utter failure. The chairman of the event, Jarrett, arrogantly demands that she fundraise fifty thousand dollars in one month to make up for the lost donations. Jarrett is the owner of one of the biggest lingerie companies in America, and he is sexy enough to appear in advertisements with his models. "I know!" Kit has an idea. "I'll plan a bachelor auction and make him join, too! If it's successful, I'll be able to raise the funds and get my revenge!"

A failed marriage. Yet her heart still yearns for her husband... 19th Century, United Kingdom. After an assassination attempt on the Prince Regent, a vassel, Duke Gabriel, carries out a secret investigation. Meanwhile, Gabriel's wife Olivia is distressed, wondering whether her husband will show up for their son's celebration. They had spent a beautiful, loving year of marriage together when her husband decided to cheat on her the day she gave birth to their son. They haven't shared a bed since, but now, her mother-in-law wants her to have another son for the sake of the family. With zero hope of their love being reignited, now she has to share a bed with him again...

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This innocent and shy woman is also known as Madame X. Amalie is innocent and shy, but just on the surface. She is also known as Madame X, a bestselling American erotic novel author. She has kept her identity hidden even from her editor, but she has to attend a publicity party for her next novel no matter what. Amalie asks her friend Lacey to attend in her place and attends as Lacey’s assistant. Lacey acts perfectly and everyone believes she is Madame X. Everyone except for one charming journalist, Jericho...

Anna's relationship with Nathan was a secret because the company he ran was a rival to her father's company. But then Nathan suddenly broke up with her. So when Anna realized she was pregnant, she decided to give birth and raise the baby on her own. One day Anna runs into Nathan and tries her best to escape before he notices her. But Nathan sees the boy in her arms and insists that they have something to discuss...