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26-year-old Hong Do-hye, in the prime of her youth. The youngest of her family and showered with love, she’s lived a life without any major hardships. But after joining her company, a sharp and formidable thorn appears in the form of Team Leader Kwon Sa-woo— and the smooth flower path of her life suddenly twists into a thorny road... (NEW) 30 seconds ago Tweet . @Xx_4woo ▶ (Video) 11:11 a.m. A video uploaded at the same time each day and then mysteriously deleted. In the clip she clicks on, heart pounding, she finds… a rather large and upright wick, along with ragged, sticky breaths…?

One day, you suddenly become sex partners with your childhood friend of 13 years?! Taehwon's pants were pulled down by mistake at a university get-together. The whole university is in chaos after the huge and magnificent appearance (?) of Taehwon's 'third leg'. He seeks the help of his childhood friend, Jaekyung, to get over his social anxiety through a 'special' relationship. During their relationship, Jaekyung realizes that her childhood friend may not truly be who she thinks he is.

Short story collection. 1. Iguana no Musume: A girl develops a complex about herself after her mother thinks of her as a hideous iguana.

On a Christmas night, a man sneaked into an apartment room and managed to finish his goal. However, during his escape from the balcony, he encountered a girl standing at the balcony next door. Thinking that he would get reported to the police, what he heard was instead...

Rowan, a noble lady, felt uneasy. Her friend Penelope, who was so shy it hurt, was worried about being forced to marry an earl who had been accused of killing his wife. If Rowan posed as her servant and could prove that the earl was an inappropriate man for Penelope, then her father would give up on the match. Rowan immediately put her plan into action, but just as quickly she ran into a snag?Lucas, a playboy and the earl’s servant. He had only just met Rowan and had already tried to kiss her!

She's never known romance and she can't give birth but even so, she definitely still wants a perfect family like those she's seen in family sitcoms. While she was having trouble with her marriage hunting, a high-spec hottie who agreed to accept all of Sachiko's conditions miraculously appeared before her. However, this man, Keiichi, actually has an outrageous secret. Will Sachiko be able to overcome the various hardships in her way and finally obtain the happy home she's always wanted!?

Minekura Kazuya (Saiyuki), Azusa Kina (After School at the Coffee Shop), Namori (YuruYuri), etc... A splendid writing team participates! The official comic anthology of the popular manga Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, which has sold a total of over 9 million copies (including digital editions)! Contributors: Cover: Fujita Illustrations: Akiyoshi Shima, Sachiko, Namori, Haida Nanako Manga: Azusa Kina Konno Paru Hachiya Kujira Shiromanta Yamaguchi Eito Dorokawa Megumi Kakitsubata Waka Nagao Uka Anno Tachi Aoi Medamayaki Nouichi Nye Minami Kiri Megane Asahi Noboru Minekura Kazuya

It’s the start of a new year at a new school for Amelia, a girl with strong ambitions and a unique allergy to witnessing violence. She quickly learns that her peaceful first impression of her school was just a fleeting facade when she realizes that her new high school is a battlefield between two warring student gangs. Between the South Canteen Gang, the North Canteen Gang, and the girls fighting over boys, it looks like it’s allergy season for Amelia. Despite the chaos and her now-regular allergic reactions, Amelia is determined to bring peace to her new high school--not through violence, but with the power of love.

"The pain of excessive pleasure... I'll teach your body what it means." Taken as collateral on a loan, I'm being trained to become the sexual pet of a company president. "It's hard to believe you knew nothing about this a few days ago." I'm getting a crash course on sex and obedience from the presdient's sadistic secretary. I can feel his cold fingers stirring the secret places deep inside me. What's going to happen to me...?

Natsu Yoshizawa finds herself abruptly transferred to product development at the bedding manufacturer where she works, and then given a coveted spot on the team designing a bed aimed at newlyweds. Spearheading the project is Moriba, a man from Natsu's hiring group who's since become a powerhouse at the company, and almost as soon as she arrives he proposes to her out of the blue...!! Well, not exactly. It turns out he just wanted to "play house," temporarily pretending to be a married couple, in order to better understand their target customers' mindset. Natsu reluctantly accepts, since after all it's just research for work, but when Moriba proceeds to treat her just like an actual wife she starts wondering if she's in over her head. He even puts on a morning pillow-talk act, whispering about how adorable she was last night as if something had actually happened between them...?! Now, hold on just a second! This really isn't what it looks like...! (Not yet, anyway.)

Would you believe me if I told you that I can "see" people's thoughts?

Lady Celia’s father had arranged her marriage to a diplomat, and then, before they could even enjoy married life, they departed to Arabia, where her husband was to be stationed. But they were attacked by rebels during their journey and Celia’s husband was killed. Thank goodness a handsome local man showed up to save Celia at just the moment when her life was in danger! It turns out that the man who appeared was none other than Sheikh Ramiz of A’Qadiz. And now the beautiful prince who risked his life to save hers has asked Celia to join his harem!

Amelia’s best friend Tyler suggested on the night of their high school graduation that they get married if they were still single when they were twenty-eight years old. She didn’t believe it’d ever happen… Ten years later, at their reunion, the duo get tired of their friends bragging about their families and sneak out into the Las Vegas night. The next morning, Amelia can’t believe her eyes. Tyler is sleeping naked next to her! She then remembers what happened the night before?they’d gotten drunk and married one another at a local chapel. Later when Tyler learns about Amelia’s pregnancy, he says they should live together to decide whether to stay best friends or become a real wife and husband!

After a drunken encounter with a Buddha statue, Soyeong Kim suddenly finds herself in the Silla Dynasty. Not only did she travel back in time, but she is the spitting image of Princess Soryong, a mysterious princess with a huge secret. What will become of her, and will she be able to return home?

Kyungtae is an innocent guy with a good heart who really enjoys spending time with kids, but he’s always been bullied by the women around him. One day, Kyungtae is selected as a beta tester for a dating simulation game featuring gorgeous girls. However, his excitement doesn’t last long, because when he tries to run the game, it doesn’t even launch or install properly, so he ends up tossing it aside… But then, all of a sudden, something supernatural happens, and he starts to see the affection levels of every woman he comes across! Hmm… that includes Min Jia, the queen of the university and the girl who’s been teasing him ever since their school days…

When Whitney wakes up in the morning, she realizes that she has no memory. She wonders who this handsome man sleeping right next to her is. Is the wedding dress in the closet hers? Her groom seems more confused than she is. Her husband, Zane, tells her that they are in the middle of their honeymoon. Apparently she hit her head in the pool. But she becomes suspicious when Zane acts awkwardly and, though they are newlyweds, refuses her advances. Is she really who he says she is? Is he?

Johara was stunned when she read the article. Shortly after returning to his desert kingdom after studying abroad, Prince Shaheen was already preparing for marriage! Johara has been in love with him ever since Shaheen saved her life when she was young. She even swore that she would dedicate her life to him. Although she moved to Paris after her parents divorced, Shaheen has never left her mind. She knew the daughter of a servant could never become the prince’s bride, but she could at least go and see the prince one last time…even if it was just a glance. And so Johara slipped her way into Shaheen’s farewell party, unaware of the disaster that their reunion would bring.

The year is 1830 and Caroline, the daughter of a British aristocrat, can no longer bear the violence of the man her father decided she would marry. She impulsively gets her hands on a powerful drug, and as her consciousness fades away, she realizes she is being held by gentle arms. Could it be her secret love, Sebastian Conway? She and the aloof Sebastian keep meeting and parting... It’s a love that makes Caroline want to cry. Must they be forever kept apart by circumstance?

Hiromi is suddenly reunited with her high school boyfriend—at a professional match-making service! But their reunion isn't a sweet one, because he doesn't seem to remember Hiromi at all. In fact, he starts making wild accusations that make her question all her memories from back then. This sharp-tongued stranger is like an entirely different person from the guy she remembers! Is this a match doomed to fail?

[Mature Audiences Only] At work, Nahee is a quiet woman who hates attracting attention. But at home, she posts selfies in lingerie on an anonymous app and enjoys the thirsty compliments she gets. Unfortunately, these two worlds clash when the new hire at work, Yiheon, finds out about Nahee's scandalous hobby. Claiming he can only get excited by looking at her naughty pics, he promises to keep her spicy secret if she continues posting them. Although he only acts pervy on the app and keeps things professional at the office, Nahee isn't sure if she can separate work from pleasure the same way...

A boy who has discarded all his dreams loses his way in 'Wonderland', where he discovers that he possesses the name of 'Alice', one that is vital to the 'Kill the White Rabbit Game'. In this mad tale, common sense is out the window, and all are bound by both the rules of the 'game' and the commands of the Queen of Hearts. Amidst the insanity, Alice decides to pick up a cold, glittering gun and shoot his way to his own identity.

"The times have changed since I said 'what if'." Introducing Reina Hirota: 30 years old, part-time worker. She has no dreams or goals in life, and spends her time with no boyfriend or crush. In the new year, she will work to find her true passions! A new season of the popular series that depicts the dreams and realities of modern girls living in the Reiwa era!!

**“Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all boys academy for nobles”** In 18th century England, Gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family, befriends a young man named Jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. After an incident occurs, Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all-boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but in reality hides a harshness and brutality which she could never have imagined. Savage Garden is a shojo fantasy that carries an eerie and mysterious ambiance, with captivating characters and an art style that perfectly portrays the period setting. A dark, gender bending tale with a romantic triangle that will keep you intrigued 'til the end. Collecting the first two Korean volumes into English for the first time.

Irina is an ordinary high school girl, until the day she's brought to a fairyland by a handsome man. Terra Bitt just moved to a new school, where two attractive guys, Kai and Marcell, fall for her. An anthology of romantic short stories that showcase the various aspects of love.

A man who loathes ghosts, Kim Gi-Tae, one day gets sexually harassed by a naked ghost in the bustling subway. “If you agree to my conditions, I’ll chase away the ghosts that cling to you. So in exchange, do it with me…” What is this ghost saying? But… If I lend this ghost my body, will it be possible for me to live a normal life? Gi-Tae gathers his courage and decides to participate in a trade with the ghost in order to free himself from the ghosts that badger him, but…

A young woman contemplates life in a world where the dead walk.

"After the war, I shall return. Let's get married then." Collin, a member of an aristocratic family, and Rose, an innkeeper's daughter, promise to marry each other despite the differences in their social status. However, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in a combat zone, Collin receives a letter from Rose one-sidedly breaking off the engagement. Collin returns home unconvinced, but when he goes searching for Rose, he hears that she has gone missing. When he finally locates Rose, he finds her working as a housekeeper for an elderly noblewoman at her manor. But Rose acts as if Collin is a total stranger when he expresses his unwavering love toward her.

A certain high-ranking official, falsely accused of a crime of high treason, dies—his throat cut by the sword of Yu Gangjin, whom he had brought into his household to raise and adopt. “Yu Gangjin, you wretch… you, to my daughter…!” “Do not worry… Your daughter Han Jiyu, whom you have raised as your greatest treasure, will marry me and live well.” The little boy he had no choice but to abandon when he became a fugitive. The karma of that day returned without the slightest deviation and drove a dagger into its master’s own heart. The boy who lived a twisted life, leaning on a severed bond. “I… I was wrong, Gangjin! So stop!” The adopted younger brother who murdered my father has come looking for me again. “My elder sister’s body—now, from the tips of her hair to the ends of her toenails—belongs only to me.”

She approaches the man. This is a risky bet, but she has no choice—she needs to win it. “I’ll transform him into a perfect gentleman.”In a sleazy casino full of oil refinery workers, Catherine timidly sits next to her fiancé. “Damn it! Take it all!” a man with black hair suddenly screams and starts taking his clothes off. Then her fiancé whispers into her ear, “Catherine, it’s him.” With strong determination, she approaches the man. This is a risky bet, but she has no choice—she needs to win it. “I’ll transform him into a perfect gentleman.”

Shizuka is a housewife who's been living a sexless life since her husband has changed into an overworked and somewhat abusive man. One day, she discovers that he's been having an affair and runs off to a "rental boyfriend" that her friend introduced her to. She has one goal in mind: take back her confidence as a woman. She ends up meeting the most popular of the men in the rental boyfriend service, a man named Aki, and slowly begins to remember what was all like before her marriage. A new forbidden love is born... can a housewife really have this dream?

jp/ eng 3/2 "Do you always slip your finger in like this?" He touches me as though tracing the steps of my masturbation... I've never felt pleasure like this! Akari yearns for her teacher. One day, her childhood friend, Yuuta, asks her "Do you masturbate?" in the middle of the classroom. Turning bright red, she denies it, saying, "Of course I don't!" ...But in reality, she does it every night while fantasizing about her teacher... She could never tell anyone about this, and yet, of all people, Yuuta discovers her secret! "Show me how you do it." Blackmailed and unable to resist, things escalate, until...!

“You’re telling me to vow my eternal love to someone whose name I don’t even know?” Louise, a wholesome girl working in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas, has found herself in a dire situation. She’s on the run from a mafioso after accidentally swallowing a diamond worth millions. If they catch her, it’s off to the chapel and then the operating table for her. But Louise refuses to become the bride of a criminal. Donning a wedding dress, she escapes her captor’s car and bumps into a man on his way back from a friend’s wedding. Without a moment to spare, the two make for the nearest chapel to hide from Louise’s pursuers!

When she was seventeen, Angela fell pregnant—but she was poor and decided to give the baby up for adoption. Then one day she finds out that the couple who adopted her baby died in an unfortunate accident. Worrying about her child, Angela desperately searches out the child’s guardian, Nick, the younger brother of her child’s adoptive mother. Nick lives in London, runs a multinational business and is so busy that he’s looking for a nanny for the niece he has recently taken in. And so Angela hides her true identity in order to see her daughter and become the girl’s nanny.

On a mission to meet a certain someone, Ruby, in the guise of a bartender, sneaks into?Q Virtus, an exclusive world-class gentleman’s club for billionaires. Everyone inside wears masks to hide their identities, but when the person she’s waiting for appears, she knows him instantly by his unmistakable aura and piercing green eyes. Narciso Valentino… The shrewd, successful businessman who has the New York financial markets in the palm of his hand is also known as the Magician of Wall Street. Ruby needs to ask a favor of him. He, meanwhile, has just one goal in sight?making her his own for the night…

In the 30th year of reign of King Taesun of the Gye dynasty, when the sickly prince had lost his soul and was close to dying, the emperor ordered the High Priestess Oh Yeon to perform Chohonsul (a ritual to bring the soul just before death back into the body). Because of this, the prince opened his eyes again but he doesn't even recognize his father and starts talking nonsense. It turns out that the soul that Oh Yeon summoned was none other than Bongmuye, the prince of the first dynasty! In the end, Bongmuye and Oh Yeon make a deal in which Bongmuye keeps pretending to be crazy and Oh Yeon keeps him as her husband for food while hiding his true identity. A well-matured soul after a thousand years— Bongmuye, what a great supplement! Oh Yeon is happy and thrilled every day.

In addition to being the oldest of four beautiful brothers, Sawyer is the only doctor in Buckhorn, Kentucky. One day a woman named Honey drives her car through his fence and into the lake. He finds her unconscious, but when she wakes up, she doesn’t seem to want his help. She appears to be afraid of something, but what that might be is a mystery. Sparks begin to fly as Sawyer nurses her back to health. Will an irresistible magnetism draw these two closer together?

The year is 20XX. Tough but idealistic Koga has just joined the Tokyo branch of SHWD, the Special Hazardous Waste Disposal unit responsible for eradicating mysterious biological weapons that were left behind after the great war. Her mentor is Sawada, a woman with a powerful psyche who complements Koga's physical prowess. Something is sizzling between the two of them, and it's more than just a shared mission. Together, these two badass women must team up to confront horrors beyond their wildest nightmares.

A One-Shot by Yamada Akihiro the illustrator behind Twelve Kingdoms and Record of Lodoss War.

Laurel Midland harbors a dark secret, one that leads her to think she deserves no happiness in life. When she arrives at the house of widower Charles Gray, she finds a like-minded soul in a child who's been denied much happiness. As the new nanny, she's tasked with proving herself to Charles, proving that you need to have fun to live, and learning that you need to forgive yourself to move on.

Her father loses their fortune and estate gambling and disappears. The last opponent he lost big to was a nobleman named Develin, and Thea’s father even gambled away her dowry. Thea shows up at Develin’s home and resolutely offers him a deal. “Please marry me.” Can he turn down this sudden proposal? Thea is fraught with unease, but Develin unexpectedly embraces her and steals a kiss. Could they really be together as man and wife, or does a miserable marriage await her?

Upcoming starlet Missy Klein is getting married to Ian Lawson, founder of the SpinTrax recording label, and From This Moment, Nashville’s hottest wedding planners, have gotten the contract to arrange the wedding. There’s only one problem?cofounder and photographer Briana Harper had a college romance with Ian, and they’re now stuck in a snowed-in cabin! With the relationship warming up faster than the weather outside, Briana and Ian start to reconnect…but Ian’s abandonment of his own music career to pursue the business side of things has always irked Briana. She begins to ask herself if she could get together with Ian again, but how is that possible when he’s getting married to the mother of his unborn child?

Within the back alleys fusing retro and modern aesthetics, Chief, the cat in charge of the Tourist Information Center guides feline tourists to the actual shops best known for their respective cats.

Although Alex welcomes the temp who’s covering for his secretary while she’s on vacation, he feels uneasy about her. This new one has freckles all over her makeup-free face with her hair pulled into a simple and tidy ponytail. He just fired a temp who was obsessed by her appearance and paid no attention to her work. Still, something is troubling him about this plain-looking woman. Meanwhile, Julia, the temp, is having a hard time hiding her fluttering heart, and she worries that he might discover her true identity despite her perfect disguise!

Felicia is a servant's daughter who harbors a yearning for the eldest son of the Marquis's family. But they are torn apart by a sudden separation. When they are coincidentally reunited ten years later, there's a huge gap has opened between them...!

He was just a passing stranger…at first!Abby has lost her self-confidence and her courage. After being fired from her job, she felt like all her hard work was for nothing, so a heartbroken Abby ran off by herself to Lake Tahoe. Just when she had decided to pursue a more relaxing life, her car gets a flat tire in the middle of the night on a snow-covered road and she’s stranded. It’s the worst day of her life. As she holds back her tears, a hero appears in front of her. Gar, the muscular and handsome owner of a ski lodge, gives her a moment of peace. She imagined that would be the last she saw of him, but the future has something else in store for Abby!

Mary, having lost her mother at a young age, grew up ostracized by her spiteful stepmother and stepsisters and was eventually forced out of town after being accused of a terrible crime. She now lives alone on a deserted island owned by her friend. One day, a terrible storm sets in, and she finds an injured man washed up on the beach. As she and Ben wait out the storm, they end up warming their hearts and bodies. A single night of romance to heal long years of isolation. That’s how Mary tried to think of it when Ben left the island. But many weeks later, she finds out that she’s carrying his child!

Choko Kuze is the sensible daughter of a venerable family who went bankrupt. She joins a real estate company as an entry-level office worker, but her eccentric boss is harder on her than anyone else in the company! After hearing him inadvertently call her "milady," she realizes he was the young servant boy she knew as a child. At work he's a tyrant, but after hours he insists on treating her like a lady of the nobility. Is romance even possible for a couple locked in such a crazy role reversal?

So Simin, seorang siswa yang juga atlet kejuaraan Hapkido yang muncul kembali 7 tahun kemudian sebagai seorang guru sementara di SMA. Tujuannya kini adalah menjadi guru tetap! Namun, seorang siswa kejam tak tahu aturan, Han Sugang, muncul di tengah kehidupan sekolahnya yang menargetkan para siswa di sana. Akankah impian Simin, seorang warga kecil yang hanya ingin menjadi guru full time menjadi kenyataan?