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Sixteen-year-old Hisayoshi "Kumi" Tajima wasn't looking for love. But after he accidentally bumps into teen idol Rima Fujio, he can't stop thinking about her. Living worlds apart, he'll never have a chance to meet her again. Until Rima's former agent Ikeshiba gives him the perfect opportunity--by turning Hisayoshi into an idol himself! Too bad Rima only sees him as competition for Ikeshiba's attention...

What conveys love best… Whispering lips? Or fingers that touch? Deeply traumatized by the murder of her doctor parents, Mandy has been unable to speak ever since. One day, she was being harangued by a drunk man at a party, and novelist Brian Stone comes to her rescue. Mandy, who has no relatives, takes up residence in his mansion, working as a secretary and transcribing his novels. "Why is he being so nice to me? To him, I'm just a child he needs to help. It means nothing… I mustn't misunderstand…"

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The sixth brother of the de Burgh family, Reynold, is determined to leave the Campion castle. Seeing all his brothers get married one after another is growing painful. He knows it is impossible for him to be happy like them. The ones who come to see him off are the L'Estrange sisters, who are rumored to be witches. Their prophecy states, “Reynold will slay the dragon and then save the damsel in distress.” While he thinks the statement is ridiculous, the village he reaches happens to have a dragon that protects a treasure, and the beautiful daughter of the manor, Sabina, has started looking for help!

From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods' divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another's...

Aimi is an ordinary 16-year-old girl... Well, maybe not your typical girl... Aimi has a huge interest in vampires! When she finally meets them, she asks them to become her friends, and she even lets them have a taste of her blood so easily. Aimi is just way too excited, finally seeing what she always wanted to see, especially while living near a graveyard, She had hoped, that one day she would meet "them" vampires!!

The homegirl cartoonist Su Wuyin suffers from androphobia. One day, she bought a cheap second-hand refrigerator. When she came back home, that refrigerator, however, turned into a naked handsome guy! And he said he was an AI robot made by aliens... This is ridiculous!

It’s the nineteenth century, France is in turmoil and Marguerite, the daughter of the Marquis of Gerbeaux, is working as a weaver to hide her noble lineage from Napoleon’s men. Her business takes her to the Port of Marseilles, where she meets a young, beautiful man and woman who look as if they’ve stepped out of a fine painting. Just as she’s about to leave, gunshots ring out—and the woman’s been hit! Marguerite saves the beautiful couple with her quick wits. But the man, Louis Jacques, seems more interested in Marguerite than his beautiful wife…even if he is still on his guard around her. Little does Marguerite know that her sensual, harrowing journey has just begun…

Lonely second grader Rie is comforted by her ghost-mom. 

Born during the sunrise-an auspicious beginning-the Azumas' newborn son is named Hikaru, which means "light". But during one play date, his mother notices that her son is slightly different from the other children. In the alternately heartwarming and bittersweet tale, a young mother tries to cope with both the overwhelming discovery of her child's autism and the trials of raising him while keeping her family together. This is a story that resonates not only for those whose families have been affected by autism, but also for all past, present, and future parents.

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A doll becomes a super idol. Hijinks ensue. 

From Fifay.net:Naoto is a stressed-out college student doing his best to juggle the eccentricities of his divorced parents with his own burgeoning romance. His stress deepens after his gay father proposes to the handsome and elegant male lover. This is

"My dream is to be happily married!" Helen, filled with the desire to fall in love, visits the Love Mansion, where a legend claims that if any unmarried woman stays at the mansion on her birthday, the next man she meets will be the man of her destiny! However hearing strange noises in the darkness, Helen starts to regret her idea. "It was reckless for me to come here on my own." Suddenly a large shadow appears in front of her! Who could this be...? 

From Lililicious:"Predawn Girls," by Urino Kiko, captures a few moments in the early hours of the morning.

Savannah lives in the world of love and romance as a bridal coordinator, and the man who believes in none of it is Dash, a divorce lawyer. With completely opposite views on marriage, they clash over Savannah taking on Dash's sister's wedding! Whose position is stronger...and who can prove it? 

Heartbroken due to her childhood friend, a girl from a wealthy Greek family, Kara, visits the Caribbean. There, she meets a handsome and mysterious man, Lucan. A member of the most powerful family on the island, he is rumored to have pushed his twin brother off a cliff to become the family’s successor. Despite this, Kara can’t stop herself from being instantly attracted to him…

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. An angsty but sweet story about two women in love. Nanako is glad to escape the stifling atmosphere of her hometown and come to Tokyo for business school. There, she meets Yuri, and the two quickly fall in love and begin a relationship. But that isn't the

After years of living in her beautiful sister's shadow and losing countless boyfriends to her, Carrie Lockett cannot believe that hunky Shane Reynolds could really fall for her!

When a young boy comes to her saying someone is trying to kill his dad, a surprised Allie, private investigator, decides to meet his father, Jake, to look into the matter. Allie gapes when she meets him—he has shiny blond hair, an athletic form and sensual amber eyes. She tries not to be mesmerized by his charm, telling herself that this is just a job. But the moment she opens her mouth, Jake icily tells her to get out of his office.

From Aerandria Scans:What’s more painful than being married to a faithless and irresponsible husband? Being in love with your own brother-in-law, that's what!

A small spider interrupts the life of a despondent author. Magazine oneshot published in Flowers 08-2017. Read In the White on manhuascan

From Dark Horse:Quincy wouldn't have seen this coming in her wildest dreams. What ordinary girl-next-door would? One minute you're sitting down to tea in your kitchen, talking with a friend, and the next-the man of your dreams comes knocking at your door, and he's looking for YOU.Quincy never expected to be swept off her feet by a gorgeous, world-famous pop star, but now that it's happening, she's not sure she's the right one for him. Swept up in the glamorous thrill of it all, Quincy is worried that it's all happening a little too fast, not to mention her concerns that she's really not the right girl to call a sexy superstar her boyfriend. It's a good thing for Joe that his desire to be with her is as strong as his star appeal! 

Chubby and plain, Taeko's biggest worry is whether she'll ever have the courage to tell her crush how she feels. Then one day a mysterious cousin comes to stay and Taeko's world is shattered. Cast out of her own home after her mother's death, Taeko stumbles into the night and is hit by a truck. When she wakes up, she's greeted by a doctor who promises to turn her life around. And thus begins a tale of revenge and intrigue that's a roller coaster of cracked out soap opera fun from start to finish.

In 1812, more than one hundred years before the Russian revolution, there was a youthful Russian Army captain, beautiful and proud. Blue-eyed Alex, a favorite of the tsar, is accompanying him to England. But Alex is a woman—born into the nobility, she ran away from home when forced to marry. Since then she has pretended to be a man. But when she meets the bright Duke Calder in England, she falls in love. Is it time for Alex to reveal her true self?

In "24, 25," the main character reminisces about a girl she knew in high school. (from Lililicious)

It's about a depressed woman who's stuck on something that happened in her life.

Violet-eyed French Princess Celeste is en route to a remote area in Northern England to fulfill an engagement arranged by her father. After a slew of unbelievable hardships, her aunt falls ill and her travelling party is delayed. Brother Guy, a novice monk with unearthly beauty, is hired as a guide. Completely disappointed in women, Brother Guy makes a vow with God to keep silent while serving as the guide to the beautiful princess, totally unaware of the unimaginable, cruel fate that awaits them…

from fictiondb:"Morgan's coming home!" her stepfather criedThose three words should have released a flood of warm memories for Leigh. Instead, thoughts of their last disastrous encounter blotted out the rest.Just when she'd been coming to terms with her awakening feelings, Morgan had seemed intent on resisting the passion that flowed between them."Why must it be you of all women who tempts me almost beyond endurance?" he'd said. Why couldn't he see that she was nothing like her mother? And why was the thought of seeing him again casting her world into turmoil...? 

Annabelle and Rosabelle are twins as close as they are beautiful. However, the inseparable pair has not seen each other in four years since Rosabelle left for London to marry Steven Ordway. That is, until one day Rosabelle visits home after her husband's untimely demise. Outraged at the sight of her sister's haggard appearance, Annabelle declares that she will return to London under the guise of Rosabelle in order to get back at Giles Stanton, head of the family and the man who pushed her sister to the point of exhaustion. But when she comes face-to-face with Giles, this dashing man manages to steal Annabelle's breath away.

A Drunken Dream and Other Stories is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Moto Hagio, collecting a variety of her short stories originally from 1970 to 2007. 1. "Bianca" (1970, 16 pages) 2. "Girl on Porch with Puppy" (1971, 12 pages) 3. "Autumn Journey" (1971, 24 pages) 4. "Marié, Ten Years Later" (1977, 16 pages) 5. "A Drunken Dream" (1980, 21 pages) 6. "Hanshin: Half-God" (1984, 16 pages) 7. "Angel Mimic" (1984, 50 pages) 8. "Iguana Girl" (1991, 50 pages) 9. "The Child Who Comes Home" (1998, 24 pages) 10. "The Willow Tree" (2007, 20 pages)

 

Quando o Reino de White foi conquistado há 500 anos, o rei e seus súditos foram exilados para uma pequena terra estéril coberta de gelo. Lá eles aguentaram o frio e a fome, confiando apenas na magia do Arquimago Yggdrasil para construir o menor território de governo próprio do mundo. Como última herdeira da família, Rose agora governa essa terra como lorde. Resgatando antigos cidadãos que foram vítimas de tráfico humano no exterior, ela coloca seu coração e alma para trazê-los de volta. Mas a parte mais importante é encher o tesouro de riquezas para financiar essa missão! Como uma boa mulher de negócios a lorde convida dragões, anões e elfos para se juntarem, tornando White num paraíso para todas as raças. Yggdrasil não poderia estar mais orgulhoso dessa utopia em construção, mas será que a Lorde Rose vai conseguir deixar pra trás seus problemas financeiros?

If she can’t be with the man she loves, Keely can at least help his brother follow his heart. Keely secretly admires Boone Sinclair, a rancher eleven years older than her, but he treats her like a child and gives her the cold shoulder. Meanwhile Boone’s brother has asked Keely to pretend to be his girlfriend. He wants her to help him hide his real relationship, a relationship Boone strongly opposes. Keely decides to help Boone’s brother, and now she's caught Boone's eye as he wonders why she’s suddenly fallen in love with her childhood friend.

I've been working at the company for three months now, and it's kind of lacklustre...all because of her..." Assistant Manager Momozono has a big chest, a baby face, and a gentle voice. Moreover, she's capable at her job. Everyone around says she's the female boss they all want, but newbie Onishi just can't bring himself to like her... This is an office love comedy by the same author as "Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui.

A bride has reservations about wearing white on her wedding day. 

University student Mami is seen by everyone as the fashionable cool model-type but she secretly just wants to wear Lolita fashion. While she tries occasionally to be more cute & less "stylish", she can't overcome the image others have of her. When she watches a new coworker at the cafe she works part-time at leave in a extremely flashy outfit, it sparks the courage in her to express herself more truthfully too!

A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.

Special Oneshot from Comic Gene. What will Kioh do when he meets his alter ego from another dimension?! And what's this... it's a girl?! 

Haru possesses the ability to see spirits and otherworldly beings. He's found a place where he's accepted, abilities and all, until a promise from the past comes back and threatens it all... 

Suddenly a strange man gives Hayase Nanami, aged 16 years, a package and run away. What will happen next? Will he come back and then...

Kohei's girlfriend has found out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with another woman. Follow what happens as Kohei left his girlfriend for another.

All's fair in love and war. Two couples will need to battle it out for love and money! But who knew they'd swap partners before doing so. Taerin and Ju-a are both friends and studying fashion at the same university. So why is Ju-a going on a couple's show with Taerin's boyfriend? And why is Taerin going on the same show with Ju-a's boyfriend?!

On the eve of her wedding, her fiancé eloped with her best friend. She caught the man in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau: "Boss Mo, your bride hasn't arrived yet, and my groom has run away. Why don't we get married?" Before marriage: "Even if we sleep together, there won't be anything between you and me!" After marriage: "How would you know if you don't try?" She will tear apart the scumbags, manipulative bitches, anti-fans, and rivals one by one. Let's see how the former top model returns to the top!

Kokuryuu Kaguya was only a little boy when he witnessed his father murdered by demons. He spent years trying to convince people about what he witnessed, but was dismissed as a traumatized child with an over-active imagination. Now a teenager, Kaguya still remembers what happened. One day, Kaguya is struck by a mysterious light and meets a young woman named Mao—a skillful warrior wearing bunny ears—who rescues him from a demons’ attack, then demands to know what planet he’s from! Kaguya finds himself inducted into a secret organization of other-worldly individuals whose goal is to defend Earth from monstrous invaders. Reborn as a Battle Rabbit, strange powers awaken within Kaguya which allow him to fight these creatures and seek vengeance for his father’s death.

Joo Yegyeong, the heiress of a corporate empire and the youngest executive in a leading domestic conglomerate, carries an enigmatic secret despite her seemingly perfect life. Nestled within her flawless façade lies an astonishing truth - her age changes with the falling rain. Bound by the confines of a genetic condition passed down through generations, Yegyeong has navigated a life burdened with limitations. The weight of her inherited syndrome has made her existence a delicate dance. As a prolonged monsoon season blankets the city, Yegyeong's life takes an unexpected turn. One fateful day, a mysterious man steps into her world, becoming the catalyst for a series of events that will unravel the layers of secrecy she has meticulously maintained. In the face of this unforeseen connection, Yegyeong must confront her hidden truths, and both she and the stranger must navigate the complexities of love, identity, and the uncharted waters of a life touched by a rain-kissed secret.