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On their wedding day, the groom didn’t join his bride, Jill, at the altar. He'd told her he loved her, but was everything a lie? That was ten years ago. Now, the once-miserable bride is a successful lawyer and engaged to a politician. One evening, Jill is reunited with the missing groom, Reid, at a political party they’re both attending! Reid…the man who threw her away. But why? She can’t believe her heart still stirs at the sight of him… But then again, Jill has a secret that Reid doesn’t know?her nine-year-old son, Andy. Yes, he’s unmistakably Reid’s son!

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".

Ichitaka Seto is a 16-year-old high school student who is hopelessly in love. He is smitten with Iori Yoshizuki, a classmate who recently became famous after featuring in a magazine. However, Ichitaka has been unable to convey his affection, hung-up on a brutal rejection in the past. As luck would have it, Ichitaka finds himself paired up with Iori in the Freshman Welcoming Ceremony. Despite some mishaps, things go well between the two. But when Ichitaka's childhood friend, Itsuki Akiba, comes crashing into his place, things take a drastic turn, and the three individuals' relationship gets off to a complicated start.

I was rejected for not being good at my job. So, how much work should I do to—? A twisted romance of a workaholic man, drawn by Nikumaru, the artist of Aitsu no Kanojo and Bad Girl!! Published in Young Magazine xxx.

The anti-cybercrime section of Tokyo is on the edge. A man wearing a newspaper mask posts videos online predicting the worst crimes: rapes, assaults, fires... The twist? The day after, his prophecies have been completed on the front of the TV news. Who is he? How does he do this? What are his motivations, his ambitions? It's the start of a race against time which leads the inspectors to an empty seat in a cybercafe in the outskirts of Tokyo... But while the investigation is blocked, the popular support grows around this mysterious figure. Dropouts, employees tyrannized by their hierarchy, web users accustomed to chat and forums discussions: more and more are finding themselves included in his fight!

Magira Yuri is a gambler with an international reputation for success. His frosty blonde hair and piercing amber eyes have earned him the nickname "Casino Lily" by his legion of fans. The world is his oyster until he travels to a famous Las Vegas casino, where he meets the handsome owner, Anthony Monte Carlo. Now Magira must master a new game, one of cat and mouse, where the winner takes all: including the body and heart of his opponent!

Kang Hoe-yoon is the most captivating storyteller in all of Joseon. Wherever he goes, crowds gather to hear his thrilling tales. But he feels self-conscious whenever he notices the handsome Shin Eunro in the audience, an aristocrat he harbors a secret crush on. However, one day, Eunro approaches Hoe-yoon with a bizarre request. Eunro wants him to teach his future wife the "art of love," fearing she’s too innocent for marriage. Will this be Hoe-yoon's chance to get closer to his crush, or will it be a disaster that leaves him heartbroken?

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Yong-Joo is a surgeon and a damn good one at that. And although she's made it to the top of her field, she has another dream: to become a mom. But in a world without men and a rigorous selection process for those who apply to be mothers, Yong-Joo has a better chance at being struck by lightning than accomplishing that dream. But what if she were to take less savory means...?

Hinata Kanou, a 25-year-old office worker, always seems to be getting dumped by her boyfriends. Despite the societal pressures she faces to find Mr. Right, Hinata decides to focus on her career. But, she can't help but wonder if she's the reason all of her relationships end. One night, she decides to drink her sorrows away with her good friend from university, Kei Shiraishi, a store manager and popular amateur model. When Hinata asks Kei to help her get to the bottom of her plight, he can't pass up the opportunity...

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Yua Hayakawa used to love playing with Chii, a mysterious girl with a murky family life who likes collecting dead insects, but it's been years since they've spoken. Now, Chii hardly ever even comes to school. One day, Chii shows up to class in beat-up gym clothes with a handful of dead bugs and starts a commotion that gives Yua's classmate, golden boy Koudai, an idea: he's going to save Chii, and he needs Yua's help to do it. But clean-cut exteriors don't always promise good intentions, and the darkness in Chii may be more dangerous than Yuua had ever imagined.

Five gripping stories of love, friendship and betrayal--"Forgotten Juliet," "Branded Bibi," "The Youths Who Stopped Time," "Double," and "The Death of Cleo"--comprise this poignant first installment of Kaori Yuki's atmospheric epic.

It's time to show them who's the boss of Busan now.

There's rarely a dull moment in the Four-Cornered World: Harefolk Hunter's party is moving up the ranks and making a name for themselves on the frontier; Priestess, Female Knight, Witch, and High-Elf Archer get mixed up in a fortress siege battle; Goblin Slayer receives an invitation from Spearman and Heavy Warrior; and the people in the water town are up to their usual tricks. Based on the episodic Vol 12 of the Light Novel skipped by the manga adaptation.

Reality and manga meld as one under the influence of a grinding meta-feud between a once beloved mangaka and his outraged fanbase. Expat Press presents Vitiators by Elytron Frass and Charles N.: a satiric metafictional atrocity in graphic novel form. Vitiators openly invites its readers to become complicit in the psycho-delic celebration of its gore eroded exploits and offenses. If you committed suicide your family would find this book in your room and judge you. Vitiators proves that a God exists, but it doesn’t love us.

When an ex-medical student, "Rain Ratshuta," join the entertainment industry to search for, "Queen Pakinee," her favorite singer who suddenly retired and disappeared without a trace...Who would've thought that the two of them would meet as a colleague and make each others' heart race.

"Third Princess, Third Princess! Your husbands are fighting again!" A domineering female CEO traveled to a world dominated by women , and woke up to find that she had seven more husbands?! Not only did she have to fight for the throne in the power struggle, but she also had to deal with the jealous concubines in the harem. These men used all kinds of beauty tricks to seduce me, but I was actually attracted to them!

"Jangan pernah, jangan pernah terlibat dengannya." Peringatan yang diterima Jeong Won sangat jelas - jauhi Kim Jisoo bagaimanapun caranya. Tapi masalahnya, ada sesuatu yang begitu... menarik tentang wanita itu. Bagaimanapun caranya, Jeong Won tidak bisa mengalihkan pandangannya setiap kali Jisoo berada di ruangan itu. Suatu malam, Jeong Won ketinggalan bus, dan satu-satunya cara untuk pulang adalah dengan membonceng motor Jisoo. Perjalanan yang mendebarkan, itu sudah pasti, tapi Jeong Won tidak bisa mengatakan dengan pasti apakah angin yang berhembus kencang atau wanita di depannya yang membuat jantungnya berdegup kencang. Saat mereka semakin dekat, Jisoo tidak tampak seperti pengganggu yang digambarkan. Mungkinkah peringatannya selama ini bohong, atau Jeong Won sedang dalam perjalanan hidupnya...?

My mother, a servant to the Fujimori family, disappeared after giving birth to me. It was the Fujimori family who fed me, clothed me, housed me, and even gave me an education. I grew up with Megumi, the heir to the family, as if we were friends. It's not my fault I'm of <b>"different social standing"…</b>

Kieron made a name for himself in the newspaper world through a scoop…and Beth's life, which he’d used to get the scoop, changed for the worse. What made things even harder was that she was now pregnant with his baby. Three years have passed, and Beth’s changed her name and is starting a new job. Little does she know that her new boss at the Daily Globe is none other than Kieron…

Fang Jie is a young woman and a rising star in the music industry. While her famous boyfriend, Shang Guan Fei, the guitarist of the well-known band "The Death", is away for a world tour, she is trying to work on herself, her past, her career and the numerous articles about Shang dating other women while on tour. Will this young couple be able to stay together and achieve their dreams? Or will fame get the better of them?

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.

It's time to show them who's the boss of Busan now.

Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits . . . and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the final time?

Mo Shi Yi is a talented girl, whose dream is making a lot of money daily, marrying a handsome and rich guy, and stepping on the peak of life. But she loved him so much that she began to lose herself, and then, got a tragic end before rebirth... This life, the only things she wants are money and revenge. Who is that man? She doesn't care. However, why did he become so persistent? Chasing after her all the time!

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From Anime News Network:Several thousands of years from now, there exists the Joker Galaxy of five Star Systems, where a long, long war is being fought. The god of light, Amaterasu, is trying to unite the galaxy under his rule. The fighting stands between giant mecha called Mortar Headds, their pilots, the Headdliners, trained since birth for their task, and the female humanlike computers called Fatimas, necessary for controlling the MH. Many are the lives and destinies found throughout the more than thousand year long era of war, although Amaterasu seems to live through it all.Note: To honor its 25th anniversary, the series was reprinted under Five Star Monogatari Reboot (The Five Star Stories Reboot) with a final and 13th volume.

Sehui Yun, a promising designer, lives as nothing more than a puppet for her family and is under the constant watch of her abusive stepmother. One day, she meets a seemingly perfect man, Taehyeong Han, who offers her an amazing job to free her from her shackles. However, it seems he may want more than just a standard work relationship.

One day, all the students in Nobuaki's class receive an email containing a mysterious order from a person who claims to be "The King". At first, they were very simple commands, but as they gradually began to escalate, the stakes got higher. Those who disobey orders from The King will receive a deadly punishment...! The classmates mercilessly fight and kill each other in order to survive.

'Yujin' has a huge crush on 'Choi Beom,' a senior in his department Although he is too timid to confess his feelings, he often spends his nights fantasizing about Choi in his dreams. Then, one day, he is introduced to his grandfather's invention. A machine that awakens one's true potential. However, the machine malfunctions and splits him into two personalities, a Nerd and Bitch...! "Hey, you...why are my eyes covered?" "Sunbae...did you know that I often dream of having sex with you...♡" Watch the big clash between Nerd and Bitch over a handsome and cool senior ☆

A fantasy epic of truly magnificent scale with gorgeous illustrations. In just two volumes, the author manages to create an incredibly rich and fascinating world that is full of wonders and enchanting beauties. A world in which men are watched over by the mechanical goddess Marie who at times appears on the sky. Marie's music brings people happiness and harmony. Their life is free from advanced technology and the longing for progress. The main story centers around Kai, a young man who develops a deep affection for Marie. His quest for enlightenment leads him inside Marie's mechanical body where he learns the unbelievable truth about her and his own world.

Life and death, twists and turns, Tezuka Osamu combines classic heart with the depth and mystery of The Twilight Zone in this beautiful, startling collection. The Crater is a series of horror-inspired, self-containing short stories that show the depravity of mankind in a way only the “god of manga” can. Tales range from the world of nymphs and interdimensional adventures, to deadly spiders on planes and depictions of apocalyptic futures. While some stories loosely connect, each story is its own carefully laid experience. Tezuka will chill readers with dark visages of the world counterpointed with his amazing art style that has influenced fans for decades. Contains the following: Volume 1: <li>The Bell Rings (鈴が鳴った, Suzu ga Natta, ALT. ENG - The Bell Tolls)</li> <li>The Man Who Melted (溶けた男, Toketa Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Man, Evaporated)</li> <li>The Snowman (雪野郎, Yuki Yaro)</li> <li>The Purple Bems (紫のベムたち, Murasaki no Bem-tachi, ALT. - The Purple B.E.M.'s)</li> <li>Sacrifice (生けにえ, Ikenie)</li> <li>The Two-Headed Snake (双頭の蛇, Soto no Hebi, ALT. ENG.- The Twin-headed Snake)</li> Volume 2: <li>Okuchin's Strange Experience (オクチンの奇怪な体験, Okuchin no Kikaina Taiken, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's -Unwelcome Guest)</li> <li>Good Fortune (大あたりの季節, Dai Atari no Kisetsu, ALT. ENG. - Winning Season)</li> <li>Bag Containing the Future (オクチンの大いなる怪盗, Okuchin no Oinaru Kaito, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's Big Heist)</li> <li>Two Dramas (二つのドラマ, Futatsu no Drama)</li> <li>The Mask of Tomoe (巴の面, Tomoe no Men)</li> <li>The Three Invaders (三人の侵略者, San'nin no Shinryaku-sha, ALT. ENG. - The 3 Intruders)</li> Volume 3: <li>The Octagonal House (八角形の館, Hachikakukei no Yakata, ALT. ENG. - Octagon Manor)</li> <li>Car Racer (風穴, Kazana, ALT. ENG. - Wind Cave)</li> <li>The Riddle of Brunnel (ブルンネンの謎, Brunnen no Nazo, ALT. ENG. - Brunnen's Enigma)</li> <li>Sergeant Okuno (墜落機, Tsuiraku-ki, ALT. ENG. - Kamikaze)</li> <li>The Jumbo (ジャムボ)</li> <li>The Man on The Crater (クレーターの男, Crater no Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Crater)</li>

The storyline revolves around Mina ?epe?: Princess- her werewolf guardian Akira Kaburagi Regendorf and Ruler of Vampires. For a long time, Mina is in hiding along with her folks as with other vampires. Trying to end centuries of isolation, Mina gets permission to produce a particular district for vampires called "The Bund" off the shore of Tokyo, Japan by paying off the whole national debt of the Japanese authorities along with her family's huge riches.Carrying out a dialogue present where identified vampire film actor Seiichi Hirai (who was revealed to be a real vampire) is killed by her during his rampage, Mina shows to the planet the being of vampires while mentioning her want for the two races to live together as they have been living on "The Bund." Nevertheless, tensions run high as extremist vampire factions and awful individuals start to interfere using the human planet with the want peace of Mina. This causes Mina and Akira to protect "The Bund" from these attackers.Regarding the BundThe Bund (also called Tokyo Landfill #0) is a unique man-made island district that floats in Tokyo Bay off the shore of Tokyo. Mina had it constructed to serve as a colony for the Vampires and Werewolves.While Vampires would be the main civilians residing in the Bund, the Werewolf guards of Mina called the Beowulf also live there fulltime on her safety. Persons of great importance (both politically or through private connection to Mina) are permitted to go to the Bund. The sole link in the mainland to the Bund is through one tunnel that is subterranean. The Bund h-AS important ports or no bridges.There's also an underground metropolis in the Bund which is inhabited by the Fangless (vampires who ripped out their particular fangs) as a way about them to stay freely and without persecution.

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.

Kim Daye has become a successful actress in her own right. One day, she is invited to a party by a famous director. At the party, she is confronted by a tall, muscular man. "Noona, it's me." "What?" "It's me." He introduces himself as Ji Taeho, the neighbor who used to live next door. But she can't seem to remember him, it’s as if he's been wiped clean from her memory. Daye promises to get in touch with Tae-ho, but then inevitably forgets. "Noona, why haven’t you contacted me?" A few days later, the embarrassment strikes again. Daye apologizes and agrees to have dinner with Tae-ho. Expensive sogopchang! They get drunk, brag about their small successes, and she somehow ends up inviting Tae-ho inside her house...? 'That’s crazy. The ball is there for you to hit it, if you won’t then you can’t call yourself a hitter.”

"How about a game with me?" The billiard club in front of the college is always full of men. The secret? The sexy, seductive women who works there! Come play a game with the hottest girls in town!

the story of the classic jack and the beanstalk retold with a scifi element

The Japanese government has launched a brand new law: because of the laziness and apathy of Japan's people it was decided that someone, daily and randomly, will be chosen and killed with a poisoned capsule in order to "bring to life again" and wake up the others. The person elected will be warned with an ikigami (or death notice) and after this he/she will have only 24 hours left to live. What will those condemned think and do during this short time?

Riders from around the world gather in the Wild West for the race of the century! Johnny Joestar, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, comes to spectate, and momentarily regains the ability to walk while watching a duel fought by Gyro Zeppeli. Desperate to learn more about this power, Johnny joins the race alongside Gyro and embarks on the most epic and bizarre race to ever cross the American frontier!

Kogami Kii hates his normal everyday life and wishes for something to happen. One day in the middle of class, he looks out the window and sees his teacher's head explode when a little girl hits it. He goes to the bathroom to calm himself, but when he gets back to the classroom, he finds most of his classmates killed by the same little girl.

From Viz:Nobody enjoys a good fight more than "Kiibo" Miyazawa, a high school student whose father is training him in the family's secret martial art. Kiibo dreams of becoming the next Bruce Lee, but his awesome fighting skills may soon surpass his idol's!

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At a mysterious video shop, Yota rents a tape starring the cute, young idol Ai Amano. When he plays the video on his broken VCR, Ai promises to cheer Yota up--then she emerges from the television and declares she will improve Yota's love life!

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People say I didn't try hard enough, and that it's all my fault. Will l stay like this forever? Or will l evolve to something else?!

The urban exploration of two teenagers causes them to run into a mysterious "box", which encloses those infected with a virus called "corpse". In that city, there is a teacher named Katsuragi Zakuro. Which hides a secret ……