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Rose, who works as a waitress, has been passionately courted by a Swedish aristocrat and in the blink of an eye they are headed down the road to marriage. However, in the middle of their wedding ceremony at his old castle, Rose gets kidnapped by a man with black eyes who appears from nowhere! He says, “This marriage is a sham. I’ll make you pay for what you two have done.” Confused, Rose is then taken to a Greek island. Xerxes, on the other hand, must tell himself not to be attracted to her and her beauty because she is an important hostage for a deal with the aristocrat!

Max, an arrogant but sexy businessman, is always in the gossip magazines. Darcy, hired by Max as his personal secretary, is well aware of the reason he hired her. She’s a plain Jane who won’t stir up trouble for him. But then, out of nowhere, he says he wants to marry her! In order to win a once-in-a-lifetime business deal, he has to play the family man. Darcy doesn’t believe anyone will take their relationship seriously, so naturally she refuses to be his accomplice. Max, however, is sure she’ll change her mind, if only he can name her price!

Princess Tina of the Chantaine kingdom attends a masquerade ball while visiting America and meets the man of her destiny. The man, Zach, saves her from an unwanted suitor with the words “Excuse me, I believe you promised this dance to me.” His sexy voice seduces her like sweet honey, and after he takes his mask off Tina experiences a moment of passion within his arms. Theirs must be a momentary love, as their worlds are completely different and they will surely never meet again. But then, two months later, Tina is confronted by an unbelievable situation?she’s pregnant!

Alice, the opposite of her sister, is a simple girl. She is kidnapped by a wealthy pirate! When Alice wakes up, she is on a luxury ship. Nearby is a strange dark-haired man who looks like a pirate. Who is he? He lifts Alice's chin and slowly kisses her. Alice was supposed to be in Greece to attend her sister's wedding and to do some sightseeing... What is going on? Alice is taken away to an isolated island in the Mediterranean Stefan, the hotel king. It seems that Stefan, who is hostile to Alice's sister's fiancé, has mistakenly kidnapped Alice. He takes her, a bespectacled, boorish girl, the opposite of her glamorous sister!

You're getting hard here, too. Look, it's all slippery. My nipples and clit are stiffening due to his endless caresses... When he licks me all over while penetrating me with his fingers, I'm gonna cum again...! Rio is a virgin and has zero luck with men. When she goes on a date arranged via an app, her charismatic boss, Mr. Iinoya, shows up! Rio wants to have a real romance this time... but Mr. Iinoya's looking for a friend with benefits! "Well then, why don't you try becoming a 'good woman' who's great in bed?" Can she grasp happiness by getting lectured by her hunky boss? While he leads her along, she can't hold back and blurts out "I want to go all the way!" through her moans! Then, her boss, who had been so composed, suddenly changes...?! There's nothing normal about true love in this real dating romance!

A loveless family alliance marries her to the brutal, feared duke. Yet the monster everyone dreads seems to be harboring a secret...

Holly lost her parents as a little girl; since then, her grandfather, who runs a winery, has been her sole guardian and making wine has become her life. Her efforts have paid off and her wines are receiving good reviews. When the high-end Chatsfield hotel chain offers a generous amount of money to make a deal with her, her grandfather is very happy about it, but she has a bad feeling. And her gut feeling turns out to be spot-on. Franco Chatsfield appears from nowhere, demanding she enter into a contract. She doesn’t want to be associated with a family so steeped in gossip. She declines the offer, and yet his charm is starting to win her over!

Dedicated nurse Dominique visits the Romanos family in Italy right before submitting herself to a convent. Her younger sister is married to one of the Romanos boys and is in need of help. Moments after she arrives on the island where the Romanos family resides, her sister’s brother-in-law, Don Presidio, welcomes her. Little does she know that her decision to dedicate herself to God for the rest of her life will be turned upside down by this difficult, intimidating and proud man.

The Doll House: The streets where desire and sorrow lurk… In a corner of Yoshiwara, the flowering geisha district of Edo, lives a miraculous brothel owner who will grant any wish. “Now, that wish of yours...shall we grant it? However...I cannot predict whether it will bring you happiness...” Sakurada Hina’s long-awaited work on the red-light district of Edo’s floating world!

After Leila’s mother died, her stepfather kept her locked inside for two years. Her only dream was to escape from her stepfather and live as a free woman. And she may get her chance now that her stepfather has ordered her to marry Joss Carmody, a wealthy businessman! But Joss is suspicious and believes she’s only after his money. At first, they have a very cold relationship as husband and wife, but then one fateful kiss ignites a fire in their hearts. Leila begins to dream of a future together, but Joss doesn’t believe in love, and she begins to wonder… Does he even want her?

The tale follows Shuki, the third princess of the Kingdom of Tou, who endures scorn and disdain due to her familial background. In the midst of her struggles, she finds solace in the company of her childhood friend, Kouei. However, their bond is shattered when fate takes a cruel turn, forcing Shuki into an arranged marriage with the second prince of a neighboring kingdom, tearing her away from the only person who brings her joy.

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The gift of Christmas is a memory of love that money can't buy. "Your son will inherit a total of 142 million dollars," the lawyer told Clara, who runs a bakery while raising her son by herself. Four years ago, during a summer vacation, she fell in love with a man, but she never imagined that he was a sergeant of a conglomerate with aristocratic blood. He passed away last month and his brother Grant finds Clara and her son and wants to meet them. It's her first time in New York, a penthouse in a high-rise building and a world so different. Grant is the twin brother of her ex-lover, but he is the exact opposite, hard and cold...

When his band breaks up and Sora is feeling lost, he happens to attend a concert where he reunites with Tamaki Naoharu, an upperclassman from his middle school. “I know that voice” -- a vivid memory from 10 years ago comes back to him. But there's a huge distance between Naoharu, shining in the light of the stage, and Sora, standing in the audience... The faint memory of his first love is reflected in these glittering lights. Sora and Nao's love story begins with a fated reunion.

Even if it's just for show, I wouldn't mind being loved by this man. Countess Ruzette has been searching for a husband ever since her debut in high society, but her engagements always end for the same strange reason. After yet another broken engagement, she finally discovers the truth at a debut evening party: people have been mistaking her for the popular debutante "Luzette Datal", who shares both a similar name and appearance! As she tries to move past the confusion, Ruzette receives a marriage proposal from Duke Laures Visant, a man renowned for his status and prestige. Convinced this is just another misunderstanding, she plans to help him realize the truth and call off the engagement. But no matter what she does, the duke's relentless and passionate pursuit of "Luzette" shows no signs of stopping, even though she's not the "Luzette" he thinks she is!

When Archduke Cesare returns from war, Eileen barely recognizes the man she once knew—he's cold, commanding, and burning with unspoken desire. But nothing shakes her more than his sudden proposal. As old feelings stir, Eileen must choose: take his hand, or flee before his fire consumes her.

Olivia reunited with someone she never expected at the wedding venue she worked at: her first love, Dominic. He reminded her of her reckless passion ten years ago. His hot skin, lips and… She hadn’t known anything about the act of making love at the time, so Dominic taught her everything. However, their relationship ended miserably. Even if he tells her that he loves her after all this time, there’s no way she can believe him. She knows that even in her times of weakness, she can’t give in and accept his strong approach. She would simply be falling into the well-laid trap of a famous playboy!

Thirty years old. Moon Ji-i, CEO of the IT company "Startline." Dating? Not interested. Too busy. And no need for it. Romance was best enjoyed on screens and in books... But now I have to get married! To a subordinate, no less!! All for the sake of my company!

Angelina wasn't able to stop her son anymore. He wanted to know about his father…who was probably in jail. Jake was a dangerous young man. At sixteen, Angelina fell for him in an instant and she ended up pregnant after just one night. Circumstances broke them apart before she ever had a chance to tell him, and she assumed she'd never see him again... When Jake reappears in her life, he’s not behind bars—he’s a lawyer. And he wants to continue where they left off. But she can't forget the pain she experienced in the past...

Amber, the princess of a ruined country, was raised by her strict grandmother until she turned eighteen. She thought that going to college would put an end to her restricted life, but her grandmother had arranged her engagement to Crown Prince Tris of Ersonia without her knowledge! No matter how handsome he is, a marriage without love is not an option for Amber. Eight years later, Amber has built a successful career and started a company with her friends. At her friend's big wedding, she runs into the prince again! But he doesn't recognize Amber...

"Is it wrong for a mother to seek fulfillment as a woman, as well?" Miki Nagase (39) lives in relative happiness with her husband Toru (41) and daughter Michiru (13). And yet, she carries a deep sense of emptiness within her heart; her relationship with her husband has devolved into that of a roommate, leaving her feeling undesired as a woman and as if she is only defined by her role as a "mom." Unable to hold it in any longer, she confides in her drinking buddy, Sae Ikejiri (45). Her friend understands the struggle of being unable to share her feelings out loud and suggests she try using an escort service. Miki is thunderstruck by the suggestion but is in for an even bigger surprise after a handsome escort suddenly appears...?!

At university and at her part-time cafe job, Haru keeps running into her classmate Hong Sihoo, who for some reason always seems to avoid her. Plus, his prickly attitude doesn’t help — Haru definitely doesn’t like him. Then, she gets dumped by her boyfriend again, this time for being “emotionless like a stone.” Drowning her sorrows in booze, Haru suddenly gets bitten by Sihoo!? Before she can even process the shock, she’s surprised by a pleasure she’s never felt before… When Haru discovers Sihoo’s true identity, she proposes a contract relationship where they each get what they want. From there, their relationship starts to change in ways neither of them expected…

The duke and the photographer...a fated romance?! Asia is an aspiring photographer who works as a paparazzi in order to make a living. One day, she sneaks into a party to catch a photo of a duke and famous celebrity named Leo. In a quiet room away from the party, she finds a handsome man sleeping, seemingly bathed in a golden light. Asia tries to take a picture of him, but as she clicks on the shutter, the man opens his deep blue eyes and stares straight at her. He turns out to be none other than Duke Leo...

The world is divided into three areas: the Sky Island, the land, and the underworld, Proserpina. Miobe, who lives in Proserpina, only dreams of the day when she will go to the Sky Island with her first love, Haluk. However, on the night when Miobe was asleep, a revolution that occurred in the underworld changed the fate of Haluk and Miobe...!

Nellie has had a crush on her coworker Kent ever since she started working at the company. But Kent thinks of her as a little sister. While Nellie secretly hopes that her feelings will be reciprocated, she learns that he’s being promoted to a spot at the international branch of the company. In a mere two weeks, no less! Having spent a year unable to attract Kent’s attention, Nellie decides to do away with her introverted self and formulate a last-ditch plan to marry her dreamboat!

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[OFFICIAL SUMMARY FROM MANGAPLAZA] Kaname's a college student who tends to get mistaken for a girl who sleeps around when she really doesn't have any experience. Her brother's friend, Kuzumi, is a charmer with a good heart but is a bit of a scumbag when it comes to sleeping with women... and the two of them start sleeping together. Kaname thought this was just going to be physical... but Kuzumi's now saying he likes her?!

After experiencing a time slip, Heo Kyun, a Joseon gourment, is searching for delicacies in modern Korea.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Did the revered Doronim really get possessed by not one, but three lustful spirits?! When Judge Dack Doronim Kim Shin-woo falls ill, Seodana, the daughter of the shaman house who was once engaged to him, visits his house late at night with medicine. But Doronim's body is already possessed by a lustful spirit... "If you satisfy my desire, I’ll let go of this man." To save Doronim, Danah spends the night with the spirit as promised. However, the next day, the Doronim who comes to find her— his way of speaking, his personality, even his sexual preferences—are all completely different. A cunning and flirtatious lust spirit. A clingy and obsessive lust spirit. And a desperate and pleading lust spirit... Danah, now helplessly swept up by these three spirits— Can she truly return Doronim to his original self?

Perverts are people who know the shape of their desires. They have carefully traced those contours like a blind man using both hands to measure the shape of a vase. Colette works in a brothel in early 20th century Paris, an occupation she can't escape. She and the other girls support each other, satisfying the desires of their clients, day in, day out. The one source of hope in her difficult life was her trysts with Leon. But Colette could never be sure if Leon really loved her... The strength of women in their pleasurable confines; the naked desires of the 'amorous gentlemen.'

Santino Aragon, the handsome young CEO of the company Poppy works at, has been her secret crush. One day, she draws on her courage and confesses her love for him, but she’s crushed when she learns that she’s annoyed him. He’s out of her league anyway… Miserable, she rushes out of the party and breaks down crying. But it’s Santino himself who consoles her! The story An Accidental Engagement is also included in this volume.

Emily lived a life that wasn’t going the way she wanted it to. With the loss of her mother and a dislike of her father, Emily hit the road and found herself serving drinks in a strip club instead of entering the world of ballet she longed for. The playboy prince of Santosa has an eye for both pretty ladies and secret talents, and when he learns that Emily’s a master ballerina, he might have found both a new instructor for the crown princess and a potential queen in the making. Both Emily and the prince are running from the secrets in their pasts and both are ruled by distrust—will their dance be one of seduction or destruction?

"Everyone should just be 'saba saba' like me!" Nami Amihama (age 28) works in the editorial department for a women's fashion magazine. Nami constantly uses being saba saba (aka blunt) as an excuse for her biased assertions and has been ostracized by her coworkers because of it. One day, when Nami was being her usual arrogant self, she is confronted by her antithesis, Mai Honda (age 26). Mai is beautiful and feminine, and Nami can't hide her irritation. The battle between the self-proclaimed saba saba woman vs. the true saba saba woman begins!

Everyone makes mistakes, but Eleanor fears her mistake may change everything… Eleanor moved to Melbourne to become an ER nurse. But she has a problem: because of her blond hair, blue eyes and beauty, people don’t take her seriously. During her internship, she was consistently underestimated by those who saw only her appearance instead of her intelligence. But she knows she’ll make a great nurse if she’s given a chance. When an accident brings a hunky rugby player into the ER, she finds herself smitten by him. She needs to remain professional and stay calm, but when she touches him, she knows she’s made a mistake.

No romance with the boss. That’s this assistant’s steadfast rule! Hired as an assistant to the CEO of Quantrell, Kacie is excited to meet her new boss, Elliot Quantrell. While his handsome looks take her breath away, his behavior is less admirable. He becomes furious as soon as she introduces herself, and Kacie is blindsided when Elliot accuses her of being a gold digger, informing her that he will fire her the moment she tries to seduce him.

Danette works at a shipping company where she is such a hard worker that everyone says her job is her boyfriend. Little do they know she’s been involved in a secret relationship the entire time. One day, Danette sees the cover of a gossip magazine and is shocked by what it shows. It’s Marcello, her manager and secret lover, dancing with a beautiful and attractive woman. It’s a picture from a party he didn’t want her to attend—he never invites her to any public gatherings. She knows he’s a prince and that their affair is a secret one, but until now she’d never thought she was only a plaything to him!

Two people that live their lives however they want to, but need each other to survive.Mitsu has always been looked upon by men as the Dolis--the ideal girl, the eternal partner in any man's dream, the perfect lover... When Kishi falls head-over-heels in love with Mitsu, he soon discovers another side to this seemingly flawless woman. As the drama and romance between Mitsu and Kishi unfold, they take an extraordinary excursion into uncharted arena where love and desire confront hope and survival.

Abby has no living family. Her daughter, Rosa, born from artificial insemination, is her dearest treasure. Her life as a single mother and nurse is cash-strapped but happy. But suddenly, an Italian doctor called Nico appears. “You’re not fit to be Rosa’s mother,” he says. As a man who can no longer have children, he has searched out his biological daughter, Rosa, and demands to have her handed over. “I’ll never give her to you!” Abby is adamant. Seeing Abby’s strong bond with her daughter, Nico makes another proposal—that the two of them get married, even though they are complete strangers.

A Cessna crashes into the Rockies, and the man and woman on the plane are thrown out of the aircraft. Maddie was abandoned by her mother and then raised by her wealthy, coldhearted grandmother. She quickly learned to hide her loneliness behind arrogance. The name of the other passenger is Linc. And he’s far too perceptive to be fooled by Maddie’s snobbish mask…?

It’s been a year and a half…and she still can’t resist his charm! Cassandra has come all the way to the Seychelles to help out at a cottage owned by the lover of her recently deceased uncle. She went because she thought she could start a new life there with her newborn son. However, one day while cleaning up, she went out front and froze where she stood. The man on the terrace, staring out at the sea… His name was Gifford, and he almost drove her mad with his love. They broke up a year and a half ago, and he cruelly ignored Cassandra’s letter telling that he had a son. So why has he suddenly reappeared in her life after all this time?

One day Phoebe escorts Tara, a girl she met in the café where she works, home. But when she sees Tara’s father, Phoebe gasps. Her nightmare from six years ago is revived… That long-ago Christmas night, Phoebe had gotten drunk at a party. Her awareness was clouded and she was surrounded by sneering men. Feeling helpless, she had been unable to resist Dominic. Now Dominic, the same man who called her a filthy whore back then, is standing before her eyes!

WARNING! All of Lynne Graham ML are the same, so common sense says if you typically disliked one Lynne Graham/Ayumu Aso ML you will dislike them all. They are rough arrogant, forceful, and twisted. If you don't like that kinda romance, please disregard this. If you still read this knowing all that, you either are a glutton for punishment or secretly like that type of ML and just pretend as you hate it in the comments to justify yourself for enjoying such a cold-hearted sadistic guy. :) After all, how does that saying go "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Enjoy!

Nathalie and Ayudia, are twins with opposite traits and different dreams. However, Nathalie is forced to give up her dream when a bad thing happens to Ayudia who worked as a model at a well-known agency. The tomboyish Nathalie decides to jump into the modeling industry in order to avenge the deeds of people who have hurt her sister!

I want to break off the engagement, but for some reason the Duke won't let me go! Countess Erentina had vowed to be celibate in order to hide her "witch" status. Just when she thinks she has finally managed to break off her engagement, the Duke of Arden asks her to marry him! She doesn't want to get married while keeping her true identity a secret, so she decides to have the engagement broken off! I decided to do everything I could to get him to break off the engagement, but the Duke embraced me and... But the Duke embraces me... "From now on, we'll always be together," isn't he getting sweeter and sweeter?

Deep in the mountains, there is a temple where children with beautiful hair colours have been gathered and have lived together since very young. One day, a newcomer from the outside world joins these children, and he happens to have the rarest colour of them all: jet-black. Unaccustomed to the culture and way of life of the temple-dwellers, how will he fare in this new environment?

Nun-in-training Kayleen has been dispatched to the desert kingdom of El Deharia to work as a teacher at an orphanage. One day a local chieftain comes to take three young sisters, her students, with him to his village, but Kayleen refuses to let him have his way. Who responds to the commotion, but Prince As’ad of El Deharia himself. In order to preserve the chieftain’s honor while eliminating the girls’ worries, As’ad agrees to adopt them as his own children. Amid the fuss, Kayleen is assigned a new position as the girls’ personal nanny. Never in a million years would she have thought that she’d live under the same roof as royalty!

"I've always wanted to touch you like this." It is decided by Cornelia's parents that she is to marry Arnolto, the second son of a duke. However, on their wedding night, he declares, "I have no intentions of sleeping with you!" Five years pass, and although Arnolto treats his wife well, Cornelia, still a virgin, begins to feel insecure, thinking that she lacks appeal. One day, she learns that Arnolto secretly harbors feelings for someone else, prompting her to leave the manor in despair. However, Arnolto follows after her and confesses, "Protecting you for these past five years has been my everything." What is the true meaning behind his whispered words, "Let me hear your voice as I pleasure you"?

Leona works at her family’s company, where, ever since she was a child, she has hidden her feelings for her second cousin Boyd, who is the heir to the company. When he sees Leona at a party, Boyd abruptly hugs and kisses her, but Leona knows he is to marry a woman of his father’s choice. On that same night, Leona’s brother steals a pair of diamond earrings that have been passed down through the family for many generations. When she tries to cover up her brother’s crime, Boyd proposes a deal…