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Wealthy socialite Jane finds herself held captive in Costa Rica after getting caught up in matters concerning secrets of national security. Former intelligence agent Grant is sent to rescue her from where she is being held deep in the jungle. But once they meet, Jane seems to have no concern for the man who has risked his life to help her escape. But slowly they find their irritation turning into burning passion…

Tachibanaya, a ningyo-yaki pastry shop with eight generations of history is located in the heart of downtown Tokyo. It is home to the stubborn Takuo and kind Kahoru, as well as their three beautiful daughters. This heart-warming comedy follows the three Tachibana daughters as they make their way in the world while their family struggles with the difficulties of finding someone to inherit the shop. [uploaded on manhuascan]

Eternal love under the magnolia tree. A billionaire’s gorgeous romance story swirling with love and hate.♪ “I will love you forever.” Fallen noble Charlotte has never forgotten those words. She exchanged them under the magnolia tree on their property with the man she loved, Gregory. Six years later, she attends a ball where fate brings the two back together. However Gregory is now equipped with both dignity and style as he’s become a fantastic billionaire. However, he’s here to lay the foundation for his sweet revenge against Charlotte?

In a world where the war between humans and demons (magical beings) never seems to end, one day, the Demon King Gil arrives at Hazelbart Kingdom, the strongest of all human kingdoms. Gil presents a shocking proposal — a truce and peace treaty between the world of humans and the world of demons, on the condition that both sides respect each other’s territories and never cross the border. Seeing this agreement as a chance to elevate her own son’s status, the kingdom’s second queen secretly hatches a devious scheme. As a result of her plot, Princess Estelle is chosen as the sacrifice — forced to marry the Demon King as a condition to seal the peace treaty… Suddenly, Estelle finds herself the bride of the Demon King — a man completely foreign to her world, with a cold expression and mysterious intentions.

Polly Talbot is well educated but rather plain compared to her twin sisters. She works for Sir Ronald, typing up his manuscript on Greek and Roman history. Sam Gervis takes on the project after Ronald’s death, and Polly moves into his home he can oversee her work. While living there, she realizes there’s more to life than her rural lifestyle and decides to become a nurse. It will get her away from Sam, as well, who is very severe with her and would never be interested in a plain girl like her when he’s engaged to a beauty like Deirdre. They can’t get away from each other so easily, however, as Sam works as a doctor in the same hospital.

"You worm-like thing." That was what Yeon always heard from her master. Yeon's master was the Azure Dragon, the guardian deity of the East. A pureblood dragon who valued lineage above all else. "You know you'll die instantly without me, don't you?" A water snake's lifespan is only about 10 years. The reason why Yeon, who should only live for 10 years, has lived for over 100 is because the Azure Dragon shares his life force with her. As Yeon, who would die immediately without the Azure Dragon, she has no choice but to serve this Azure Dragon well, whether she likes it or not. Then one day, an unbelievable thing happened. While undressing the heavily drunk Azure Dragon, Yeon ended up being completely devoured by him. Of course, it happened while he was intoxicated, so this damned Azure Dragon doesn't remember. Yeon, who received a favor that the giver doesn't even recall. What should she do? If the pureblood Azure Dragon finds out that a worm, no, a water snake, received his essence and even got pregnant, he will try to kill her instantly. What should she do? She has to hide it. She has to hide the fact of the pregnancy and the favor. But the more she hides it, the more the Azure Dragon becomes suspicious of Yeon. "Whose child are you carrying?" Finally, Yeon's pregnancy is discovered...!

She’s fallen in love with him all over again, but he’s betrayed and hurt her in the past. Single mother Carrie has been sick for a while, and now her child has been taken away from her by the Child Protection Services. At a loss, she thinks of her son’s father, Dominic Savage. She fell in love with him eight years ago, but she left him after learning that he had a fiancée. She believed she was just a plaything to him. But she has no choice but to rely on his wealth and power now. In desperation, she visits Dominic and is taken aback by his proposition. He says he wants her to live with him…in the same house with his wife!

Well, this is a rom-com (maybe) between the Emperor and his knight who allegedly terminally ill (but we'll see)

Deep in a dark forest, two strange men are trying to gobble me up! After initially agreeing to an arranged marriage at her parent's behest, Kirika can't go through with the ceremony and runs out on her wedding still dressed in her bridal gown. After getting lost in a nearby forest, she's almost attacked by a wolf...! Luckily, a young man who happens to be passing by steps in and saves her from a grim fate...or so she thought. Why is her new savior licking her cheek and asking if he can partake in her bodily fluids?!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The sequel series to the hot fantasy rom-com about a noblewoman and her prince! Liddy and Freed are finally reunited, and Liddy's resolve to fully step into her role as the crown prince's betrothed strengthens along with their bond. Soon, though, new threats–both external and internal–begin stirring in the shadows, including a ghost from Cain's assassin past who has arrived in Wilhelm to complete a sinister mission. Liddy's new bodyguard is determined to protect her, but will his presence by her side end up doing more harm than good?

I want someone to love all of me, even my secrets... Abby works as a receptionist at a clinic for an orthopedic surgeon named Ethan. Being betrayed by a former lover has given her a distrust towards men, but for some reason, Ethan also holds a disgust towards women. One day, he asks her to accompany her on a trip...and offers to pay her to pretend to be his lover. Without thinking, she instinctively turns him down. However, something unforeseen happens. Her beloved teacher is the victim of a robbery and has lost a huge sum of money. Her desire to help leads her to her decision. She will accept Ethan's offer. She never thought that she would have her heart stolen once again...

Country girl Henrietta has been abandoned quite suddenly by the man she thought of as her sweetheart. While grieving in the shadows during a London ball, she meets a man who is bewilderingly handsome. That man is Count Deben, and he has a reputation as a playboy. Perhaps he’s grown bored of the girls who swarm to him like bees to nectar, but why would he be interested in her? Henrietta is surveying him cautiously when Count Deben directs a challenging gaze her way and declares that he will make her the brightest flower of high society.

The person I love deeply and devote my life to turns out to be… Pascal, a millionaire who works himself fingers to the bone and amasses enormous wealth. Now all he needs is a perfect marriage. In his search for the ideal wife, the smile of an angel he once met flashes across his mind. Cecilia...an apprentice nun who saved him from an accident 6 years ago. He wonders how she is doing now that they were attracted to each other and made love... Pascal, tingling with thoughts of the past, visits the monastery. Cecilia, on the other hand, stares at him as he suddenly appears. She blames him on taking everything from her, making her look forward to their future together and then suddenly disappeared.

A collection of four stories.

In this story, Earth is actually made up of two worlds that coexist in seemingly perfect harmony: the Reverse World which thrives on magic and the Surface World which has been developed through technology. When his best friend Rei disappears, Toki, an inhabitant of the Reverse World, sets off to the Surface World in search of him. But the discoveries he makes along the way begin to hint at a conspiracy that could shake both worlds to the core.

In order to find out what happened to her twin brother, Emery Montbard disguises herself as a man and gains the help of the honorable knight Nicholas de Burgh. They agree that a conspiracy may be behind the disappearance of Emery’s brother, but that’s not the only thing troubling Nicholas—while on his quest, he finds himself oddly attracted to Emery, despite his belief that she’s a man. While Emery tries to hide her secret, Nicholas hides a secret of his own, one that may very well hinder his chances at ever finding love. What will become of these two? And will they succeed in bringing down the conspiracy?

A oneshot yandere story.

"I like her... I want to take her home right now". My lewd co-worker is banging me in his thoughts. Once we're alone together, it won't end with just a fantasy…

Pippa has been a guest at the Alderly estate for a long while, ever since her father went missing. With few apparent prospects, she does her best not to be a burden on Lady Alderly and those around her. Meanwhile, Hermione, the young lady of the house, waits for Dominic Alderly to return from the war so they can be wed. But when Dominic returns, his war wounds horrify everyone who has been waiting for him. The only one who doesn’t seem to mind them is the compassionate Pippa, whose beauty and kindness quickly capture Dominic’s heart.

"You've already gotten this wet... how lewd." My husband's gaze makes me sensitive, and when he stirs my core with his fingers, I can't help but... -- One day, a marriage proposal arrives for my younger sister with Faust, a cold-hearted man known as the "Teneta Rascal," but Angelica, who is treated as a nuisance by her family, is sent to marry him in place of her unwilling sister. Can I really do this...? While Angelica is feeling uneasy, Faust forcefully kisses her!? Her nipples are licked by his tongue, and a wave of pleasure she has never experienced washes over her from the melting caresses. Seeing Angelica like this, Faust gets even more aroused, saying, "You're reacting like a virgin." And then... --

Just who is this mysterious "Dr. Hunk" that Kelsey's been delivering mail to? The cute and young postal worker has been delivering packages to an apparent recluse, but when she happens to meet him at the mailbox one day, he's anything but! And though he’s a gentleman and a scholar, Professor Garrick Booth is also all about bugs. Can he gather enough confidence to ask Kelsey out? And can a professor and a mail carrier find enough to talk about between mail and moths?

Gentle in demeanor yet fiercely independent and competent, Songa is a top assistant brand manager at Klar Cosmetics who gets things done with a smile. Thriving in life, she is suddenly caught off guard by her charming junior colleague’s enigmatic warning, “Don’t put on that lipstick.” Then an unexpected revelation changes everything.

The marriage of Luciano "Luc" De Santis to the beautiful Bianca was supposed to go off without a hitch, but Elizabeth Hadley ended up kissing him before the wedding! When Bianca disappears with in a possible embezzlement scheme with Elizabeth's brother Matthew, it's up to Luciano to save her family's company at a simple cost: Elizabeth must become his bride, and the wedding must commence. Can Elizabeth sell her single life away to save her family, and what will she do if Bianca comes back?

Shizuno Fujitaka is a lively, talkative party girl. On a day off from work, she agrees to meet up with Kazumi, a person she met through an online game. But, it turns out he's a super negative and gloomy guy due to being overworked at a toxic company! When he makes light of Shizuno for her easygoing nature, she retorts that he's probably just a virgin, only for Kazumi to push her down and hold her close...!This is a romantic comedy that starts with spicy activites between a busty, tanned party girl and a pessimistic office worker whose first meeting is a disaster!

Dreaming of being a woman that successfully balanced Love and Work, Mahigashi Minami heads to Tokyo to become a teacher. She faces hurdles at work as a rookie teacher because students have no faith in her. Then she met this first rate sleaze that is everything she hated but somehow his cooking has seduced her?! What will happen to Minami-sensei from here onwards? A hilarious homeroom comedy is about to start!

Freya became part of the Falcon family after her mother married Amos. So, when she is dumped by her fiancé right before her wedding, her stepbrother, Jackson, comes to rescue her. He whisks her away from the church and kindly consoles her. Freya used to be attracted to him, but knowing he sees her as a sister, she had to seal away her feelings for him. When his kindness reignites her feelings, she learns the unbelievable truth. It was Jackson who ruined her wedding!

There’s nothing in the world Rize likes more than to curl up in her warm bed and doze away—just like she used to with her big brother when they were kids, before they were separated by their parents’ divorce. Working late shifts at a supermarket while attending university, she dreams of someday finding and reconnecting with her lost—and now grown-up—big brother. Her penchant for being able to nap in the break room draws the attention of Kairi, a co-worker who struggles with insomnia. Something about him reminds her of her big brother, and she finds herself growing closer to him…but when she discovers his terrifying secret, her whole world will be turned helter-skelter in this dark romantic thriller.

**This Beast Never Sleeps** Adele, the infamous villainess who married an old marquis to rise in status, killed him, and then blinded by lust, seduced her stepson?! Now, in a grand ballroom where no one welcomes her, she crosses paths with the most sought-after man of the era, Count Weiss… But he is none other than Chris, the ragged boy she abandoned long ago? The once tearful and delicate boy has now grown into a dangerous man, approaching her without hesitation.

How long do I have to live this way? Eve wonders. She was tricked into becoming her boss’s mistress. Then one day, she meets a man at a party—his name is Carl and he’s a movie director. She is instantly attracted to him, but the moment he learns that Eve is Max’s mistress, he throws hurtful words at her. Max then makes a most cruel request: he wants her to play a role in Carl’s upcoming movie in order to ruin it! If only she had the power to say no to Max’s demands…

Alinor is getting ready to marry the diplomat Gabriel in an attempt to run from her past. But just when the priest asks if anyone objects to the union, a man's powerful voice shatters the silence. "This marriage isn't valid!" The voice is unforgettable. It's the voice of the Prince of Parvan, Alinor's ex-husband, Kavian. Why is he here?? Didn't he divorce her? Nevertheless, Kavian carries her away from the church by force!

“As long as she’s happy, I don’t care what happens to me!” So swore Jennifer when she gave birth to her daughter at the age of sixteen. Unable to support the child herself, she had to give her away. Twelve years later, she hasn’t heard a word about her daughter and Jennifer has become a successful car dealership manager. She is intent on her work when a charming man named Brian appears. He is looking for the birth mother of his twelve-year-old niece, who just lost her foster family to a terrible tornado.… Will Jennifer reunite with her daughter?

I'll teach you what truly pleasurable sex feels like. With his warm, gentle caress, she finds her whole body more sensitive than it has ever been before... Sakuno Tokitsu's job as chief of the PR department is going great, and all her colleagues love her. Her actual love-life isn't faring so well, though? Sakuno worries that she's bad in bed and is scared to put herself out there. One evening, a highly skilled designer on her team, Nao Fujikawa, discovers her secret! Sakuno thinks Nao will laugh at her, but he earnestly listens to her worries... and offers to practice sex with her! He whispers in her ear, "I wanna make you feel good," so much more forward than usual, and at his touch, a sweet throbbing sensation wells up inside Sakuno... "Why does it feel so good just from his fingers?" So begin the pleasurable and affectionate lessons between a wolf in sheep's clothing and a woman who's a dead fish in bed☆

Sussex, England. At the beginning of the 19th century, a bride marches into her wedding with a gun in hand, ready to kill her groom. What has led to Alexandra Rawdon drawing arms against her future husband, Lord Richard Anthony Deverell? She agrees to an ultimatum: Anthony has six months to prove that he did not kill her father. If he can't, she can end things. To what lengths will Anthony go to prove to his wife that he's not her father's murderer?

It's a time of military conflict... Chiho, daughter of an army general, finds herself with a new bodyguard, Army Major Jin Kamiya. The major is a stern, serious, military man, and Chiho just can't seem to get on with him, never able to relax. Still, when she looks at him, something reminds her of a boy she knew long ago... "Have we met before...? Or perhaps..." A story of eternal love amidst the strife of war...

Mashiro is kind, works in an office, and she's secretly living together with Takato, who she has feelings for. After she finds him homeless on the street for some mysterious reason, she takes him in. She spends her days happily, but there's something bothering her. That would be the fact that Mashiro and Takato make love... and they haven't even said they like one another. But, if she asks him how he feels, he might decide to move out. In contrast to the worrying Mashiro, how does Takato feel about all this...? They're living together and knocking boots, but are both of them unaware that they're actually lovey-dovey!? This is an everyday comforting youthful love story filled with throbbing hearts dedicated to all of our hard-working readers

Short stories of love and lovesickness set in Turkey from the Ottoman Empire to modern day.

Summer, a social worker, is broadsided when Darius unexpectedly shows up at her office. He broke her heart seven years ago, but he has his own security firm and is here now to update the office security system. Worse, Darius has the gall to act as if nothing happened between them! Why did he break up with her in the worst possible way? She can’t trust him again until she knows the reason for their breakup. But at the same time, she can’t deny that she’s attracted to this new, even sexier Darius.

Nico Sorano is in the dictionary under "free-spirited"...which makes her an instant celebrity at her art university. But one professor, the career making-or-breaking Kageiwa-sensei, has only a limited tolerance for her aggressively good-natured optimism. Unsurprisingly, Nico isn't fazed...it just means she's going to have to make her own way to stardom, with the help of her friend Mitsuki and the inscrutable, notorious Soichiro Togo. No matter what, it'll be an interesting college debut!

One day, Grete von Lilienthal realizes that she has been reincarnated as a character of the romance simulation game she was into in her past life. However, she is not the heroine or the villainess, but a nameless side character! All seems fine and well until she realizes that if she continues with things as they are, she will get caught up in a fire at her academy and die! Now, to avoid the death flag, Grete decides to change her major to magical medicine, which hasn't had any applicants in years, so she can avoid the main building where the fire will happen. With the course of events now taking a turn away from what she knows, an incredibly handsome elite scholar is now her teacher. Furthermore, the heroine and the villainess keep trying to get together with her to talk and become friends! All she wanted was to quietly survive the events of the game, but somehow she's now the center of attention?!

At the Spruce Tree Hospital, there’s a rather special patient. He’s been hidden in secret for two years by tree doctor So Iyeon, a man in a vegetative state. “Please don’t wake up. Please, just don’t wake up.” Her only wish was to live quietly, and every night, she prayed for this. Then one day, whether by miracle or misfortune, the man in the coma awakens from his long sleep! “Did you come here to suck off this worthless bastard?” Faced with a man who has lost both his memory and common sense, she panics in fear of his murderous nature, and tells an irreversible lie. “I’m Kwon Chaewoo’s... w-wife.” The same man who, two years ago, buried someone alive in the mountains behind their house and tried to kill her!

Yukari Tachibana, a normal high school girl who lost her life in a traffic accident. Upon waking up, she found herself reincarnated as the daughter of an Earl in another world! In spite of that, the family she was born to is quite poor. In order to improve the conditions of her second life, Yukari begins to use knowledge from her previous life...?!

On his very first day at the Grace estate, newly hired butler Obetheron is caught off guard. Quiet, withdrawn, and cruelly ignored by both her family and the staff due to her frail body, Lady Emma is nothing like the noble beauty he's heard about. Moved by her loneliness, Obetheron remains devoted, resisting temptation and serving her with sincere care. Emma, in turn, begins to notice the gentle strength behind his loyalty...and one day, she makes a bold request: “Would you do anything - not for the House of Grace, but for me?” A slow-burning romance between a forgotten noblewoman and the butler who sees her for who she truly is, how will their forbidden love unfold?

How far would you go for revenge? For the mermaid Sulyeon, the answer is simple: to the end of her world and into the land above. But in order to achieve her goals, she’s going to need legs. Striking a deal with a sorcerer, Sulyeon gets the transformation she desires…kind of. You see, magic is a fickle thing, and so once night falls she must return to her true form. Not one to let something like that get in her way, Sulyeon sets out on her journey. But as time passes, it becomes ever more clear that things aren’t as clear cut as they once seemed… Will she be able to go ahead with her original plan? Or will the tides of love pull her under…?

One pre-Christmas day, Julie gets run over by a car driven by Roy Fletcher, the president of a leading IT company. He, however, offers settlement money by saying, "My car never touched you. You decided to fall off your bike. Don't even think about suing me." Unconvinced of his action, Julie goes to return the money. Wearing a cynical smile on his handsome face, he replies, "Are you trying to increase the amount?" What kind of man is he! So thinking, Julie gets captivated by this attractive man...!

Love or duty… Mackenzie finds herself wavering between the two. Which one will she choose? Secret agent Mackenzie accompanies her boss on an undercover mission to Nice. She wasn’t about to let Nick, the director of the agency Omega, go on the dangerous mission alone. The problem is she has a secret—Mackenzie is in love with Nick, even though he’s her boss! But love has no place in her line of business. Love or duty… Mackenzie finds herself wavering between the two. Which one will she choose?

Cierra Elburke and Claude LeSpencer, both sharing backgrounds of illegitimacy, find refuge from the scorn of their family and society in each other’s arms. But when Cierra is forced to marry someone other than her beloved, she begs for another chance at life with a happier ending. Through the power of the “key” to the throne that is gifted by Claude, Cierra is given a chance to start over. Yet this time, she chooses to leave everything behind, including Claude, with hope for a better life. Has she made the right choice, or will this second chance prove more disastrous than her original fate?

Newbie teacher Hatsumi suffers from being treated like a child by her students. She turns to her former teacher, Mr. Kagami, for some advice...... "Mr. Kagami! Make me an adult!" Expecting sincere guidance from him, Hatsumi is surprised to see Kagami give her a strange look...... "You should know more about men." A completely transformed Kagami takes Hatsumi by surprise and......! "This is...... too much to handle!" You have to see the sadistic teachings of this very forward teacher!

Gabrielle, the manager of her own publishing house, is pursuing an autobiography by the prince of the Mediterranean kingdom of Castaldini. But Prince Durante keeps up a tight guard and she gets nowhere with her calls. With no other options, she ambushes him at a party and rouses his interest with a risky line: "I have one million dollars right here. Now will you give me an hour of your time?" Her proposal amuses the prince at first, but why is he filled with such contempt the next time he sees her…?