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When Misty Malone, self-described tomboy who is as stubborn as she is beautiful, goes to small-town Kentucky to attend her sister’s wedding, she meets Morgan Hudson, one of the five famous and handsome “Buckhorn brothers.” Despite the physical chemistry between the two, Misty is determined to never let another man get close to her. But as she spends more time with him, Morgan’s kind and reassuring demeanor has her questioning her resolve. Can the two overcome the secret Misty harbors about her past and admit their feelings to each other?

She, who loves sweet things, visits his patisserie every week. He, who can't keep his eyes off of her as she browses his creations, can't even ask her for her name...! An exciting love story ♥ "I fell in love with someone whose name I didn't even know.'' She comes to his shop every Friday to buy cakes, seeing her eyes light up while selecting a cake makes him interested in her. However, he is unable to approach her and ask her name due to the positions of employees and customers.

Asaki wanders into a mysterious museum. Much to her surprise, it's empty! Or is it?

A collaboration between horror radio show host personality Inagawa Junji and horror mangaka Itou Junji. Published in the September 2007 issue of "Real Horror Stories.

"I bought you." Theirs is a strategic marriage, but he's stealing her heart and body!

He is blunt but kind… Is this feeling love? The steady Rhia has worked hard to take care of her free-spirited younger sister as a substitute parent. But not this time. Her sister, who is an unlicensed driver, has a car accident, and her boyfriend, who was riding with her, is in a coma. That man's uncle Jared blames the girl for that, and Rhia is forced to pretend to be her sister who has run away. Jared says his nephew, who has regained consciousness, wants to see Rhia's sister... but that's impossible, because he's blind now! However, the arrogant Jared takes Rhia away in his private jet...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Our first meeting in 10 years...... and we're hugging each other while naked!? I'm now living under the same roof with my childhood friend who went overseas and came back a very good-looking guy. On my way home from work, I got caught in the rain, so I hurried back to take a bath. That's where Yoshiki, who had been away for 10 years, was taking a shower! Despite the situation, he just said? It's been so long!" and started to hug me! Yoshiki used to be a shy cry baby who I protected as a younger brother, but now he's a totally different person. He's very friendly, quick to hug, and kisses me while saying? Let's get married."... Is this what happens to everyone who goes overseas!?

Liana and her daughter travel to El Bahar, an Arabian kingdom, after she is hired to work there as a teacher. The taxi from the airport takes them not to their new apartment but to a huge palace! Liana doesn’t understand what is happening until Malik, the crown prince of El Bahar, appears in front of them. It turns out that he saw her on the plane and she caught his attention, so he had her brought to his home. The question is...why?

Elementary school teacher Prudence is mountain climbing and camping with some of her students. Worried for her safety, her father sends his subordinate Sergeant Joe Wilder to look after the group, but he doesn’t seem happy to be there. Prudence doesn’t know what to make of him, but when she watches him closely, she notices that he answers every one of the children’s questions. What a mysterious man… Joe possesses both the cool side and wild side characteristic of a marine, and Prudence finds herself drawn to him. And before they’re done, both her heart and a sudden blizzard will conspire to bring them even closer together!

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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…

"They say you can see your future husband in a dream on Saint Agnes' Day!" After finishing her internship at an adult toy company, Woo Cheonhye is teased by her sculpture classmates — asking if she got fired because she couldn’t even sculpt an adult toy. Having never seen or touched "one" herself, Cheonhye swallows her frustration in silence. Then, she stumbles upon a video about Saint Agnes' Day. Desperate for a lifeline, she tries the Saint Agnes' Day ritual. To her surprise, Cheonhye actually meets a handsome man in her dream and falls head over heels... But as he leans in for a sweet kiss, the dream man suddenly starts taking off Cheonhye’s dress…?!

Kana's in love with her friend Takumi. They've known each other forever, and they're even coworkers now. Of course, he has no idea. Why would he? He's hot and competent, so he's got plenty of women to choose from. She, on the other hand, wears glasses, has a baby face, and has absolutely no experience with men. Desperate, she forms a plan with another colleague to ask Takumi to pop her cherry for her on the pretense that this is all to get with another guy. At first, he tries to dissuade her but soon realizes how adamant she is. And, as much as he thinks this is a bad idea, he can't stand the thought of her doing it with some other dude!

Into her 3rd year of marriage, Asuka Kohinata (32) is struggling with a sexless marriage. The couple was head over heels for each other when they first got married, but now her husband rejects her no matter how many times she tries to initiate. "I'm tired of being rejected... " "How can we go back to being a happy couple...? " Struggling to make things work with her husband, Asuka one day obtains the power to travel back in time. Can Asuka leap through time to save her sexless marriage?

Isabel stumbles upon an abandoned baby on the beach at dawn. She picks up the baby without any hesitation and flags a car on the road. She asks the driver to take her and the baby to the hospital. After putting the baby in the care of the hospital, she’s surprised to know who was driving the car. He’s a famous architect, Craig Jaeger! What she knows about him is that he’s a stubborn man. She gets agitated after knowing that she forced a man like him to be the driver. Despite her concern, he treats the baby with care. His kindness impacts her heart in a whole different way.

Eight years ago, a great tragedy befell Libby Cornish and it changed her life forever. To this day she’s still haunted by her repressed memories of that night. But when her old classmate and one-sided crush Nick Howell joins her team, Libby’s nights take a turn for the better. She experiences dreams of them kissing—dreams so vivid she can feel them long after they’ve ended. If she didn’t know better, she’d swear they weren’t dreams at all.

A young woman takes in a peculiar child.

Determined to escape her boring rural island life, Sheryl works hard every day to earn money. One day, she comes across a mysterious “stone”—from which a mermaid-like creature is seemingly born(?). Hoping she might be able to sell the creature for money, she gets her hopes up... But from that day on, for some reason, she keeps having steamy dreams with a mysterious man—over and over again.

In "Parfum," by Nishi Uko, a woman distracts her lover.

A man discovers the secret behind the pair of red high-heeled shoes that awakened something inside of him. Oneshot published in 2017 March issue of Comic Birz.

Lucy, a woman with an uncanny sense of taste and smell, discovers that her favorite restaurant has changed kitchen staff--and she does not know the identity of the chef whose cooking she's loved for years. When a lucky accident leads her to two former chefs at Dimanche, she decides that she will do her utmost to track down each of their old colleagues in order to rediscover that "perfect taste".

The young prince, Deor, is an outcast in his own land. Born without the ability to use magius – a rare condition that marks him as an incompetent – he relies on his intelligence and tenacity to prove wrong those who believe he is not fit for the crown. However, with deadly demons and conspiracies threatening the very existence of humanity, Deor must protect the very kingdom which ridiculed him. Will he be able to defeat the demons and secure his position as king?

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Oh my god! My air conditioner broke down, and in the middle of summer! And in front of her, drenched in sweat, appeared… her son’s friend?!

My husband is a millionaire…and I have no memory of him at all. When Kiley awakens in the hospital after her accident, the first person she sees is an absolutely gorgeous man. His name is Nicolo and he says that he’s her husband. Kiley has lost her memory and doesn’t remember a thing about her past or her family. She soon learns that Nicolo is a famous millionaire, but she gradually grows suspicious of her too-good-to-be-true situation, given that she’s not a celebrity and wouldn’t travel in the same social circles as Nicolo. So how on earth would they ever have met? As she searches for the truth behind her accident, what she finds is something she could never have expected!

Was it a one-night stand after effect? Dojin Yoon is unable to get turned on after meeting that girl. It's as if she has cast a spell on him, his body was numb, She was the only remedy to free him from the spell Yuyoung Ha, the mysterious woman who left a strong trail behind from the very first time they met.

He's just a wealthy man from the city, no different from her callous ex-husband. When she got pregnant, Sophie was abandoned by her husband, so it’s understandable if she’s wary around men. That’s why she doesn’t share everyone else’s enthusiasm when Gregory Wallace, a businessman from the city, moves into the village where Sophie lives with her daughter. While others welcome this well-mannered man, Sophie keeps her guard up, assuming that that his good looks hide a cold and unfeeling heart. Yet when the charming Gregory shows interest in and approaches her, Sophie's plan to never get involved with a man again starts to crumble.

Horror manga giant Junji Ito teams up with spooky story writer Hirokatsu Kihara for the ultimate collection of fright-filled ghost tales! A tumor shaped like a man’s face slowly moves across a woman’s body. The sea shoots glowing balls into the sky, much to the distress of beachgoers. And a girl dressed up for a holiday has no eyes, no nose, nothing–her face is a total blank. Hirokatsu Kihara pens true stories of unsolved mysteries, stitched together with page after page of Junji Ito’s original illustrations in this collection of nine eerie tales and a bonus manga story.

This love is a ruse. I must not take it seriously… Eccentric neighbor, loyal friend and total innocent Elissa was exactly who Kingston Roper needed to get him out of a romantic bind. His sister-in-law’s intentions were anything but sisterly, and King had to produce a make-believe lover to run interference. Sweet Elissa fit the bill nicely. The act seemed foolproof…until seeing Elissa in his bed heated King’s blood and holding her filled him with unbearable longing. As the fantasy threatened to become reality, King was torn—did he desire a woman he could not touch? Would he touch a woman he dared not love?

Due to his prosopagnosia, Sang struggles with maintaining a normal school life. It’s hard to make friends when everyone’s face looks like an egg… literally. There’s only one person he can recognize -- Ujeong, a mysterious girl who seems to struggle with fitting in herself. In their pursuit to be “ordinary”, these two high-schoolers forge an unexpected friendship.

Oneshot.Mangaupdates:Cute oneshot about a puppy's view of the human world.

If only we could have a fresh start… After hearing that her husband, Andreas, was having an affair, Dominique ran away to her parents’ house. One year later, she gathers her courage and decides to ask Andreas for a fresh start. However, the woman he was rumored to be having an affair with is still there, and she’s holding a small baby in her arms… Could it be Andreas’s child? Will she ever be able to find love with him again?

Saskia "Sashie" Ford and Lucius "Luke" Armytage have never gotten along. As step siblings, they’re not related by blood, but Sashie’s always been out to draw blood. So Luke does his best to stay out of her way. When they bump into each other at the family'’s summer home in Tuscany, they might find that they need each other…but can the two of them coexist under one roof?

Eligible bachelor CEO Tsukasa Donose has a business proposal for office worker Miyabi Sayama: he wants to skip the romance, jump straight to marriage, and move in together. There's only one condition: if she catches feelings, the deal is off. But Miyabi's in no danger of that... right?

One night Natasha is called and told her twin sister, Natalia, and Natalia’s boyfriend, Chase, have been involved in a car accident. Natasha rushes to the hospital to find that her sister has received little more than a scratch. Chase on the other hand is in serious condition. Natalia, who was only using Chase for his money and status, leaves him, believing he will be crippled for life. Not wanting Chase to be hurt any more than he already is, Natasha assumes her sister’s identity to continue the relationship. How far will Natasha go?and will Chase find out?

A man, Ran Weiting, brought a horrible memory to her. He loved her and tamed her with all means, from love to destruction. Being afraid, she racked her brain to escape from him, from fighting back to giving up. He tried his best to help her gain freedom even on the cost of himself. She loved him and gave up many times for him. At last, she firmly decided to be with him all her life.

“If you want me to complete the story… Are you telling me to put on a play or something?” “You understood correctly. That’s exactly it.” “I see. That’s simpler than I expected. I thought something serious had happened the way you were trying to scare me, Sir Estel.” At the mention of performing a play, Alyssa’s expression brightened. But despite her cheerful face, Lennard still looked uneasy. “No, I don’t think it’s quite that simple… not like the Saintess believes.” “…Pardon?” “The title of the script is… ‘The Saintess Ravished… by the Holy Knight’ after all…”

Disguised as a man, the Lady is unconsciously manipulating the Duke? In order to search for her missing father, Lady Elesia transforms herself into a man and finds employment at the castle of the Duke of Bristol, near where her father was last seen. Having grown up admiring the Black Lion, a vigilante who protects the innocent, Elesia displays her mastery of the sword and quickly wins the Duke’s favor—until one day when he discovers her secret! The historical drama in the Kingdom of Aldun is about to begin!

The funeral for Bronte's mother has only just ended, and Bronte is feeling rather down when she gets a letter. When she opens it, she finds it is from a little girl named Lucy. Lucy identifies Bronte as her mother, and begs her to grant just one wish for her daughter. At first, Bronte is utterly confused by this letter, but upon closer inspection, she realizes that the letter was actually meant for her older sister, Brooke. Brooke no longer lives with her and is now a famous TV personality, and Bronte had never heard anything about her sister having a child. And then one day, a man named Fitz comes to visit...and suddenly steals a kiss from Bronte's lips!

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Nikki’s boss, Eric, wouldn’t stop hitting on her, and she needed to do something about it. She thought if she were married he’d leave her alone, so she decided to go to the Cinderella Ball to find a husband. She meets Jonah there and thinks her plan will work with his help, but Jonah may have other ideas.

At a particular shopping district located in an old Tokyo neighborhood, humans and cats seem to live together in peace. But these cats aren't your ordinary felines! They are spirits, whose human forms allow them to go about their days undetected amongst the other locals. And the truth is, this neighborhood attracts some rather unique problems because of its residents. Chisato, a shop owner and the only human aware of the cat spirits' presence, and Kotora, a young cat spirit band together in attempt to solve the various predicaments they encounter. But will luck be on their side? (Source: Shodensha)

One day, Nicole gets caught up at the scene of a robbery and suffers severe head trauma. Ever since then, she’s been able to see mysterious images replaying in her mind, but she doesn'’t understand what'’s happening to her. The first time it happens, she sees footage from the scene of a kidnapping–—violent men entering a room by force and abducting a young girl with tears in her eyes. Nicole tells her boyfriend, Dominic, an N.Y.P.D. officer, but when Dominic’s colleagues get word of it, they get all riled up. They say that Nicole knows details about the incident which that only the police or an accomplice could know, …and that this makes her a suspect. Nicole is shocked and hurt by their accusations, but with Dominic’s support, she sets out to save the young girl.!

It is said that the difficulty of the quick-travel system is divided into: Normal-Difficult-Hell-The empress punches the white lotus and steps on the scumbag. The revenge method is unconventional. The scumbag white lotus is frightened by the empress's abuse and flees for his life. But this time, why did he not dodge or evade but rely on me? "Because, this time I want you to fall in love with me"

One-shot from Feel Young Magazine.A short story about a girl and her strange relationship with the rain.

Sylvia is being run ragged doing things at a resort for her stepmother who is trying to find a new husband. It is there that she meets Marquis Anglesey. He's arrogant, but also the focus of everyone's attention. Sylvia's thought he was only interested in her stepmother, but the one he proposes to is Sylvia! The curtain is raised on this Cinderella story with a twist!

Sitting in the palace garden, Eve struggles with her decision to accept this new job. A girl born and raised in America, can she fulfill her responsibility as a horse stable manager in the palace of an island kingdom in the Mediterranean? But what really concerns her isn’t her actual job or the new customs she’ll have to adapt to, but Prince Stefan, her boss. While agitated by his arrogant behavior, she can’t help feeling attracted to this intelligent, powerful man. Though she finally makes peace with her decision to accept the job offer, she realizes that there is no way for her to escape his charms.

Tina and Simon are a happily married couple. But... will they still be happy until they find out about each other's secrets?