Excia has had to endure her stepmother and stepsister's relentless ab*se since she was young. Her best friend and only source of emotional support is Hattie, a wild puppy she met one day. But when her stepfamily causes harm to him, Excia can bear her torturous family no longer, She runs away and wanders into the forest in despair. However, it is there that she encounters Gracies, a wizard with a hatred for humanity and a fondness for animals. Little does Excia know it, but her life is about to transform...
"I've waited so long for this day..." Leila Ferry was born to a noble family, but lived her life without any healing abilities that other nobles normally have. One day, a man Allen Stanley came to her house wearing a mask concealing a terrible curse. The two begin to talk to one another and grow friendly. As feelings develop, Leila begins to think, "If I had healing abilities I could help you...!" Suddenly, in the heat of a moment, a bright light shines forth...!
Richelle is your average lady of nobility: charming and madly in love with her busy fiancee. However, on her way to the palace to give him some treats she baked to help him get through the day she spots him kissing another lady that he was initially working with! After being ridiculed for making baked goods, the engagement was called off. However, a handsome margrave named Lucien comes across her snacks, and after tasting them cannot help but express how refreshing they were. Now begins a fresh romance between the charmed margrave, and totally unaware sweets connoisseur!
In the Kingdom of Calum, Iris, the daughter of the duke, suddenly has a rush of memories flood her mind. She remembers her past life as a 30 year old office worker and her current life is actually that of a video game! To make matters worse, she is the villainess! In the midst of a fateful event, she awakens her new ability, the "Power of Knowledge". Can she use her knowledge of her past life and her new found ability to avoid every flag that might lead to her execution?!
Ayano has lived every day in hell after her mother died and her father remarried. Her wicked stepmother and stepsister torment her day after day. One day, her stepmother decides to marry her off to the Watari family, who's rumored son is said to be horribly disfigured. Unable to refuse, the wedding proceeds, but to her surprise, their son, Kyoichiro, he's anything but disfigured! In fact, he's as handsome as a prince! What's more, he's already head over heels in love with Ayano! This fairytale romance set in the Taisho Era is bound to get your heart racing!
"Ah...jeez! I want to have sex...!" Aya is a 33-year-old office worker who's dealing with sexual frustration. She wants to feel the touch and love of a man but hasn't had a boyfriend in 8 years. And societally speaking, if women show their desire, they are looked down upon. One day, Aya's flirty supervisor Dojima invites her out for drinks. Dojima is divorced and down to have a one-night stand instead of a partner. Hearing this, Aya makes up her own rules to not get carried away or have any regrets for having a one-night stand and sets out to make her one-stand a reality.
A few years have passed since Gaoh became the new emperor of the Hakushu Nation. Bad rumors have gone around about Gaoh getting rid of government officials, and spending loads of money on lavish banquets, so he is feared as the "Mad Emperor". Gaoh is currently recruiting courtesans for his harem, and our protagonists Shushu has her reasons to become one. One day the palace, a government official tries to make a move on Shushu, but Gaoh comes to her rescue?!
She's finally got her shot at a nice job at one of the biggest companies around... working as the CEO's girlfriend?! Asahi hasn't been able to find work but has been getting by on a delivery job while looking for a more permanent arrangement. When she gets into her next interview, she realizes that she's just walked into a less-than-favorable reunion. Taiga Kagura, managing director of the company, is heading the interview. Just a day ago Asahi accidentally ruined his suit while chasing down a taxi, and now he wants compensation... for her to be his girlfriend in an elaborate contract. 3 Months. Asahi doesn't like the sound of it, but what other opportunity will she have for her resume...?
Noelle is a young woman with freckles on her face who hides her face with a hat. Her fiance, Jacques, breaks off the engagement because of her appearance, which he considers gloomy. She is in the depths of despair, but her heart is saved when a maid brings her a street vendor's hat. Noelle is so moved by the hat's beauty that she goes to the stall to meet the maker. There she meets the hat maker, Flynn. At first glance, he seems to be just a young man, but in fact he has a big secret...?
Ten years ago, Maribelle suffered a severe chest wound while protecting her young brother-in-law, Leon. However, in aristocratic society, women with physical scars are despised and ridiculed. For this reason, Maribelle left the ducal family she grew up in, but even at a local aristocratic mansion where she worked as a servant, she was called a marred woman and spent her days being mistreated by the countess and the servants. Even now, she is betrayed by the only kind person in her life, and when he attempts to assault her, she is rescued by a heroic knight in black who has stopped by town on his triumphal return. He, whom Maribelle did not recognize, tells her he has come for her.
Content Warning: this title contains material that may be distressing for some readers. "Do you really wanna kill me that badly?" His lips and his breath get closer as he says those words... Ever since her parents died, there's been a man Mayumi wants to kill. That man is the Kurose clan's young head, Yuya Kurose. One day, she sees him at the lounge she works at, and comes up with a plan to kill him. However, Yuya sees right through her. He takes the only keepsake she has of her parents and tells her, "Come with me quietly and I'll give it back to you." He takes her to the Kurose clan's estate. "You can kill me when winter comes around. Until then, be my 'soulmate'." What will Mayumi do? A suspenseful love story intertwined with hate and passion begins!
Kagamiya is a lot of things: superb researcher, dedicated worker, and the most charming man in the department. However, he's got one major issue... he's totally not what everyone thinks him to be. He looks stoic and charming, but really he's just a ball of anxiety who can't change his facial expression anymore. He's kept up with what's been expected of him, and is always trying his best at work, but that's left him lonely. That's where his savior comes in: Nonoi. Nonoi's the only person in the department to ever treat Kagamiya as a person as opposed to some almighty charming man. One day, the two of them are drinking on the roof when she suddenly asks him if they could spend the night together...?!
Mitsu is a second-year college student obsessed with sex, even though she's still a virgin. Curious to explore herself, she buys an adult toy, but just as she's about to use it, her childhood best friend, her perfect prince, Hayase, catches her in the act! Just when she thinks her life is over, he tells her to show him how she's going to use it?! As she begins, Hayase's own secret is exposed. They were only supposed to be childhood friends... but from that day on, their special, erotic training began!
Through music, the Hanamura clan manifested special powers that brought about prosperity to their clan; however, Akari, who didn't exhibit any powers, was deemed a "Seed of Misfortune" and scorned by her family. From then on begin her days of bearing callous treatment from her parents and sister. But one day, she finds an invitation to a soiree hosted by one of the oldest and noblest clans in the country. It seems the head of that clan, Mikoto Sazarashi, is searching for a bride. Finding herself unable to resist going, Akari attends the soiree - only to be quickly discovered by her sister. Akari is immediately berated and belittled by her, but...a handsome, young man appears, takes Akari's hand, and declares, "I've finally found you, my beloved bride." Check out this great Cinderella story set in an Eastern setting and filled with romance, turmoil, and mystery!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "The Fox Lord's Bride ~Taisho Romance Chronicles~"
Akari is good at her job, beautiful, and her sense of style is beyond compare... but she has a secret. She's almost 30 and she's still a virgin! One fateful day, a new department chief takes over -- the handsome Shinomiya. "You're my subordinate now, which means from today, you have to do what I say." Shinomiya is a condescending bully and he and Akari clash from day one. Akari finds herself drinking her worries away at his welcome party and before she knows what hit her, she's completely smashed. She wakes up the next day to find -- Shinomiya emerging from her bathroom half naked?!?! Thus begins Akari's comedic office romance with her callous new boss!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-6 of "From Zero to Office Romance"
Fujino, now 18, belongs to an age-old family of prestige. She's been sheltered her entire life, having been raised under her family's strict rules. The only person who truly shows her kindness is Hiro'omi, her father's personal attendant. Unfortunately, that compassion has caused her to fall head over heels for him! A tale of a meek and pure-hearted heiress, and her forbidden affections for her family's servant.
Tae has been practically inseparable from her best friend Kiyo since college. And while Kiyo may be loose with women, Tae can always count on him for support - like whenever she crashes at his place to drown her sorrows over being dumped yet again. But what lies ahead in the morning after another night spent drinking together till dawn?! They're not quite lovers and not quite friends... but a revelation threatens to change all that. Can they move past mixed messages and misunderstandings to become something more? Or are they stuck as "best friends forever"?
In order to shake off the hurt of being cheated on by her now ex-boyfriend, Hana goes on a trip with her best friend Mizuki. At their destination, the two meet a pair of guys, but just as they've started to get to know each other, it dawns on Hana that her troubles are the result of her own too-sweet personality. Now determined to better herself, Hana sets out to change her pushover ways...?! This is the hapless love story of a clumsy quartet: Hana, who's always sacrificing herself for others; Mizuki, who only wants to be loved; Narita, who earns others' ire when he tells them blunt truths; and Ayumu, who is kind, but also something of a playboy. Can the four of them get their acts together long enough to avoid stumbling over themselves?
Have you ever cried while looking in the mirror...? "With this face, if I talked about fashion or went out to buy cosmetics, I'd be a total joke." Living with such thoughts, pitifully ugly office worker Tachibana Rin passed the days miserable and taunted by fate since she shares a first name with the most beautiful woman at her company, Kaizuka Rin. But that's just how it had to be. After all, for ugly girls, life's over before it begins... Then one day, Rin wins 11,910,000 yen in the lottery!! "Life's over for ugly girls, but for me this is just the beginning."
After getting away from her hometown - and her delinquent brother who basically ran the place - Yui is living it up at university. There, she falls for a cool, handsome (same difference!) Prince Charming in glasses who is the total opposite of her idiot brother, but unexpectedly her prince's friend is a delinquent!? On top of that, he's always getting in her way!! Just as she thinks it's all over for her, in more ways than one, she discovers that her prince in glasses lives in the apartment next door!?