"Who... are you?"" Risa's beloved fiance, Aya, got into an accident and lost his memories of her. She thought she would have to go on by herself, but Aya's actually been the one comforting her... Risa's already had enough on her plate, but now her coworkers and Aya's ex are up to something as well! But even with all that, Aya still treasures their time together from the bit of fragmented memories he has. Now Risa is ready to return the love and make memories with Aya again, regardless of who tries to stand in their way."
"I want to spend my life by your side, making you happy." Connie is the daughter of a count, and she can see the auras of any person around her, making sense of what they truly think or feel. However, she's become a bit of a recluse with how this power has affected her experience in high society. During her debutante ball, Connie slips and falls on her back. The admirable Prince Clive comes to help her, but this only calls on the envy and fury of the other girls at the ball who seek to gain Clive's favor. Being hated by the other noble ladies further pushes Connie to become a recluse. However, one day, Connie is directly invited by Prince Clive to a party to celebrate his birthday and she knows she cannot decline. Amid the party, she loses consciousness... and remembers her past life, and the lovely upperclassmen she has always wanted to see just one more time. When she awakens, it hits her... since when did she and Clive agree to an engagement?!
Someday a vortex of fire will once again engulf the world. But a holy saintess will save the world through the power of water... This ancient prophecy has been handed down in the empire, and because of it, the holy maidens of the Water Clan have a special significance. Elna, born into the water family and a candidate for sainthood, is worried about her powers that were lost after a fire in the royal palace in the past. She thought that she could give up her desires of becoming saintess if her sister, whom she loves and herself a talented woman, would become the saint... but on the day before the exam, she meets Lawrence, the third prince, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. Will she in fact become the water saintess?
Minami Kishimoto, a new employee, admires her glittering training officer, Ms. Yumi Yagi when she first meets her. Ms. Yagi is a senior employee who is seemingly good at her job and therefore untouchable. Plus, she's as mean as an ogre when it comes to others not following the rules. When it comes to her, however, she can do no wrong in her own eyes. What's worse is her catchphrase: "I'm allowed, because I'm special." Minami, hang in there!
Ever since she was separated from her mother at an early age, Eliza has been treated as an untouchable in the house of Adal Luna, the lord of the house. One day, however, she is summoned by the lord and told that she is his blood daughter and that she is to marry the third prince, Leo, who is rumored to be promiscuous and arrogant. Eliza is perplexed, but Sati, the lord's wife, tells Eliza an even crueler truth... Is this love a trick or the truth? Can Eliza, who has lost everything, find happiness?
The impoverished estate of Baron Aitreev has been blessed with two wonderful twin children. The kind and compassionate sister Belle and the intelligent and book-savvy brother Stephan have been living an increasingly modest lifestyle so that their people can continue to survive the seasons... though they are unsure how many more winters they can manage. Suddenly, a proposition comes to them from the servant of a well ornamented Marquis. The son of this Marquis, Evert Brotaire and his fiancee Elena Gromberg are displeased with their engagement and wish to find someone to marry out of love. It seems that this Marquis wishes for the twins to give the couple experiences of love, only to break their hearts and disappear so that the two will finally cling to one another and marry. The twins are hesitant to take such an underhanded job, but things change when they get the chance to meet this troubled couple...!
Lieutenant General Euclid Von Wisteria is a well-known beastman cold and calculated man nick-named the "Bespectacled Ice Lord." Those who are beastmen are known to be devoted to their mates for the rest of their lives. At the same time, Musca has been living in the castle as a servant to the nobility for some time and has been looking for a peaceful life as a normal woman. However, during the festivities ensuing at the end of a long war, Musca has definitely had too much to drink... and finds herself in bed next to the Bespectacled Ice Lord himself!
The Trizal Kingdom: a land that has been tied to holy beings brought from other worlds since ancient times. As a new threat looms over Trizal, a new Saintess is summoned...a 17-year-old named Yuri. Appointed to aide her in her journey to become the kingdoms hero is a priest named Hamil, and Yuri is informed that she needs to marry someone from the royal family and defeat the demon king... but as she meets the prince he suddenly declares his opposition to their union?! Is that so?! I'll do it all myself then! With tempers high, Yuri sets out on a journey to save the world- her way!
"Ms. Kumakawa, you're my 'fave'." A dental hygienist, Satomi Kumakawa, is stressed from her poor work environment and has developed insomnia. What helps her sleep at night is listening to the story-reading streams by her fave, "Koki". She spends her days happily supporting him by sending Super Chats to him. One day, she is assigned to a patient named Koki Machida, who turns out to be her fave in the flesh. She swears to keep her Super Chats a secret and is determined to protect her fave's oral health as a professional...! But somehow, Satomi becomes his "fave"?!
Ema has been dating her childhood friend, Aoi, for 8 years. They have been living together for four years, and Ema hoped to get married one day... However, Aoi has been neglecting the housework recently, and even treats her birthdays as an after-thought. Ema's desire to be with Aoi as a lover sometimes feels one-sided. Just as Ema starts to worry if they can even get married at this point, she runs into her high school crush, and he's just as kind as he was back then...
"I will not fogive anyone who lays a hand on my bride." The Tenryu family has had women with powers of healing for generations, but when someone without those powers is born, they are treated as an outcast and treated harshly. Mitsuki was born into a power part of the Tenryu family but was quickly made an outcast as her lack of healing powers became apparent. At the age of seven, her mother suddenly passed away forcing her to move in with her aunt. Day by day, she has been treated terribly by her relatives due to her status as an outcast. However, all of that changed when the new head of the family came of age.
Deep within the inner court of Xiang, Yue Hua, voiceless and isolated, endures relentless bullying from rival consorts who all compete for the favor of Jing, the young emperor who once saved the nation. Her days are bleak until fate intervenes, when the emperor suddenly takes notice of her. She bears an uncanny resemblance to the lover he lost in a past life. Everything begins with a fateful encounter in this Cinderella story set in a Chinese harem!
Yukari Fuyuno thirty years old, hard-working, and career oriented. She has a reputation at work for being a perfect person with good looks and work ethic, but she's troubled with the fact that she tends to conform to other's expectations to not disappoint them. She has been dating Wada, her boyfriend of 5 years, and was on the verge of getting married until one day out of the blue, he dumps her and says he has a new girlfriend. Down in the dumps, Yukari heads to a restaurant and witnesses some love troubles between two workers. On her way home, she sees the same man that was caught in the tiff earlier. Yukari unexpectedly starts a conversation with him and finds out his name is Ayato. He believes he has no substance, and to hide that, he tries to be nice to everyone, but that just gets him in trouble. Yukari, still worried about Ayato, tells him about a bathhouse since he's still covered in soup that the girl dumped on him. After cleaning himself up, Yukari realizes just how good-looking Ayato is, and understands why he's so popular with the ladies. Yukari also realizes they have a common problem: they both want people to see the real them, and it's the inside that counts! Yukari then proposes that they work together to help improve one another...!
"I've found you, my spring." The Takatsukasa family is the largest conglomerate in the empire. Within their residence, there lie special gardens where all four seasons exist. These serve as a barrier, protecting the imperial capital from evil insects. The caretakers who maintain it are chosen from the four great families, each responsible for one season. Hio lost her parents when she was a child and was taken in by one of the great families, the Harusaki family. She's been bullied by the daughter of the family and is treated worse than a servant. Hio's fate changes when she plays her father's violin and is suddenly whisked away in the strong arms of Sakuto, the head of the Takatsukasa family. "You're the only one. You're the only one who can..."
Ayaha Yamanouchi has been living out busy days working in the General Affairs department of a large company... but one day something changed. Her underwear went missing. Things start to feel uneasy as she begins to think there is someone out there stealing underwear. The following day, she's met with the police questioning individuals about a slasher on the loose... what better a time to make a report about what's been happening recently? Suddenly, a charming young officer shows up as the report is made... it turns out the elite police deputy is her childhood friend, Kaito Shirasaki?!
Ryo, my husband of six months, has become distant lately. Every time I speak to him, he seems irritated and responds with sharp words. Our strained relationship has taken a significant mental toll on me, but thankfully, I can lean on my best friend Miku. She's someone truly precious whom I trust and can confide in about anything. One day,I decide to surprise Miku with a visit, only to find my husband's car parked outside her apartment. He'd told me he was heading out for golf with his boss early that morning, but it turns out he was lying. The truth? He's been sleeping with my best friend behind my back! And as if that weren't enough,he showers her with affection he never shows me while also trash-talking me. As I grapple with my disbelief, a dark resolve forms within me, urging me to get rid of both my husband and best friend.
"Did you know? Even I get a turn to make my move." Temp worker Rino Amano, 27 years old, used to have a lover. His name was Haruo Higashiyama and he worked full-time at the same company as the manager of the planning department. He was 32 years old, married, and had a two-year-old daughter. While 99% of her knew that this was an unforgivable love that would never amount to anything, the other 1% was clutching her phone, spending her days waiting for him to reach out. One day he suddenly demands to break it off, throwing the feelings she had for him in the trash. This devastating blow leaves Rino distraught. Even at work she is unable to suppress her feelings, and she searches for an empty room to hide her tears. In doing so she catches Haruo secretly making out with another coworker much younger than herself. At that moment something inside her breaks and awakens something inside.
On a moonless night... I hear your voice for the first time. Ume was abandoned by the family she married into because she was unable to bear children. She returns to the village where she was born but finds herself alone as her parents die from a spreading disease. As told in tales of sacrifice to the gods, the village also begins to experience a shortage in the crops of their farms that will only continue until someone is offered. Ume is not able to bear a child but as she does not have any children, she is able to lie her way into being offered to the gods. Waiting for her at a shrine deep in the mountains is a wolf god with silver hair and beautiful nails that shine in five different colors... what will come from this encounter between a despised god and an unhappy girl?!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "The Lying Moon Princess's Marriage: I Will Gain the Wolf God's Favor"
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"