Yoshino found herself married to Keigo Shinoi, the genius artist she had admired since her school days. However, his reason for marrying her was for revenge against Yoshino's father. Hated all the while, she continues to love Shinoi as he suffers in a state of isolation. Will her feelings finally get through to him...? The title story, Maple Leaves, is just one entry in this best-of selection of sorrowful, bittersweet love stories. Also included are three stories.
Married men, liars, moral harassers... It's time to punish these vile marriage-hunting monsters! A thrilling romantic comedy about a pair of beautiful marriage-hunting childhood friends who hold grand secrets begins now!
Nohara Kana's been a biology teacher at high school for 4 years, but 6 months ago she started coming to school with a letter of resignation in her purse every single day...One day, she happens to catch her new transfer student named Ohno sneaking a kiss in the corner of the biology lab with a girl from a different class. Kana scolds him, but he simply responds with, "I'm dropping out."Kana can't help but shout back at him in anger that she actually wants to quit as well!! ... then realizes what she just said and flees the scene, not noticing that her letter of resignation had fallen out of her bag...Later that night, Ohno shows up at Kana's house with the letter of resignation in hand, but demands that she let him stay at her place and that he'll go to school if she does... but also that he'll sue her for sexual harassment if she resigns?!And so begins our story of an overly serious lady teacher, a troubled student, and their dangerous new living situation!
"Do you really think you can get away from me?" He harasses me for money, gets violent, and plays with my body by force. He used to be so kind and gentle, but now he's changed...
I open the door to my beloved secret hideout again for the first time in years and find my old childhood friend waiting for me. But what's gotten into him?
33 year-old Naho has the worst luck in her search for a partner. Until she crosses paths again with her childhood friend Ren at a class reunion... What does Ren mean by "I'll put an end to your husband hunting"!?
- "I'll teach you what a man is, so be my woman." Becoming a yakuza's woman... And raising a child together!? Starting an exciting life of child-rearing to protect my family!
Every rumor posted "there" becomes real... A plain Jane office lady and a narcissistic candidate for C.E.O in a company-wide gossip investigation, begins now!!
One day, Maria is reincarnated as a character in her favorite dating-sim game. As fate would have it, her favorite character and heroine, Lily, appears right before her as well?! Without so much as casting a glance toward her supposed object of desire, the Prince, Maria is overwhelmed by being so near her favorite character, Lilly. But, it turns out Maria's actually reincarnated into the character that bullies Lily in the game...?! Just when Maria thought things would end up with her being hated by her favorite character, she comes to a realization. "Perhaps I can play the role of the villain but still protect Lily from being bullied...?" Resolving to protect Lily's smile at all costs, Maria goes forth with her plan to! But, turns out Prince Al, who is attempting to be with Lily, is onto Maria's tactics?! Let the story of this three-way fantasy entanglement start now!
Six months ago, the genders of all humankind were reversed. With my marriage plans and my job on the rocks, I was at a loss, and I found myself swooning over someone for the first time in my life...as a "man"...!
"At your limit already? Looks like you really are just a little brat." She approached him with romantic feelings built up over the span of ten whole years, but neither her kissing nor her touch could compete with an adult's...
"When you feel good, all your worries disappear." A good-for-nothing guy satisfies both physically and mentally... after letting him in, it was impossible to get away.
I never thought I'd see the day my hot coworker, Takumi, would see me in a bondage outfit and slam me against the desk... An office love story full of lies between a flawless sadist man and a pretend-dominatrix!