To support her family, Liz got engaged to an abusive viscount, Maurice. For three long years, she endured his unreasonable behavior, only for it all to fall apart. Maurice breaks off their engagement, leaving Liz and her family teetering on the brink of ruin. Just as her world begins to crumble, her childhood friend, Jean, reappears. After running away from his marquis family, he's returned as a wandering musician. "Don't worry, I'll save you." Liz wants to trust in him, but how can Jean save her when he doesn't even have a job?!
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...?
Although a viscountess, Shion's family is poor and deeply in debt. Their last hope rests on Shion's fiance, Leo. However, despite borrowing all that money to meet Leo's expectations, he breaks off their engagement. Ready to give in to despair, Shion receives an invitation from a wealthy baron's son, Charlie. Determined to get back at Leo, Shion asks Charlie to help teach her how to make money. As they continue to work together to build up a hot spring, will love spring forth...?
Akari had wanted to be a novel writer for as long as she could remember. However, that all changed after what her high school friend did to her. She couldn't help but put as much distance as possible between herself and her stories. Years later, a moment comes where she thinks that she may want to write again. In that moment... a cameraman starts snapping pictures of her?! He even comes to her workplace telling her to come with him... what could possibly come from this mysterious guy???
Most people want to be the heroine. I mean, who wouldn't after being reincarnated into a fantasy dating game as the beautiful, prodigious daughter of a noble family? But screw that, being the villainess is way more fun-and that's exactly who Alicia Williams is going to be! Yet the more pluck, audacity, and insolence she musters, the more everyone seems to like her! What's a villainess got to do to leave her mark on history?!
Abandoned on her 18th birthday by her absent single father, Mako struggles to make ends meet. When her friend offers to introduce her to a sugar daddy for a casual dinner and some conversation, it all seems straightforward and simple. Little does Mako know, someone else has their sights set on her date-a ruthless assassin on a mission to take out his target and leave no witnesses... Before she realizes it, Mako's late-night liaison turns into a deadly encounter with a contract killer, and now, she'll need to think fast, be resourceful, and turn on the charm to survive. Can she melt the heart of a cold-blooded hit man or will this potential beau get the best of her? Find out in this thrilling new black comedy with life-and-death stakes from the author of Searching for My Perfect Brother.
Izumi, an office worker who lost her mother at a young age, spends her days off helping at her family's bento shop. One day, she discovers that her father has been swindled by some shady contractors during the shop's renovation. Just as her frustration peaks, her unexpected savior, Kiriyama, appears. He's a yakuza prince, and he's determined to make her his...! A spicy tale of dangerous love, now in manga format!
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!
26-year-old Mio Akemi is a beautiful, talented woman who always wears a poker face in the office. She's finally got a boyfriend, Atsuhiro, who she's been seeing for three months... and she still finds him absolutely adorable!!!! Everything Atsuhiro says and does makes Mio's heart flutter. So much so, she's not sure she'll be able to survive even a normal date. Though their relationship isn't progressing due to Mio's excessive adoration for him, she still experiences romantic bliss. Then one day, Atsuhiro's sick, so Mio goes over to his place to care for him. But, her usually kind and sweet boyfriend suddenly acts uncharacteristically rough and demanding...!! Could it be that Atsuhiro's actually a... werewolf? Mio is from a family that has been the sworn enemy of the werewolf clan for hundreds of years! This is the start to their wild and unpredictable relationship...!
"What do you say, Henrietta? Will you serve our kingdom not as its queen, but as the leading mistress of my harem?" One day, Prince Georges came to his betrothed Henrietta with that as a suggestion. It goes without saying that the engagement was broken off. Finally things can calm down... or so Henrietta thought until she received a new letter from her aunt. She is now tasked with going to meet with the current king's much younger brother, Lord Richard, and find some way to seduce him. From what people seem to know, he is an eccentric sort of man who loves to paint and stays cooped up in his manor in the countryside. However, the man Henrietta has been tasked with seducing is actually a handsome charmer himself...?!
Carole has a burn scar on her face from an accident that happened during her childhood. Saying that she is ugly, her family looks down on her and treats her like a servant. One day, when she slips and bumps her head, she regains her memory from her past life. Carole remembers that she was a beauty consultant, an expert on makeup and beauty. Using her knowledge on beauty, she begins to turn her miserable life around!
Kei Wataya, age 28, is an unwed single mother from a small town... whose beloved son refuses to go to class. The pitying looks she gets from her fellow clinic staff, not to mention the rest of the world, are almost bad enough to make her wince. Between work and trying to help her son integrate into school better, Kei's got her hands too full to worry about romance... and that's assuming anyone would even be interested in a woman with so much "baggage." That's where 40-year-old doctor, Nagisa Kamijo, comes in. He's more than a decade older than Kei, and his disparaging view of women is just one of many reasons they don't get along, so there's no danger of love blooming between them... Or so she thought, until a bizarre proposal from Kamijo lights a spark that might just become more. She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women.
King Yuri is bound by tradition to marry the Saint, so fiancee Edeline accepts life as a mere "figurehead queen." Until the Saint appears as a scared five-year-old named Ai. Adopting the child, Yuri and Edeline forge an unexpected family whose love may become the kingdom's greatest power.
The girl who feared love because of her mother's death meets the one and only romance in her life...
My mother lived for love, went crazy for love, and sacrificed herself for love...
Minerelli, the "Ice Noblewoman," was raised while being compared to her half-sister who gets doted on. Due to her unrequited love, Minerelli's mother left her as a young child and took her own life. As a result, Minerelli fears dying the way her mother did and worries that she'll go crazy for love. However, Kaktos' warmth and kindness touch her closed-off heart...
I won't date my coworkers. But marriage should be fine, right?
"When he looks at me like that, I feel like I'll get the wrong idea..." Manaka, who loves handicrafts, works in the Planning Department of Brown Sugar Honey, a hair accessory brand she dreamed of joining. She had a crush on Itsuki, the young chairman and founder of the brand, but when she found out that Itsuki had a policy of not dating his coworkers, she secretly put a lid on her feelings and immersed herself in her work. But then Itsuki called her name in a sweet voice and gently held her hand... As they gradually grew closer, the feelings of love she had almost given up on began to bloom again.
Kaori was supposed to have the perfect life. She has a kind, caring husband and a welcoming home, but there's a sinking feeling in her gut. After changing careers and taking a remote job, her husband, Kanji, began to change. Despite also working, he leaves all the housework to her and belittles her when she slips up. Still, Kaori believes in their marriage and does her best to communicate, hoping to work things out. After a long talk, Kanji promises they'll start planning for their future. But when Kaori happens to glance at his phone and sees several suspicious messages, she grows suspicious. When he dismisses her, she finally reaches her limit!
Momoko is completely clueless when it comes to love. When her uncle arranges yet another marriage interview, she reluctantly agrees to a second meeting with a man she barely remembers. But the moment Hisato walks in, she's completely caught off guard. How could she have forgotten someone so handsome? Unfortunately, good looks don't make up for his incredibly rude attitude. Put off by his attitude, it seems things are doomed from the start! That is, until Hisato leaves her speechless with a sudden proposal!
"Let's cut to the chase. Let's get married."
A strong-willed rich girl and a carefree heir are getting married without even a single date?!
Julia, a lowly servant from the marquess' estate, has no idea how she lost the ability to speak. With no memories from before the age of twelve, she's simply been told that a traumatic incident is to blame. While everyone at the estate treats her harshly, Julia has barely been able to survive with the help of Camille, the marquess' second son. Camille even helps her speak again using his special power, "Arcana." However, that's when jealous servants plot against Julia and throw her out of the estate. The duke's eldest son, Glen, stumbles upon the injured Julia and takes her in. Caught between Camille's obsessive passion and Glen's genuine affection-where will fate lead Julia?
It all started as an accidental call. But it was actually a phone call from three years in the future!
Masaki had finally gotten her life back together after a devastating breakup with her boyfriend, who severely mistreated her. Then, one night, she received an accidental call on her supposedly broken phone. Why does it only work with him?! Although it started as a mistake, they began calling each other more and more. What started as something light and casual has grown into a bond of healing for Masaki. Now she wants to meet Kanzaki, but there's one big problem...
What in the world is going on? Could this be destiny? A stunning story of love filled with twists and turns, born from a paradox in time!