Estar is an herbalist working at a botanical garden in the Kingdom of Blutoire. She is fed up with Grayson, the Garden owner's son, following her around every day. Full of jealousy, Grayson's fiancee Katia frames Estar and makes her appear as a "villainess" who poisoned and attempted to murder her. Unable to prove her innocence, she is exiled from her homeland. When she is attacked by wild dogs while wandering in the woods by herself, she is saved by King Lacelvist, the ruler of a neighboring kingdom, known for being ruthless and without a shred of mercy in his heart. And, due to certain circumstances, she ends up pretending to be his fiancee...! Immerse yourself in a romantic fantasy that begins with a fake engagement between a girl branded as a villainess and a fearsome king rumored to be a ruthless beast!
[Please note that #14 contains episode 10.5, which falls between #10 and #11 in the story.] Byletta, daughter of a viscount who has talents for swords and business, has been married to Arnald, son of a count, for eight years...however, he was away at war, and they hadn't met even once. When the war ended, she decides to ask for divorce even before she sees his face. She writes Arnald a letter saying "Dear Sir, I would like to ask for divorce." Arnald, handsome but had never loved someone, and Byletta, who was rumored to be a villainess, meet for the first time in their bedroom. He asks for a wager, and guarantees her that he will divorce if Byletta wins. If he wins, they will stay married forever. "If I can get you with child in a month, I win." Arnald says. That was something Byletta could never imagine.
Nicknamed "Belle Poupee"--the Beautiful Doll--duke's daughter Lady Leticia is admired for her elegance and delicate beauty. But behind her porcelain mask lies her true self: a bold and compassionate soul, more knight than damsel. She ends up engaged to the infamous second prince, Gilbert, whose cursed crimson eyes and icy demeanor have made him the subject of troubling rumors. Fate binds together an infallible Princess Charming and a lonely, awkward prince as they search for their happily ever after in this ultimate role-reversal love story. (C)Asaki Asagiri/SQUARE ENIX (C)selen/SQUARE ENIX
Tina is a maid who remembers that she played a video game that contained this world in her past life. But she's not just any maid... she works under the throwaway character Prince Viself who's fated to die as the kingdom falls into ruin! Now she's on a mission: save the kingdom by ensuring Prince Viself doesn't ruin his engagement. However, things take a turn from what she knows from the game story when all these main characters start taking an interest in her...?!
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!
A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride". The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen... and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?!
When Nanao was a mere child, she was kidnapped by an Ayakashi. Since then, because of the spirit seal the Ayakashi carved on her body, Nanao has been oppressed by the people in her own clan as the "tainted one." Nanao was supposed to get married to the young master of the Byakurenji family, but her cousin Akemi stole her position as his bride, and she was forced to wear a monkey mask in order to hide the spirit seal, living a miserable life. Then one day, she meets Yako, the young head of the Benitsubaki clan. Due to an unforeseen event, Nanao's mask comes off and her face gets exposed, but that only causes Yako to become bewitched by her beauty and high spiritual power...
"I detest vulgar men." Salivia is a blossoming aristocratic lady who refuses to bend the knee to any man. She has never known love, but she must find a fiance by the time she turns 17 or her grandmother will choose for her. One night, Salivia encounters the "cunning knight Uld," who, to her shock, is a romanceable character in a dating game from her previous life!
"Naughty girl, you need to be punished." Uld is the worst kind of man, notorious for making women cry with his overbearing personality. But when Salivia rebukes him, he turns his full attention towards her! Using any excuse to meet with her, Uld closes in and never lets Salivia out of his grasp. Now, Salivia is the one being romanced?!
32 years old, single, and awakening in another world?! At least being reborn I get to start out younger, right? ...WRONG! She wakes up in this new world the same age she was in the last, now with the name Audrey Noland. In this world of nobility and societal manners, women of this age unmarried are considered bizarre or outlandish. The family Audrey is a part of, the house of Baron Noland, has been serving the royal family as educators for generations. One day, Audrey's father throws out his back... and provides her with the opportunity to tutor the prince in his stead. With all of her books prepared, she comes to the castle only to be told that an unmarried, immodest woman can't be let through to meet the prince?! We're not gonna let this kind of sexism slide!
As the illegitimate daughter of a count and his maid, Katrina was born into miserable circumstances. And now that she's lost her mother, the treatment from her stepsister and stepmother the countess has only grown worse. One day, her stepsister receives a royal order to move to the northern outskirts due to her unseemly behavior at a recent party. There, she is to learn proper conduct under the tutelage of the resident prince, rumored to be a cruel man. Not wanting to subject her daughter to such punishment, the countess decides to send Katrina instead. Katrina arrives in the north shaking in fear. But contrary to the stories, the "merciless and cold-hearted" prince is kinder than she believed. Might the pure-hearted Katrina find love in the wintry countryside?
Hana Ichise is born into a family of practitioners, but her powers pale in comparison to her gifted twin, Hazuki. As she yearns for freedom from her parents' expectations and ridicule, she makes a shocking discovery when she turns fifteen that changes her life!
Priscilla, the daughter of Duke Roberto, has lived her whole life preparing to be crown prince Fred's wife, but on the day their marriage is to be announced, her groom disappears without a trace. As fate would have it, the man who becomes the new crown prince as well as her groom is the infamous second prince Dill who is her first love. He had turned her confession down years prior and now he coldly states that their union is nothing but a formality. Thus, Priscilla braces herself for a loveless marriage, but to her bewilderment, Dill treats her more affectionately than expected. However, discovering the intentions behind his sweet words seems to be the least of her concerns once rumors spread throughout the palace that Dill is behind Fred's disappearance. Who is truly an ally, and who is but a foe disguised as a friend? Join Priscilla on an enthralling journey of romance and intrigue as she unravels the mysteries that surround her!
In the Yamatoba Empire, where two races, humans and night demons, have existed since time immemorial. Iku, whose hair and eyes are as pale as white snow, is mistreated by her family because of her strange, demon-like appearance. She is treated as little more than a servant until the day she is sold to a man for money, a fate she thought impossible to escape from... One day, however, the next head of a prominent family, Subaru, learns of Iku's secret and offers her a marriage proposal. Though it is a political marriage, the two, both burdened with a damaged past, gradually become attracted to each other...? A love story of destiny unfolds as the hearts of a couple who have never known love melt together!
The hardworking daughter of a marquess, once overlooked, learns her true value through love. Sophia, the diligent daughter of a marquess, is engaged to the second prince, Delm. Both serve at the Royal Magic Research Institute, but as his fiancee, Sophia is forced to shoulder his work.
When she invents a new form of magic, Delm steals her research and registers it under his own name. When she demands it back, he refuses and even accuses her of lying.
Hailed as a genius, Delm basks in glory while Sophia is cast away. Stripped of her reputation, her laboratory, and her engagement, she returns home in despair.
Then fate takes an unexpected turn as Sophia becomes engaged to Leo Santorina, the prime minister feared as the "Icewolf Chancellor." Yet behind his cold title lies a kind, gentle man. Cherished and supported by him, Sophia begins to bloom, proving her brilliance while the man who betrayed her faces his downfall.
Despite her hidden genius, Avril has lived a life of misery, constantly belittled as useless by her own family. When she is forced to substitute for her wicked step-sister in a marriage to a supposedly lecherous, old duke, Avril expects the worst. But surprisingly, Duke Dylan is actually a breathtakingly handsome young man. He offers her a deal: act as his villainess wife for three years, and then they will divorce. For Avril, this contract is a golden ticket to her ultimate freedom. But as she enthusiastically embraces her new evil persona, her mysterious charm leaves the duke and his household completely bewildered and entirely enchanted.
Livia, an otherwise ordinary lady of prestige, save for her unusual blessing, is suddenly made out to be a villain when her engagement is broken off. And though the bad publicity makes it difficult to find a new fiancee, a marquess of higher status named Therion proposes, despite he and Livia's difference in social standing! Shocked, Livia has almost no time to consider the proposal as another problem arises just as quickly as the proposal...! This tale between the perfect nobleman and a lady-turned-villain is a love story you won't want to miss!
Prince Edward, Mariabelle's fiance, suddenly dissolves their engagement, telling her he has found his true love. His new fiancee, Anette, is a commoner, and Edward requests that Mariabelle be her tutor because she is "the perfect lady." After firmly rejecting his request, Mariabelle receives another marriage proposal. However, upon finding this out, Edward tries to bring Mariabelle back to him...
"Beatrice used her family's influence to impose herself as my fiance. It's not what I wanted." Beatrice is the daughter of an influential Duke in the Kingdom, and has just overheard some of the girls saying that her intended, Prince Ernest, said those exact words. Beatrice has been despised by others in the academy for her relationship with the popular Prince Ernest but is determined to turn that around and live the way she wants to live! "I've been so occupied with trying to please Prince Ernest, I've never taken the time to get to know those around me. What have I been doing all this time?" However, when she starts to get to make some friends, talk to some handsome gentlemen, and finally enjoy her life at the academy... her salty fiance seems to become more and more assertive...!
Adeline, daughter of an earl, was offered an engagement from the Dragonkin Realm. They wanted her to be the "Mate" for the third prince. All Dragonkins have to find their "Mate" and take them to their castle built on the floating island and live together, although their lifespans might be different. Adeline was fragile...she could hear that everyone in the castle criticized her as someone not worth being the Mate to the prince. Even the prince himself seemed to hate her. She ended her miserable life by someone's poison. 250 years after, Adeline was born to the same world. And again, she received an invitation from the Dragonkin for a ball to find their Mate. She tries to run away...not knowing that there was a secret beyond this invitation.
At what should have been her engagement party, Violet, daughter of a noble house, is cast aside by the second prince. Born without talent and relying only on her lineage, she's socially condemned by friends, family, and even society itself.
Left to die alone in a burning mansion, Violet regrets her arrogance and prays for a chance to start over. Her wish is granted when a divine blessing awakens within her - the power to turn back time.
Waking one year before that fateful day, Violet vows to change her life and use her gift to seize happiness. Her path soon crosses with Ulysses, the head court mage shunned as a monster. But behind the title lies a kind and gentle man, the complete opposite of her former fiance.
As their bond deepens, Violet learns she alone can touch him without pain. When she prevents the assassination of the Crown Princess, she becomes entangled in a dark plot that threatens the kingdom and her second chance at peace.