The duchy of Alita was invaded by the monarchy, the Empire of Sckinia, and is now under its rule. The children of the nobility of the former duchy were incorporated into the imperial educational system, where they are given the duty of becoming mates with a partner chosen by the empire in spring when they turn 18, and have children. Tiana, a daughter of a count, is chosen to become mates with an elite knight, Adel, with whom she's always butted heads with since they were children. Arguing and bickering with each other, their completely unromantic first night begins. Tiana thought this would be their first and last night together, but Adel calls on her night after night, saying it's their duty... A romantic fantasy story of mates who can't seem to be honest with each other!
Liselotte Clarence, daughter of Count Clarence, has been set to marry the Frost Adelgrant of the Marquis's family... but she has despised him since they were just children. After years without seeing one another, it seemed as if Frost might have changed for the better- but in only an instant it was clear that the same rude, distasteful boy had not changed in the slightest. Liselotte's had enough of it all. With one loud yell the engagement was called off and she left her home in a rush. After all things were settled, she now finds herself working for a magic tools shop and meets another young man named Snow, but something about him seems familiar...?
Emily, the daughter of a duke and Crown Prince Laius have been betrothed to each other since they were children. In the empire, couples to be wed must undergo the Divine Mirror Ritual. When a couple who truly love each other stands before the mirror, it shines with a dazzling light. Emily longs to prove her love for Laius. But when Laius comes back to the empire after years of studying abroad, it's like he's become a completely different person. When they finally stand before the mirror, they're met with nothing but silence.
On her 20th birthday, her chastity and her life were left in pieces by her husband, and everything came to an end... or so she thought. In the blink of an eye, Elizabeth is unscathed, back to the moment just before she married?! And now her childhood friend who has become the Archduke is suddenly very passionate about her?!
Elaine Sherwood, born the daughter of a viscount in the human kingdom of Conjour, was one day swept up off her feet and wed to a duke in Wunderreich, the kingdom of demons. No such marriage has ever been held before. Despite the struggles that come for Elaine as a human in a demon world, she remains determined to do right for the pride of the Sherwood name. However, her new husband, Aldric Zillmann, suddenly vanishes after their first night together, and Elaine endures struggle after struggle in this foreign land alone. After 30 years, he shows back up again... but enough is enough!!!
Alexis is a knight hailed as a hero after his many exploits in the war. He is granted the title of marquess, and at the behest of the royal family, is urged to marry...?! Uninterested in love, Alexis hopes for a marriage in name only. His fiancee is the notorious Liselotte, but the rumors are far from true. You couldn't find a woman kinder or more sincere. Gently, their hearts grow together as one. When Alexis visits Liselotte's chambers, he bears witness to something unimaginiable...! A tender love story woven by a knight who knows no love and an persecuted aristocratic daughter!
Alfred, the head of the Duc de Besculey family, is known as the "Bandaged Duke" and is feared by everyone for the mummy-like wrappings all over his body. One day, the king suddenly orders him to get married. Even more shocking--his blind bride-to-be, Sierra, is somehow head-over-heels for him! The story of the marriage between a lonely duke and a songstress with the blessing of a goddess begins! (C)Maine Kanade (C)Mitsuru Tokino/SQUARE ENIX
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?!
Martina and Isaac have been betrothed after their parents arranged a political marriage between them. However, whenever they spend time together, Isaac never seems happy to be with her. Despite his cold attitude, Martina hasn't given up on building a real relationship with him. But one day, Martina catches a glimpse of a side of Isaac he never shares with her...
A tale of rebirth in a world of nobility and magic!
Leatia, the daughter of a Duke, has spent her entire life to become a worthy Empress...all for the sake of her fiancé, Albert, who will be the next Emperor.
However, the arrival of Saintess Lelina changes the course of things. Charmed by Lelina, Albert decides Lelina should be Empress, and Leatia ends up as a mere consort. Overworked with excessive duties, suffering cold treatment from all around her, and spurned by Albert... Leatia ends up falling to illness, and dies carrying the pain of unrequited love. In her dying moments, she hears a voice wishing for her to be loved and happy... ...And wakes up to a second chance at life as herself again.
In the Dragonlord Kingdom, the royal family who are descendants of the Dragon Lord, must marry their fated mate. Since Ludwig, the crown prince of this kingdom, has yet to find his mate, his childhood friend, Julianna, has assumed the role of his stand-in fiancee for over ten years. One day, when Julianna finds out that Ludwig desperately wants to find his mate, she decides to break off the engagement for his sake. However, upon hearing her ask to break off the engagement, Ludwig suddenly starts acting strangely...
Summoned to another world as a "bonus" to a saintess, what awaited the heroine was a forced marriage with a poisonous bird emperor?! Rui Kanzaki was transported to another world with her younger twin sister. Her sister, having an aptitude for every kind of magic possible, is treated as a saintess. On the other hand, Rui is treated horribly due to having absolutely no magic ability and only having poison resistance. One day, Rui is married off to the emperor of a neighboring beastfolk nation in her sister's place. The emperor turns out to be a descendant of a poisonous bird clan, whose body brims with lethal toxins. A strategic marriage of a lonely emperor and a stand-in saintess - What will happen now that the lives of two completely different individuals have crossed paths?!
"I would like you to become my lover." Daughter of a viscount, Freya Villiers was being pressured into taking back her ex-fiance, Nathan, after their engagement was broken off due to him cheating on Freya with her sister. In order to flee her parents, who are all for her reconciliation with Nathan, she visits Count Bloodbury, feared by the nobles as a "vampire." With nothing to lose, she asks him to pretend to be her lover and...?!
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...
After being publicly dumped by her fiance, the Crown Prince Lombard, the duke's daughter Christiana appears unshaken. Despite being educated to be a refined noblewoman and the perfect queen, she has always harbored a different dream--to become Lombard's knight. Now, with the engagement off, she finally has the chance to pursue her true calling. (C)Neko Suzumori (C)Ryo Miyama/SQUARE ENIX
"A beauty... So otherworldly it's frightening." For generations, the Kuguu family's daughters have been born with purifying power, acting as shrine maidens for the village. Yuzuki was born into this family as the older sister of twin girls. While possessing purifying powers far greater than that of her sister, Mizuki, she is neglected by her family due to a mark that resembles a dragon on her back, which is seen as an ill fortune. The family conveniently uses Yuzuki's powers to make Mizuki look like a princess shrine maiden, who the villagers deeply admire. Tired of being used as a tool, Yuzuki dreams of her freedom and leaving the family to find the source of the mysterious voice she's heard occasionally since childhood. However, when that dream is crushed and she falls into deep despair, a God of calamity in the form of a huge dragon appears in the sky. Yuzuki is offered as a sacrifice, and she suddenly sees a flashback of her past life. Then, a dragon god, Sogyoku Seotsu, appears in human form and embraces Yuzuki. "I'll never let go of you again... My bride." The true princess shrine maiden is offered as a sacrifice in her younger sister's place and learns of the promise made between the dragon god and his bride in her past life.
"This time, I'll protect my son's life and my happiness...!" The king is killed in a coup, and as his daughter, Lusha grows up locked away in a cell. One day, she is suddenly taken from her cell to be married off to Emperor Ricardo, known as the Cold Blooded Emperor for his terrifying looks and personality, in her cousin Marguerite's place. Lusha soon finds out that it is a marriage in name only and her only duty is to bear an heir. However, when she gives birth to her son, she feels happiness for the first time. Meanwhile, hoping to use Lusha's position and son to her advantage, Marguerite sends an assassin to kill Lusha. Right when Lusha is murdered, she miraculously goes back in time to when she lived in a cell. Determined to avoid being killed herself and saving her son, Lusha marries Ricardo once again. This time around, she notices a surprising side of Ricardo she never knew before... The stand-in princess who was forced into a marriage with the Cold Blooded Emperor and murdered leaps back in time and turns her life around completely!