Takakura and Yatsuka, who attend the same university, are such close friends that they live together. However, when Takakura told him "I have feelings for you," Yatsuka started rushing things forward without stopping to think it over?! I like you... But now's not the time!! It's a love affair that twists itself into knots while these two guys impatiently race around and around only to get nowhere.
College student Ichiki can't help but beguile everyone around him with his dazzling smile. But the one person he's head over heels for is... his ultra ordinary manager Mr. Yomura! Homely but hardworking Mr. Yomura stole Ichiki's heart, and after a tireless pursuit Ichiki managed at long last to get his hands on boyfriend status. Now, three months since they started dating... they still haven't made any progress in their relationship?! Even with all the romance tactics popular-guy Ichiki has at his disposal, Mr. Yomura is a formidable conquest...
Unpopular manga artist Rikka is troubled by the fact that she can't draw an attractive man to save her life -- or her livelihood. This is rooted in a childhood trauma that resulted in her developing a fear of men. "I seriously need to get a series picked up...!" With her career as a cartoonist hanging by a thread, she decides to take kickboxing lessons in order to get back a life where she doesn't fear the opposite sex. While learning how to fight from Goromaru, her coach at the gym, she is touched by his awkward but sincere kindness, and falls for him hard, but....?!
High school sweethearts Akiharu and Teru were as happy as could be. However, those happy days did not last for very long. Teru, who was aiming to become a professional soccer player, had an unexpected accident one day... After losing out on his soccer career, Teru began to grow sullen and mean, almost like he'd become another person, and finally the damage spread to Akiharu, too... "I'm telling you to go sleep with another guy!" Following that order from his beloved boyfriend Teru, Akiharu smothered the pain in his heart and set out for a gay bar...
Yuina Sawada, 24, currently single. Her ex-boyfriend was working as a porn star (unbeknownst to her!), and by learning under him, Yuina picked up enough know-how about sex to call it a special skill; her knowledge even pulled a married couple she was friends with out of a rut! Then one day, seeing promise in her ample know-how, a young CEO selects her for the position of his sex counselor...!! She never taught him to do that, though?! This young CEO seems as sweet and earnest as a puppy dog, but he's actually a hard-as-nails [redacted]!! "Ohhh, I just can't escape him...!!"
High-school senior Chihiro is attracted to Ayuta, another boy at his school, but Ayuta only has eyes for his childhood friend Hayato, even though he knows Hayato already has a girlfriend. Ayuta continues to play the role of a devoted friend, but the anguish that shows through on his face from time to time only serves to pull Chihiro even closer... It may be too soon to call these pent-up feelings crying out from their hearts "love", though.... It's a youthful, lyrical lovestory between two immature and uncertain high school boys.
"If I went to Tokyo, maybe I could get a boyfriend!! Maybe I could fall in love!!" Or so he had always dreamed. But when college student Shota finally makes his first visit to Tokyo's gay district, Ni-chome, he strikes out big time. While despairing that he's just not cut out for dating, Shota comes across a foul-mouthed but kind donut shop owner and the delicious donuts he makes, which both help him start to get back in high spirits. However, when Shota accidentally catches sight of a new, more R-rated side of the donut shop owner... What will happen to this airheaded college student, and his dreams of true love, at the hands of this "adult" donut shop owner?!
"Every morning, I'll be the one to wake you, Mizu." So her beloved Kairi had promised, until a plane crash 3 months after their wedding took him away from her forever. Now a widow, but unable to accept her husband's death, Mizuki Mizusawa deliberately moves closer to the ocean and starts a job in a brand-new place. That same day, she unexpectedly encounters a college student named Kaoru Suoh, who is the spitting image of a young Kairi. The first time they meet, Kaoru calls her "Mizu," which is just what her husband Kairi used to call her...! Though this enigmatic and handsome college student Kaoru may be playing with her heart, Mizuki finds herself drawn to him... A story of the romance between two people devoted to love despite their heartbreak.
"This feels good..." That act should have brought me nothing but pain, and yet... I felt pleasure.Three days before her wedding, Saya winds up coming face-to-face with the sight of her fiance cheating on her. "You're such a clean freak, and you're frigid, so..." - these harsh words are thrown at her, and her engagement is called off as well. Still nursing her wounds, Saya turns to a solo trip to Okinawa in hopes of being reborn as a new her. And there, while taking a diving lesson, she meets the man of her destiny... "Even if it's only for the rest of this trip, that's fine. I want you to be my girlfriend." It's the heartrending romance of a frigid office worker and a wealthy heir who has never been in love.
"Demons." Ageless, immortal beings living in the shadows of the mortal realm. The way to gain immortality is to kill a "Demon"; the price is to take on their role. A man who killed his Demon lover; a Demon who commits suicide over and over without someone to kill her; a girl who interacts with Demons.... The curtain rises on a life-and-death stakes game of musical chairs between Demons and mortal humans.
Reunited with a childhood friend after five years, I was in my first year of high school, yet you stood before me, a teacher.... Kato is a young man with a peculiar condition that causes him to age three years for every year of real time. Orihara watches over him as both a friend and a student. This is the tale of the unusual life of these two former classmates.
Eugene Ratcliff is a very poor and serious college student who always keeps the lead. On the evening of the Christmas party, friends force Eugene to dress as princess. The blonde prince Willis attends the same university as Eugene, upon meeting the cool princess says, "I would like to do everything for you." Eugene's school life is about to suffer the attack of the rich Prince Willis!
University student Hitoshi Kawase's love interest---not only is it another boy, it's his older brother!…Faced with a love that will never be realized, one day Ikegami Natsuhiko appears as a fellow classmate with similar looks to his brother. Although the two continue to become closer, Hitoshi still feels his heart drawn to his brother. This bittersweet love story by Mieko Koide has now been republished!*This work is a separately published volume from the book published by Nihonbungeisha.
Ryuichi Gasha is a mainstay voice actor with 15 years of his carrier in the field. Facing confusing one night mistake, even worse it was with his agency manager, Shibata. Shibata says blankly "We were both drank but agreed, I know it's awkward for both of us." But a little touch of Gasha's finger flushed Shibata's face. What the hell is this unsettled feeling?
Kiriko is 22 years old. Takuto is 20 years old. The Absolute S girl is secretly an M!! The M Takuto is actually a budding S! We all have both Masochist and Sadist sides. What is the true nature of the complicated relationship between these cousins?
Kai, who's lover was murdered, searches for the murderer in the city controlled by Saruto and Maina. He finds a man with the same ring as his dead lover. Steel Ratri… A boys Love story set in the future! Finally, the spin-off of Steal moon is published!
"Selling my virginity for money." Appearing before me were two beautiful men. The outcome being me working for their escort service...?! This is my chance to show off my knowledge, sex appeal, and acting ability! I'll be bringing you your ultimate dream!!
Campy queen vs. Miss forever-alone: this defeat-your-insecurities (romantic?) comedy goes out to all you folks full of self-loathing!! Unpopular with men, unattractive, and unsure of herself...... At a mixer one night, insecure and forever-alone Fujiko found her soulmate- No, wait, it was a femme guy playing mother hen?! Fujiko has never been confident in herself as a woman, but with help from prettyboy queen Koyanagi, now she's going to give femininity another shot...!
Sera's older brother owns an antique shop. When he brought home a "clockwork doll," it was Sera's kiss that woke the doll, Satsuki, from his long slumber. Satsuki and his constant smiles leave Sera perplexed but ever more charmed. But, when Satsuki does cry, screws fall out along with his tears, and Sera learns that when the last screw falls Satsuki will become a real doll, never to awaken again...
"We abducted you because we need you to save the world." "...Say what?" - Upon opening his eyes, vigilante-for-hire Malice found himself in the bedroom of an unknown apartment. The last thing he remembers is being pursued by security police while fleeing a murder scene, then passing out from a tranquilizer. But he never would have expected to get such a bizarre request from this scarlet-eyed redhead girl calling herself "Phi"... Malice, a man who uses brutal methods to settle grudge after grudge for his various clients, hesitating not even to kill, was the one chosen by Phi, a phoenix descended to Earth from the heavens. Chosen for being the boorish murderer most suited to effectively teach her the hideousness of mankind. In other words, showing pure-hearted Phi how ugly people can be until she comes to hate them is the path to saving the world... Or so he's told.
I want to become one with him, but I can't! -- On the night they celebrated three years since moving in together, 27-year-old office worker Kazuho had been hoping for a proposal from her boyfriend Wataru. And yet, he never raised the question of marriage... Since their relationship is sexless due to her own past trauma, she can hardly blame him. Just as she tells herself that the happy moments they spend together now are enough for her, she happens to meet a woman named Miya who has the same regional accent as Wataru. They hit it off, and Kazuho wants to introduce her new friend to Wataru, too, but for some reason he's acting strange... Ever since meeting Miya, something has gone off-kilter! Peaceful, everyday life breaks down in this story of romance and suspense.
"I want you to obey me." While he whispers these words, the boss's finger makes my secret place swell… and my insides begin to ache… stir me up more, more, more! Mr. Tsubaki, the Human Resources director, is the most popular boss in the company. And that boss moved into the condo where I live!? I have a certain secret that I try hard to hide, but… "You don't want to get found out, do you?" The boss who wears such refreshing smile at work makes an abrupt about-face! He said, "In exchange for my silence, be my lover." Even though I'd sworn off romance, I was fascinating by this forceful but sweet boss…
Olivia looks for her sister at the hometown airport she left behind fifteen years ago only to find the last person she wanted to see-her ex-husband, Joel, whom she'd divorced when they were both too young, poor and proud for commitment. Now that they're both adults, Olivia can't help but notice what an attractive and mature man he's become...and she's filled with regret. On top of that, the two are unable to rekindle their love because of a secret from their past...
"Ahh, no... If this goes any further...!" - General physician Dr. Uzuki nurses businessman Natsume, who suffers from insomnia, back to health after he collapses right in front of him. Suddenly, Natsume suddenly embraces him while he's half-asleep!? As they're on the bed, Natsume gently nibbles Uzuki's neck, uses one of his large hands to toy with the bumps on his chest, and then slides it down into his pants... Doctor Uzuki is being made to cum by a younger guy he's never met before today!! Furthermore, when Natsume wakes up, he requests something truly outrageous: "Please sleep with me, Doctor".
Elizabeth "Lily" Finch runs a successful catering company, but even the best meals come from a few cracked eggs. Lily's path to catering success has been full of heartbreak and shattered dreams. When the prince of the Harrat Salma kingdom, Karim Al-Hassan, comes to her in his time of need, she turns him away! Lily doesn't have the time to take on any more work, but Karim comes up with a brilliant plan: if he becomes her assistant, she'll have the time to take on a few more catering jobs...and just maybe find a bit of love on the side.
At first, Evie was perfectly comfortable being just Raschid's lover even when everyone was against it. But the day was coming when he must take an appropriate bride. Evie knew their relationship couldn't last, but then came another problem-she was pregnant. Evie knew her dream of having a life together with Raschid was impossible, but she was still hopeful. When she told him the news, he wasn't as happy as she thought he'd be. He felt as if he had no choice but to get married because of the baby. That wasn't the kind of life Evie wanted. With her pregnancy, nothing but difficulties came her way. Can Evie still get her happy ending somehow?
Natalie Cavanaugh has found a chance to go visit her grandmother's house, but the big bad wolf might be the mafioso who lives next door. Demetrio Bertoluzzi spends his days repairing his house by himself, but it'll be Natalie who helps him rebuild his status in the world. Being the heir of a Mafia family is one thing, but trying to go against the tide might be rougher than he'd expect. However, Natalie might just be the offer he can't refuse.
Madison McGuire is a young woman with dreams of becoming an actress. She gets a lucky break one day when she' is visited by a famous director named Gideon Bryne, who is looking for an unknown to cast in his next film. It's love at first sight, but neither wants to make a move, fearing it would ruin the movie and their careers. Can these two keep it professional while they work together-or will secrets from the past tear them apart before they even get a chance to try?
Angie is a butler's daughter, forced out of the mansion when she fell in love with its successor and heir. It has been two years since then, and she now works as a live-in maid, while also taking care of her young son. One late night, an unexpected guest visits her from Greece-Leo Demetrios. Leo was her first love; he absorbed all her innocence and everything about her, then ditched her with cold words. Now he stands in front of her, riveting and handsome. He was my love in the past, and is still my only love. The memories of that love have come back to me...the love I thought I was over still burns in my yearning heart.
Someday...the prince in my dreams will... Everyone's favorite radio DJ-Lauren-dreams of a fairy-tale life with a kind, honest man. However, in reality, there is no such man, and she knows it. She is affectionately called "Miss Lonely Hearts" by the listeners of her radio show. When she is introduced to the president of a record company, Jack Montrose, he takes her breath away. "He is the perfect prince!" But this was the most attractive bachelor in Detroit...a real playboy who never stays with the same thing for more than six months...not a house, not a car, not a woman.
After a long, difficult journey to a music festival in an English town, Maggi's song captures the heart of her audience, filling the hall with rapturous calls for an encore. Later that evening, Maggi receives an unexpected gift: a single red rose from Adam. Adam with whom she'd achieved such fame...Adam who had betrayed and abandoned her after a tragic accident three years ago. Now a world-famous superstar, Adam has returned. "Why now?" Maggi pales and trembles as she holds the rose...
How did he know I was here? Emily is shocked to see her husband suddenly appear at the house in Spain where she is hiding. The same husband who had ignored her when she was pregnant and spent the night with his secretary. One year has passed since she fled London. "I already got what I came for," he says. Emily is taken aback at those words, and when she looks in his car, she sees her son inside! She has no choice but to do as he demands now that he's using her son as a weapon. Emily accompanies him to his old chateau in France. "What in the world is he planning to do with me?"
Three years ago, Meg fled her home, unable to fully trust her husband, Jake. Today she's a made a life for herself in Melbourne as a designer. Just as Meg finds some peace and stability, Jake arrives at her doorstep. He desperately wants to know why Meg left. "It's because you were always out working... I grew lonely, that's all." The explanation fails to convince Jake, but Meg can't possibly tell the truth-if she does, it will destroy everything between them.
Callie was forced into an arranged marriage with a much older man when she was nineteen, but was finally freed from this loveless union after her husband's death. Now, she's returned to Greece, where she meets a mysterious, dark stranger with whom she shares the most passionate experience of her life. While Callie tries to repair the wounds in her heart, her uncle schemes to marry off his daughter in a new arranged marriage. Callie is shocked when she learns that the man her cousin is set to marry is none other than her partner in passion, Damon...!
He's frozen in his own little world, until a whirlwind goddess lands there... Playboy gallery owner Mitch Hanover dates a new blonde beauty each month. When he begins looking for an auctioneer to work an auction he's sponsoring, he's captivated by the woman who shows up late to her interview. A woman who arrives in her pink corvette, hair streaming... Mitch is accidentally attracted to Veronica's charming smile and quick wit. But he has a tragic past and has vowed never to love again...!
A successful businessman called Mac has sworn revenge against me? But I don't even know him! Olivia is confused as her father warns her over the phone. Threatened by Mac, it seems Olivia's father has spread bad rumors about the young man in order to take his clients. It all sounds silly until Mac shows up at Olivia's wife-for-hire company requesting her services. Mac, with his sexy smile, turns out to be the very embodiment of seduction. With all my experience in reading romance novels, I'm not that easy to manipulate. Not to worry, I despise ambitious financiers.
When a chance encounter has Prince Nicolo Barbieri bump into Aimee Black, he's met with a rather rude and angry woman. When they run into each other again at a dance club, they consider it a coincidence. When he finds out that her grandfather owns a company he's trying to take over, he starts to wonder: Is this all part of some bigger plan? When she shows up months later pregnant with his child, he has to ask himself if it's strategy or fate that keeps bringing them back together.
Mikki was having enough problems dealing with customers who wouldn't keep their hands to themselves, but then one day a man named Clayton approaches to her, claiming she might be Meg, the long-lost daughter of his wealthy employer. Sounding too good to be true, Mikki couldn't help but feel suspicious. Clayton had his heart set on finding the real Meg and went to great lengths in convincing Mikki to come with him. Yet when she went, Mikki had to deal with people accusing her of being some kind of con artist. Soon the person Mikki confided in was Clayton, but was he only supporting her because he wanted to please his employer, or could there be a deeper reason? Some startling events start to arise for Mikki-how will she handle it all, especially when she starts to have feelings for Clayton?
Antonia Malleson's world abruptly shattered after the unexpected death of her father. Then billionaire Rafe Benton offers the desperate and indebted Antonia a chance to salvage the pieces of her life...but it comes with a price. Antonia agrees and unknowingly becomes a pawn in Rafe's high-stakes schemes by playing the part of his beautiful mistress. Neither can deny their growing attraction, but will Rafe ever be able to see beyond his thirst for revenge? Can their relationship ever be more than a business transaction?
Battling a past that refuses to be forgotten, Rosalie James devotes her life to helping orphans around the world. This was her self-declared, personal mission and she'd be distracted by no man. But when her meddlesome ways cause her to butt heads with wealthy playboy Adam Cazell, Rosalie finds herself struggling desperately against the desire to give in to his lustful gaze and leave everything else behind.