Triss is horrified by her late husband's will. Steve is chosen to be the co-manager of a house for underprivileged children that the two of them were running together. He loves her late husband like a father, but he hates Tris when she married him and left the house. Six years later, Steve returns home for the funeral, and with the same look of disgust on his face, he calls Tris a woman after his fortune. Triss knows Steve hates me. Unaware of Steve's hidden passion, Triss is driven by anxiety...
Gaby's father gets into trouble with the millionaire Deacon and is arrested. When she calls and pleads with Deacon to drop the lawsuit, he offers to replace the assistant who has quit because of her father, and Gaby is offered a live-in job. However, when she comes to Deacon's mansion, he is nowhere to be seen, and the only instructions for work are by phone and email. Gaby then finds out that Deacon is living in seclusion... One day, a bewildered Gaby meets a beastly man with unbridled hair and beard. Could it be...he's Deacon?
It's a passionate kiss. A kiss impossible to forget. Lost in the atmosphere at a friend's wedding, Cassie kisses her employer, Keir. He is the manager of the Las Vegas hotel where Cassie works. He is also the sergeant of the venerable O'Connell family. In addition to the different world she lives in, Cassie hears Keir say that she is just an employee, and in order to forget everything, she takes a new job and leaves for another land. She never thought that her new boss at her new job would be Keir and that they would see each other every day...
Nurse Tilly was blindsided by the sudden news that her parents had died in an accident. Her fiance left her alone because he had dinner with his boss, and it was Dr. Thackery, a respected doctor in the hospital, who reached out to Tilly. "I'll take you home.", he gently holds her stunned shoulders and supports her. Tilly has always been a good girl and has never been selfish. When she loses her house and says goodbye to her fortune-seeking fiance, she realizes her true heart...
"If you want a sucker that bad, I've got something for you..." Joji looks like a violent gangster, but he's actually a kind and caring person. Yuu, on the other hand, makes a living with his body. Ever since he found Yuu beaten in an alley, Joji can't say no whenever the boy begs for food or money. Joji is worried about Yuu and makes him promise to find honest work. But, despite his promise, Joji finds Yuu trying to pick up customers again. Yuu doesn't value his life no matter how much danger he's in, and Joji finds himself acting impulsively...! With a caring gangster and a boy of questionable virtue, this is a romantic comedy with a touch of danger!
Sakura Shiromine is an independent woman, doing all she can to make her dreams of opening her very own coffee shop come true... So much so that she's put her love life on the backburner. She was perfectly content living this way, until one stormy day, she finds a lost little boy in the rain and brings him into the cafe where she works. She calls his home, and a beautiful young man comes to pick him up. Ever since, the young man's been coming to the cafe to drink coffee and flirt with her. He's young and hot, and clearly out of her league - at least in Sakura's mind. She knows she shouldn't take him seriously, but it's getting really hard not to...
PLEASE NOTE: As this was initially released under the same title with a different publisher, please be sure you haven't already purchased the previously-released chapters.
Ako and Hiro were always together. Ako was so sure that Hiro reciprocated her feelings, but after he rejected her, it left a deep scar in her heart. Ten years have passed since then. Ako decides she needs to spread her wings and forget all about what happened. Right when she's having trouble convincing her dad to let her move out on her own, someone comes to the door. It turns out to be Hiro, her first love, and they haven't seen each other since the rejection. But, since Ako's parents trust him a lot, they let her move into his apartment building. Ako is thrilled to be on her own, but when she forgets to call the gas company, she's forced to ask Hiro for help and close the distance between them. Ako wants to reset the bittersweet memories of her first love and try her relationship with Hiro again.
The story takes place during the twilight years of the Shogunate. During this chaotic period full of changes, Shintarou Nakaoka sacrifices his body for the sake of his closest friend, Ryouma Sakamoto. Can their love still flourish despite the heartrending drama?
Mitsuki, a college freshman who is popular with all the guys for her sweet and innocent demeanor, has just begun dating senior student Nishino, the most awkward guy in their college club. No one can understand why, especially Komazaki, whose attempts at picking up Mitsuki have all ended in polite rejections. Suspicious that there is more to their relationship than meets the eye, Komazaki follows the happy couple into an empty classroom... Moans of pleasure, words of domination, and a secret no one would've ever imagined...
Joining an all-boys' band was the last thing Iori Fujisawa expected to happen in her life. Especially since she's a girl! Upon hearing that her favorite voice actor is also a member, she jumps at the chance and begins her new life as a male idol. However, things take a turn when one of the members discovers her true identity! What will she have to do now to protect her secret from the rest of the members?
After many trials and tribulations, the gloomy blond Cole moves in with the handsome, friendly Alex. They live happily together until a certain thought crosses Cole's mind: "Aren't we living in completely different worlds?" While quieting these doubts in bed, Cole comes to realize he has more in common with Alex's friend, Brad. Not only do they share the same interests and fit like two peas in a pod, he feels more comfortable being himself with Brad than when Alex is around. It just so happens that Alex leaves the house for a month on business, and Brad comes to stay while he's gone. What does their future hold...!? The next chapter in a low self-esteem romance!
The 3rd installment of the hit series! The blonde goth Cole and the mega hunk Alex have been going steady for three years. Graduating college a year earlier than Alex, Cole takes his first step into the real world. Cole quits smoking and is determined to find a job, but this new lifestyle gets turned on its head... One little suggestion from Alex makes it painfully obvious how different their values are, and Cole starts retreating back into his shell... What will become of the unlikely couple as they venture from being lovers to full-fledged partners...?
Ritsu's always had a special someone since he was a kitten. That special someone was his kind-hearted owner, Nagisa. To Nagisa, Ritsu's his beloved, irreplaceable cat... Or so Ritsu thought, until he walked in on Nagisa showing someone else his love. He runs away from home out of shock and meets Senju, a stray cat. Senju tells Ritsu he'll make him forget Nagisa. To top things off, he promises Ritsu he'll be his first when his heat comes... Just who the heck is this cat!?This is a comic about a doting prince-like well-endowed cat and a naive and sheltered cat being consensually taken from his owner!
Momoka, a sheltered college student, wasn't used to men at all. After a dating party she attended, she was almost dragged away to a love hotel by a suspicious guy, but then a princely man came to the rescue! Or... did he!? It turns out that the prince was just a wolf in sheep's clothing after all! But, everything he does feels too good for Momoka to resist!
Office worker Suzu and her neighbors Minato and Iori are childhood friends. Thanks, in part, to her having gone to an all-girls high school, Suzu finds it hard to speak to most men. In fact, Minato and Iori are the only two guys that she can interact with normally. Minato and Suzu work for the same company and enjoy a close relationship, but Minato, unbeknownst to Suzu, is in love with her. Suzu, however, is in love with Iori.
At work, Suzu overhears her coworkers gossip about inexperienced girls, and tries to distract herself from that topic with alcohol when she gets back home. Just then, Iori shows up, so she decides to confide in him. In the end, the intoxicated Suzu leaves it up to Iori to...?
Nao's heart skips a beat when Toma, a young guy he met at a club, says he wants Nao to be his first. The next morning, Nao reflects on their time together, and "good" doesn't even begin to describe it! Toma carefully opened Nao up until he felt like he was melting, and Toma's surprisingly sizable you-know-what felt amazing inside Nao's you-know-where. Just remembering it sets Nao's body aflame! Then, the two meet again in the most shocking, unexpected place. What will Nao do when he discovers Toma's secret...? Author of the popular "If You're Gonna Plow, Go Deep." series, ri-ru- returns with a pure love story between a mysterious young man and a single father nearing 40!
For the year that she's been working, Shino (22) has secretly admired her boss, Yoshimori. Unable to approach him on her own, she enlists the help of her experienced aunt, who takes her to a host club... Her aunt has apparently made arrangements for Shino to become a real woman! She's taken aback, though, when her aunt's choice in man appears! Just what the heck's going on!?
After a recent break-up with her long-term boyfriend, Ayumu Naruse, not yet thirty, is rundown from overwork and a broken heart. One day, she returns home late to find a handsome stranger in her apartment! Clad in a black tailcoat, he says, "Welcome home, Master, " as if it were the most natural thing ever. After applying online to be a tester for a new cleaning service for working women, Ayumu is shocked to find that she's been selected... And what's more, a young man - a butler - has shown up for work... His many skills even extend to full-body massages to take away the day's stress, and his touch is more than just relaxing...
Mao Uehara is talked into taking her twin sister Rio's place at a blind date. The mystery man turns out to be her beloved boss, Yuusei. The young chief has his own reasons for being there. Just as Mao thinks it's about time to call it a night, Yuusei takes her hand and pulls her away with him. He captures her lips in a kiss and they spend a passionate night together.
She never thought she would be a queen! Born and raised in the United States, Kelly is suddenly asked by her grandmother's home kingdom to ascend the throne as queen in three weeks. During her studies and lessons in politics to become queen, Devon, the captain of the Kingsguard, was always by Kelly's side as a guard. Tall and handsome, Devon looks like something out of a fairy tale, and the shy Kelly, who is not immune to romance, falls in love with him surprisingly easily. Then, Devon decides to teach Kelly how to dance...?
"Your son will inherit a total of 142 million dollars," the lawyer told Clara, who runs a bakery while raising her son by herself. Four years ago, during a summer vacation, she fell in love with a man, but she never imagined that he was a sergeant of a conglomerate with aristocratic blood. He passed away last month and his brother Grant finds Clara and her son and wants to meet them. It's her first time in New York, a penthouse in a high-rise building and a world so different. Grant is the twin brother of her ex-lover, but he is the exact opposite, hard and cold...
March, who works for a real estate company, is surprised by a man who walks in. Early in the morning, that man interrupted her in front of her car and took her parking space! Handsome with blue eyes, he introduces himself as Will and tells her he is looking for a room to rent for a short period of time. Then she has just the room for him. March, who wants to get back at Will for what happened in the morning, makes a face of disrespect and introduces him to a room in a remote part of the farm, her home. But March doesn't know that Will is actually an employee of a large corporation that wants to buy her family's farm!
"What are you doing in a place like that, young lady?" It is in a small town where Jessica first visits. She, who is reading a sign looking for a waitress, turns around and sees a man with a gentle smile. He says he is a sheriff, and Jessica is nervous. "Is he suspicious of me?", she wonders. Jessica, heir to the prestigious Walker family, has just run away from home to escape a marriage forced upon her by his mother and grandfather, and is looking for a job. She shouldn't reveal herself, but for some reason, the sheriff won't leave Jessica alone...
According to a lore, "A chimney sweep's presence at a wedding brings happiness," Jemima, the daughter of a chimney sweep, is invited to a nobleman's wedding. There she is asked by the Earl of Selborne for a kiss of luck.She has a crush on Lord Selborne, but he's just teasing her... But a few days later, he suddenly proposes to her. When she asks him, he says he wants a marriage of convenience because of his inheritance. But Lord Selborne, while saying that he will pay her, at the same time he starts hitting on her, saying that "You are the only one I want to marry" and "My beloved wife"...?
The steady Rhia has worked hard to take care of her free-spirited younger sister as a substitute parent. But not this time. Her sister, who is an unlicensed driver, has a car accident, and her boyfriend, who was riding with her, is in a coma. That man's uncle Jared blames the girl for that, and Rhia is forced to pretend to be her sister who has run away. Jared says his nephew, who has regained consciousness, wants to see Rhia's sister... but that's impossible, because he's blind now! However, the arrogant Jared takes Rhia away in his private jet...
When Alice wakes up, she is on a luxury ship. Nearby is a strange dark-haired man who looks like a pirate. Who is he? He lifts Alice's chin and slowly kisses her. Alice was supposed to be in Greece to attend her sister's wedding and to do some sightseeing... What is going on? Alice is taken away to an isolated island in the Mediterranean Stefan, the hotel king. It seems that Stefan, who is hostile to Alice's sister's fiance, has mistakenly kidnapped Alice. He takes her, a bespectacled, boorish girl, the opposite of her glamorous sister!
Pascal, a millionaire who works himself fingers to the bone and amasses enormous wealth. Now all he needs is a perfect marriage. In his search for the ideal wife, the smile of an angel he once met flashes across his mind. Cecilia...an apprentice nun who saved him from an accident 6 years ago. He wonders how she is doing now that they were attracted to each other and made love... Pascal, tingling with thoughts of the past, visits the monastery. Cecilia, on the other hand, stares at him as he suddenly appears. She blames him on taking everything from her, making her look forward to their future together and then suddenly disappeared.
On a blizzard day, a man named Zane with a baby in his arms rushes into the hospital where Meg works. As a railroad engineer, he finds an abandoned baby while inspecting the tracks and runs through the blizzard to the hospital. During the treatment, Meg can't help but be fascinated by Zane's love and care for the baby despite the fact that he isn't related to the baby. But she can't be with him because she's infertile! Then, when the baby is about to get discharged, Zane tells Meg that he has decided to become the baby's foster father... He also asks Meg to marry him and become the baby's mother!
Cathy is a miserable freckled girl. In addition, she has red hair and is skinny. After her mother dies, she spends most of her time staying at home and helping her father, a doctor, with household chores. It was six months ago that a gorgeous and unusual guest appeared in Cathy's small world. His name is Woolf. He is an exotic doctor with a neat face and is said to be one of the world's best doctors. It disturbs her when he teases her, and she is so upset when he approaches her that Cathy even sticks the knife she has in her hand into his hand. Then he kisses her and say, "You don't seem to like me, so you need to be punished....
In his black hood, Anoa walks the streets selling apples. But he has a dark side he keeps hidden away...! This story is filled with fantasy, love between boys, and action!
I'm Tetsu Jouma. I work at "Cafe Pirka", which is a cafe by day, and a bar by night. This cafe's full of hot guys, but I'll have you know I'm the second most popular staff member there! The most popular guy is Kanau Sachi, who's a real demon at work. Everyone hates him 'cause he's so damn strict! But for some reason, Sachi asks me if he can crash at my place!
On the roof of his college, Nishimura practices his dance moves. One day, he is seen by Goto, a classmate from the same department. It seems Goto likes to dance and is pretty skillful, too! The two guys hit it off, but then Goto says he won't dance anymore...
*Chapter 8: "The Girl I Like" is a one-shot written by this author, and is not related to the main story.
The CEO faction and the managing director's faction are at odds within the company. The president's daughter, Kinu Kobayashi, falls in love with the executive director's son, Yuzuru Miike, and the two do not get along as well as they would like, leading to a love battle that involves everyone around them! This is a sexy secret office love story !
Rika, 28 and nearing thirty, meets a handsome but work-obsessed boss at her new temporary job! The overworked boss, Ogata, finally collapses on the job, and Rika, unable to leave him alone, takes action...?
*Chapter 7: "Tears and Temptation: A Guarded Office Lady's Love Affair" is a one-shot written by this author, and is not related to the main story.
Mitsuka, nicknamed the "Resources Department's Bookworm," has no interest in romance and is content with her trusty books by her side. That is, until she has an unexpected and passionate encounter with Naruse, the popular future CEO of her company! Since that day, Naruse continually asks her out and even makes moves on her at the company. "Let's go out, Mitsuka." "Uh... No thanks. I'll pass." Sparks fly in this intense romance between a crafty future CEO, who tries to win her over with his body, and a bookworm vulnerable to pleasure. How will this unlikely romance unfold?!
The strongest final boss in RPG history figures out a way to get super rich in his own world!
Demon Lord Menas, ruler of the Noa Empire, finds the Resistance's forces on his doorstep. While Alex, a determined, beautiful, blonde young lady stands before him, he gets this weird feeling of deja vu... Isn't this just like the prologue of 'ResNoa', the video game he plays in his dreams?! Menas realizes that he was the final boss of his own world all along! He fakes his death at the hands of Alex and seizes his chance at a brand new life with both hands.
Our dark hero takes his world by storm, using whatever cheat codes he has to protect his newfound freedom!
Yutaka Kanzaki, a wine critic whose reviews have enough clout to move the industry worldwide, has died-leaving behind a wine collection worth over two billion yen. Only the one who can name his favorite bottles, plus vintages, will inherit this dream of a cellar. It's a battle between Yutaka's biological son Shizuku and adopted child Issei to identify these "Twelve Apostles"-along with the very best wine in his collection, the so-called "Drops of God."
"Please, marry me." My coworker, the person I hate the most in this whole world, suddenly confesses his love to me, but doesn't realize that I'm Haruno Tsumugi...! Tsumugi, who is the lowest performer in sales at her company, is constantly stressed out by her good-looking, top-performing coworker, Atsushi Honke, who is equally aggravated by her inability to do her job. Why is someone as hard-working as me at the bottom, while a game-obsessed slacker like him gets it all...?! One day, she's lending a hand at her dad's drag bar, wearing her usual disguise, and serving customers, when he happens to come in for a drink! Thus begins this love story of misunderstanding born of lies and revenge!
Struggling writer Suoh Kuraha stumbles across a house-sitting job at an old Japanese house in the middle of nowhere where he's told never to open the door to a room in the back. One day, as thunder and lightning strike outside, Suoh hears a sound coming from the room and opens the door to check if everything is okay. Sitting behind wooden bars is a demon demanding to eat his spirit.
With the Demon King defeated, the world is at peace once more...
And with that peace, the hero's party's handyman Theodore is out of a job.
With all the money he could ever need already tucked away, he considers retiring. But he's instead suddenly called on to investigate the New World!
En route to his new destination, he comes across and tames a slightly offbeat juvenile dragon.
And so, Theodore's life on the frontier begins! His busted trio of skills, Appraise, Craft, and Tame are all he needs in his lackadaisical cultivation efforts, surrounded by a bizarrely cute crew!