"I've been longing to touch your body." A temporary wife is at the mercy of an icy aristocrat.
"No man in his right mind would pass up on a beautiful and innocent woman like you." Arianne, a viscount's daughter who missed her chance to get married, is suddenly proposed to by Duke Fred, also known as the "The Aristocrat of Ice," who says, "I would like to offer you a temporary contractual marriage with the intent to divorce at the end of the contract period." He loves a woman of a different social status, but it seems that he has a reason for needing to marry her immediately. Though hesitant, Arianne accepts the proposal in order to protect her family's livelihood. However, just before the divorce date, Fred loses his memory! Then, as if to deny his previous aloofness, he begins to desire Arianne. Her body cannot resist his sweet, throbbing caresses and responds...
Falsely accused of a crime she didn't commit, Angelique is cast aside by the second prince. The cherry on top? Now she has to marry a poor count in a remote parcel of the kingdom. What she finds there is shocking: abject poverty and a strikingly handsome count?!
Liese, a seasoned expert in love, seduces the prince! But actually, she's never even been in love before...
"Seduce my brother!" The princess, unable to forgive her brother, Prince Wilfried, for rejecting her best friend, asks Anneliese to seduce him. Anneliese, who is thought to have a lot of romantic experience, is unable to refuse the plan to make him fall for her before rejecting him. When she approaches Will, he asks, "Do you like me? ...Then prove it." His whispers make Liese's heart waver. Even when she tries to resist, he says, "It seems like you feel good," and, "Your cute voice is getting me even more worked up. I can't stop." Even though Liese feels like she must fulfill the princess's request, her body melts in Will's hands.
His hot gaze and sweet t*rture captured even her heart...
"I've gone this far but you still won't talk?" Lydia, a noblewoman who usually stays in her room painting, was asked by her brother to get near the naval commander Cliff. Her brother had noticed some suspicious dealings happening with bordering countries, and Cliff, being from their neighboring Osteland, was a target to investigate. Lydia was taken in by Cliff's chivalry and kind thoughtfulness right away, but when she was caught during her spy activities, Cliff forced her to undergo a lewd physical inspection! "I'm going to take all the time I need to make you confess." Lydia was brought to Cliff's territory where she desperately stayed quiet even as he mercilessly t*rtured her with sweet pleasure. However, every time she sees his true self, she knows she's nothing more than a prisoner even as she falls further and further...
Elda Ragosh-an elite female knight-is determined to serve Princess Regina with her own life. When she goes on an undercover mission as a lady, the Princess's handsome, yet shy brother Darius falls in love with her. Her new mission: turn down the prince and set him up with someone else!
Sana, the daughter of the Chiba Dojo (martial art gym) in Okemachi Japan, had promised to marry Ryoma Sakamoto, a TOSA Samurai who was assassinated by an unknown killer at the end of the EDO period. He was once the dojo's headmaster and Sana's brother's best friend. While Sana was in charge of the Dojo when the master was absent, a woman called Ryo, who claimed to be Ryoma's wife before he was killed, appeared before her .... and eventually, Sana became involved in a mystery surrounding Ryoma's assassination.
Members of the Occult Club suddenly found themselves in a room surrounded by bookshelves with no exits or windows. Amid everyone's confusion, a man with a rabbit mask - the Terror - appears on a monitor. The members are caught up in the maniacal game set up by Terror, and a terrifying game begins. Who will survive? Who is the Terror? This story originated from Teller Novel's(https://teller.jp/) "Terror Maker," authored by Katsuki Nishiwazaki. (https://teller.jp/se/1vfw7hw7hvbfj-8456712397)
In the spring of 1998, Koichi Sakakibara transfers into Class 3-3 at Yomiyama North Middle School. But little does he know...his new class has a horrible secret. When he takes his seat in class for the first day of school, Koichi is unsettled by his fearful classmates. Despite this atmosphere and warnings from fellow students, Koichi is drawn to the beautiful, distant Mei Misaki, another classmate. But the closer he tries to get to her, the more mysterious she and their class become. And when a fellow student dies a disturbing death - the first of a long chain of deaths - Koichi seeks to learn the truth behind the curse of Class 3-3. But can he get answers before the curse kills him?
There's something odd about Sakuta Azusagawa, an acerbic, standoffish high schooler who doesn't even own a cell phone in this day and age. And perhaps strange things happen to strange people, which is why on the last day of the Golden Week holiday, in a tranquil library, he meets a wild bunny girl. With that unforgettable encounter, their bizarre and mysterious love story begins.
"For the past three days, there have been two Rio Futabas." After successfully breaking the time loop that he and Koga were trapped in, Sakuta's threshold for what qualifies as "odd" was higher than most. So seeing his friend Futaba in a net cafe late at night should have been downright unremarkable-if he wasn't already on the phone with another Futaba...The ever-logical second-year has a doppelgänger, and neither one can (or will) explain what's caused this sudden case of Adolescence Syndrome. With one of the Futabas staying at his place, Sakuta will have to work fast in order to solve this. After all, who knows what could happen if the two doppelgängers meet?"
"Today...is yesterday?" Sakuta may have cured Mai's Adolescence Syndrome in the nick of time, but now he faces a no-less-harrowing task: convincing her to officially date him. After managing to win that round of verbal fencing, he gets some well-deserved rest...only to wake up "yesterday," with all his progress reset. This inexplicable phenomenon seems to be caused by Tomoe Koga-the self-righteous yet self-conscious schoolgirl who offered up her own butt to be kicked after mistakenly assaulting Sakuta's-and the only cure is to...pretend to be her boyfriend?!
It's springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, and that means the arrival of a fresh crop of first-year students. Whether it's the quiet and studious Oliver Horn or Nanao Hibiya, a samurai girl from a distant land, they come with wands and swords at their waists, ready to take their first steps on the road to magical mastery. However, beneath its brilliant facade of cherry blossoms, the academy hides countless dangers and dark secrets, ready to take the lives of the unprepared...!
By all appearances, Western Restaurant Nekoya is a normal restaurant serving normal people-but unbeknownst to the regulars, it also attracts an alternative clientele. Every Saturday, all manner of fantastical beings come to dine, and what is familiar fare to humans can be downright exotic for visitors from beyond. To these customers, Nekoya is known by a different name: Restaurant to Another World.
READERS BEWARE: Opening this book may lead to uncontrollable drooling and a grumbling belly!
When the world is threatened with destruction, six chosen heroes will rise to save it. One of them is Adlet Meyer--who calls himself "the strongest man in the world." But when he answers the call to assemble with the other heroes and face the darkness, there are not six heroes, but seven. Who is the traitor in their midst?
After suffering unprecedented disasters in World War II, Japan accepts the American and Allied Forces' terms of unconditional surrender. Now the citizens of a ruined nation, the people of Japan come together amid an influx of influences and immigrants and--cunningly, carefully--survive... This is the unrecognizable Japan to which the sharpshooting, sweet-talking womanizer Leo Shishigami returns three years after the war. Against this backdrop, in the spring of 1947, everything is set into motion when Leo meets Rose Haibara, the madam of Club Primavera...
Everyone is searching for a reason. 1949, Post-war Tokyo-As the Japanese become more of a minority in their own homeland, they continue to place their hope for the future in Primavera's hands. Alan and Keith have returned from war to find Tokyo very different from the one of their memories. Both may be maintaining high spirits, but they struggle to find their reason to keep fighting for a better future without being held back by bitterness. Will Primavera hold the answer for Alan and Keith, as well as the Japanese people?
1946, two years after the war ended in Japan. An orphan named Wayne has been hired by District 23's Club Primavera-the base of operations for the brothel alliance vying for power with foreign militaries and the mafia. When a series of murders strike fear and rage in the people of District 23, the prime suspect is none other than Jack, the orphan boy Wayne sees as his brother. Torn between belief and doubt, Wayne struggles to find the answer to the mystery before him-who exactly is Jack? The culprit...or just another victim?
Ryukishi07, the creator of Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko When They Cry, and the original Rose Guns Days; and Tsuyoshi Takaki bring the prequel of Rose Guns Days to life!
Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun!
Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her while?
If you're looking for the number one mahjong manga out there, you've found it!
When Sasaki brightens up his tired corporate life by buying a pet sparrow, he never imagined the bird would actually be a reincarnated sage from another world! With his new avian roommate teaching him all sorts of magic tricks, could this be Sasaki's chance to escape his droll office job?
When reporter Reuben Golding arrives at a secluded mansion at the request of the home's mysterious female owner, he doesn't expect this assignment will lead to him being inexplicably attacked-bitten-by a beast shadowed in darkness. This single event prompts a terrifying but seductive transformation that both opens Reuben's eyes to what was previously unseen and unknown, and leads to even more questions. Why was he given this wolf gift? Is its nature good or evil? And is he now all alone in this mysterious new world?
Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather and an eerie premonition from his youngest cousin-not to mention their parents' feud over the inheritance. Battler doesn't hold much stock in dark omens, nor does he believe the tales of the witch rumored to have given his grandfather a fortune in gold...and who walks the halls of the mansion to this day... But when the eighteen family members and servants are trapped on the island by the raging typhoon, the grisly events that follow leave Battler shaken to his core. Is one of his relatives desperate enough to kill for the family fortune? Or is this the work of the Golden Witch?
With help from the witch Beatrice, Shannon has enjoyed a budding romance with George Ushiromiya, her master's eldest grandson. As a servant of the Ushiromiya estate, Shannon is little more than furniture, but since her bargain with Beatrice, Shannon has never felt happier...or more human. Her brother and fellow servant, Kanon, is troubled by his sister's reliance on the with to reach beyond her lowly status. But when love begins to flutter in Kanon's heart, will he be tempted to abandon his station and take the witch's hand as well?
Time holds little meaning for Beatrice the Millennial Witch. Replaying the events leading up to the Golden Banquet again and again only gives her more opportunity to play with her new favorite toy, Battler Ushiromiya. The boy's will to resist the witch remains strong as the curtain rises for a third time on the Ushiromiya family's annual reunion. But as Beatrice pulls more and more players into the game, the strain on Battler's defenses is evident. Do the other members of his family hold the key to solving the witch's riddle and sealing her defeat?!
Twelve years after her loved ones were brutally murdered at the annual family meeting, Ange Ushiromiya, now eighteen, is the sole heir of the Ushiromiya family. Ostracized by her peers, Ange seeks companionship in the pages of a diary left behind by her cousin, Maria. The diary offers a precious glimpse of Maria's world--her struggles at school, her friendship with stuffed--lion Sakutarou, and her fascination with magic. It's as if the diary contains the last remnants of Ange's dear cousin...and an opportunity for Ange to discover the magic within herself...
Beatrice is dead, her soul shattered by Battler at her own request. Though her body sits across the chessboard, she is no more than a husk of the laughing, impulsive witch she once was. Lambdadelta is more than happy to preside over the fifth game, and Bernkastel willingly steps in for Battler as he takes his leave to collect his thoughts. But two witches can cause all manner of mischief when left to their own devices, especially when they care as little for rules as Lambdadelta...
Battler assumes control of the sixth game, wielding his new Golden Truth as he parries the logical blows of the detective-and-witch, Erika Furudo. For Battler, what began as a contest over the existence of magic has become a fight to revive the fiery, vibrant Beatrice of his early clashes on the game board. The logical loops and rules of the game were already complex; now, as the game master, Battler must quickly learn how to shape the events to his and Beatrice's ultimate ends without getting locked in a closed room by Erika, the witch of truth!
The time for logical debate and magical feints has come to an end; the revelation of the truth about Beatrice the Golden Witch is at hand. To facilitate this, game master Bernkastel has chosen Will Wright the Mage-Hunter to step onto her board and answer a single question: Who killed Beatrice? Joining him in the game is Lion Ushiromiya, Krauss's firstborn and heir, whose role is a mystery in its own right. Will's line of questioning draws together the stray strands from all the previous games, twisting them into a thread of truth, revisiting Kinzou's first encounter with the young Beatrice and working through the legends that have since sprung up around her...
It's time once again for the annual family gathering on Rokkenjima! Ange Ushiromiya is just getting over a cold, but that won't dampen her excitement at seeing her cousins again! Granddad couldn't be more thrilled to see his beloved grandchildren and throws a special Halloween party where everyone gets lots of treats! By lunchtime on the first day, the aunts and uncles are chatting up a storm, and the cousins are eagerly planning the afternoon's fun. It's the very picture of a happy family-one that in no way resembles the bickering, bitter Ushiromiya clan! What is going on?!
"Your heart and your body are mine." Her rival, a handsome heir, is obsessed with and dotes on her!
"Would you like to go back to bed and see what I'm made of?" One day, Chiharu, who works at an architectural design company, wakes up in a strange room. Feeling suspicious, she looks around and sees Hirose, an elite salesman from a rival company, sleeping naked next to her! Chiharu can't remember if she spent the night with him, but Hirose looks at her with a gentle gaze and suddenly asks, "Will you go out with me?" Chiharu, who has become timid about love due to past experiences, is surprised by Hirose's unexpected words and rejects him. But she's gradually drawn to Hirose's passionate, sweet, and all-encompassing love. In the end, she agrees to dating as a three-month-long trial, but...
"You're already so wet from just a kiss..." A king hiding his true identity (husband) and a queen who ran away from home (wife)... The romance that should have ended has been kindled at the location where the queen ran off to!
Priscilla, a noblewoman with memories of her previous life, married King Fernando, a foreign ruler rumored to be very handsome, in a strategic marriage. However, they spent their wedding night in darkness and the king left early the next morning on a military expedition, failing to return for a year... Priscilla ran away from the castle, leaving a note requesting a divorce from her husband, whose face she'd never even seen. She turned over a new leaf and began making the nikujaga stew that she had in her memories. One day, she rescued an injured knight she named Arrow whom she fell in love with over time. "You're so beautiful that it turns me on." Arrow's sweet whispers moved her heart. However, his true identity was the king that she was trying to divorce!
"You like to be touched by me, don't you? Feel it even more." Her body and mind are captivated by the intense caresses of his wicked fingers and lips. Evelina, the daughter of a count, calls off her engagement with her fiance, who happens to be her childhood friend, after he cheats on her. In her despair, she witnesses a tryst between the second prince, Wilhelm, and a woman he shouldn't be with at a party she attends. The next day, the prince comes to visit her and suddenly steals a kiss from her, then she is imprisoned in the royal palace! Even though she is supposed to be under guard, Wilhelm touches her gently as if she were his lover. Evelina is confused, but she is drawn to Wilhelm. But he has someone he loves...!