In the snowy village of Rokka, the members of the Suzaku imperial family are revered as the descendants of Suzaku, the fire deity himself. Marrying the head of the Suzaku family...is considered the greatest of honors.
Ginka Sakaeda comes from a line of shrine maidens. Her parents had hopes that she would marry into the Suzaku family one day. However, when she came into the world "deformed," they deemed her unworthy as the future Bride of Suzaku, and began treating her with hostility. Her younger sister Akane, however, was born with excellent grace and beauty, earning her the favor of the entire village and securing her position as the top candidate to marry into the Suzaku family. Then, on the eve of the ceremony that would decide Akane's future, Ginka has an unexpected encounter with the Suzaku family head. And the moment their hands touch...the two feel a warm sensation instantly course throughout their bodies!
Every day, Haru Inui (27) goes hard in both her personal and professional lives. And every day, her boyfriend tells her that he loves her. Those words alone give Haru the strength to work hard -- until the day she discovers that her boyfriend has been bringing other women to her house when she isn't around. How could she have believed his simple "I love you"s?! Haru feels like an idiot... when suddenly, her junior at work, Okuma, tells her that he has feelings for her! Determined to win her heart, Okuma promises to tell Haru, who doesn't believe in those three little words anymore, that loves her once a day, every day. Seemingly aloof, Okuma turns out to be unexpectedly bold! Haru doesn't know when, and she doesn't know where, but Okuma's surprising daily "I love you"s quickly turn into the office romance she didn't know she needed.
Cute, sexy, mature, and the golden retriever type! Today, I'm being led by the nose by a mysterious boy whose charm is totally unfair. Meiko works part-time at a vocational school once a week. She's still getting used to teaching, but there's one thing that gets her through the day... her serious student, Yukari. He's Meiko's angel. Just seeing his cute face calms her heart. But outside of school... Yukari has a hidden side?!
Lady Rosaria has memories of her past life, memories of the story she read that she is now living in. A saintess will appear to take away her fiance the prince, and she will be exiled to a far away land... but the story isn't going to go that way if she can help it. Rosaria has been adamant about losing the prince's favor but the saintess simply does not appear... and now she and the prince are going to marry?! Now Rosaria's on a mission, get as prepared as possible for whenever this Saintess is gonna show up. Once she's here this marriage is done for! Although... it does seem like the prince feels a bit different from the story...?
"Only if you vow to keep this secret and continue serving me your blood as "food" for eternity..." Ruri, a weak and overworked office worker, finds solace in Gilbert, her favorite character from the otome game "Vampire Mansion." One morning, after pushing herself too hard, her co-workers find her collapsed at the office, and her body is already cold... However, when she awakens, she finds herself in the game world, and even meets Gilbert...! She has been reborn as Fiona, the fiancee who is destined to be killed by him! Fiona's struggle to avoid this fate and to be close to her beloved character begins. Over time, her feelings shift to wanting to save this man who has never been rewarded. Thus begins the story of the cursed vampire duke and the reborn side character.
"I hereby void our engagement!" My name is Yuriath, daughter of Count Noggar, and my fiance, the son of a Marquis, has just announced the end of our betrothal. All this because my now ex-fiance is smitten with Julie Vanash, the common-born illegitimate daughter of a Count, who recently transferred into our private academy. She's convinced that she's the star of a popular romance series, and has cast me into the role of the "jealous and haughty villainess".... Truth be told, the engagement itself was just business, so I have no lingering attachments to my fiance. A contract is a contract, though, so in addition to the nuisance fee, I must demand restitution! But then there's His Highness the Crown Prince....
Reizera was on the verge of breaking off her engagement, and at the same time bad rumors were spreading about her family's wine farm. But one day, a duke's son asks her to marry him, she starts the life of LADY....
Since she was just a child, Lydia was determined as the daughter of a Marquis to do everything in her power to support the royal family. However, everything seems to be changing before her very eyes as her fiance Rogerio begins showing romantic interest in a lowly noble aide to the princess. While ignoring their duties, the two seem to be getting awfully familiar... and yet Lydia seems to only be treated as an antagonist when confronting the situation. Feeling betrayed, her manners and patience have reached their limit...!
"Alice, you smell kind of sweet." After saying that, Nekoya leaned in to lick my neck...!! - When she rescues a boy named Nekoya who'd collapsed beside the road, Arisa finds herself helping run the school's mysterious "Tea Party" which only the chosen few may attend. Cheerful Arisa has never let her worries weigh her down, but as she interacts with Nekoya and the other tea party organizers, she will start to face emotions she's never felt before. Even with freely affectionate Nekoya making her poor heart run wild, Arisa will grow up through first love and new encounters in this bittersweet story of youthful romance!
"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...!
Erika is married to a loving husband and blessed with a child; she should be feeling nothing but happiness. However, things begin to fall apart when she returns to work after her maternity leave... Erika must take care of the irregularities of her child and do all the major housework. She's left to endure parenting all by herself, and she begins to feel dissatisfied with her husband, who's only felt the need to focus on his work up until this point...
Tiara Rose, the fiancee of her kingdom's crown prince, suddenly realizes that the world she's living in is actually the setting of her favorite otome game from her previous life! But she's not the heroine...she's the villainess!? By the time she remembers, it's already the day before the graduation party where she's destined to face "annulment of engagement" and "banishment from the kingdom", just like in the game's scenario. Everything seems to be following the original plot...until the handsome crown prince of a neighboring kingdom suddenly proposes to her!? A love story where the supposed villainess is adored by an ultra-perfect foreign prince!!
"There's no such thing as sincere love..." Mianna Caroline was raised strictly as a light mage user from a young age. After her mother passed away, her father remarried and adored her stepsister, ignoring Mianna. Then, to make matters worse, her fiance broke off their engagement, saying he wanted to marry her stepsister instead. Mianna always believed that living honestly would be rewarded, but this betrayal makes her fall into using "dark magic" that humans aren't supposed to have access to. But in the next moment, she wakes up to find herself returned to the day she was born! Then, God tells her, "I'll give you a second chance." With a fresh start, Miana's journey to find love and heal her heart begins again...
Adiyah was born as the next Holy Maiden of Awakening, inheriting the power to banish demons known as Dream Thieves. However, her younger sister conspires with a Dream Thief to steal those powers, leaving Adiyah to be disparaged as "the impotent holy maiden." Caught in her sister's cunning trap, she is terrorized by her peers and family alike, cast aside by her fiance, and left with nothing. After years of this torment, she reunites with a boy she saved in a dream world when she was young... and he turns out to be an imperial prince?!
Note: Chapter 11 is a stand-alone story about Ai's past. Ai Morikawa lives for her work. Pulling overtime and getting home past midnight is business as usual for this Tokyo career woman. She barely has time to catch the last train every night, let alone go chasing after a potential husband. One night, an extraordinarily pretty 16-year-old boy named Nagisa shows up on Ai's doorstep, and she takes him in. Her acquaintance with Nagisa, a boy as eccentric and aloof as a cat, slowly begins to change Ai's routine... This unconventional family drama is guaranteed to soothe your heart!
What happens when The Boss with a Past marries The Bachelorette after zero days of dating?! Ayaka's been enjoying her life and her job; she has no intention of getting married any time soon. She's been working at her dream company, inspired by her incredible boss Kunihiro Kasai, and living life to the fullest. That is, until her country bumpkin parents and one of the upper brass badger her about her single status, and this undue pressure convinces her to get totally drunk. The next think she knows, there's a filled-out marriage certificate in front of her and someone whispering softly in her ear. Who's her sudden groom...? None other than Kunihiro! Can a chaotic marriage of convenience turn into something more? A comic version of the hit romance on Love 365: Find Your Story!
Tomoko is 37 years old and works in the general affairs department. In the same department is a woman known for her eccentricity, Haru Hatsuse. She doesn't care at all about how others see her, wearing flashy clothes and saying whatever she feels like without reading the room. Tomoko's friends mock Hatsuse and call her "a quirky and strong willed elderly single woman." One day, Tomoko's friends start to see Tomoko in the same way and make fun of her... Do all women have to worry about having an "aging look"? Or aim for marriage? Hatsuse, who has always lived being true to herself, somehow makes other women's lives burdened with various problems, a little easier to live!
A romantic story that begins with a political marriage! In order to save her motherland on the verge of collapse from fiscal crisis, Eileen, a princess of the Kingdom of Ayuth, is married off to Prince Ruslan of the Eren Empire. Ruslan is gentle and treats Eileen who has gone through hardship in Ayuth with kindness... But it seems he's not just a gentle soul. It turns out Ruslan can be a little mean, and he is the leader of a special force called "The Wolves"...?!
"Even if you never loved me, I still wanted to save you."
Lunia, the daughter of Count Persephone, lived a lonely life-rejected by her father and treated as a mere tool by her half-brother. When a priest selected her as the bride of Duke Hades, master of the cursed Khronoa family, she seized her only chance to escape by marrying into the duke's household.
The Khronoa family, feared as the "Dark King" for handling the empire's darkest affairs-affairs that could kill anyone who became involved-was bound by a curse: unless the duke married the bride chosen by the emperor, his life would be cut short. Unlike the rumors, Hades's presence captivated Lunia at once. Yet he made it clear he had no intention of loving love her.
Confused by his rejection when her very existence was meant to save him from the curse, Lunia deceived him to keep him alive, sharing one fateful night with him before disappearing, unaware that she was now carrying his child...
Seven years later, Hades finds Lunia-and this time, he is determined to bring her and their child back home...
The earl's daughter Sadie has made quite a name for herself as the villainess of the century during the ten years that her body was hijacked. When she realizes she has gotten back in her original body, Rufus, the commander of the knights, is in the middle of breaking off their betrothal. Even when she tells him the truth that her body has been hijacked, he refuses to believe her. Thus, Sadie begins to look for the culprit as well as the cause of the body-switching. Meanwhile, Rufus cannot hide his confusion over Sadie's sudden change in personality... The story unfolds as the two slowly get closer to each other, overcoming a slew of misunderstandings along the way. Check out the volume 1 of this reciprocal love isekai fantasy.
Aliche and Orland's engagement contract stipulated that he could have no more than two lovers... Aliche is the heir to the Briator Marquisate, and is engaged to the third prince, Orland. Aliche is disgusted with Orland's philandering nature, so she arranges a meeting to discuss changing his behavior. However, the prince has some unbelievable words for Aliche!
Adonis, the only son of a marquess, is blessed with a handsome face, exceptional intellect, and a respectable family. However, his terrible personality has caused 23 noble ladies to break off their engagements with him so far.
In a desperate attempt to find someone who won't end the engagement, his mother chooses Ophelia, the daughter of a poor country noble, as his 24th fiancee. But Ophelia's bright personality and honesty soon melt the hearts of everyone in the marquessate, including Adonis himself...
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.
"Just when I was finally resigned to my fate... romance suddenly blooms in my eighth life?!" In order to broker a peace with an enemy nation, Princess Fiona is sent off to be the concubine of their crown prince, Othniel. Her new husband treats her as little more than a political hostage, and she is soon executed on false charges, or poisoned, or worse... Yet no matter how she meets her end, she always goes back to the same day and restarts her life from there. Determined to survive her eighth life no matter what, Fiona vows to give up her hopes of love and be content with life as an ornamental bride, but now, after seven straight lives of hating her on sight, Othniel seems to be madly in love... "What's going on?! I was supposed to just be here for decoration!"
Thirty-five-year-old, single office worker Jason normally finds love to be elusive. He doesn't give much thought to his new coworker Frank when he joins the company. But when a chance encounter evolves into a series of shared moments, an unanticipated twist in their relationship finds Jason and Frank being roommates. Will Jason find his new normal is love?
Editor Hanae Yamada, a huge fan of the mystery genre author Buntaro Kanematsu, asks said author to write a column for a magazine. It was a long shot but to her surprise... he agrees! As the column's theme is "souvenirs," Hanae decides to bring one herself when she visits Kanematsu. However, she unwittingly offends him by choosing a "safe" option as a gift, which he quickly sees through. What will happen next in this tale of two awkward adults who can't cut corners in work or love? Don't miss this delectable workplace romance!
"I'll treasure you like no other, my bride." The Hinowa Empire is protected by the dragon god. Since ancient times, the Shiryu Family has served as the empire's protectors, offering a "bride" to appease the dragon god every one hundred years. Although she is called the dragon god's bride, she is, in truth, an offering; a sacrifice. Chiyo, taken in by the Shiryu Family to fulfill this role, endures constant ab*se from her family, clinging to the hope of escaping through the sweet release of being devoured by the dragon god. But when the dragon god finally appears, he doesn't devour her. Instead, he embraces her and vows to cherish her. Follow Chiyo's journey as she transforms from a sacrificial offering to the beloved wife of the dragon god in this sweet romantic fantasy.
"Swear... You won't fall in love with me." A thousand years ago, they were tragically torn apart. From then on, their souls have been bound, fated to be reincarnated together countless times. Yet they aren't meant to be. In every lifetime, he meets an unfortunate end. In this life, she's been reborn as Amelia, the daughter of a count. He lives again as William, the son of a marquess.
"This time, I won't allow him to die!" Determined to defy fate, Amelia resolves to play the part of a cold-hearted lady to ensure they never fall in love. But, fate has other plans when William approaches her with a marriage proposal...?!
"A romance between a werewolf and a vampire?!" One is the most prestigious CEO in the werewolf world. The other is a homeless vampire who is pretty much good for nothing. They have every reason to become enemies, yet to their surprise, a wolf cub ties their bond. Behold the romance between a werewolf and a vampire. What sparks will be kindled between the two, in spite of their drastically different worlds?
"Won't you have any regrets about breaking off our engagement?" Lady Daisy, the Marquess' daughter, is engaged to Prince Freddie and works hard to become the future queen. One day, Freddie catches an unknown disease. Aside of Daisy's desperate nursing and praying, a saint named Lula comes and saves Freddie. Freddie falls in love with the saint and starts saying that he has found "true love"! He easily dumps Daisy and becomes engaged to Lula. Once her engagement is broken, Daisy's story of fate begins...! This is a story of reclaiming one's life and destiny triggered by a broken engagement.
This beautifully illustrated, award-winning fantasy BL tells the story of Rita, a young man chosen by his village to become the "Dragon's Bride", and Ignat, the mythical dragon to whom Rita is sacrificed. Only the warmth of Rita's loving determination is enough to thaw Ignat's long-frozen heart in this sweeping mystical romance by rising star of the BL world, Moyori Mori. A 2025 Chill Chill Award winner!
"If life is meaningless no matter where you are..." Rita, a lonely boy, is chosen as the "Dragon's Bride" by the village custom. The ancient legend of the "Snowy Mountain Dragon" is now nothing more than a legend, but Rita, unable to find his role in the village, accepts the sacrifice while realizing that it is to reduce the number of mouths to feed. Rita, who was left alone and freezing in the snowstorm, is saved by Ignat, a beautiful dragon in human form. Rita's eyes sparkle because the dragon really exists, and he is able to fulfill his role as a "bride", but Ignat rejects him, saying "I don't need a bride". Still, Rita cannot give up, and he learns the secret of the ritual to turn humans into "dragons". A silent dragon x a fearless sacrifice. A fantasy BL story of a non-human marriage that will heal your frozen heart!
"Will you marry me?" Don't misconstrue his kind words and expressions... After all, it's fake. When Haruna, who works for a major advertising firm, was cheated on by her coworker, she decided to leave the company. When she went to inform her client, Ayase Real Estate, she came face to face with the scion of the company, Rihito Ayase. Even though she thought he disliked her, she was offered to work for him as a housekeeper. Now, he's even proposing a contract marriage!? He's a bit aggressive, but he's honest and mindful of others. Though she can't quite get a grasp on him... Even though they got married knowing they would divorce, Haruna's heart is gradually beginning to change.
From a very young age, people noticed that Maria, the youngest daughter of a duke, was filled with potential. She was raised as the heiress of her house, until the birth of her baby brother relieves her of her duties. She scrambles to find a husband, but all the eligible bachelors in her duchy are taken! At this rate, she's doomed to the life of a spinster! Maria decides to study abroad in Rubini in hopes of finding a husband, with the help of her distant relative, Aida. But in a twist of fate, the Crown Prince breaks of his engagement with Maria, even though they've never met before! "Huh?! I don't remember getting engaged!?" Enjoy this fluffy romcom with an unconventional and spunky Lady!
Sachi is 28 years old, works at a cram school where Suwa, the school's principal is handsome and charming, putting his spell on the staff to the parents and children. However, after her friend ran off with the money she lent her, she's struggling to get by. After work she's suddenly approached by a suspicious man, Suwa comes to her rescue! Will he be Sachi's prince charming after this fated encounter?
"Ruzena Rezek, you're fired!" "Everyone was just being considerate of you. You're a witch who can't use magic, and you can't even compound medicine!" When the head of the apothecary workshop suddenly fires her, Ruzena not only loses her job but the place she was living, too! Then, by coincidence, she meets a noble named Eric, who wastes no time asking for her services. "Ruzena, your knowledge of herbs is amazing! I've established the Royal Research Institute. Won't you come work for me?" Having never been complimented before, Ruzena can't believe her ears. She agrees on the spot, but working for Eric isn't just about apothecary work...? A class gap love story between a witch who can't use magic and an eccentric noble who dotes on her!
Finally, the moment she's been waiting for - her engagement annulment!
At her graduation ceremony, villainess Sylvia is hit with the classic line from the crown prince: "I hereby annul our engagement!" To which Sylvia replies with a dazzling smile and an enthusiastic "Gladly!"
Falsely accused of bullying her lover, Sylvia proves her innocence with a flawless alibi. She couldn't have bullied anyone while she was picking radishes in a dungeon! Armed with a hefty settlement for her troubles and her S-Rank adventurer's license, Sylvia retires to a quiet farm to finally live out her dream of taking it easy.
But just as everything starts to go to plan, her ex-fiance's younger brother, the second prince, shows up at her door suspecting treason and moves in with her, upending her easygoing life!
A delightfully chaotic, sometimes wholesome, romantic adventure awaits!
What will you wish for in exchange for your lost love?
Broken Heart Hall is a shop where a witch grants wishes in exchange for broken hearts. Matilda, the daughter of the Commander of the Knights, is scorned by her cheating fiance; Freya, the daughter of a marquis, is abandoned by her ruthless fiance; and Emily is toyed with by her womanizing fiance from her arranged marriage... What wishes did these women make to the witch?
Olivia Bell Ervine, daughter of a Marquess was poisoned after she was accused of killing the Saint. However, she was summoned by the God Demiur and reincarnated with her memory to three years before the poisoning. In her new life, she finds out that the world she is in is similar to the game she played in her beforelife. Also, she is now aware that she has a special "poison skill"!
Ylis, a saint who has memories of her past life in another world, married King Reinhardt for political reasons, but was leading a loveless life. Then, after finding out that Reinhardt has spent the night with the second saint Hina, she decides to leave him, declaring, "I'm leaving the palace!" What the future holds for the queen who is unsavvy in matters of love, and king who has a hot and cold tsundere personality? Will their misunderstandings ever be resolved?!
In a forgotten corner of a massive castle, a starving child teeters on the edge of and death...until she suddenly awakens with the memories of Chihiro Sagami, an office worker from modern Japan?! Determined to survive at all costs, she stumbles upon a kindhearted chef and strikes a deal: food in exchange for work. Though small in stature, her nimble hands and capable skills quickly earn her the fond nickname "Little Helper" among the castle staff. But behind her infectious eagerness and penchant for delicious food, her mysterious golden eyes hold a great secret that could determine the fate of the world! (C)Kazuhito Minagi/SQUARE ENIX (C)PenekoR/SQUARE ENIX (C)Kazumi Kurihara/SQUARE ENIX