"Even if it's just for show, I wouldn't mind being loved by this man"Countess Ruzette has been searching for a husband ever since her debut in high society, but her engagements always end for the same strange reason. After yet another broken engagement, she finally discovers the truth at a debut evening party: people have been mistaking her for the popular debutante "Luzette Datal", who shares both a similar name and appearance!As she tries to move past the confusion, Ruzette receives a marriage proposal from Duke Laures Visant, a man renowned for his status and prestige. Convinced this is just another misunderstanding, she plans to help him realize the truth and call off the engagement. But no matter what she does, the duke's relentless and passionate pursuit of "Luzette" shows no signs of stopping, even though she's not the "Luzette" he thinks she is!
Hiyakawa-san's handsome but perpetually frowning face strikes fear into the hearts of his co-workers. But around Tetsuhara Miori, his facade slips--often getting clumsy, careless, and blurting out his true thoughts. Now she's dealing with a mumbling, bumbling, blushing boss! (C)Isuzu/SQUARE ENIX
"Back then, we were young. We merely wandered the planet, not knowing what it meant to love, to be." Wait? Is this one of those "second chance love letters" that everyone's talking about?
Just three months into Sayuki's marriage, tragedy struck. When she comes home early one day, she hears her husband and another woman speaking sweet nothings to each other in their bedroom. Without a moment's hesitation, Sayuki files for divorce and decides to have a fresh start, giving up on love and marriage. A few years pass and a guy at work starts talking her up. But before she has time to worry about him, she begins receiving love poems from her ex-husband! What happened, and why is he suddenly trying to act all romantic?!
Yoshida earns a living solely through dubious part-time jobs. And the reason? He gets paid an exorbitant amount. For one such job, Yoshida's asked to live in a house with a history. As the story goes, the previous family of three who lived there committed a group suicide. What could have possibly sent the family over the edge? When Yoshida discovers the daughter's picture diary, inexplicable facts come to light... Follow Yoshida and his fellow forum denizens as they search for answers in these pulse-pounding tales. Just one question, will they solve the mystery first, or will you beat them to the punch?
Kei Wataya, age 28, is an unwed single mother from a small town... whose beloved son refuses to go to class. The pitying looks she gets from her fellow clinic staff, not to mention the rest of the world, are almost bad enough to make her wince. Between work and trying to help her son integrate into school better, Kei's got her hands too full to worry about romance... and that's assuming anyone would even be interested in a woman with so much "baggage." That's where 40-year-old doctor, Nagisa Kamijo, comes in. He's more than a decade older than Kei, and his disparaging view of women is just one of many reasons they don't get along, so there's no danger of love blooming between them... Or so she thought, until a bizarre proposal from Kamijo lights a spark that might just become more. She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women.
Rita is the marquess of the Almadine domain and has been researching mineral resources in her domain since she has lost her dear parents, certain that the research will be of benefit to the people. However, one day, she is betrayed by her cousin Miliane and named a traitorous witch. In the end, Rita is made an exile and forced to leave behind her people. Right as she is attacked by bandits, a man known to many as the "Demon Lord" rescues her... Zeke, King of the neighboring kingdom. While she accepts his help, Rita is hesitant to trust others after experience the harsh reality of betrayal, but what could this meeting mean for her destiny...?
"I promise... I'm going to win you over, body and soul." All Aoi wants is to be able to enjoy her youth just like any other teenager her age, but she's stuck acting as a caretaker for her childhood friend, Souma. If that weren't bad enough, Souma is a total piece of trash that gobbles up any girl who comes along like some ravenous beast! "I'll never let a guy like that have me!" she promises herself, but Souma one day declares that there's a girl he "needs more than life itself" and starts making advances toward Aoi?! "Tonight... I want to sleep with you," he says and carries Aoi to his room, uses her as a body pillow, and even kisses her..?! She's unable to push him away for some reason, and... Thus begins the sugary romance between Aoi and her assertive childhood friend who's set on winning her heart...!
Satsuki has been dating her boyfriend Itsuki for three years. They now live together and are considering marriage, but it's far from smooth sailing. While she is struggling with that at home, one day Satsuki discovers at a company barbeque that Itsuki has been cheating on her with her coworker, Kana. When she freezes in the face of this discovery, her attractive and popular junior, Fujisaki, suddenly asks her out...! He's always kind and looking out for her. So, when he asked her out, it was just to lighten the mood when she was feeling down... or so she thought. But it seems like Fujisaki meant what he said. As Satsuki tries to figure out her feelings, Fujisaki continues to shower her with love. She's gone from controlling trash to adoring treasure?!
"It looks to me like the beautiful scales of a dragon."
Tamaki is fated to be the vessel of the hated snake god. And while she works hard every day and desperately wishes to defy her fate, there isn't much time left until her 16th birthday when the oracle will make itself known. But, on the fated day, she meets Ren, the young and charismatic leader of the Demon tribe.
After losing her parents and being bullied in middle school, Towako retreated into a reclusive life of reading books and writing amateur fiction, with her older brother supporting them both. But one day, a trio of handsome nightclub hosts -- her brother's new coworkers -- suddenly barge into her house, and into her life! Whether it's running into one of them naked, or being on the receiving end of a sudden embrace... Towako's days of quiet solitude may be over for good?!
High school student Mugi Hoshimi has a crush on Nagisa Kuon, a childhood friend. However, Mugi has been unable to express her feelings to Nagisa because of her body's sensitivity: she is stimulated by even the slightest touch, and she is afraid that Nagisa will find out and hate her for it... She attempts to evade him, but Nagisa comes on to Mugi with a strong love that won't allow any other man close to her...?!
The Saintess of the kingdom of love was used and discarded by the prince. She is then reincarnated to the time before her engagement, rejecting the prince this time around, only to find him madly in love with her...!
I've been reborn as Clea Rino, the world's most wicked villainess! Before her death, Clea struck a deal with the Demon King to marry her true love, Isaac Detroi. If I fulfill the contract, I can reclaim my life-but who knew her body would be so fragile? To make matters worse, Isaac can't stand me. With time running out, can I complete the contract and regain my life?
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...?
Pregnant and stuck at home with her emotionally abusive husband and self-serving in-laws, Sekka tried to grin and bear it by holding onto the hope that he would change once the baby came. Then she finds out he's been cheating...and while she's still reeling from that news, he deliberately sets her beloved pet cockatiel loose, which finally pushes her past the breaking point. Unable to stand by and watch her suffer anymore, her twin sister Rikka makes an offer: "I'll take your place and get revenge on your husband!"
Minami Kishimoto, a new employee, admires her glittering training officer, Ms. Yumi Yagi when she first meets her. Ms. Yagi is a senior employee who is seemingly good at her job and therefore untouchable. Plus, she's as mean as an ogre when it comes to others not following the rules. When it comes to her, however, she can do no wrong in her own eyes. What's worse is her catchphrase: "I'm allowed, because I'm special." Minami, hang in there!
Keina witnesses her boyfriend's affair at his place. Six months into their relationship, and with marriage in mind, she is cheated on and dumped with a single message... Furthermore, when she tries to get back the money she saved for the wedding, she is scorned as a 'disgrace'. "You have no right to call me a disgrace! I will never cry myself to sleep over such a scum!" Swearing to get revenge, she agrees to a proposal from her handsome boss, Usui: "Wanna marry me?" Her goal is to hurt her ex-boyfriend's ego by marrying a superior-ranking man in front of him, but there's a high probability that he won't be convinced that she's marrying Usui, given how little she knows about him. They start by going out on a date to get to know each other better, but the more she learns about Usui, the more she feels a growing emotion towards him...
"I'll return you to your world if you marry the prince." That was the shocking proposal of the self-proclaimed god! I won't really get a bad ending if I refuse, will I!? Office worker Sara was involved in a traffic accident, or so she thought. One moment, she was about to be hit by a truck, but that next... she found herself transported to an unfamiliar, grand castle, falling right on top of Prince Ars! When a soldier recognized her as "Sara," the saint who saved the kingdom five years earlier, everyone suddenly started treating her as some divine being!! After questioning her reality, a voice came to her and said, "Capture the heart of the prince, who longs for the saint, and marry him!" The voice then threatened her denying her return to her own world should she fail... Her only weapon in this challenge is her face that apparently looks just like that of the saint's! And so began her zealous attempt to steal the prince's heart!
"If you look away, I'll kiss you." Her first love and the man she hasn't seen in seven years is the next CEO who's famous within the company!
Maiko reunites with her childhood friend Kyouichi, the son of the CEO of the major cosmetics company she had gotten her dream job in. Kyo was Maiko's first love, but seven years ago, he left to go overseas and they had been out of contact ever since then. Maiko was hurt, thinking that her love was unrequited, but after they reunite, Kyo acts just like her boyfriend! He's a possessive sweet-talker with kisses that enthrall her. What is Maiko to do?
"There's a man that's dying to meet you." Claudia was invited to a caroling party in the town she recently moved to. And upon meeting that man, she developed butterflies in her stomach. Dark hair, tall, with deep blue eyes. He's a handsome man you will never forget once you meet him. Why did he want to meet me? I still had doubts, but when we shared a moment, I began developing feelings I hadn't had in a long time, which made me panic, and I ran away. The next day, the chief of police came to her workplace to file a complaint. And it was Zachary, the man from last night...!
After losing her parents at a young age, Yae Sachiyama was taken in by her uncle. Since then, she's been living under his roof while he and his wife drain her of both freedom and money. The only place she can truly relax is at her workplace, Kuga Industries. There, she quietly harbors feelings for the CEO, Tomomitsu. Because of her difficult home life, however, she can't bring herself to tell him. Her feelings for Tomomitsu only grow stronger with each small act of kindness he shows her.
But one day, when Yae returns home from work, her cousin's attitude suddenly takes a strange turn and she finds herself pushed further into a corner...
The story of a sweet but complicated marriage, born from a life of mistreatment.
Naomi, a nanny specializing in newborns, moves from one employer's house to another. When her best friend gives birth, she visits her in the mansion of one of New York's wealthiest families. At the entrance, she runs into Abe, her friend's brother-in-law, who is rumored to be a playboy. He unexpectedly warms Naomi's lonely heart. As he shows her around New York, she falls in love with him and they even kiss. But then she discovers that he has a beautiful girlfriend whom his family wants him to marry...
"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.
"I'm living on the green side of the grass." Successful career woman Sono never let envy drag her down. She had everything she ever wanted, and she'd gotten it all through her own hard work. On top of her growing list of accomplishments at work, her relationship with her boss (and live-in boyfriend) Taiya was going great, with a proposal right on the horizon...until one unexpected twist brought her whole perfect life tumbling down around her. Heartbroken and needing an escape, Sono moved to a run-down little apartment, only to realize it had a secret hole in the wall that looked straight into the neighboring apartment. When she sees what the neighbor is getting up to, she can't seem to look away, and as the days pass she finds herself more and more obsessed with peeking in on her neighbor... A mature love story about a career woman intent on being "strong and independent," the mysterious boy next door, and their slowly intertwining lives.
Hinaki Kaguya is a college student with good looks who often catches the glances of her peers. However, she has a secret she can't tell anybody... she's obsessively in love with Subaru, one of the members of a popular online streamer group! Suddenly, a message from an unknown account comes to Hinaki as she wishes to be able to date Subaru... will this be an answer to her intense passion?
As the illegitimate daughter of a count and his maid, Katrina was born into miserable circumstances. And now that she's lost her mother, the treatment from her stepsister and stepmother the countess has only grown worse. One day, her stepsister receives a royal order to move to the northern outskirts due to her unseemly behavior at a recent party. There, she is to learn proper conduct under the tutelage of the resident prince, rumored to be a cruel man. Not wanting to subject her daughter to such punishment, the countess decides to send Katrina instead. Katrina arrives in the north shaking in fear. But contrary to the stories, the "merciless and cold-hearted" prince is kinder than she believed. Might the pure-hearted Katrina find love in the wintry countryside?
"Are you still playing that game...?" Harumi juggles housework and caring for her 8-month-old daughter, Miyu, while her husband, Takashi, spends all his free time glued to his games. Insensitive to Harumi's struggles, he brushes off her concerns. "You're sick? Don't give it to me. I have to go to work, you know." When Takashi prioritizes his game over her declining health, Harumi reaches her breaking point. Though he loves their daughter, he remains oblivious to the effort it takes to raise her. Frustrated and with nowhere else to turn, Harumi confides in a friend, who recommends a "legendary babysitter" with a reputation for solving even the most complicated problems mothers face. On a whim, Harumi hires him, only to be completely taken aback when he arrives. He's nothing like what she imagined.
Reiko has been frustrated. Nanami is bragging about her new boyfriend again today. She doesn't work as hard, she doesn't take anything seriously. Reiko can't help but focus on all the things wrong with Nanami... so why is she able to get things like love? Finally, Reiko hits a breaking point when she learns that Nanami is dieting to try and get someone else to like her. Reiko starts to become obsessed with supplements. The only thing on her mind is being slimmer than anyone around, especially Nanami. What will come from this new shocking obsession of hers?!
"There's no other woman I want to be with but you, Kanade." Kanade entered a contract marriage with Kazuomi, the cold and calculating CEO of a real estate development company. After a year of wasted efforts and endless disappointments, she decided to file for divorce and move out without a word. Determined to start her life anew, she soon finds herself drawn back to working for her ex-husband due to a string of unexpected events. Can she uncover what lies hidden deep within Kazuomi's heart of ice?
On my first day working part-time at a bookstore, the trainer Kai was so mystifyingly handsome that the very next day, I impulsively asked him out!! He was so quick to agree that I couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you understand what I mean?" But he fired back with a heated kiss and said, "You mean this, right?" That blitz attack had me completely head over heels, but then I learned of a rumor about Kai: "He'll hook up with people, but he never lets things get serious." Huh...?!
As soon as I told him I was pregnant, he left me. Since then, Gwen had been raising her three-month-old daughter by herself while attending college. With Christmas just around the corner, she was able to get a short-term job as a secretary to Andrew Teaberry, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a major global corporation. On her first day at work, Gwen couldn't help but notice the attractive man with dark eyes and hair who showed up at the farm where they will be working. She had already given up on dreams, but her heart was beating fast...
Jun (35) and Takeyori Sumisu (39) have been married for 8 years with no children. Since Jun quit her full-time job, she's more or less become a housewife, spending her days quietly. But when she realizes that 5 years have gone by since the couple last had sex, frustration begins to surface. "It's not like we don't get along... I just miss the way things used to be when we had first started going out." With her newfound motivation, she's determined to make a change, and begins job hunting again. However, when spring arrives and her new job begins, new encounters and experiences abound for both Jun and her husband.
Marriage can change a person. But those changes can also mean new arguments, a loss of respect for your partner, and sometimes, the ultimate betrayal -- an extramarital affair. Introducing a collection of tales depicting marriages on the brink of crumbling and women seeking revenge on their cheating, good-for-nothing husbands.
After getting hit by a car, I was reincarnated into the world of "Cinderella"! I used to be a driven, hard-working person. And now, in this life, I live as Cinderella's stepsister Petra. Cinderella is a beauty, but also very lazy and sloppy. In the hopes of bringing her and the prince together in marriage just like the fairytale goes, my other sister and I did our best to educate Cinderella. People witnessing mistook our strict ways, and the rumors of "the evil stepsisters" spread around... However, despite the obstacles, we successfully saw Cinderella married off to the prince! Happily ever after!... Or so I thought until I met a mysterious gentleman named Eric. He approached me at the ball just so he could rudely accuse me of bullying Cinderella out of jealousy! Well, he chose the wrong person to pick at because this "evil stepsister" isn't going down without a fight!
Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but no one else seems to share her interest...until she meets a cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed in black from head to toe, he has this air of mystery about him, and his taste in music is impeccable. Aya falls hard for him-not knowing her crush is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! For her part, Mitsuki generally keeps to herself and avoids standing out at school. But given that she sits right next to Aya, Mitsuki's all too aware of the other girl's feelings, and she's afraid to reveal the truth. So why does she find herself talking with Aya more and more...?
The King of Darkness and his maid...? Anna River is reborn as a character in her favorite novel "The Sacred Virgin and the King of Darkness". Will she stay a side character like she's supposed to, or will she take matters into her hands and save the infamous King of Darkness...?
Kyuyeon Kim plays a female character in the online game, Arcana, under the name "Yorong" with one main motive which is to seduce male players and freeload off them. However, things take an interesting turn when Yorong seduces a certain male player, "Yummin." This is because, unbeknownst to Kyuyeon, this player turns out to be Kimin Yum, his classmate and one of the most popular guys at his school. Strangely, as time passes, Yummin gets increasingly clingy to Yorong, and Kimin also starts getting extra friendly with Kyuyeon. With things beginning to get more deeply entangled both in the online and offline world, can Kyuyeon figure out how to get out of this mess?
When Holly gets into a predicament one stormy Christmas Eve, a man named Vito helps her out and offers her a place to stay at his villa. He's clearly wealthy, and she's just a waitress... They have nothing in common, so why can't Holly take her eyes off him? Finally, in the face of Vito's powerful desire, Holly offers herself to him, a gift she's never given to anyone else. The next day, she quickly puts the villa behind her, afraid of a cold morning-after treatment. It doesn't occur to her for an instant that she might be carrying his child...
After Jessica narrowly avoids an avalanche on a mountain road, she is rescued by a handsome stranger named Morgan. Though he seems cold, she's relieved by his offer to stay with her until the roads are cleared, despite the way her heart involuntarily flutters at just the sight of him. But after the snow is cleared, Jessica's car won't start, so Morgan invites her to stay at his house. But what they don't know is that a dangerous man is coming to take revenge on prosecutor Morgan...