ANNE

At a young age, Durua Valrose realizes that she’s been reincarnated as the villainess of a novel who is destined to die at the hands of the male protagonist, Nocturne Edgar. Determined to change her fate, she tries to befriend Nocturne, but little does she know that he is the only living black mage who can hear, sense, and even control people’s thoughts and emotions. To Nocturne, Durua is an enigma. She is the first person that he’s encountered who is not susceptible to his magic, a fact that makes him feel both intrigued and intimidated at the same time. The two form a strained friendship, but Durua has no idea whether the story is changing for better or worse. Will she be able to rewrite her ending and escape death?

In order to leave the nunhood to avenge her parents by killing the tyrant king, Rubiana swears to devote her firstborn child to God. After all is done, she’s ready to fulfill her oath, except… She doesn’t have a husband! Enter Louis, the only descendant of the late king and rival to the current ruler. He’s got a proposal for Rubiana: he’ll help her bear a child if they marry and she assures his safety. But with danger around every corner, will they both be able to hold up their end of the deal?

What’s age when it comes to true love? For Seung-oh, his age is becoming quite the concern. Twelve years older than his boyfriend, even the ten years they’ve already spent together seems to fade away in the shadows of his anxiety over aging. Hyeonwoo, meanwhile, couldn’t care less that he’s dating a much older man. His most important concern is the clear change in his partner, and the effect it’s having on their sex life. Determined to show Seung-oh that he’s just as desirable as ever, Hyeonwoo embarks on an adventure of intimacy, sexuality, and affection. Because after all, when it comes to love, age is nothing but a number.

After struggling to pay for her mother’s nursing home fees, Tannis Carlson seeks help from her neighbor Tom Hayes, a widower with young kids. When Tannis tells him that she has no choice but to sell her house, Tom makes an impulsive suggestion—marriage! Tom believes she will be the perfect mother for his kids. Tannis agrees to the convenient marriage and is delighted that the kids seem to love her, but she can’t help but wish for more—to have true love with her pretend husband!

ER doctor Olivia is pregnant with her late husband's baby thanks to in vitro fertilization. However, the friendly smile and captivating eyes of David, the new surgeon from New York, have her heart soaring. She has no intention of entertaining the busy hospital's newest playboy, though. She's planning a quiet, peaceful life with just her and the baby...until she learns that there has been a mistake at the fertility clinic!

What’s age when it comes to true love? For Seung-oh, his age is becoming quite the concern. Twelve years older than his boyfriend, even the ten years they’ve already spent together seems to fade away in the shadows of his anxiety over aging. Hyeonwoo, meanwhile, couldn’t care less that he’s dating a much older man. His most important concern is the clear change in his partner, and the effect it’s having on their sex life. Determined to show Seung-oh that he’s just as desirable as ever, Hyeonwoo embarks on an adventure of intimacy, sexuality, and affection. Because after all, when it comes to love, age is nothing but a number.

What’s a girl to do when she has sworn off love completely? Get married, of course! When Seunghui Wu is scarred after the end of a relationship eight years ago, she refuses to even consider dating. But when her father comes to her with a old contract he made, promising her to another man’s son, there’s not much she can do. Despite her circumstances, Seunghui is determined to get married on her own terms, which are all conveniently laid out... in a prenup!

To think that I’ll see the Count, my lifesaver, again in this way…! Toni accidentally reunites with her old friend, Paul, when she loses her job in Portugal. Paul begs Toni to replace his fiancée and takes her to his grandmother's house, which is the castle of the Count’s family. It seems that Toni has been involved in a big parody play. Knowing the castle’s owner, Count Raul, makes her even more perplexed. The man who helps her when she almost has an accident is a count, but he thinks of Toni as a villain who is after the family’s property, and he sees her with hatred now!

Jaime just wanted to know the mother who left her. But she found so much more… Jaime came to Bermuda to learn why her mother, Catriona, abandoned her when she was young. Catriona is living on the island under a fake name, and Jaime has left her job and gone to the island to work as her secretary. All Jaime wanted was to know the truth about her mother, but she hadn’t expected this. During Jaime’s trial period as Catriona’s secretary, Dominic begins to hang around her more often than necessary. She’s not beautiful like Catriona, so what is his game?

Did I really make love with this man? Samantha is shocked to find a man by her bed when she wakes up in the hospital. What a handsome and gentle man… But who is he? Where am I? Samantha discovers that she has amnesia due to a car accident and the handsome man is Garrick Randall, her husband and the father of her unborn child! However, she has no memory of their past as lovers… They are married, but for Samantha, they’ve never even kissed before…

Can a fleeting past romance between an optimistic young man and a great actress be resurrected? Julia is an actress who abruptly departed from the silver screen, as well as society, ten years ago. Quinn, a reporter, tracks her down on an island in the Caribbean to negotiate her appearing onscreen for an interview. There is one thing he has not been able to forget since she disappeared all those years ago: the love the two had shared when they were young. As soon as he arrives on the island, he is shocked to see her with a child. But why did she disappear all those years ago? Julia reveals the child she’s with is her son and that she left to start a new life with someone else...

Olivia is taking on a big project for her company, renovating a historic mansion at Ramillies College. The opportunity is too good for her to pass up! But she soon discovers that their current client, Ludwig, is the same person who evicted her and her grandfather from their beloved home nine years ago! Despite hating him to the core, she is steadily taken in by his devilishly good looks and magnetic personality. In this unavoidable reunion, will she be able to take control of her feelings and seek revenge on the man who ruined her life?

【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】Two years ago, Rachel happened to walk in on her husband, Ben, and their babysitter in bed together. And Ben had the temerity to claim he hadn’t cheated on her! Since then, they’ve been living separately, but now Rachel’s boyfriend has asked her to move in together. It seems like it’s time for Rachel to move on, so she asked Ben for a divorce. She wants to marry Simon and settle down for the sake of her young daughter, but Ben’s refusing her request!

【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】Jane and her husband, Demetri, have been living apart for five years when he reappears in her life out of nowhere, asking to officially get a divorce. He’s as charming as ever and Jane is shocked to realize that she’s still in love with him. She starts to panic, and Demetri attempts to calm her down…but they fall into each other’s arms and spend a passionate night together. Jane chalks it up to a simple mistake?a way to get some closure?but destiny has other plans for the couple. Jane is pregnant!

Years ago Ally asked PJ, a free-spirited surfer, to marry her on paper. She needed her grandmother’s inheritance so she could run away from her arrogant father and make her dream come true. And to claim it, she had to get married as her grandmother’s will stated. Ten years later, Ally, who’s now a successful designer, visits PJ and finds that he’s the president of a big company. Feeling intimidated by him, she manages to ask him for a divorce. He then tells her they must try to live like a married couple. But why would they if there’s no love between them?

I knew it was only a marriage of gain and loss, but my heart ached... Helen, an aristocratic young woman, accepted a contract marriage to Jake, a wealthy billionaire. When her father died in an accident after spending all his money, Helen was left penniless and with no other choice. For the next three years, Helen played the role of the perfect wife Jake wanted, without sharing a bedroom with him. But now, every time she looked at Jake, she felt a sad ache in her heart. He only wants an elegant, decorative trophy wife. He can't possibly love me...

Francesca’s father recently passed away, leaving her to shoulder enormous debts. With all of her troubles, the one she’s worried about the most is her weak mother, who is unaware of their situation. Then Francesca is approached by a man who offers to finance her loan. However, the condition is…marriage? She can’t believe what she's hearing as she is given the terms by sexy bank CEO Reed Kennard. “You need financial support and I need a wife. This is a sensible business transaction.”

His warmth stirred my soul and forcefully taught me to love. For Sorrel, who was living in a small town in England with her parents and her fianc? peacefully, the visit of that man - Val - was an incident. A descendant of her ancestors who came to Australia from England several generations ago. In other words, she was her blood relative, but of course she had never met her. For Val's visit to retrace her roots, Sorrel's parents had prepared an old farm that was no longer in use. Sorrel welcomed Val there, but was surprised to see her when she arrived. What? He's actually a man? The roads are blocked by a blizzard, the town is far away, and there is only

There is no way he would ever forgive me, yet I can’t deny these feelings… Judy has returned to London for the first time in six years with her young daughter. She’s picked up at the airport by Robert, the man she’d once almost married but was forced to break up with. Devastated by their separation, Judy decided to move abroad in order to escape her heartache. Seeing Robert again now, though, Judy has no choice but to endure his cold words, for all he sees is her betrayal, not the despair she endured, the decisions she was forced to make or the pain she now feels…

Kate is in a tight spot when her haughty father insists that she marry one of his employees. Just then, Kate is summoned to meet Damon Alexakis, the head of the large Greek family she’s currently working for. She’s the au pair for his nieces, and he’s very hostile to her at first, but as they start talking, it becomes clear that the two of them are facing the same problem. Damon’s mother keeps trying to push the perfect bride on him and he wants none of it. Like Kate, he believes that work is the most important thing in his life. To escape their problems, the two of them agree on a yearlong contract marriage, after which they’ll divorce. But will their plan succeed?

Matteo’s debonair veneer rubs off the moment he tries to cheat on Grace’s best friend…with Grace! After collapsing due to overwork, Grace visits her friend in Italy to recuperate. There she meets handsome aristocrat Matteo. He’s so gorgeous he takes her breath away. Then her friend proudly announces that she’s pregnant with Matteo's baby. But a few days later, he hits on Grace! How can he imagine that she’d accept his advances when her friend is carrying his child?

His sexiness is getting in the way! Skillful nanny Mari is hired by a wealthy businessman and meets Nikos, his thirty-two-year-old prodigal son. As Mari gets to know Nikos, she realizes his rebellious nature stems from childhood events he hasn’t recovered from. She wants to teach him the importance of love, but his sexiness keeps getting in the way!

I know we are meeting for the first time, but there’s something nostalgic about him… When her father dies suddenly, nineteen-year-old Marianne and her family are left in dire straits. Distraught over the idea that she must now marry a haughty aristocrat to help her family, Marianne visits her great-aunt. On the way there, Marianne meets a mysterious gentleman. As soon as he looks at her, she is overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia, which confuses her. Marianne leaves without asking his name. What she doesn’t know is that he’s actually Drew, the Marquis of Marlbeck, and that she will meet him again in an unexpected place…

Sebastian Savas purchases a houseboat to get some time away from his chaotic family. He arrives to find it already occupied by Neely Robson, a work colleague whose architectural design sensibilities he constantly clashes with. Sebastian is known at work as the “ice man,” unfeeling and distant, but Neely quickly notices there's another, kinder side to the handsome man. Although an attraction soon blooms, Neely is dead set against any relationship that won't lead to marriage, while Seb is dead set against falling in love. Misunderstandings and familial estrangements complicate their living and working arrangements; will mending the past lead to love?

Martha was betrayed by her boyfriend, so she’s taken a trip to her ancestral home, an island in the Aegean Sea. She was planning to heal her broken heart in her family home, which was supposed to be vacant, but a pirate-like man named Theo has gotten his hands on this home so full of memories without her even knowing about it. Martha is fascinated by his charm, but he orders her to leave. She used up all her money on the flight there and she has nowhere to go, leaving her at a loss. But when some women show up and pursue Theo, he suddenly proclaims that Martha is his girlfriend and pulls her into a rough kiss. What is going on here?

Mom ran away with a younger man? Still doubting the situation, Rachel goes on a mission to a Caribbean island. She can't believe that strong and sexy Matthew Brody, who owns the majority of the island along with a hotel and plantation, is really her mother's lover! Rachel begins associating with Matthew under a fake name, but she notices that her heartbeat quickly responds each time he touches her. She longs to lose herself in his sweet invitation... And even though she knows he's her mother's fiance, she offers her body and soul to him!

"He's the only one who will see the real me." Having left the garish modeling world behind her, Lynne moves to the quiet town of Gettysburg. Tired of being praised solely for her looks, she's changed her name and clothes in order to finally live in peace. But on the day she moves into her new apartment, Lynne gets into a dispute with her neighbor Brendan after he trips over some boxes she left in the hallway. Little does Lynne know, Brendan is blind. Light no longer reaches his beautiful eyes. Brendan promptly forgives Lynne for her embarrassing blunder, and before long the seeds of love are sown in the unlikely pair.

Katie decides to set out on the road in the middle of a raging storm. While trying to find cover from the rain, something leads her in the direction of an old castle. There she finds the secluded O’Neal, whose eyes invokea sense of nostalgia in her. Though her stay proves to be eerie, she can’t help but want to know more about O’Neal. It’s as if some unknown force keeps nuedging her to get close to him. Katie decides it’s up to her to set O’Neal free from his chains, but will her feelings hold true once she sees the truth behind his torment?

In this game of love, who will win? Kristi, a popular model in New York, has come back to her hometown in Texas for the first time in five years. She is determined to end things with her husband once and for all. Kristi was always convinced that she’d failed as a wife and that leaving was the right choice. Now, as she finally sees Jason again, his smile causes butterflies to flutter in her stomach. Kristi tries desperately to control her emotions, but Jason doesn’t even seem to recognize her!

Robina is the daughter of a poor noble family, and this ball is her first and final attendance in the London Season. It's there that the handsome Lord Exmouth gives her a taste of her first dance. When the sweet music and dreamlike moment are over, he invites her to stay at his estate for the summer! This must be a serious invitation with marriage in mind! The only thing is, she's heard he still isn't over his dead wife...

The woman the playboy fell for had a sorrowful past… To escape a scandal, Gabe travels to London to stay with his cousin and suggests they trade places for a while when he sees how hard his cousin has to work to maintain his castle and estate. At the castle, Gabe meets Freddie, a woman who claims to be the manager of the place. Being a widow with a daughter to care for, she’s not at all Gabe’s usual type. Yet there’s something about Freddie’s sad past that draws his attention…

The Lord d'Arenville has good looks, almost like a Greek sculpture, but has been called the Ice Earl because of the way he treats women. Tallie, a resident tutor, is busy planning a party for him. Then, she accidentally overhears him in conversation: "What I want for my wife, is someone who has good teeth and wide enough hips for childbearing." Is that all he thinks of women? She becomes angrier still when she overhears that he thinks she'd make him a good wife!

Cam, a reporter who leaps into danger and has a reputation as a playboy, returns to Spain for the first time in six months. When he arrives at his villa with a beautiful woman in tow, a quiet widow appears in front of him. Widowed Liz, who's in charge of managing the villa's garden, isn't Cam's type, but he can't get her out of his mind. When she cries at the memory of her late husband, it shocks him. Is there even one woman who would cry for Cam? He realizes he wants a loyal partner. He'll even give up his playboy ways to win one!

“I want you to pretend to be my lover.” At the request of her lovable friend, the old millionaire Kastro, Joanna arrives in Greece to play the part of a wicked woman who deceives the elderly. Sure enough, the Kastro residence is in an uproar over the young lover the sixty-seven-year-old head of the family has brought with him. But a fated meeting awaits her there. It is with old Kastro’s son, Demetrios. Each time she is shot through with his glances of intermingling hostility and jealousy, her body and heart are shaken. But in their positions as a father’s lover and his son, they cannot possibly be drawn together…

Is there more to his kindness than just repaying his debt? Isabel is a tomboy and skilled hunter. She finds herself bewildered by the sudden reappearance of her neighbor Viscount Blackwood. The viscount was recently cleared of charges against him by notes written in Isabel’s father’s journal. Now, six years after the crime, the viscount will do anything to take care of Isabel. His smile has always made her heart race. Is there more to his kindness than just repaying a debt? Isabel is convinced that nothing will ever come between them…until the truth behind the crime forces them to rally together!

When the man she’s always loved can’t see the woman she’s become, Kristin decides to take charge of her life. Ten years her senior, Derek was Kristin’s guardian from the time she was a child. She’s loved him all along and now that she’s twenty-five, she’s decided to propose to him. She knows that he sees her as a little sister and that he still loves his late wife, but she desperately wants to put an end to her lengthy one-sided love. But Derek won’t take her seriously! Disappointed, Kristin decides to start fresh. She’ll change her appearance, display her womanly charms and enjoy a new, more exciting life.

Dominique was in the pits of despair after losing her parents, but John's kindness has helped her to heal. So she moves from England to Brazil in order to marry John, who works for an oil refinery there. However, the person who greets her at the airport is the company's president, Vincente. He seems charming and a little dangerous, and when he kisses Dominique, her heart suddenly wavers...

How could I be attracted to someone who doesn’t even know how to seduce a woman. Dane Ross is a workaholic company president, who gets demanded by his doctor to take a ten-day vacation from work. His secretary, Kathryn Collier enjoys her time without her unfriendly and boring boss, until she receives an urgent call from him, ‘help me! There are baby twins at my door!’ Shocked to hear her boss ask for help, Kathryn drops her work to run to the boss, to see him struggling with two energetic baby girls. Seeing Dane in his normal clothes covered with baby saliva and talking softly while changing diapers…this isn’t the Dane Ross she knows!

When a famous author asks magazine reporter Isobel to interview her, Isobel heads to Brazil. The moment Isobel meets the author's son-in-law, she freezes. It is Alejandro, the man she met in London three years ago, the man who disappeared suddenly after spending a night of passion with her. How could he marry another woman while she pined for him? And how did he get the unsightly scar on his face? Isobel is disturbed. It soon becomes clear that this reunion is no coincidence, and Isobel shudders with fear when she realizes his goal!

No matter what his past is, I want to be with him… Rosalyn has been living in the countryside since her father’s death. At the age of twenty-seven, Rosalyn leads a happy life, despite the occasional talk of her being a spinster. One day, she meets a handsome, well-dressed gentleman named Damien, who has just moved into the house next door and who asks her to teach his student English etiquette and manners. Rosalyn is charmed by his devilish smile and gladly accepts his offer. But then she hears the disturbing rumor that Damien was involved in a murder!

"Rent a Husband." Paula, a career woman, jumped at the headline of the newspaper ad. This was exactly the lifesaver she needed! Two years have passed since she lied to her boss about being married to mollify him and his outdated thinking. He won’t admit that single people can be successful. Her hard work has allowed her to move up the ladder, but she felt guilty every time she had to lie. Now her boss has insisted on meeting her husband at a dinner before he will promote her. This ad was her best bet to survive her predicament, so Paula immediately called. But she never would have expected the person she hired to be so attractive!

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...

Updating

He’s uncovered a shining pearl in the slums of London! English aristocrat Richard meets George in a London slum when he catches the boy stealing. Richard can tell from the boy’s accent that he doesn’t truly belong there, though. Did he run away from home or get kidnapped? Richard decides to take him back home. But after the boy is given a bath, Richard is shocked to find that George is actually a beautiful girl! She confesses that she’s on the run after being forced to marry to pay off her uncle’s debts. Richard finds himself drawn to her…but can he save her?

He fell in love the moment he walked in the door… Patrick is ready to confront Isobel, who’s having an affair with his sister’s husband. But when he meets her, she doesn’t seem like the type to go after a married man. Would his brother-in-law really cheat with such a plain, shabbily dressed woman? Could she be hiding an evil heart under her mask of innocence? And why can’t Patrick stop thinking about her?

Charlotte is about to be married to a British marquis she’s never even met before. When her father’s gambling habits caught up with him, he offered the hand of Clarice, Charlotte’s twin sister, to pay off his debt to the marquis. There’s just one problem—Clarice has gone missing! So Charlotte ends up disguising herself as her twin sister to become the infamous old lecher’s bride in her place. She can’t believe her misfortune…until she meets him face-to-face and learns he’s nothing like she’d imagined. He’s young—and shockingly handsome. But his eyes are full of contempt for Charlotte and his words are full of scorn. It’s true their marriage was born of obligation, but why is the marquis so cruel to her?

Anny has a hunch that the man she's dating is sitting in front of her about to propose. But it's no good…there's someone she just can't forget. At that moment, her cell phone rings. It's a call from her boss at the newspaper telling her that Van Carlisle, a big shot in the business world known for his aversion to the media, has demanded an interview with her! Anny's heart is hit by a violent wave. She met Van as a child, they fell deeply in love with each other and then broke up. He's still the man she loves most in all the world. And now he wants to see her again. But why?

Three years ago, Natalie was treated like a child and dumped by Christo, a handsome lawyer, when she was working as a clerk at his law firm. She's grown up since first becoming infatuated with his kisses, and she thought she'd gotten over him—but now they're working together, and the two of them find themselves sharing a bed again. Just when Natalie is balking at the fact that the only requirement of their temporary relationship is that they won't ever get married, Christo makes a cruel request... He wants her to pretend to be his fiancée to please his dying grandmother.