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"Use that tongue for me." Food columnist Kim Jiho was asked for a favor by the popular novelist Lee Inwoo. Although he refused Lee Inwoo's harsh attitude, he continued to be bothered by the pain he felt upon hearing the other's words that he is unable to taste anything... Is it because he can't reveal his secret of being gay to his own conservative father? Or is it because he can't help but be drawn to Inwoo...?

“I was reborn…and I want to die again.” Despite choosing to die in her previous life, our protagonist is reborn as Selena, the short-lived villainess from a novel. The character Selena was written to be so villainous she spends her final moments isolated in a dungeon. But our reincarnated protagonist has no will to live anyway, so she might as well jump (again) and save Selena from her predetermined miserable fate. But when Selena’s family and a knight prevent her from dying, what can she do…?

After being reborn as Ariel Ellifritiz, a side character destined to become Crown Prince Eisa’s fiancée, I was determined to enjoy my new life as a rich, pretty, and strong noblewoman. But as fate would have it, I somehow end up saving the young Prince Siegfried, the male lead and the crown prince’s rival, as he’s fleeing from Eisa’s men. Getting involved with Siegfried or his battle for the throne is the last thing I want, but what’s a girl to do when the male lead won’t let her be?

Lucia is an ordinary girl...except for the fact that she is actually Princess Vivian Hesse, who can predict her future through her dreams. Those dreams tell her that what inevitably waits her is a nightmarish marriage with a horrible man. Lucia’s only hope at changing this future is Hugo Taran, the nation’s dreaded “Black Lion of the Battlefield.” Desperate to escape the fate that awaits her, Lucia decides to strike an unconventional deal with Hugo. Little does she know that this deal could bring her and Hugo together in more ways than one…

I became the fiancée of the tyrant male lead. A character who becomes a villainess because of her obsession with the beautiful tyrant. It goes without saying that in the end she gets killed by the tyrant. Nevertheless, this was just in the nick of time before the original story began. After diligently performing a dozen or so actions that would cause me to get dumped by him, I succeeded in developing a healthy friendship with the tyrant ㅡ who was not as bad as I had thought. “How was it?” So, after he had seen the female lead for the first time, I asked him. “Mm?” “I’m talking about Lady Diel, Your Majesty.” He tilted his head slightly. Aw, come on, don’t pretend you aren’t interested. It was written that you had fallen in love with her at first sight, y’know? I saw it all, y’know? Fufu. I laughed and poked his arm with my finger. “Say, if you happen to find someone you particularly like, please let me know.” “Why? So you can kill her?” Sheesh. Do you think I’m like you? I gave him a meaningful smile and answered him. “Well, so I can judge the right time to break off our engagement andㅡ” “Lady.” The smile on his face disappeared in an instant. His blazing eyes made me somehow speechless. He stared fixedly at me before letting out a slightly husky chuckle. Then, in a subdued voice, he said, “Don’t make such jokes.” The touch of his hand gently brushing off the strand of hair on my cheek was very secretive. “Or else what would you do if I went crazy?” ...And why would you go crazy over there? Since we were friends now, I was thinking about breaking off our marriage engagement and giving you some dating counseling. But there was something rather odd with the tyrant. You… didn’t you hate me?

Mia Evelan has never left the tiny room where her aunt and uncle keep her locked up. Then one night, she has a series of dreams that show her the future, and learns that her true father could be a demonic grand duke. Knowing this, Mia plans to escape her room and ask the grand duke for child support so she can strike out on her own. But once they've met, her father isn't intent on letting her go so easily! Should Mia choose a life of independence or one with her newly found demon family?

After experiencing the tragic death of her family in her previous life, Mo Jiaojiao has been reborn back into her 3 y/o self! This life, she decides to enter the palace earlier to save Mo Yuan State, but never would have thought her papa was a cruel tyrant. he not only forced her to learn etiquette, but also kills without reason... After, Mo Jiaojiao becomes the little princess most doted on, and even connects with that hostage from the enemy state. The tyrant can only angrily warn: all of you scram! jiaojiao is a treasure that belongs only to me!

She was possessed as a villain in a novel in which she was miserably executed. I’ve tried everything to avoid the death flags, but in the end, only death surfaced. On the day of the third regression, I made up my mind. Let’s just live! “I’ll die if I live like this, and I’ll be killed if I live like that!” But was it because it had come too far from the original? The main characters’ interest in the original Female Lead seems to be directed at me somehow…?

Being reincarnated in a cultivation world, Han Jue realizes that he can live his life like a video game. He con reroll his cultivation potential and connate providence. In pursuit of longevity, Han Jue decides to cultivate in a low-profile manner. A thousand years later, generations of cultivators have become history. That is when the immortals start cleansing the mortal world. Han Jue can no longer hide and must do something about it. Then he realizes, immortals aren't that powerful after all...

In the spicy novel "The Cursed Crown Prince," Prince Frederick is struck with a curse that causes him to switch bodies with any woman he spends the night with. This brings misfortune to the Chandler family, who is unfairly executed for treason when the royal physician, Cedric Chandler, fails to cure the prince. So the heroine knows she's in trouble when she wakes up as Irenia, the daughter of the Chandler family. Luckily, she also knows about the magic potion that can lift the curse, and seduces the cold Frederick to switch bodies with him. Once she feeds him the potion and gets her body back, "Irenia" thinks her problems are solved for good. But not long after she bids the prince goodbye, the two start switching bodies again at random times! And the only way for them to switch back is to spend the night with each other...

Reborn into a fantasy novel as a wicked character fated to meet an early demise, Minjoo - now Dahlia Margaret - has a lot on her plate right from the start. But at least she’s now free of her vicious high school bully, Sooyeon. Or is she? When Dahlia meets Flore, her estranged sister and the protagonist of the novel, she is shocked to find that the girl bears a suspicious resemblance to the classmate who tormented her. Now, driven by the desire to save her own life and also get revenge, Dahlia needs to make a powerful ally, and she has her eye on a handsome royal who just might be perfect for the job. However, a deal with this mysterious man might mean more than she bargained for...

Rinha, Korea's most beloved actress, gets into an accident while on set. When she regains consciousness, she realizes she has traveled to the Kingdom of Iklein and meets the northern duke Calcion, who saves her from a demonic beast. Calcion asks her to be his fake lover so she can get into socialite and discover the conspiracy happening in his castle.

The cruel chains of destiny threaten to condemn Louise to a life of slavery. Benjamin, an evil man obsessed with her mother even after her tragic death, takes Louise into his custody, intent on marrying her. Louise tries to escape this horrid fate and awakens eight years in the past. She’s set on making things right but is unable to stop tragedy once again. Determined to not give up, Louise embarks on a journey to find her father. What discoveries await her in this fight for freedom? Will her father be the key to her happiness... or her demise?

Elena Sorte is your average carefree noble lady. That is, until she finds out doomsday is on the horizon and the only person who can prevent it is Duke Kyffin Mayhart’s yet-unborn child. Resolving to take matters into her own hands, Elena marries Kyffin — the notorious “monster duke” — to ensure the birth of humanity’s savior. There’s just one problem: Her new husband is dead set on not laying a finger on her! Will Elena be able to tear down Kyffin’s ironclad defenses before it's too late…?

Night after night, a mysterious woman runs through Yoongun’s dreams. So when he happens to catch a glimpse of her in the flesh, he devises an intricate plan to lure her into his arms, determined to bring his subconscious fantasies to life. In a twist of fate, Kyu-young is searching for a way to nurse her broken heart when Yoongun makes his timely entrance. Seizing the opportunity, Yoongun proposes a tempting solution to Kyu-young’s heartache. He suggests becoming her rebound, a tool for revenge against her unfaithful ex-fiancé. Seduced by this irresistible offer, Kyu-young’s life takes an unexpected turn. Will he be her unwitting destroyer or an unexpected savior?

After breaking up with an irredeemable trash of an ex-boyfriend, the only thing Hyemin is lacking is sex. Normally, she wouldn't even look at a dating app, but the younger guy she met there brought a friend to their meeting place. "'Is it okay if we do it with the three of us, noona?' "Isn't that only possible in videos? ...I don't know, let's just go for it like I've won the lottery!"

A dilapidated mansion sits on the outskirts of Seoul. Among its residents are frauds, murderers, and psychopaths, all seeking refuge in the only place that will accept them. But not every resident of the run-down manor has come here by choice. Kim Sungkyung operates a minimart so that he can afford to take care of his parents, who have come down with a malignant disease. Having been born inside the four walls of the mansion, a life of depravity and deprivation is all he knows. The sole thing that gets him through is his obsession with the building’s manager, Kwon Cheong-rim: a cruel and calculating figure seemingly only interested in the preservation of his own wealth and power. So when the enigmatic pretty boy begins to hint at a sort of faint interest in Sungkyung, the latter's obsession begins to grow as a single question echoes ceaselessly throughout his mind: “Why...?”

I've become a single father! 24-year-old Juwon Lee works part-time at a convenience store and lives alone in his small apartment. One day his uncle passes away and leaves behind a 4-year-old daughter, the cute little Yeondu. Instead of letting her be sent to an orphanage, Juwon steps up and decides to be her new guardian.

Princess Leah wrote a suicide note ahead of her wedding. It was because she was certain that she would die after the wedding night; a miserable end of a princess who devoted her life to the country and to the royal family. But before giving up her life, Leah planned her last revenge to the family, one that would surely leave them in ruins even after she became a cold corpse. She would bring them shame by being a non-virgin bride. “Why did you throw away your first experience? Don’t you just want to run away?” “I… I want to die.” Leah impulsively confided to the man she slept with for one night

Amelie Bourbon is a witch, destined to die at the hands of her lover, the ruthless tyrant Serwin Hennessia. So when ordinary office worker Lee Suyeon is reborn as Amelie, she vows to change the ill-fated story. The problem is the “calamity” sealed inside Serwin’s body, which threatens to ruin him and the entire world, can only be calmed when he is near Amelie. As she grows closer to Serwin, Amelie must hone her magic to subdue his violent impulses, but can she defeat calamity once and for all?

[Mature Audiences Only] For eleven years, Sayeh has resided in the sultan’s harem, staying out of sight and doing her best to avoid attracting any attention. All that changes when one night, she happens across the sultan’s path and is called to his bedchamber… But just when all seems lost for Sayeh, news of a sudden revolt by the ninth prince, Kainer, rocks the palace. Under Kainer’s rule, all the other women are set free from the harem, and Sayeh hopes that her freedom may finally be within reach as well. Instead, the newly crowned sultan pays her a personal visit, expressing feelings for Sayeh that she never could've imagined. But does Kainer’s love offer her salvation or ruin…?

After losing her parents, Laria Losstree is saddled with a mountain of bills. Enter the archvillain, Duke Icardes, who agrees to pay off her debt, but only if she’ll marry his son, Evan. Cool and distant, he’s not exactly ideal husband material, but that’s okay, since Laria plans to secretly stash his money, then bounce! But when the duke starts acting suspiciously nice to her, Laria begins to wonder if he's on to her plan, and a battle of wits between archvillain and daughter-in-law begins!

Hyunwook is a coward when it comes to his longtime crush Heesun, who suddenly announces that she’s getting married. He helps her plan her wedding at a restaurant called Secondo Piatto. There he meets Wonyoung, an old friend of Heesun’s fiancée. But why is Wonyoung crying on the day of the wedding?

[Mature Audiences Only] Hyeon is a talented young artist living in the Big Apple, though you'd never know it if you saw him cleaning hotel rooms or bussing tables at one of his many jobs. But despite his best efforts to keep his head down, trouble finds him when an invaluable item disappears from an important guest's room during one of his housekeeping shifts. Hyeon is then whisked into the depths of Room 605 where he meets Luwan, one of several people in a mysterious organization desperate to retrieve the missing item. While Hyeon is initially unable to contribute much to the search, Luwan finds himself drawn in by the young man's naïveté and wanting to give the sheltered artist a taste of the glamorous life. And as their encounters become more regular, Hyeon begins to see the roguishly charming Luwan as a muse.

A madman with a tragic childhood and a disease that brings on insanity, destined to fall obsessively in love with the saintess of the holy nation… This was the male lead of the melodramatic novel I wrote. He is also the very person who kills Laria Sherwood, the villainess I possessed, and whom I must stay away from to survive… or so I thought, until I saw the terrible reality I created. I suppose, as the author, it wouldn’t hurt to teach him how to love, then leave right when the female lead appears, right? But will it be as easy as I thought?

[Mature Audiences Only] In order to save her ill father, Yoo Yeonwoo makes a dangerous deal to deceive the members of the esteemed Taeseong Group. Her task is to pretend to be her estranged twin sister, who disappeared just before her marriage to Taeseong’s youngest son, Cha Kitae. Yeonwoo only needs to keep up the act for six months, but in the fifth month, she is found out at the worst time possible: right after refusing to get intimate with her sister’s man. When asked for forgiveness, Kitae offers her a simple solution. “Just make it up to me with your body, Yeonwoo.”

Ophelia became part of the Duke’s Family through her mom’s divorce. However, her mother and stepfather died in a carriage accident. Late at night, at the end of the funeral, Ophelia was unable to escape from the duchy because of her stepbrother, Alexander. The two slowly grew closer and became attracted to one another, but one day, an investigator comes in to say some shocking things...

Mint, the most miserable girl in the orphanage. Everyday she received all kinds of abuses and she suffered through it, but one day a gentleman appeared in the orphanage and said, "I'll take this child." The man that became the supporter of Mint, is a great aristocrat of Elkedonia…. ‘Is it okay for me to stay here?’ Mint who was an orphan girl turned to a little princess ... Healing & Growth Romance!

Seven years ago, Kanna was thrown into the body of a Korean girl named Joohwa. She had everything in her new life—a loving family, a great boyfriend, a hard-won medical license, even her own clinic! But that all changes when she's suddenly swapped back one day. Just as she's been in Joohwa's body, Joohwa has been in hers... and she's left Kanna's life a mess! First things first, she's going to divorce her cold husband, Duke Silvian Valentino. After that? Revenge on everyone who's wronged her.

Betrayed and executed by her pupil, magician Hela Sylopia is reborn as the neglected infant granddaughter of a rivaling nation’s duke. To make matters worse, her family doesn’t remember her name, and the maids don’t care what happens to her! But when she discovers that having her pacifier in her mouth can expand her mind, Hela uses that to her advantage to survive, get rid of those who stand in her way, and start plotting her revenge. Will Hela succeed, or will she wish she’d never been reborn?

After food critic Jiho’s first meeting with novelist Inwoo ends in disappointment, he vows never to work with him. That is until Inwoo offers to buy him dinner. It’s then that he learns that Inwoo is unable to experience one of life’s basic joys – taste – and needs someone to describe flavors to him for his next novel. The more they meet, the more Jiho finds himself being drawn to Inwoo... but why? Is it because he too harbors a secret of his own?

All members of the Ascania imperial family are cursed to die at the hands of a loved one, a curse only broken by the birth of a girl into the bloodline. So when a young slave girl with the telltale, color-changing Ascania eyes is discovered, she’s declared Princess Chloe, the little sister of the three princes. She’s excited to finally have a family, but her new brothers seem a bit strange… They’ve always had to be cold and unfeeling for their own protection, but will Chloe’s arrival plant the seed of change in their hearts?

At his uncle’s funeral, Jeonghan is reunited with Iljo, a man he hasn’t seen in years. It turns out Iljo’s struggling to stay afloat. Stirred by pity and charitable impulse, Jeonghan invites Iljo to move in with him. The problem is that Iljo catches feelings like a match to fuel. To top it off, Jeonghan isn’t keen on dating him, but somehow, he’s a pro at accidentally making things a lot messier for everyone involved. Is this a love story in the making, or a disaster waiting to happen?

Trapped in the gaming world of Elix, Sehyun’s once mode of solace is now his prison. Here, one must conquer empires or be conquered. What’s more, dying in-game means dying in real life. Stuck in a perilous reality, Sehyun must save his empire while facing the effects of his corrupt past. To do so, he must regain the trust of his Grand Duke, Ruhak. But since he has so much resentment toward Sehyun, the only way to appease Ruhak is to succumb to his needs, no matter how immoral or carnal they are.

Right after passing the bar exam, she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her with another woman. Her grandmother is in poor health, barely clinging to life, and she lives in a rundown neighbourhood with wanted posters plastered everywhere. Amid fears of being left all alone as life beats her down, Yeonwoo miraculously meets a man. He’s like a great white shark, a man who once forgave her debts—Baek Sang-eon, an executive director. “Miss Yeonwoo, how about you repay the favour now?” “…Are you hurt?” “A bit?” After impulsively bringing the injured man home, she wonders if it’s no coincidence she feels less lonely. Instead of accepting Baek Sang-eon’s offer to pay her back under the guise of owing him, Yeonwoo starts boldly provoking him. “I don’t think you’re the type to hit a pretty girl.” “Are you saying, I called you pretty?” “You haven’t taken your eyes off me since I walked in. You were staring so intensely, it was almost burning.” She hasn’t even thought about what consequences this might bring.

For 10 years, magical prodigy Desir and his party have been battling inside the mysterious Shadow Labyrinth—and against the end of the world. Much of humanity has already perished and just as Desir is about to be killed, he's sent back 13 years into the past. Despite knowing the cursed future that lies ahead, Desir steels his resolve as he sees an opportunity to train his friends and better prepare to face Armageddon together, without losing the ones they love!

My name is Rosaria von Valencia, but I didn't always have this name. According to a book I read, I'm supposed to be murdered in place of the saint, Cordelia, just because I look like her. I decided to run away to avoid ever meeting my future killer, Duke Valencia, but ended up running into him as he was on the brink of death. After I saved him in the hopes of being spared, he adopted me as his daughter! Now that my new dad's spoiling me with love, does this mean I'll get to live until the end?

I was a normal grad student until I woke up in a world right out of a novel I wrote as a teen. But danger’s on the horizon—the character I became was originally destined to die AND people are out to get me! Even though this character’s past was full of villainy, I’m using my insider knowledge to survive the flame of the Azure Ring, settle debts, and make things right for the House of Latia! Can I earn the trust of the hero and get ahead in this world? Are there secrets that even I don’t know?

Joshua Sanders, the legendary spearman who ended the brutal civil war, shattered the belief that one must wield a sword to be a master knight. He fought in the service of his friend, Emperor Caesar Van Briton, but it is all for naught when his fearful comrades try to kill him. He’s on the brink of death when his trusty weapon, Lukia, shines and propels him back to the stables of his childhood. With his mighty spear in hand, Joshua is dead set on revenge in this life!

Princess Carnephelia was unloved and neglected until she met Helis, her first love. However, under the evil plots of her stepbrother Prince lanfried, she ended up destroying the only boy she ever loved. Devastated by what she had done, the princess swears revenge... even if it entails her life being cursed for eternity.

Naturally charming, Irene attracts women like a magnet, even when she doesn't mean to. Enter her best friend, Claudia, who refuses to marry any of her three suitors because of her affection for Irene. As a result, these powerful and mentally unstable men declare Irene as their rival in love and threaten her life. She knows none of them deserve to be with Claudia, but she doesn’t want to die! To save both her friend and herself, Irene must prove she's their ultimate rival, but will she succeed?

Jing Qiao (Claire) and Le Yan Shen (Anson) vowed to each other during their wedding. Under the fake appearance of a perfect marriage was roaring waves. During their wedding night, Jing Qiao had flashbacks while suffering under Yan Shen's humiliation and torture. A sinking accident forever marked her as a murderer. His arrival only pushed her further into the depths of hell. "Jing Qiao (Claire), you can't escape this!" "Le Yan Shen (Anson), I don't owe you anything. It's time for us to part!"

After dying at the hands of her backstabbing superior, money-grubbing Judith learned the hard way that bounty is never worth bloodshed. When she somehow finds herself alive and well, six years prior to her death, she decides to use her second chance at life to abandon her greed and become a genuine knight. She begins by accepting Captain Kaillou Lewalmeigh’s offer to join the honorable Order of Red Knights. Will Judith be able to redeem herself by overcoming the wrongdoings of her past?

Yue Zhi-Shi and Song-Yu are not blood related brothers, Yue Zhi-Shi, who was fostered by the Song family since childhood, loves to cling to his older brother, Song Yu, who is three years older than him. However, Song Yu always deliberately maintains a distance. Song Yu, the brother who pretends to be indifferent, and Yue Zhi-Shi, the brother who is a clingy little puppy. But what others don't know is that he understands his own heart, he choose to exercise self-control and maintain a distance because… Yue Zhi-Shi is Song-Yu’s only allergen.

Antonia Serhii lost her voice after her parents’ death. Left with the Serhii countship as a defenseless young child, she endured cruel manipulation and abuse from her covetous uncle, his staff, and later, her violent husband. But when Antonia gets a chance to redo her childhood, she’ll stop at nothing to wreak vengeance upon her abusers! Armed with her memories and her new cunning nature, she swears to delete them from her life, one by one. But will Antonia succeed, or will her dismal past repeat itself?

Setia accepts the marriage contract offer from Miere Lunaria, a rich but dim-witted bachelor, only because she needs the money to get out of her family's debt. Only a month into their marriage, Miere goes missing and is presumed dead. Three years later, Setia is shocked when her "dead" husband returns as a hero. Their marriage contract is about to expire, but Miere has no intention of letting Setia go. You see. there's more to Miere than meets the eye... and he's not the half-wit that everyone thinks he is.

Written as the villainess, Ilyana Glayne finds a noble boy named Magnus and tames him, causing him to lose his identity and become her submissive “beast.” While reading this story, a fan emails the author to inquire about the plot. When she wakes up the next morning, she finds she has become Ilyana herself! Disgusted by Ilyana’s actions, she vows to free Magnus from his beastly existence. But when Magnus steals a kiss from her, Ilyana realizes she may have changed the plot more than she wanted!