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Nico Sorano is in the dictionary under "free-spirited"...which makes her an instant celebrity at her art university. But one professor, the career making-or-breaking Kageiwa-sensei, has only a limited tolerance for her aggressively good-natured optimism. Unsurprisingly, Nico isn't fazed...it just means she's going to have to make her own way to stardom, with the help of her friend Mitsuki and the inscrutable, notorious Soichiro Togo. No matter what, it'll be an interesting college debut!

Samantha, a cleaner in an office building, is taken aback when the owner of the building asks her one day if she had seen a note in the president’s office. Sam, realizing she accidentally lost it, apologizes. She has been trying to raise the money she needs to pay for her mother’s gravesite, and she can’t afford to lose this job. Luckily for her, the owner is willing to forgive her. And although his forgiveness comes with some strings attached, his offer seems too good to be true. Can Samantha trust him? And what choice does she have anyway?

The man Alice saw when she opened the door made her gasp. On that unforgettable snowy night three years ago, she met a man who changed her life at the hotel where she took shelter. Alice had been in despair that night. Under normal circumstances, she never would have slept with a man she met in the lobby. After drowning in such richness the like of which she'd never tasted before, she disappeared without a word. She thought they would never meet again... But when they do, he looks down on her with clear disdain!

All Selina Thorn wanted was to get to know her father. Assuming the worst of him, she applied to be his secretary. But as soon as Selina got to know him, she realized he was a great man and decided to stay by his side. But her father’s nephew keeps getting in the way of her budding relationship with her father. Piers assumes she’s only out to seduce him, and he’s determined to protect his uncle. And just maybe he wants Selina for himself! As Piers tries to resist his desires for Selina, will she be able to keep the secret of her birth?

Claudia March accepts a governess job and packs up her London life to move to a small town in Brazil. She's excited for the change, the peaceful atmosphere and the chance to teach little Rebecca. But Rebecca's father, Saul, is a problem all on his own. In the shadow of his deceased wife, Saul and Rebecca's relationship has been strained and stressful, and it's up to Claudia to bring understanding and love back into their family.

When a man is discovered frozen in the Arctic ice, where he’s been for the past fifty-six years, Diana, an agent for the top-secret organization Omega, is tasked with reviving him. His heart suddenly begins beating again, but for him, this is the future and he has no family or friends left. While guiding bewildered Charles through the twenty-first century, Diana’s heart is won over by his passion and candor. But how could things ever work out between a rational scientist like her and an old-fashioned, hot-blooded man like him? Yet, even though he’s old-school when it comes to gender issues, when he takes Diana in his strong arms and kisses her, Diana’s heart and body catch fire!

Why did I fall for this devilish man? Barbara needs to stop her father. He’s about to incite a protest against new factory owner Joseph, who’s known as a merciless businessman, and she’s worried the protesters may be thrown into jail. As soon as she gets to the site of the new factory, the crowd of people almost pushes her to the ground, but Joseph saves her from out of nowhere. Despite his reputation, he captures her heart in a matter of seconds. But is he just using her to get what he wants?

My father of my baby...is a multimillionaire CEO? “The father of your child is Trent Crosby.” Rebecca is shocked when the doctor tells her this. She had been artificially inseminated with sperm from a donor, and the sperm should have come from a middle-class man she didn’t know. There was a mix-up and she ended up pregnant with the child of a multimillionaire CEO instead! But since his sperm was in the sperm bank, that means that he wanted a child as well, right? Rebecca goes to tell Trent that she doesn’t intend to share custody of the baby, but then he gives her a shocking proposition!

Fergus is gloomily tipping back drinks in a nightclub when an exceptionally beautiful woman with black hair and blue eyes appears. Her name is Chloe. Somehow, she knows he's a popular writer and she begins tossing questions at him. Is she a fan? Or a reporter? Fergus is suspicious at first, but after the alcohol sets in... The next morning, he wakes up in bed next to Chloe. He slept with a total knockout but doesn't remember a thing!

Juliet, an antiques appraiser, meets her client Grant Remington, a prominent Baltimore millionaire, and immediately falls in love with him. A century ago, his ancestor toyed with and then dumped Juliet’s ancestor. The families have been feuding ever since. At first, Grant seems unaware of her background. But Juliet’s cousin Larry sees a chance to strike a blow to the Remingtons. He gives Juliet a secret mission. What is she to do? Should she trust her family or her heart?

oe Hanazawa has always been tall and masculine. Because of this, she was teased when she tried to dress more feminine. Now Moe works as a store clerk in a popular Men's Café where she is dressed like a man and has to greet woman customers. This work allows her to make the most of her strengths! But besides that, there is another problem! all her friends are now married or have already given birth and are living their lives to the fullest. Does Moe's current life really suit her?

A mysterious love affair involving rare and valuable roses… When Savannah lost her parents in an accident six years ago, her brother ran off with the entire inheritance. Ever since, she and her other brother have worked night and day to keep the family ranch going, including selling flowers to help make ends meet. Savannah becomes intrigued by the ghost town of Bitter End once she finds out there are special roses growing there. But her brother warns her to stay away from the haunted place. One day, she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker who seems very knowledgeable about these roses. His looks aren’t half-bad, either!

Judith is a single mother caring for her disabled son. One day, when she’s already jobless and nearly broke, her son gets injured. Unsure of what to do next, she pays a visit to Dr. Hugh, an osteopathic, who is much younger and handsomer than she imagined. Revealing her pitiful situation to such a perfect person is deathly embarrassing for her. However…his response to her desperate request to treat her son, despite her inability to pay, is the exact opposite of what she expects. Not only does he accept, but he hires her as his receptionist, as well! Judith is thrilled about her fortune. But little does she know, it is the beginning of another kind of

What’s waiting for her as she chases the con man? Angel is astonished by a chance meeting at a lakeside hotel. What is Hugo, the con artist who stole her cousin’s heart and money, doing in a place like this? Angel follows him in her car but is soon stranded by a storm at his manor. She is flustered, but he kisses her and asks if she’s come to seduce him. Angel has always been a good girl, but she finds herself quickly changing under the spell of this sexy, cunning man!

Affection, betrayal, desperation-love between grown-ups is never a rational thing. --- Sayaka, age 35, has lived with the perfect husband for ten years. Perfect, that is, except for his disinterest in raising a child—she wants one badly, but just can’t come clean to him about it. Instead she unloads her frustrations on her younger friend Rui at their favorite bar. They trust each other enough to talk about almost anything—but Rui has a secret she can’t even let Sayaka know about!

From Antisense Scanslations: Lady Grey and Lize have known each other since childhood. Lately, Lady Grey has started to feel things have gone stale between them. Wishing to feel excited and extravagant in a relationship she wakes up to a blessing ... or is it a curse?

Twelve months of marriage, no feelings involved… Lydia is in Miami for a hotel resort renovation job when a figure from her past suddenly walks through the door. A year ago, Lydia met Ian McNeill in Tahiti and fell passionately in love with him. However, when she found out he had a profile on a matchmaking site, she abruptly ended their relationship. Reappearing in front of her now, Ian has a wild request for her: "Will you be my wife for the next twelve months?"

You were my first love and my first kiss… I want to give you everything. After a tragic carriage accident, Iain retreated from society for four years. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Julia grew into a beautiful young lady of the aristocracy. Just seeing her again makes Iain’s heart pound! After narrowly surviving the accident, Iain lost both his smile and the zest he once had for life. But when the two of them kiss under the mistletoe, Julia feels all the passion that he’d been hiding… That kiss set her heart on fire! She’ll do anything to keep from losing him again.

Gentle in demeanor yet fiercely independent and competent, Songa is a top assistant brand manager at Klar Cosmetics who gets things done with a smile. Thriving in life, she is suddenly caught off guard by her charming junior colleague’s enigmatic warning, “Don’t put on that lipstick.” Then an unexpected revelation changes everything.

In sixteenth-century England, Lady Margaret was just eleven when her father died. He designated Christopher, a pirate, as her guardian, and decreed in his will that they were to marry. But Margaret, still young, was scared of Christopher, so he kept his distance. They lived a marriage in name only for years, which was never a problem for Margaret before. But now that she’s eighteen, she desperately wants to consummate their marriage! Unfortunately, even though she’s grown up, Christopher doesn’t feel the same way…

I want to be loved by you until the time when the truth must come out. CEO of an IT company, Ian is suddenly designated to inherit a mansion and company from a father he has been estranged from since he was a small child. He meets Emma, his father's exclusive designer and alleged mistress, and Ian is drawn to her beauty and kindness. But she appears to be hiding something...?

At Reina's best friend's wedding, she meets the rich, handsome Lucian and spends a single night of passion with him. When she awakens in a dreamy state if mind, he's already gone. after she discovers she's crying his child, Reina tried to call him, but he doesn't even tenement her name. some time later they meet again, but the continued to behave like a shallow Playboy, seeming not even to notice her.

Miranda will never forgive Callum Ironstone! For the past three years, she has despised Callum, who drove her father to commit suicide after accusing him of misappropriation of company funds. Yet now he wants to hire Miranda as a cook for his party. Why did he ask her this, if he knows that she hates him? Further perplexing Miranda is the way he looks at her, as if he hungers for her deeply. Now she must decide how far she will go for her work…and how far she’ll go with this man!

When I opened my eyes after a fire, I became a side character in a novel. What am I to do now?Get closer to the heroine? No.Get closer to the male lead? No.I’m going to live a long and simple life!I’ve lived peacefully outside the Emperor’s castle for 3 years. I thought I would be free as long as the novel ended happily as it should.“Who’s th-…”“Servant.”Huh?“I’ll listen to your every command.”“H-Huh?”“If I listen to whatever you say, can we live together?”The servant who came into my easy life.I live a happy life with him. Sometimes he’s a kind servant, and other times, a dear friend…The problem is, I can’t seem to take my eyes off him when he smiles saucily and flirtatiously with those red eyes….Is it because of my feelings?The 30th concubine, Lydia, whose goal is to live a long and simple life and the suspicious servant begin a strange relationship as they start living together.

What’s the dastardly rogue who kidnapped Clio’s sister years ago in the desert country of Barakat doing at Love Lake? Her sister is safe and sound?and married to a prince!?but Clio still can’t forgive this man for what he did in the past. Now she has to be the tour guide even though he’s on a mission that must be kept secret from her. Will Clio keep the love growing inside her a secret, as well?

The magic of the masquerade ball leads her to a destiny she could never have imagined… Prior to her impending arranged marriage to a grand duke, Allegra goes to a masquerade ball. She figures it’ll be the last party she attends as an unmarried woman and is eager to let herself go. Then a man dressed up as the God of Death appears before her. The attraction between them is undeniable, and before Allegra can stop to think through the consequences, she loses her virginity to the masked stranger. A few weeks later, she discovers that she’s pregnant and is shocked to find out the identity of the mysterious man. It was Cristian Acosta, her brother’s best friend…and the man who caused her to have an inferiority complex. She can’t believe that the arrogant Spanish duke is the father of her child…

Isabella keeps her family’s restaurant afloat with a secret ingredient—basil that she picks from the bank of a river on Prince Maximilliano’s property. Max never leaves his estate, and the rumor in town is that he’s some kind of monster. The prince saves Isabella when she slips and falls into the river, and she witnesses firsthand his kindness as well as the grief and guilt he carries from his wife’s death. Isabella makes it her mission to pull Max out of his reclusive grief and back into the town he is meant to protect. Falling in love with him wasn’t part of her plan, though…especially since Max has vowed to never allow himself happiness again.

30-year-olds Eri Mikoshiba and Masayuki Mikoshiba are a childless married couple of 5 years. One day, her husband suddenly asks her, “Would you like to have a child together?” unable to answer him promptly. One day, something falls out of her husband’s bag, and…

At the funeral of her husband, who died in an accident, Savannah was cruelly jeered at by her husband’s family for being an unfaithful wife. Determined to leave, Savannah is suddenly confronted by Leiandros! He is the head of the family and her late husband’s cousin. He joins the fray, throwing contemptuous and humiliating words at her. She’s especially shocked by Leiandros’s callousness—after all, he hasn’t always been so unfeeling where she is concerned…

Everything is cloaked in mystery in *The Theif Princess*. In reality, she is Lucian, the princess of the kingdom. With her wedding to the betrothed Hebron drawing near, Lucian concocts a daring plan to sabotage the ceremony and flee. Under the cover of night, she sneaks into the prince's chambers while he sleeps. But after unknowingly ingesting a strange potion, Hebron captures her. Convinced the events are nothing more than a dream, Hebron kisses Lucian... Can Lucian truly steal what is most precious to him?

Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella of San Rimini has a daunting task at hand: she needs to set up a museum event to show off artifacts for San Rimini's one-thousandth anniversary, and the elusive Nick Black is the man for the job. What secret does Nick hide from the world, and what does it have to do with the ancient folktale about a cursed knight who must atone for his sins? Is Nick saving Isabella's event, or is she saving his soul?

A coda to the OVA and novel of the same name, this six-chapter manga gives us a deeper glimpse into the back-stories of Rei Fukai, James Bukhar, Tomahawk John, and other members of the F.A.F.However, some of the details about the characters' pasts and relationships appear to deviate from the sequence of events as seen in the anime. Therefore, this manga should only be read after having first watched the anime or read the novel, and treated as an alternate story of sorts.

His sweet gaze penetrated my boyish exterior as if he were searching for the truth... In order to uncover the truth behind the death of her uncle, Lady Georgiana dresses up as a boy and heads to London. While chasing after one of the suspects, Viscount Fincham, she finds him being assaulted by strangers. In that moment, without thinking, Georgiana steps in to his rescue. The viscount, captivated by the beautiful eyes of the young boy who came to his rescue, soon realizes that Georgiana is actually a young woman from a commoner family. Unable to contain his curiosity, he gives her a proposition. "Would you work by my side as my personal aid?"

Hana meets a good-looking guy at the train station, then happens to meet him again at a blind date. However, despite his indifferent attitude, Hana discovers that he just might be the person she's been talking to online for the past five years! This is a romantic comedy about a girl who really, really loves the chase and a tsundere boy in glasses. [OneGarbageGal]

True love is the only way to reverse the curse of the ring. As long as the two rings remain apart, the Covellis will struggle to find love. This is the curse of the ring that has been passed down for generations. Rafe Covelli inherited his late father’s construction company and he worked hard to rebuild it. One day, he received a request for a renovation from a woman named Shelby, who had bought the town’s historic manor. Rafe decided to give her a hand even though she couldn’t afford to pay him in full. But Shelby didn’t trust Rafe’s kindness and kept turning down his offer. Will Rafe ever be able to open up the heart of this woman who was abandoned by her parents?

Jo Shinu, Oppa's friend, whose face was exactly her type, was a third-generation chaebol with good looks and capability. Yet, he was a dangerous man who ruined women's lives with his nasty temper, two broken engagements, and endless scandals. He was, literally, a bastard. At the wedding of her long-time crush, Yuju ran into Jo Shinu, soaked from the uncooperative weather. As usual, he led her to the guest room with an unfriendly attitude. After a few sips of wine to kill time, Yuju, hazy from the alcohol, looked at Jo Shinu and realized he truly had a face that could charm anyone. "Oppa, sleep with me." The next morning, she woke up in bed with him... Wait, I'm in bed with Oppa's friend?! "Lee Yuju, I'm terribly curious." "The reason you slept with me and ran away." A one-night stand with Oppa's old friend... a bad man who ruins women's lives. I slept with him and ran away?!

Nellie has had a crush on her coworker Kent ever since she started working at the company. But Kent thinks of her as a little sister. While Nellie secretly hopes that her feelings will be reciprocated, she learns that he’s being promoted to a spot at the international branch of the company. In a mere two weeks, no less! Having spent a year unable to attract Kent’s attention, Nellie decides to do away with her introverted self and formulate a last-ditch plan to marry her dreamboat!

A pretend marriage, an arrogant major, and being pursued no matter where you are! Gina McMahon, an orphaned countess, is forced into an unwanted marriage with Lord Bacchus, with whom her uncle owes a giant debt to. In order to counter this fate, she tries to run away to London. While being pursued, she was saved by Major Pierce Eden, who is equal parts arrogant and attractive.

At her friend's request, Rosalind goes to a high rollers' casino dressed like a working girl. Unable to handle being objectified by the men there, she runs away before the night is over. As Rosalind walks along the street at night, without any money for taxi fare, the Spaniard who coldly regarded her for being involved with those men offers her a ride home in his luxury car. “I would never accept a ride from a man who disdains me.” At first Rosalind flatly refuses his offer...

Qianxia’s friend, Jiamei, jumped off a building because of harassment at work, and Qianxia made a deal with a devil to take revenge for her. As she investigated her friend’s death, she found a hidden camera, learned about the indifference of Jiamei’s superior, and met an oddly friendly colleague. Slowly, the truth came to the surface. This is a tale of a fight between humans, but also a fight between the supernatural. But are the supernatural the true evil, or is it what lurks in the hearts of men?

Sophia, a poor preacher’s daughter, has lost both her parents and is desperately seeking work. Then one day she is summoned to a lawyer’s office and is introduced to the Venetian prince Rozzano, who tells her that her mother was actually the daughter of an Italian noble. She is shocked to learn that the luxurious life of the aristocracy is suddenly open to her, so thankfully she is guided by the kind Rozzano. However, there is a nefarious plot hidden behind the smiling face. Will the innocent Sophia, not understanding the machinations that revolve around her, offer her honest and grateful heart to him?

Kayla Luck has taken over her family's etiquette, charm, manners and dating school, but it seems that her luck has run out. The death of her aunt and uncle is one thing, but finding out that the school might have been a front for a prostitution ring is another! Kane McDermott is a detective on the case, and he's gone under cover to find out the truth. He's scoping out Kayla to see if she's hiding something unbecoming, but he may find that she'll make him become something better.

Cass panics when her cat, Crudley, is mistaken for the cat of the wealthy Emily Crosswhite and is kidnapped during a stay at the vet. If it's known that the kidnappers got the wrong cat, Crudley could be killed! Before the criminal catches on, Cass goes to speak to Emily to ask her to buy them some time. While Emily is sympathetic to her troubles, Gabe, who works as security for the Crosswhite family, is suspicious. He thinks she's a fraud after Emily's money, and he begins investigating Cass!

When Jemma goes to London to visit her sister, Christine, she expects to have an uneventful vacation. Her sister may be a glamorous model and the talk of the town, and Jemma is plain by comparison, but that doesn't stop a certain man from mixing them up! She's mistaken for her sister by Karn, the uncle of Christine's current boy toy, who wants to end their relationship. But when Karn angrily kisses Jemma, she begins to feel something she's never experienced before...

What miracle does the festive season have in store for them? Several days before Christmas, Olivia’s playboy neighbor Ethan suddenly hands her a baby! Olivia immediately thinks the child must be from one of his random girlfriends. But as she spends more time with him, she learns there’s more to Ethan than his philanderer image, and she ends up falling for the man she discovers underneath. Does a Christmas miracle await this serendipitous pair?

In an effort to rescue her father, Alesia dresses up like a man and sneaks into the royal palace. However, she is caught by the handsome prince of the Bacar Kingdom, Halil Rasheed, who quickly recognizes her as a woman! It is then that Halil offers Alesia a harrowing proposition in order to save her from this predicament — “In exchange for the release of your father, you will become my concubine”…!

I knew it could never be, and yet he has caught my heart... Alice’s parents died and left her with nothing, so her uncle took her in, but he treats her harshly. When her uncle and her cousins leave for Christmas, a mysterious man named Captain Grayling shows up at Alice’s door in a dashing military uniform. He was on his way to spend the holidays with friends and family when he and his children were caught in a blizzard. They spend several days with Alice, but when they are making preparations to leave, Captain Grayling asks Alice to leave with them. At first, she is elated, but then she realizes all he’s looking for is a governess for his children… She realizes he could never want to marry her. Hurt and betrayed, Alice tells him she’s staying with her uncle!

When Adam, the oldest son of the wealthy Braddock family, asks Katie to be his party planner, she is taken aback. Doesn't he know that she's just a waitress? Adam's zeal eventually wins her over and she agrees to the job despite the misunderstanding. Katie is surprised to see Adam's gentler side during their time together, but still, with his cold, businesslike nature, it can't end well?or can it?