“DON’T RUN AWAY FROM ME, NOT NOW…” Despite herself, Ryo has finally let Souma in. They’ve confessed their feelings, and now their awkward love is blossoming into something deeper, body and soul. But it’s not easy being a firefighter’s girlfriend! First Souma’s job threatens to interrupt everything, and then who should show up at Ryo’s workplace but her ex-boyfriend, Rei!
Fujihashi Ryo enjoys her job as an office worker well enough, but it doesn't hold a candle to the exciting job of her childhood friend Mizuno Souma, who works as a fireman. He and his handsome buddies are more than happy to entertain ladies with their heroic tales. Ryo wants to set up Souma with a girl in her office, but he's too much of a playboy to settle down...or so she thinks. It turns out that he has the hots for her, and when he rescues her from a fire in her building, a different kind of spark begins to fly! In this sexy romance for Mature Readers, one fiery couple really turns up the heat.
Ryo's relationship with her childhood friend Souma has taken a sexy, surprising turn since she moved in next door to him. He says he wants her, but how serious is he? The firemen in Ryo's life are all the same: they play games, they sleep around, and they won't commit. A letter arrives inviting Ryo and Souma to a school reunion. Not only does Ryo have to come face to face with a beautiful girl from Souma's past, she's stuck in close quarters with him! And the heat is getting unbearable...
A "Cinderella"-inspired slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan! A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land… Considered nigh worthless for having failed to inherit the superhuman powers of the bloodlines into which she was born, Miyo Saimori lives her days unwanted and unloved. Her stepmother and very own father have little time or affection for her, and Miyo must suffer being treated as a servant by her half-sister who, unlike Miyo, is blessed with the unusual powers of their blood. Ultimately seen as nothing more than a nuisance and a drain on the family wealth, Miyo is packed off to the Kudo house as a bridal candidate for its heir, Kiyoka Kudo. Whispers abound about the Kudo clan, the most powerful in all the land, but will the allegedly cold and cruel house into which Miyo aims to marry prove much warmer than the family she left behind?
My Naked Truth of Resilience Beyond the Scar "Life is truly beautiful. With each obstacle comes an opportunity to learn.When life knocks you down, do you get up or give up?" I was suffocating under the rubble of my earthquake. The aftershocks were relentless. How much more could I withstand before becoming one with the earth? Life as I knew it was now extinct; my business and marriage had fallen apart. I was fighting cancer. Destruction. Oblivion. I couldn't breathe. Yet... somehow with each shattering blow, I found strength. I didn't know how, but I just kept getting up - like a fighter in the ring during the last 10 seconds before the final knockout. I was stripped naked, reborn and transformed. I became who I needed to be and created a life on my terms - a resilience beyond the scar. I faced it all, heart wide open and conquered my biggest enemy: my mind. Our powerful mind challenges us to change our perspective, and if we do so with a fearless focus, we receive what we desire. Even in our darkest moments, there is beauty blossoming. There is a flickering flame inside you that at any moment will spark and ignite your journey. Growth comes through the experiences of pain and suffering: a whirlwind of emotions that awakens us from a deep sleep of sadness, fear, and anger. You too can choose to live a life of purpose, as I learned to do. Not only will you survive the inevitable upheavals, but you'll live your truth, thriving with a joyous abandon far beyond the battle wounds and scars.
In this sexy isekai romcom manga, a noblewoman loses her virginity to a mystery man to avoid marrying a prince--but he turns out to be the prince himself! Liddy, who was Japanese in her previous life, is now the daughter of a duke and engaged to marry the gorgeous Crown Prince Friedrich. Sounds like a dream come true—except this is a world that practices polygamy, and Liddy refuses to marry a man with multiple wives. To sabotage the engagement, she loses her virginity to a stranger, but that plan is thwarted by a surprising revelation. What will happen to Liddy next in this hot fantasy romance?
Summary of the first book: In the spring of 1998, Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to Yomiyama North Middle School. In class, he develops a sense of unease as he notices that the people around him act like they're walking on eggshells, and students and teachers alike seem frightened. As a chain of horrific deaths begin to unfold around him, he comes to discover that he has been placed in the cursed Class 3 in which the student body head count is always one more than expected. Class 3 is haunted by a vengeful spirit responsible for gruesome deaths in an effort to satisfy its spite. To stop the vicious cycle gripping his new school, Kouichi decides to get to the bottom of the curse, but is he prepared for the horror that lies ahead...?
It ain’t easy being a genius...Prince Wein is ready to commit treason. And who can blame him? Faced with the impossible task of ruling his pathetic little kingdom, this poor guy just can’t catch a break! But with his brilliant idea of auctioning off his country, this lazy prince should be able to retire once and for all. Or that was the plan...until his treasonous schemes lead to disastrous consequences—namely, accidental victories and the favor of his people!
His makeup is flawless! The daily ins-and-outs of an office lady and her beautiful boyfriend. Wako and her androgynous boyfriend don’t exactly have the most traditional of relationships. She spends her days working hard in the world of publishing, while he spends his time obsessing over fashion and makeup—all with the goal of making himself beautiful just for her. This romantic slice-of-life story is about love, relationships, and breaking with tradition!