The man showed up 20 minutes late.... more>>

A staged scene, a predetermined outcome.

She wished that this staged blind date wouldn't start, but Yu-ju struggled to hide her true feelings and put on a smile.

"I'm going to marry you, Do Seung-han."

"So, are we going to start dating or something?"

There was nothing to be gained by acting arrogant. She just had to put up with him for half a year. But he tested Yu-ju's patience at every turn.

"Is tormenting people your hobby?"

"I'm thinking of making it my hobby from now on."

What a j*rk. What a rude b*stard. This shameless...

He touched her as he pleased, probed her at will, and treated her arrogantly. Do Seung-han immediately threw Yu-ju into a state of confusion.

So that she couldn't clear her head.

So that she couldn't escape him.

"Behave yourself. As if you don't even exist."

A horrifying marriage charade was grandly unveiled.

What awaited at its end remained unknown. <<less

This book contains some violent scenes, forced relationships, confinement, profanity, and explicit language.... more>>

The Jeremiah tribe is known for the blissful dreams that swallowing their tears can bring about.

Eirene lives with her grandfather, who suffers from dementia while hiding her identity as part of the Jeremiah tribe.

A life so peaceful, even if they didn’t have a lot.

However, such life was completely shattered by the Imperial Army, which started a war of conquest.

Her village was destroyed by Charon, who leads the Imperial Army, and Eirene, who lost her only remaining family, vows to get revenge.

“Every day, I will offer you the tears I shed. Whenever you wish.” <<less

Princess Stella is the unwanted burden of her kingdom, cherished only for her pretty face. Oppressed in her homeland, she faces the grim prospect of being sold off as tribute the moment she comes of age. It is in this desperate moment that she encounters a stranger who changes her fate.... more>>

“I’m looking for something important. I need your help, Princess.”

The man who abducts her with this bizarre request is a Northerner, known for their exceptionally developed physiques. Worse yet, he is a man transforming into a monster due to an ancient curse passed down through his ancestors.

“Do you really think I can help break your curse?”

“Yes. Show a little kindness to a guy who’s turning into a monster in less than a year.”

Islay gives her three months to find the gem necessary to lift the curse tied to his blood. As time slips away, Stella, ignorant of the gem’s true nature, begins to feel a strange kinship with the man isolated from the world.

Until the prophecy reveals that it isn’t the gem, but her sacrifice that is needed to save him from becoming a monstrous beast. <<less

After graduating from the Department of Theater and Film, Mirang was working as an extra in the movie industry when she unexpectedly landed a significant role in a new film by a famous director. ... more>>

Her joy is short-lived, however, when the revised script comes back with a passionate bed scene. She was about to give up on her role, but when she saw her older sister struggling to support her, she strengthened her resolve.

Following her senior’s advice to gain experience if she had none, Mirang came to Itaewon to find a partner. There, she offered to help a soldier who had his wallet and passport stolen.

He was perfect for a no-strings-attached practice session.

“Hello? My name is Mirang Kang. Can I help you?”

“No, thank you.”

He rejected her outright, but she couldn’t give up now. Embarrassed, with her ears red and lips trembling, Mirang pushes on, her determination outweighing her shame.

“I help you, you help me. Okay?”

The man stares at her for a long moment before he sighs and nods reluctantly.

“…Okay.”

After paying for his drinks and bringing him to her home, Mirang discovers, to her delight, that he speaks Korean. She eagerly hands him the script, only to face his scorn after he reads it.

“Adult film? So, you’re a p*rn actress?”

“What? p*rno? Are you insane?”

“No?”

“I’m really not that kind of actress! I get that just reading the script might give that impression… but it’s really not that kind of movie.”

After many twists and turns, the two began practicing. What started as strict adherence to the script soon turned into dangerous, breathtaking improvisation.

André de Lafayette never lost sight of his position. Having completed his military service per his family’s tradition, he was returning to New York when he met Mirang by chance. Experiencing his first deviation from a meticulously planned life, he finds his cold blue blood stirred by unfamiliar emotions.

A woman with a flame-like innocence in her heart meets a man with blue blood as cold as ice. Will the flame extinguish first, or will the ice melt away?

This is a retro romance with an analog feel that unfolds between Seoul and New York in the mid-90s. <<less

Her overly perfect tyrant of a husband is suspicious in every way, from one to ten.... more>>

Even if she lost her memory, is it normal to be this wary of the husband she once loved?

To find him so unfamiliar and terrifying?

Eun-sol couldn’t bring herself to trust a single thing about him.

***

“…Why are you so surprised? If anyone saw, they’d think you ran into a kidnapper, not your husband.”

He closed the distance between them in an instant. His swift movement left no room for her to flinch.

Before she knew it, his slightly oily fingers brushed against her ear, tucking her loose brown hair behind it.

Gasp! It felt like a jolt of electricity shot through her, a sharp spark racing down her spine.

“Sol-ah, at the very least, you should at least be able to tell the difference between a drunken lunatic and your husband.”

His words hit the mark. A reproachful remark asking how long she intended to treat him as a brute.

“Even in the darkest of nights, I can recognize you. Your scent, your breathing, even the sound of your footsteps—I know them all.”

He whispered gently. Perhaps it was the ultimate expression of love, but those words gripped her heart tightly.

“Well, you’ve lost all your memories. That’s probably why, right? You loved me so much, too.” <<less

The night view of Macau was dazzling and beautiful—so much so that it made people feel even smaller.... more>>

What had she been struggling so hard for all this time?

Just as Yujin was drowning under the weight of her own emptiness, Han Jihoon approached her.

“Assistant Manager Kim Yujin, do you need money?”

It was humiliating to have the man he’d secretly loved for years see her at rock bottom, but desperation pushed Yujin forward.

“President, please… lend me some money.”

Jihoon tilted his head slightly, his gaze knowing as he asked,

“What can you do for me, Assistant Manager Kim?”

“…What?”

“You said you’d repay me. Don’t tell me you meant paying it back with interest?”

As Yujin stood there, stunned, Jihoon stepped closer, his voice dropping to a low whisper.

“It just so happens that I need someone right now. Someone who can spend the night with me.” <<less

Albrecht's missing pearl was finally found!... more>>

"Is that why you're going to marry me? You might as well take the pearl!"

Louise who had gotten hold of the imperial heirloom without knowing what it was. And Caius was the pearl’s real owner.

"This."

Caius's long fingers lifted the tip of Louise's chin.
He smiles arrogantly, looking straight down into two eyes that never fail to drop a single tear.

"That's all I have for my mother's one and only relic, my mother’s heart would break if she heard."

As soon as the arsenic disappeared, their lips fiercely overlapped. The man's dry gaze was bored as it moved away from her narrow mouth.

"Are you sufficiently defiled to marry me as planned?"

She had the pearl, he owned her.
The math was too simple for Caius to back down. <<less

Asha is a member of a secret organization dedicated to tracking down Yergev, a massive syndicate that’s corrupting the empire from within. Her current mission: infiltrate the academy and gather information on a noble lord suspected of being involved with Yergev.... more>>

As she neared the completion of her mission, she attended a ball with him, only to be cursed. In the middle of the chaos, Sheriff Entesha raided the event, and they came face to face...

***

I asked Entesha for help, and he willingly complied. Up to that point, I thought everything would go smoothly, despite feeling a bit awkward. But amidst the confusion, I happened to notice a mark on the back of his hand. Had I not seen that...

However, with everything that had happened that night, my memory was hazy, and I couldn’t be sure if that mark belonged to Yergev or not. All I had was a lingering sense of unease.

Is he part of Yergev or not? To find out, I approached Entesha. Using the excuse that I had fallen for him at first sight—a reason so ridiculous it was almost laughable.

***

“Sweetheart, let me tell you something. In this world, there are more fools than you could ever imagine. Much worse than you think.”

He brushed my hair aside, cupping both of my cheeks as he spoke. The cold touch of his gloved hands pressed against my skin.

He bent down to meet my eyes, pressing his forehead gently against mine in an act that felt incredibly tender. And when his thumb brushed against my earlobe, he whispered softly:

Ah… sweetheart.

"Don’t you think you might’ve fallen for the wrong fool this time?" <<less

Adelaide has the ability to see the future. Tired of her husband’s affair, she decides to get a divorce. The only way to get out of her predicament was to marry a member of the Imperial Family.... more>>

Adele then proposes marriage to Grand Duke Zachary Saunière.

“Marry me. Don’t you know that your hand that is holding the teacup and your leg that is arrogantly crossed, you are able to keep them because of me, Your Grace.”

Seeing the future of saving Zach in the Imperial Palace, Adele crudely asked him to marry her. But unexpectedly, Zach agreed.

Because of her divorce, she was already satisfied with this loveless marriage, however…

“I told you before that when we get married, I’m not going to give anyone a single glance and give my heart except for my wife.”

From an abusive father to an unfaithful husband.

To Adele, who had no place to relax, Zachary was willing to become her warm home.

“You can ask me for more. You deserve it.” <<less