Six years ago, a s*ave who had disappeared suddenly returned—as a duke. And not just any duke, but the commander of the White Lion Knights, trusted implicitly by the king himself.... more>>

“Excuse me, Duke!”

Overjoyed to see the grown-up version of the man she thought long dead, she ran to him without hesitation...

“I think you’ve got the wrong person.”

“Is my face really so common? That you could mistake me for someone else so easily?”

She had saved his life, even given him a name with her own hands—and this is how he treats her?

Well then, there’s no helping it.

Kyla Bailey, notorious troublemaker of high society, decided she’d make him pay by seizing his weakness.

With a proposal.

“Will you marry me?”

***

But the man, full of secrets, kept avoiding her again and again.

Just when she began to wonder if it was time to give up... his attitude suddenly changed.

“Kyla Bailey.”

The once-cold eyes were now tinged with tenderness, and the fingers that reached for her were laced with longing.

But that wasn’t all…

Eyes glazed with desire.

The strange look in his slightly unhinged gaze gave her chills. His eyes, barely masking savagery beneath a façade of affection, seemed to whisper that he would be the one to do something wrong next.

“You said it yourself. You can’t take revenge if you get an apology.”

A low voice whispered near her ear, sending a tickling shiver down her neck. Kyla twisted her shoulders in discomfort.

“Why… are you doing this?”

She broke free of his arms and slowly stepped back—only to bump into a tall tree behind her. He approached with unhurried steps.

“Just like you did things your way, I’ll do things my way.”

Then, with practiced ease, his hand gently stroked her shoulder.

If this was the price of her impulsive confession and reckless kiss, then this was an obsession more intense than everything she had done combined. <<less

Cornelia Olsen—the beloved daughter of the Marquis Olsen, leader of the noble faction, and the reigning flower of the Roman Empire’s high society.... more>>

"There you are."

On the night of a grand imperial ball, she has her lips stolen by a stranger—swept away by the unexpected accident and the heat that followed.

"Why are you so surprised?"

When she finally regained her senses, her gaze met a pair of piercing red eyes and jet-black hair—the Emperor of the Empire, Carlisle.

****

"What happened between us… It was nothing more than an accident."

Now that they know each other’s identities, she assumes he will forget that night.

But instead—

"You and I… let’s meet ten more times."

"Don’t even think about running away."

What awaited her at the end of that fateful night was the unexpected beginning of a relationship she had never expected. <<less

I have committed an unforgivable sin. Even atonement for my sin seemed like a luxury for the rest of my life, and I was only alive because I was breathing......... more>>

Suddenly, I woke up in the body of another person. She is a woman who ingested poison six times in order to gain her husband's love.

Countess Cecilia Linton. Thanks to her diary, the contents of which looked liked her last will, I realized what I needed to do.

- I don't want to love my husband anymore...!

An absurd life that curses others just for their existence. I don't feel excited about starting a new life, but at the very least, the last wish of a woman who left her body to me should be granted.

"Cecilia, there will be no more tears for love in the future."

No one loves me and neither do I for a long time. So as long as I became Cecilia, her wish must have been fulfilled.

My encounter with a man named Ricardo Bastian threw everything into confusion. <<less

Leah died at the age of 29, leaving behind a young daughter… I thought it was, but it goes back to 2 years before her death!... more>>

She sees the terrible future of her daughter, who becomes a wicked woman and is executed by guillotine!

When she returns, she goes to visit her husband, who suddenly disappeared one day, in order to change the fate that will befall her daughter.

“Rafaella, this time I won’t make you live like that!”

But what is this?

“I’m sorry, but this is my first time seeing you today.”

Her husband suffers from amnesia and cannot remember Leah or her daughter.

Moreover, he is Duke Blumhardt, one of the five great families of the empire!

“… “No matter how much you don’t remember, do you have any questions about the daughter who suddenly appeared?”

“doesn’t exist. So is money the goal?” <<less

After a car accident, Yeon-young wakes up in Tanato, the world of spirits.... more>>

There, she encountered the man she had dreamed of every day before she died.

“We’ll meet again,” he said.

"What?”

“Oh, you’ve lost all your memories. Would you like us to kiss?”

The man bent his head and leaned in toward Yeon-young as naturally as in a dream.

His hot breath caught in the corner of her mouth.

She didn’t dare to move as his intense white eyes searched hers.

A warm, firm hand touched hers, and memories of her previous life trickled in.

“Do you remember? Every time we met, we said goodbye with more emotion than this.”

This man, Ryu Won, already knew who she was, from a long time ago, long before she could remember.

“I wonder if I was Mr. Ryu Won’s lover in a previous life?”

“Wonder?”

The hand near her lips finally moved away.

Ryu Won smiled broadly, as if he wasn’t going to tell her anything. Yeon Young let out the breath she’d been secretly holding.

What is it with this man and me? <<less

Emilia was forced into marriage overnight by her grandfather, the Duke. To make matters worse, her partner was ‘Louid Richert,’ the Emperor’s brother and a war hero who governed the northern territory. As expected, Louid was displeased with the marriage to his sworn enemy from the very beginning...... more>>

‘How should I persuade the Grand Duke? Will he willingly agree to a divorce?’

The outside world she saw for the first time. And people she had never met. Dreaming of escaping her grandfather’s grip and becoming independent, Emilia takes the first step by proposing divorce to her husband.

“Do you think I’ll listen to you just because you say so?”

But Louid only scoffs at her request and sets off to subjugate monsters. Ironically, it is at the Grand Duke’s estate where she first begins to feel what it means to have a ‘home.’ As they come face-to-face each day, a gentle breeze begins to blow between them....

“I’ll give you what you want. But my favor lasts only until you bear my heir.”

But as if unwilling to watch the two slowly warm to each other, a dark magic begins to directly target Emilia, and in the face of this twisted power, can they protect their feelings for one another? <<less

“So, who are you, and why have you come here?”... more>>

A cold voice sliced through the air.

There was no way he would remember someone he had danced with just once, five years ago.

But she remembered. The warmth of the only hand that was extended to her, and the kindness of that smile.

“I came because I want to marry you, Your Grace.”

The time given to her, a participant in the Emperor's selection for the Grand Duchess, was only three months.

But there's no need to worry.

She has a magical book that helps love come true!

[Expose your neck to the person you’re interested in.]

“Did you sleep awkwardly, Lady Bellacita? It seems like you have a stiff neck.”

No, that's not it!

[There’s a saying that even whales can dance when praised.]

“Your Grace, I think white shirts suit you very well. Especially the collarbones that stand out between the shirt—so se... so handsome!”

“W-What?”

Why, why are you looking at me like I’m some kind of pe*vert? Why isn't this working as the book says?

To make matters worse, other candidates for the position of Grand Duchess began arriving one by one at the Grand Duke's castle….

Please, let me become the bride of the Grand Duke I secretly love! <<less

Betrayed and killed by the husband I trusted, I returned to the day before our wedding.... more>>

Only one day remains until the wedding.

The method I chose to break off my engagement with my former husband within that time…

“Please marry me, Your Grace, Duke Caius.”

“…My lady. Are you trying to play games with me?”

Proposing to Duke Caius, my husband’s greatest enemy.

“What’s the reason?”

“I love Your Grace, Duke Caius. In truth, I’ve harbored feelings for you for a long time.”

I shamelessly lifted my head, putting on the most wistful expression I could muster.

* * *

I chose Caius purely out of necessity.

To take revenge on Theseus, who betrayed and killed me, and to prevent him from becoming emperor.

But this man kept making me have strange thoughts.

“You said it when you proposed to me. That you’ve harbored feelings for me for a long time.”

He gazed down at me for a moment before bending to meet my eyes.

“Though I don’t know exactly when that began, now that we’re engaged…”

And then, with a heated breath, his whispering voice flowed into my ear.

“Don’t you think we should get to know each other better?” <<less

"I won't do it."... more>>

"Pardon?"

"I'm not going to be the villainess anymore. I'm done with all of this."

After possessing the body of a terminally ill villainess in a romance novel, I tried to quickly finish the story and escape from it.

So I tormented the original female lead terribly, made the male lead's life miserable, and lived perhaps even more viciously than the original villainess.

But then....

"Again!?"

This is already the third time. Regressing 5 years before my death, that is. I've been through this so many times I can even memorize all the supporting characters' lines.

After being suddenly possessed as the villainess and faithfully following the original plot through thick and thin until the end, this is how you're going to treat me...?

Original story be damned, I can't take this anymore!

I, Rosiel Laté, hereby declare that the villainess is going on strike! <<less

“Please ruin my life.”... more>>

His sharp gaze narrowed briefly.

“Not exactly something you should say to a man on a blind date.”

“I thought you might be able to do it.”

No—it had to be him.

Even under his piercing gaze that seemed to assess her entirely, Nayoon remained calm and composed.

“How would you like me to ruin it?”

“When I’m at the top—when everything is at its best.”

Completely, and miserably, until she hit rock bottom.

As if he understood the unspoken words she swallowed, a flicker of interest appeared in Jaeha’s pitch-black eyes.

“Then what will you do for me, Jin Nayoon?”

“Anything you want.”

“I like the sound of that.”

He chuckled softly.

After all that searching, she had come to ask him to ruin her. <<less

Summary... more>>

Astrid has spent her entire life at sea.

She became a pirate out of necessity—but…

“You’re from the Ortez Merchant Guild, aren’t you? Your young master’s life is in my hands. Hand over everything you’ve got!”

Her short-lived pirate career comes to a swift end after she makes the mistake of targeting a merchant line tied to the Imperial Family.

On the scorching execution platform, her life seems about to end along with her career—

Until, inexplicably, she's dragged before the Emperor.

“Welcome, Sasha. You take after your father in no way at all.”

Wait—her missing father was actually a war hero?

And a count, no less?

Becoming a noble lady overnight is enough to give her land sickness,

But now she’s expected to learn the rules of high society and act like a proper Lady.

And just her luck—

“Life became unbearably dull when I couldn’t see you.”

The young master of Ortez—the very man she once took hostage.

“If anything threatens you, I’ll gladly be the one to protect you.”

A naval lieutenant—the man who arrested her himself.

Now, she’s entangled with two troublesome men, both on land.

Can Astrid truly settle down and live the life of a noble lady—

Without diving back into the sea? <<less