Master of the Haunted Inn introduces us to a young man sometime in middle Meiji-- the late 1880s or early 1890s. He owns an inn where people are said to be able to see the ghosts of their loved ones.To this place comes a young woman who was married to a man she'd never seen before, an invalid whose dying wish was to wed her. He died on the same day as they met. Even with this history, she feels herself his wife and desires earnestly to see him again.In other stories we have lovers yearning for a last meeting, a little girl out looking for her father, and a young temple servant, dead many centuries, who cannot rest in peace.
With one word, he is the king standing above all people. Regrettably, he plays with me in the palm of his hand. But this ultimate man makes other women interested in him too…!! Second story: Two in Paradise Third story: Love Promised in the Cosmos
"I won't let him get away with this, that horrible man!" After reading an article that slanders her best friend Sarah, Carrie bursts into an independent newspaper publishing corporation to complain. There she finds a man with gray eyes so handsome, he takes Carrie's breath away. The man seems indifferent to Carrie's anger and, rather than attend to her complaint, teases her. Despite their constant arguing, a special relationship forms between them, but Carrie's painful past means she is too afraid to love again. But they both can't pretend not to notice their passionate love for each other burning within...
A young maiden seeks the perfect gift for the man she's fallen in love with.
From Baka-Updates Ichiyo and Akehiko (both 15 years old) have been brought up in an amicable environment at a prosperous restaurant in Japan. They live a safe, happy life, but, as was the norm in Edo, they train at the local dojo with determination to become strong. The times are turbulent, and violence brims in the streets of nineteenth century Japan. Under such conditions the boys will have to learn what it means to wield a sword, take someone’s life, and understand the precarious life of living by the sword.
from fictiondb: Because of their baby... The last person Olivia expected to see when she returned to her hometown was her ruggedly handsome ex-husband. Joel Armstrong was the reason she'd stayed away so long. The breakup of their marriage had been swift, but the scars were raw. Searing desire still flared between them. But how could they indulge it again...when their passion had led to an unexpected pregnancy, with an equally unexpected twist?
Jeremy is a sensitive teenager who is happy for his mother when she remarries. However, the sweet-talking man who is his new stepfather turns out to be a serpent in disguise -- he's a sadist and a pedophile, and it isn't long before he makes Jeremy his target. After months of horrific, systematic abuse, Jeremy's mind becomes unstable and his thoughts turn vicious. He decides to murder his stepfather in order to get rid of him -- but the plan goes awry, and when he sabotages his stepfather's car, his mother also dies in the crash. Shocked and wracked by guilt, Jeremy's reactions seem strange to the average onlooker. His brittle and bizarre behavior isn't just that of a grieving son's. This is when Ian, the free-spirited son of Jeremy's stepfather, begins to suspect Jeremy of murder. He finds several clues that tie Jeremy to the crime, but in unearthing them, Ian also discovers the fact that Jeremy was abused. What should Ian do with his evidence? Caught in a moral dilemma -- between punishing a criminal and atoning for his father's sins -- Ian begins to be haunted by lust for Jeremy. Is it lust, or is it love? Ian wonders whether he shares his father's proclivities, and despite his best efforts, he is drawn into a passionate and painful relationship with Jeremy. A Cruel God Reigns is a true BL classic written by Hagio Moto, one of the founders of the BL genre. In seventeen intense volumes, A Cruel God Reigns traces both Jeremy's and Ian's journeys towards redemption. The story-telling is rich and unique, and the art is breathtaking. To this day, A Cruel God Reigns remains one of the most powerful BL epics ever written. - by The Pink Panzers Winner of the first Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize's Award for Excellence.
For average girls, high school is a time of insecurity, of finding yourself and railing against your imperfections. In one particular high school, five average, unpopular girls take life one day at a time, learning as they go, and stumbling as they try to find their footing.
A sinful sweet josei manga with themes of overcoming complexes about one's body and emotional trauma.Sugiura Tomoko, a beautiful and capable office worker, is doing her best to succeed in her career - but she can't help but keep people at a distance, after a scar on her body ruined her social life in the past. Her supportive mentor at work, Aridome Kakeru, has been trying to get her out of her shell despite her demeanor. When circumstances align and he discovers her secret, he makes it his mission to show her his feelings in full. Trauma doesn't disappear overnight however, and she must come to internalize the affection she has deprived herself for so long. Things get even more complicated as the lines blur between her and her superior, and even more so when her protective childhood friend comes back into her life.
After suffering a brutal betrayal from her own comrades, ex-agent Zero emerges as Zenith, the daughter of a count in the powerful Tioren Empire. Though she despises the ways of the aristocrats, she dutifully attends school to uphold her noble lady image. However, when a classmate meets an untimely end and Zenith uncovers a series of tragic events, she sheds her apathy to defend her loved ones. As her icy exterior melts, Zenith learns the perilous consequences of allowing oneself to love another...Read the Original Webtoon, or check out the Official Translations today.
I was a top agent who was abandoned by my superiors. I thought I would finally have a peaceful death, but I became the Count’s beloved daughter! Life is full of pain, all that remains is betrayal. Filled with human distrust, she enters the battlefield of the social world.
Even if my age and position have changed, my feelings for you will never change! A romantic comedy featuring four couples who've been reincarnated.