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What life is there for a creature forever trapped in a cage? Such questions ring true for Isabella Heloise, illegitimate child of an abusive count who uses her as a pawn for his political ambitions. When Isabella's betrothal to an influential noble is broken off, her value within the Heloise household plummets, prompting her to flee from her father’s violence. Isabella finds herself alone and destitute, only to be found by Ethan Holden, a dashing duke with a nonetheless ominous air. Can Isabella trust the handsome duke, or has she found herself in yet another cage?

Eeden thought she'd missed out on life: her art career is a disaster, her landlord kicked her out, and worst of all, she's never even had a girlfriend! But life takes a turn when a chance encounter with an old crush sends her back in time. Now she's 18 again and starting college, with a chance to get everything right. Armed with a plan and a crush, Eeden knows exactly how to create the life full of joy she deserves: make it bold, make it beautiful, and most of all, make it gay!! This series contains themes regarding homophobia and transphobia that may be upsetting for readers. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please reach out for help at Crisis Text Line (http://crisistextline.org/).

Ha Pung Gae, the elderly Taoist monk who has lived since the end of the Joseon Dynasty, achieves an unexpected breakthrough in the counter-retrogression movement. Despite this success, he is left with only approximately ten years in his remaining lifespan. To evade death, he must now embark on a journey to attain immortality!

Tan's job as the King's royal advisor has nothing to do with his hatred for witches, but it does make him a prime target for a curse that turns him into a BULL! The only way to undo this hex is to rely on the beautiful witch, Aro. Can her kindness turn his feelings around, and break this spell?

Lady Carinne is in danger of being sold off in a political marriage, but the arrangement falls through when she spends a night with a mysterious stranger, willingly conceiving his child. Her spiteful father locks her away as punishment for years, until one day - another suitor steps forward, offering to marry Carinne and take her child in. When she arrives at his castle, however, she realizes he is someone she has met before… The following series contains depictions of domestic abuse that may be upsetting for some readers. Viewer discretion is advised.

Don’t. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong’s cardinal rule. After all, there’s a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you’ve worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple pie…the last thing you want is to disturb the peace. So you can imagine her indignation when one of Woodbrook’s own meets a grisly, mysterious demise—and you wouldn’t blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts (literally) barking up the wrong tree. Cute critters aren’t immune to crime in this original graphic novel debut by writer-artist Patrick Horvath.

Callie thinks that in the grand scheme of the worlds at large, she's nothing special. With the unexpected addition of friendship and adventure into her life, she's about to find out that she was very, very wrong.

In a world plagued by a mysterious infection that grants superhuman abilities while affecting the mind, a seemingly ordinary boy named Ben is drawn into the chaos. Little does he know that there is more to him than meets the eye, and his destiny is entwined with the fate of humanity.

Once Crown Princess of the Empire of Kotrov, Adelheid is reduced to a political pawn by her own mother when she is married off to Emperor Karl Ulrich Echmont of the faraway Echmont Empire. Expecting little from her new life, the reality she faces is even bleaker; not only is her new husband distrustful of her, but Adelheid must also contend with the jealousy of his concubine Diane. Thus begins Adelheid’s journey to gain allies in court, while also using her hidden mage powers to combat a rising threat…

Where do our souls travel when we dream? For the boy named Spider, dream worlds become reality when Nightmares come to steal the soul of the one he loves. Crossing dimensions to get her back, Spider must navigate a tricky web of fates as he joins the dreamwalkers.

A bespectacled pervert girl named Ling Yun discovered the domineering side of the seemingly weak and handsome Bai Ze. Thus, everyday was spent catching demons it was full of fear and welfare!