"The witch that gobbles up her husbands." As the royal family fell and a republic was established, former princess Elysia gained a new nickname among the people, because all of the four husbands she had been...

A Drunken Dream is a collection of literary short stories by Hagio falling into multiple genres, created between 1971-2007. The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio for...

When a girl abused by her father wakes up in a novel like Luella Masimelle, the cruel stepmother of the protagonist Hirah, she is determined to make things different. To do this, she proposes a contractual...

Lynn's husband dies suddenly, leaving her all alone. To make matters worse, her brother-in-law Sawyer's appearance at the funeral makes her quake. He was the man she loved before she met her husband. And while...

"Let's keep this between you and I. We'll play til sunrise." With her parents gone, all the support Chiriko had in life came from her older sister. Soon, the two of them will start living together with her...

To this day "The Tale of Genji," a story written as a picture scroll in Japan's Heian period (794-1185), is regarded as the most important work in ancient Japanese literature. A shining baby boy is born to the...

The royal palace is no place for fun and games—here, only the most cunning and powerful survive. After Soon-ock becomes queen consort thanks to the machinations of her scheming father and his allies, she finds...

Minkyu’s heart is pounding in his ears as he waits for Jung-yun, his dream girl, up on the roof of the school. Today, he got her number off the class contact list and finally mustered up the courage to text her...

Takahiro's normal life as a high school student gets turned on its head when his father marries a super rich Hollywood actress named, Elizabeth Adley, and leaves Japan to be with her. Takahiro is forced to...

In a small country on the border where the scars of war have yet to heal, Princess Yato, who is called a "shinigami" (a goddess of death), has been married to the feudal lord. A Buddhist image maker named Obito...

Boys have this smell... that make me dizzy. We embraced each other at school late at night, then we kissed.... Mitsu finds herself in a new town after her mother remarries and they have to move. She flees into...

KNOW THY FATHER The book opens with some childhood thoughts of Yoichi Yamashita spurred by a phone call at work informing him of his father's death. So, he journeys back to his hometown after an absence of well...

You must never see the duke’s face. After her second husband's death, Lily is forced into a third marriage by her father. Her new husband is rumored to be a monstrous warmonger, but to Lily's surprise, the Duke...

Gajang Noh is a strong, dedicated, and humble man, with much respect for the martial arts. After the death of his lovely wife, this muscle-for-hire just wants an easy job that allows him to be a good father to...

On her deathbed, a beloved grandma leaves behind a terrifying last wish: for her granddaughter to reunite with the horrible, no-good ex-husband that didn’t last even one year! Garyung instead vows to live alone...

Revenge never felt so good... Mitsu Suzuki is a talented contract engineer working for an IT company, but it wasn't their benefits package that attracted her. She's working for the company that drove her late...

Hikaru Genji (literally "Shining One of the Minamoto Clan" ) is the illegitimate son of Emperor Kiritsubo of Japan, and considered too handsome for his own good. After Genji's mother dies, his father...

When high schooler Yuuta Asamura learns his father plans to remarry, he’s not too bothered by the idea until he finds out his future stepmom has a daughter! Her name is Saki, and to Yuuta’s surprise, she’s a...

When she was 16, photographer Lee went to Gretna Green, the "Elopement Capital of Scotland," where she could get married without her parents' consent. However, she soon divorces, taking her daughter with her...

THE BRIDE OF MONTEFALCO Ally's husband died in a car accident 4 months ago with an unknown woman in the passenger seat. The woman is soon identified as the wife of a well-known Italian duke. Not knowing what to...

After the funeral, Natsumi reluctantly agrees to date her sister’s fiancé Togo. But as their relationship develops with the passing seasons, Haru’s memory lingers over them like a curse. Asuka Konishi’s English...

Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and...

Jeongyeon’s quiet life with his boyfriend Hyunjin takes an unexpected turn when his mother says she's getting remarried and introduces him to his future stepfather and stepbrother, Seonwoo. Gradually, Jeongyeon...

As her guardian, he is supposed to protect her, but he finds himself falling for her... At the beginning of the 19th century, Gray, an English aristocrat, had been neglecting the estate he inherited from his...

Volume 1: First Night A favorable matchmaking offer comes out of the blue to the around 30 years old omega protagonist Kurumi.She decides to become the mate of Shizuru, a fierce looking alpha from a...