Josei - Page 18

“The hunt is over—so the hunting dog must die.” To protect the Kingdom of Gores, Belita becomes the concubine of Kairos, Emperor of the Carnaben Empire. She loses everything—her husband, her child, and even her country—before being killed. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself transported seven years into the past. Determined to take revenge on Emperor Kairos and Empress Drusilla—the true masterminds behind her downfall—Belita sets her plan in motion. But she is nearly exposed as a rebel by Aaron, the empire’s fallen crown prince. Could I make Aaron… my very first hunting dog? Can Belita tame Aaron and succeed in her revenge? A dangerous, heart-pounding romance between the imperial army and the rebel forces.

Two families locked in bitter hatred for generations—the Vermontes and the Temnes. As a sacrifice meant to force reconciliation, Clodel is offered up as a bride to Kaian, the Duke of Temnes. “So you’re a bride who isn’t even welcome in Temnes. Know your place and walk in on your own.” Kaian treats her with cold disdain as the heir of a family long at odds with hers. “Impressive. So you sold your body to a man from an enemy house just to feed a bunch of starving children.” For him, it was a marriage he never wanted. For her, it was a marriage she chose. Clodel endures the humiliation poured upon her— She hadn’t come here unaware of what awaited her. And yet, between the two of them, something resembling marital affection begins to take root. As Kaian grows increasingly obsessed with Clodel, she finds a fragile hope for life through him. But their shallow, unstable relationship is easily shattered. “To think such filthy blood would mix—how disgusting. It’s not as if we can cut the child in half.” Upon realizing her husband’s true feelings, Clodel leaves him. Carrying the child of her enemy.

“You think I wouldn’t know? Just how good was it that you went and had not one, but two of some other guy’s kids?” Two years of a toxic sponsor relationship that ended leaving only deep scars. Bomi secretly gave birth to Do-gyeol’s twins and was raising them alone— until the man himself showed up again. Desperate not to lose her children, Bomi made up a fake husband and lied. But Do-gyeol just sneered and shoved their old sponsor contract in her face… “Even if you spread your legs for any random guy and popped out kids, our contract still hasn’t ended.”

Every summer, she is haunted by nightmares of snakes crawling into her house. Like a dream that follows no matter how far she runs, a past she believed she had forgotten comes knocking once again. Living in Seoul as a cold, rational lawyer, she returns to her hometown—Geumnak-ri—for the first time in 11 years under the pretense of advising on a redevelopment association dispute. It is a place where the empty remnants of a past she erased from memory still linger, ever since her father’s death. There, she encounters a man who holds her entire past in his grasp. Kim Se-won, CEO of Geumseong D&C— a man standing on the opposite side of her client, and the very person who left her with wounds she can never erase. Each time she faces him, she is overwhelmed by scenes she cannot tell are dreams or memories: red roses, an old side gate, school uniforms, and a low voice calling her name. “No matter how many times I look, you’re still beautiful, Hee-jae.” “If I kill your father for you… what will you give me in return?” What exactly happened in Geumnak-ri eleven years ago? Why does he remember everything— while she alone has lost it all?

A career assistant director must save a TV program on the brink of cancellation! Succeed, and it’s a directorial debut—fail, and it’s exile?! Eunwoo, a long-time assistant director and the only one among her peers who has yet to make her official debut, unexpectedly takes over directing duties when the main PD of the long-running but declining program Star Observation Diary is removed due to an affair. With her debut riding on achieving a 10% viewership rating, Eunwoo sets out to recruit athletes competing in the Asian Games. But from the very start, her plans are derailed by sabotage from CP Oh Seongchan, with whom she’s had friction since her rookie days. Meanwhile, the broadcasting world’s top target for casting—basketball star Jaehui—coldly rejects all offers of attention. Yet somehow, he shows interest in Star Observation Diary… and in Eunwoo herself. Despite CP Oh’s attempts to “steal” everything from her, will Eunwoo be able to successfully cast Jaehui?

Just before my coming-of-age ceremony, my first heat cycle hit. I lost my reason and ended up spending a hot night with a mysterious man bearing a snake tattoo. For a beastkin, a one-night stand driven by instinct is a common enough occurrence. I even used magic to erase the man's memories, so I believed that if I quietly disappeared while he slept, that would be the end of it... [Seeking the woman who toyed with the Black Snake] But the next day, an advertisement appeared in the newspaper, and if that wasn't enough, flyers looking for me started going up all over the village?!

Yeonwoo, a secretary, flees to her hometown of Moksan County to escape the gaslighting and abuse of Vice President Yoonseok. There, she meets Seongheon, the executive director of Seoryang Construction. His heart, once cold as ice, slowly melts and seeps open in the presence of Yeonwoo—who is as warm and gentle as spring itself. Meanwhile, Yoonseok sets out to find Yeonwoo…

“Did I ever give you room to hope, Yeonhee?” Junghoon clicked his tongue as if pitying her. She had believed that her one-sided crush on Team Leader Min Junghoon was love. Knowing that revealing her true feelings would mean the end, she buried them deep inside her heart— yet even in her desperate love, cracks eventually appeared. “I’m sorry, Team Leader. But it already ended a long time ago.” Now, she was ready to abandon him completely.

The grand union of two great families — everyone eagerly awaited the wedding. But on that very day, the groom showed up with his mistress. That’s when I finally spoke my mind. “I can’t do this. This marriage—” As I turned to leave the cold, silent hall, a man suddenly stood up in the middle of the chaos. “Then marry me instead.” ...He proposed to me right after I wrecked my own wedding?! Wait, what’s going on here? Since when were we such a lovey-dovey couple?!

Model Lee Hwi-hyun is, unfortunately, a man suffering from impotence and inexperience. One day, he meets the famous photographer Jung Mi-eul. At first, she seems modest and composed—but the moment the shoot begins, she changes completely, overpowering Hwi-hyun like a predator closing in on its prey. Under Mi-eul’s intense, burning gaze, heat starts to rise within Hwi-hyun, and as someone who finds excitement through the camera lens, Mi-eul herself becomes increasingly aroused as the shoot continues...

Yeon Iseul, the top student in her entire school, suddenly starts seeing people’s true feelings as hashtags floating above them. Then one day, her first love, Seong Shinwoo, attaches a hashtag to her: #Trash_That_Used_To_Be_My_First_Love The old wound of being dumped without knowing the reason is torn open again, and Iseul joins forces with Baek Seol, a guy who hates Shinwoo. Is this revenge, or lingering feelings? This time, who will be the one to get hurt first?

For three years, Ji-hyeok and So-hee lived as a show-window couple, and eventually, they decided to divorce. But then So-hee finds out she is pregnant with Ji-hyeok’s child… Trying to hide her pregnancy, she pushes forward with the divorce, while Ji-hyeok tries to cancel it—causing the two of them to drift apart further. Even after submitting the divorce papers, their relationship doesn’t end. By coincidence, they keep running into each other, and every time, So-hee feels her heart race. Is it because she’s afraid her child will be taken away? Or is it because—within this toxic relationship—lingering affection, or maybe even hate-love, still exists…?