Josei - Page 205

Saika and her father are trying to hold on to their small coffee shop against redevelopment. When her father was hospitalized for the stress, Saika  was kidnapped by the heir of the development company and locked up in his apartment. He doesn't just want Saika's land, he wants her to marry him, too!

In the Elgrand Kingdom, a certain earl’s daughter was well-known. Captivating men and women of all ages with her beautiful looks, she did as she pleased. To those who defied her, she had no forgiveness, crushing them thoroughly, and she caused misfortune for multitudes of people simply for her amusement. Beautiful and cruel, with sharp thorns, she was the “Rose of Ice.” “Um, who is that story about?” This is the story of an earl’s daughter, who will have everything she has to do explained the day after tomorrow, and who, after all sorts of troubles, tries to somehow attain happiness in the battlefield of women called the inner palace. Note: Adapted from the first "villainess" WN, published in 2012.

Kicheol is a 36-year-old webtoon writer who is a master at winning stuffed animals from claw machines. He is also a recluse who believes in celibacy but that belief soon becomes tested when he meets a bright and young 22-year-old woman named Yuri who lives in the same building. They strike up an unlikely friendship when she asks him to teach her how to win at claw machines but as they spend more time with each other, Kicheol becomes attracted to her.

Like many before her, successful BL author Kwon Mina cut her teeth on fanfiction in her youth, writing sordid tales about her favorite stars in sensual scenarios with their bandmates. Now a professional novelist, Mina's determined to write the best romance since the invention of paper and ink...and what better source of inspiration could there be than the one that started it all - her ultimate bias Kang Woobin! All is going well with her newest idol romance until - plot twist! - the very same idol-turned-editor himself is put in charge of her newest manuscript. Unsure if honesty or secrecy is the best way forward, Mina debates telling him about her past as his number one fan, but Woobin is no longer used to life as the main character and has made an effort to close the chapter on that part of his life. With Mina's professional life hanging in the balance due to her provocative past, there is only one thing for certain: her former bias can't find out!

It would be so much easier if I could just be myself, but why can't I do that? A woman in her 30s who is perfect on the outside but messy on the inside. A young girl who falls in love. The handsome boss who is crazy about love. A self-conscious female office worker who loves to improve herself. The natural boy who can't get a sense of distance from people. Peeking into the love lives of these clumsy humans, the pets think: "Human love is so fragile. Human love is so stubborn."

The story of a couple, long-haul trucker Mickey and waitress Bonny. With their childlike purity, they meet and seek happiness. The adult love scenes will move your heart. (From Limerent Void Scans)

Mische became the wife of King Jarbara Karum.One day after returning from the honeymoon, Kalum's birthday festival is scheduled to be held. When asked what he wants for a birthday present, he says, "I want you"?The first night is too sweet!

[Batoto Scans]For a hundred years, I waited for you...The moment Kio meets her new company director, Haruomi, she feels a strong aching from within her body.He sweetly seduces her while kissing her neck relentlessly. The days of a neverending piercing sensation, gasping and moaning in pleasure.While drowning in his love, she recalls the memories of her previous life, "Haruomi" crying while holding "her" dying body. Sharp-blade fangs sticking out from his mouth... Surpassing time, both of them reunite. "I definitely won't let you go again."A tenacious love between a vampire and human, revolving around the past and present. +

My first sex after a five year blank felt so good... Breathtaking kisses, big hands taking my undies off. We devoured each other again and again.

Kougetsu An, a well-established Japanese-style confectionary store where Nao's mother worked and lived is where she met Tsubaki. However, after a certain incident, Nao's mother was accused of murder and is arrested. Because of that, Nao was banned from Kougetus An. Fifteen years later, Tsubaki revisits a disapproving Nao, which make the two compete at a showdown for their skills. The hateful Tsubaki who once made Nao's life a crazy mess approached Nao later to marry him since he has yet to notice that his long-lost childhood friend is Nao. How will Nao react to this unexpected proposal?!

25-year-old Moriyama Mikuri has an advanced degree, but has had no luck finding a permanent position. She's been living with her parents and doing temp work, and her latest job is doing housework for a single salaryman, Tsuzaki. Mikuri longs to start a career in her field, and her Aunt Yuri, who has had success in her professional life and who regrets never marrying, also wants Mikuri to find love.When Mikuri learns that her parents are planning to move to the country, she realizes her time is running out. She still has had no luck starting her career, so it seems she will have no option but to move to the country with her parents. She finds another option in moving in with Tsuzaki, who doesn't want to lose his housekeeper. To deal with the scandal of their living together, they get married--though just on paper. Now Mikuri starts her unusual new life, as a woman looking to start her career and as a new 'wife'!Note: Won the Kodansha award for best shoujo manga in 2015.

Manga artist WATANUKI Shinobu resolves to become a full-time housewife on the occasion of moving, but decides to write manga anew when her past works are digitized and become hits. At 40, she tackles her dreams, her work, and her love for the handsome young 22-year old TACHIBANA Chiaki. In Shinobu, a wife and mother living with her husband and son, the author depicts the worries, conflicts, and anxieties of women the same age. (Japan Media Arts Festival Archive)