Beginning of 16th century – Alexandra was captured by slave traders from Ukraine during one of their many raids. When the traders arrived in Greece to sell the female slaves, a young handsome man named Mateus bought her and promised to give her true freedom. He hired countless teachers, scholars, and palace ladies to train her into the most perfect woman of her time. Mateus's kindness has caused Alexandra to deeply fall in love with him, and she secretly wishes to be his concubine. But Mateus has already promised her to his best friend... Suleiman the Great, Emperor of the Ottoman Empire! What does freedom mean when you are in another man's harem and can only look at the one you love from afar? Not willing to endure agony, Alexandra promises herself that one day she will free both of them from their bird cages... but Mateus is the Grand Vizier, power only second to the Emperor himself. So Alexandra must become the most influential concubine in order to have any hope which also means, bearing Suleiman's son. However, Suleiman already has a son by another concubine, and this woman is determined to keep her son as the only prince.
Read The Unfortunate Bride Is Abducted by the Charming Dragon King / 不遇の花嫁は、美しき竜王に奪われる Leila is a girl with the same red hair as the “Scarlet Maiden” who once drove the kingdom to the brink of collapse. She grew up oppressed and is forced into a political marriage with the aging king. However, on her way, she is abducted by the enemy Dragon Tribe. Yet, instead of imprisonment, she receives surprisingly gentle treatment from Saeed, the leader of the Dragon Tribe. For some reason, he is deeply stirred by Leila and finds himself driven by an irresistible affection. Furthermore, a mysterious man named Weiss appears, showing an unusual obsession with Leila. This is a story of fated love, transcending race and past.
Mercenary Leo, framed for murder and forced to flee. The place where he finally collapsed was a quiet garden tended by a young noble widow named Hannah. Hiding his identity and intending to use her, Leo instead finds himself drawn to the calm routine of working in the garden and to Hannah's quiet, steadfast strength. But once the truth buried beneath the surface begins to emerge, the garden starts to tremble with danger once moreA romance where sincerity blooms from lies, and a broken heart finds its way back to life.
“They say even straw sandals have a match… So where is mine? Where’s my well-endowed prince charming…?”Her ideal type—something she could never admit to others—was a big one.“I’m done with dating!”She vowed there’d be no more men in this lifetime… but that lasted only until she accidentally walked in on her childhood friend of 14 years, Seongchan, pleasuring himself.Someone once said,“It’s darkest right under the lamp.”And he was… huge. Bigger than anyone she’d ever seen.“Why you, of all people? I searched so long… Why did it have to be you who has it…?”Fourteen years of friendship—Looks like it’s about to be blown away by her overwhelming thirst.“Hey… wanna do it with me?” +
[The curtain rises.][As if something wonderful has happened, a person runs onto the stage, beaming brightly.][Meeting someone's gaze.]"I love you.""I hope you become the most miserable person in this world."
Ju-eun escaped from Korea to London?to find herselfentrapped in the blue eyes of a particular singer.In her third year of being in London, Ju-eun fell into a singer's blueeyes. She met and fell for Eden?a tall, blond, tattooed, gorgeous, andgifted musician in a punk band?a dangerously alluring man accepting ofall and wanted by all. And with that, Ju-eun's once-plain life inLondon takes a drastic turn. She is willing to love just Eden, butwill Eden come to love only Ju-eun? +
Melanie Tarantion, the daughter of a marquis, calmly accepts the engagement annulment forced upon her by her fiancé, Dominic.That’s because “she” was actually Melanie’s twin younger brother, Melvin Roses Tarantion, disguised as her all along.After successfully breaking off the engagement...
Medeia hears the news of her husband's remarriage with her belly heavy with their second childonly to realize the man she loved with her whole life has betrayed her. In a single night, everything is ripped away: her kingdom falls, her brother is torn apart, and even her children are murdered by their own father. When she discovers it was all orchestrated by her uncle's family and her husband, she chooses poison and darkness.Then she opens her eyes.She's backthirteen years in the pastarmed with the hard-won experience of a kingmaker who once placed her husband on the throne, and the memories of every tragedy yet to come. This time, she won't beg. She won't forgive.To her uncle's family, she promises ruin.To her husband, she vows to steal the dazzling crown he craves.Because Medeia has returnedand she'll use any means necessary to take back what was stolen.
The cursed “Poison Rose Witch” lives in the Twilight Forest of the Kingdom of Grandia. Hated and feared by people throughout the country, she hides her ugly, twisted face beneath a robe and lives a peaceful life alone. But one day, she…
“Try to make me want to spread my legs.” She doesn’t want to die by this man’s hands— To survive, Irel seduces him, laying herself bare before Barkhan Ha Mash, the strongest among the Masaka, a man endowed with god-given power. “Will you marry me? You know you can’t escape me.” He seeks the power possessed only by a Riserve—the ability to quell the Masaka’s death-qi. For that reason alone, Barkhan chooses to keep her alive. Yet Irel Ellorance, trembling in fear, hides behind a smile and whispers false words of love. Awakening inside the world of a game, Irel faces the most powerful man alive. Their fates collide— A cursed bond, or a destiny woven by the gods themselves?
After six years of war, my fianc returned.With a woman and his child in tow.While saying that he couldn't leave her.The same irresponsible fianc who forced on me the duties of a duchess."Leila, you're not the duchess yet."Hearing those words, I decided to break my engagement.*"How far can I go?"There was a moment of silence. Realizing that I said something strange, I hurriedly spoke up."I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I wasn't trying to ask this, but that""Anything," Kalian replied, cutting off my words.It wasn't an angry tone. I'd rather say that he was smiling."If you're not selling the kingdom, you can do anything. Because you are my agent now."Don't pick up the trash you threw away
“What is the meaning of this, Sister Daphne?”Daphne, who was regarded as the most devout among the training priestesses.She had just been caught masturbating by Theodore Valentino—the young cardinal said to be beloved by God Himself.‘What… what kind of excuse should I make?’She had only wanted to relieve some stress. What on earth could she say to avoid being branded a libertine who committed such a lewd act right on the temple grounds?"Right then. I will help you, Sister,” he whispered to the trembling Daphne.“What do you mean by…”“To break the curse of a wicked demon, I am fully prepared to sacrifice this body of mine.”His massive frame leaned in, casting a heavy shadow over Daphne.“Let us begin the exorcism,” Theodore whispered with the face of a devout priest. The man's low, flowing voice coiled through the narrow storage room like a serpent.Until that very moment, Daphne thought the demon's curse was a problem confined entirely to her alone. +