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Attempting to shake off a nightmare from her childhood, Itoko was supposed to be married in the village of Migomori. There, she saw a doll that looked just like herself. Itoko wonders why this doll was made and what is the "mother of blue" the villagers speak of. Itoko feels herself being dragged into an abominable village tradition and another nightmare.

A young lady of the prime minister family, enduring for 8 years. Finally, at one day she was bestowed empress, Phoenix of the country! But life is unpredictable. Her husband loved her stepsister, deposed her as Empress and even forced her son into death. In that Cold Palace, she was forced to drink poisonous wine. So in the next lifetime, she made a promise to never do good deeds and help others, to never step into the palace and to never become the Empress!

An anthology of teacher-student romance:<br><br>1. You Are an Angel by Ichikawa Natsuo<br>2. Ever-Growing Love by Kawabe Ako<br>3. Gingerbread and Coffee by Ayumi Imo<br>4. A Teacher-Student Battle by Koda<br>5. You Can't Stay Scared Forever by Fujita Nagisa<br>6. Takane no Hana by Yumeno Tsubasa<br>7. Abandoned Love by D Kissan<br>8. On the Rooftop by Goumoto<br>9. Mischief~Shiota-sensei to Amai-chan~ by Nakatoka Kumiko

Baskerville, the family of tragedy. Sophia, the daughter of a wealthy family, is to marry Gwyn Baskerville, the young heir of the Baskerville family who succeeded the title at the mere age of thirteen. After the recent death of his family, Gwyn, the ‘tragedy boy’ was thrown into the public eye. Although Sofia manages to establish a good relationship with Gwyn, she holds a secret that, when uncovered, will keep everyone away. This is the tale of a boy seeking the truth of his family's death and a girl who can see the dead as their bond grows deeper and deeper.

Two guys: cousins, both left-handed, both passionate about becoming their school team's best pitcher. One of them has already lost the spot once, back in elementary school; and his cousin moved away not long after, seemingly clueless to the fact that he was leaving the guy who introduced him to baseball dispirited and defeated. But now Yoshizawa Sora is back, still smiling innocently while encouraging Yoshizawa Shuuji to get back into the game. Shuuji accepts, determined to defeat the guy who, in his eyes, took away the only thing that mattered to him.

An anthology of teacher-student romance:       You Are an Angel (きみは天使) by Ichikawa Natsuo     Ever-Growing Love (背伸びの恋) by Kawabe Ako     Gingerbread and Coffee (ジンジャーブレットとコーヒー) by Ayumi Imo     A Teacher-Student Battle (先生と生徒の攻防戦) by Koda     You Can't Stay Scared Forever (怖がってちゃ始まりませんよ) by Fujita Nagisa     Takane no Hana (高嶺の華) by Yumeno Tsubasa     Abandoned Love (みすてあい) by D Kissan     On the Rooftop (屋上にて) by Goumoto     Prank ~Shiota-sensei to Amai-chan~(イタズラ～塩田先生と雨井ちゃん～) by Nakatoka Kumiko

The main character is a high school girl who loves baseball and delicious rice. She has no interest in fashion and has lived a life unrelated as to be a girl. One day, her usual stylist granny, who had been going since childhood closed, so she decided to visit a beauty salon for the first time in her life. However, the beautician who was in charge of the base was a “Onee”… !?

A young girl tries to help an old tree from dying.

In her previous life, Bian Xia was forced to hide behind a mask of kindness crafted by her "benevolent" stepmother, while her "kind" half-sister spread vicious lies about her. When Bian Xia found herself backed into a corner, she turned to her fiance, the prince, for help, but he betrayed her and chose her stepsister instead. Now, if time were to turn back and give her another chance, would she seek revenge? With her cunning and strategic mind, could she protect her loved ones and bring justice to those who wronged her?

From Lucia Rose: Shirokuma Cafe revolves around the everyday lives of a group of animals mingling with humans at a cafe run by a polar bear named Shirokuma-kun. His animal friends include Panda-kun, a lazy but well-meaning panda bear; Penguin-san, a sharp-tongued penguin; and Grizzly-san, a grizzly bear with a wild personality.

Always one to do her best for her family's business, Kisa has become a weary woman with little time left in her life for herself, let alone any traces of romance."I'd like to take you as my bride."An unexpected proposal comes out of the blue when Amane, the young president and member of an old noble family, visits her family for business…!"Why me?" Even when she asks him the reason, Amane’s vague answer of "just based on my intuition," bewilders her. Despite her uncertainty, her heart is slowly swayed by his honesty and the pair end up living together with plans for marriage. But living together with Amane, whose cool appearance contrasts so greatly with his sweet approaches, seems to bring forth a tempest—?!(Synopsis: Gourmet Scans)

The main heroine of this history is Tsubaki Kamui, the granddaughter of a noted antiquarian. One day, in her shop comes a mysterious man, Sena Takuto. He is trying to find proof that he is indeed the grandson of the last surviving member of the Russian Empire, Anastasia. In his possession is something he wants Kamui's grandfather to see and appraise to prove his claim. However it seems like something of great importance to the late Anastasia was stolen recently. Does Takuto have anything to do with this? Will he succeed in his quest to prove his lineage? And what does Kamui have to do with this? Why?