The genius sorcerer of the Riyat Empire, Ashin Judin.... more>>

After a long war, she was casually enjoying a nap when the emperor issued an order.

“Now that the war is over, you have nothing else to do. Get married.”

The other person was someone Ashin knew well.

Commander-in-Chief, Leotard Van Mur, whom she had clashed with on even the tiniest things during the war.

‘Even though it’s a political marriage, is it fine to get married like this? It seems like it would be better to run away for now.’

However, Leotard, having made a deal with the emperor, had no intention of letting Ashin go…

“Whether you want it or not, running away isn’t an option.”

“We both don’t want it, so why should we go this far?”

“As long as you fulfill your marital duties, I wouldn’t ask for anything else. Not a child, not you.”

Ashin believed that they could maintain their married life without seeing each other for at least three years, but is that true?

‘Wait, merely fulfilling my duties is enough? If it’s about marital duties…’ <<less

Crown Princess Shim Seo-hye is confined to the cold palace after her family is charged with treason while Crown Prince Lee Yeon is away at war. After being locked in the palace, she begins to have vivid, surreal dreams that seem incredibly lifelike. Another dream, she muses, these dreams always trouble me. In these dreams, Crown Prince Lee Yeon has become a fair but cold emperor, and she becomes the emperor's "child," despite being once his wife.... more>>

In her dreams, Seo-hye lives as a twelve-year-old princess, experiencing a future that reflects what might come to pass. Events unfolding in the real world start to affect the reality within her dreams. Caught in the relentless and unpredictable schemes of palace intrigue, Seo-hye holds onto her love for Crown Prince Lee Yeon, navigating her fate through the tangled worlds of dream and reality.

The story is complemented by illustrations created by Noksi. <<less

'Peggy of Kanina, the Holy Incarnation Born in a City of Pleasure'... more>>

Peggy, the sacred incarnation of an angel, was born in the city of indulgence—Kanina.

She lived a quiet life, accompanied only by music.

But one day, she died a brutal and tragic death.

Three years passed.

At a lonely, forgotten grave, Peggy rose from the dead— only to find her homeland completely transformed beyond recognition… <<less

Before being born as Regina, she was an Empress in her past life named 'Yekarna'.... more>>

Having experienced the extremes of debauchery in her previous life as an Empress, she aims to lead a wholesome life this time around. However, her ill-fated connections from her past life, who have discerned her true identity, begin to approach one by one...

"Ask me to put it here, Your Majesty. I know you wanted it too."

"It's alright. If you can't remember me in your mind, I'll make sure you remember it in your body."

"You should be respectful with adults, Miss Heather."

"There's no need to surround yourself with many handsome men. But having me close by should be enough, right?"

Can she truly escape their clutches and attain a 'wholesome life'? <<less

Esdel, the only daughter of Reinhardt County.... more>>

This is what the world said of her:

A lovely young lady with rose-tinted cheeks, silver hair that shimmered in the sunlight, and a countenance that shined even brighter.

Her tendency to be aloof and easily bored was her only small flaw, but when a rare smile graced her expressionless face, she looked like an angel.

Her only trouble in the world was a horde of unremarkable suitors.

However, after a mu*derer proposed to her amidst a sea of blood on her mansion’s doorstep, her life was turned completely upside down.

Monsters of unknown origin invaded her domain.

A friend she thought would be by her side forever died, and her people and knights were harmed.

Yet no one knew what these monsters were.

No one, that is, except for the mu*derer who had proposed at her door.

“I will accept that dreadful proposal of yours, so please protect my county. With everything you have.”

“I will. Please marry me, Esdel Elizabeth Reinhardt.”

Esdel was determined to protect everything within her territory.

Even if it meant offering herself as a sacrifice in a marriage to a suspicious man.

But as her journey to uncover the monsters' identity continues, a situation different from what she had prepared for unfolds.

The man, Theodore, who calmly helps Esdel as if he had foreseen everything.

What in the world does he know, and what is he thinking?

And what, exactly, are these feelings she is developing for him? <<less

The city has fallen. Her family is dead. Her friends were killed right before her eyes.... more>>

Veronica ran, but it was futile. The moment she locked eyes with it, her life was turned upside down.

“You’ve already been assimilated.”

The man, who roughly grabbed her by the hair, stared at her with disdain as she struggled.

“Do you want to live?”

"Ugh… hng…"

"Even if you have to crawl through the fires of hell, do you want to live?"

"Let me go…"

"Answer me. If you say you want to die, I will grant you a painless death."

I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die. I’ve only just been reborn.

"Then ask for my help."

The man, as if reading her thoughts, muttered in a low voice. His burning gaze pierced straight through her.

“I want to live… Help me.”

At that moment, she had no idea that his holy breath and saliva would save her. That he would become her god in the absence of the one who had vanished. <<less

Yelena, an orphan girl taken in by the Marquis family after losing her memory.... more>>

She lived as a maid, devoted herself loyally to the household, and gave her pure affection to Diago, the one who saved her.

That is, until she recovered the lost memories of her childhood.

Now, Yelena has only one goal.

To escape this dreadful hell.

To run as far away as possible from the young master she once loved.

She must never be caught by him.

Even if she carries his child within her womb.

* * *

Diago, heir to the prestigious Marquis Martinas family that was admired by all.

But in truth, he has suffered his entire life from a curse that runs through the Martinas family bloodline.

An insatiable hunger and mental delirium haunt him endlessly.

A madness that can only be quelled by craving blood.

Yet at last, he has found a way to break free from the curse.

Yelena, that innocent, ignorant, lowly woman. The fragile young life he personally saved.

By using her, he can suppress his madness.

Therefore, he can never let her go.

Even if she no longer loves him, and withers away in pain by his side. <<less

One day, Freya receives an order from the emperor to marry the so-called devil, the Margrave of Niflheim.... more>>

He was a man shrouded in countless rumors, such as being a monster who bewitched people, a vicious ugly man, and a madman who celebrated slaughter.

In reality, he looked like a devil who was just terribly bored, an ordinary man who was locked up behind a high castle wall awaiting his death.

However, his infinitely deep black eyes were filled with a freezing hatred.

"Are you scared?"

The man looked down with those eyes and whispered to Freya.

"I'm not treating the woman who will carry my child carelessly."

Ironically, it sounded like he was whispering that he would surely kill her when she had fulfilled her duty. <<less

Anais knew she was fated to die once the coup d’état ended. So, rather than dying in vain just as the original story mandated, she instead willingly stood in between Kylian, who she loved, and a gunshot, which would have killed him. And so, Anais died in place of him.... more>>

But after her demise, Kylian went crazy.
He did everything he could to revive Anais, however, the Anais who Kylian saved was a fake.

Meanwhile, despite dying once, Anais woke up in a different body. From there, she went to find Kylian so that everything could be restored, but… <<less

Christine was an elite member of a guild who had excellent commissioning skills, but she couldn’t break the curse that caused abnormalities in her body. She suffered her whole life and was only exploited by the guild she worked for.... more>>

She infiltrated the Black Fang Guild, which was said to be full of people who inherited the blood of beasts, to retrieve the jewels that would relieve the pain caused by the curse, but she lost her life when the internal injuries she had suffered went beyond her limit.

But what was happening?

When she opened her eyes, she had returned to a time when she was relatively healthy.

In addition, the pain caused by the curse had surely subsided the moment she touched the gorgeous man who held her when she fell.

‘I might be able to break my curse if I approach that man.’

Christine deliberately approached him to find a clue to lift her curse, and succeeded in seducing him.

“I said I wouldn't hurt you, but you're not cooperating.”

“Ah…”

However… She had no idea that the man she spent the night with was the hidden power of the Black Fang Guild.

***

Christine regretted bringing up the spy conversation.

She knew how cruel the Black Fang Guild was to those who tried to harness their power.

As expected, Edgar’s eyes shone coldly when she mentioned the spy.

“If I find a spy… I’ll kill them.”

“…”

But for some reason, he looked at her frightened lips and added something he wouldn’t normally say.

“If the spy is pretty, I might let it go.” <<less

"Eyes filled with pure, unconditional trust. You usually only see that in beasts, don’t you think so, Miss Rian?"... more>>

The name Rian felt unfamiliar. Though she had lived just as many years as Rian as she had as Jiah, the name still felt like it belonged to someone else.

“You must have mistaken me for someone else.”

She brushed it off with a reply she’d given countless times before. Like a machine, she repeated the same line. Jiah had no intention of becoming entangled in his life ever again.

“I never said it was a person.”

“...Pardon?”

When she furrowed her brows slightly, Tristan’s lips curled into a smile right before her eyes. She thought she had walked straight into a wordplay trap.

“I lost the beast I once raised. I thought you might be able to find it.”

She couldn’t tell if he was joking or being serious. Jiah didn’t answer right away this time. She took a moment to choose her words carefully.

“I’ve never raised an animal before.”

She had never raised one, never lost one, and never tried to find one either.

“Let’s find out. I believe someone like you could, Miss Rian.”

The certainty that he would never know the truth wavered slightly. <<less

Erica received a marriage proposal from her childhood friend, Roderick, who returned from the military and spent a steamy night with her.... more>>

However, the euphoria of her first love was short-lived as a coup occurred that night, and Roderick ended up dead, leaving behind a child in her womb.

One day, while lost in sorrow, she went to assist a certain lady in childbirth...

"...Roderick?"

The man she thought was dead turned out to be the woman's husband!

In the end, she decided to give birth to the child of the man who had betrayed her. With his child in her belly, she ran away. But fate is relentless, and a few years later, she encountered him again, one child at a time.

"Huh, this child looks just like me."

"What the hell are you talking about? This child is not your child!"

Erica's once peaceful life spiraled into chaos from that moment onward.

Roderick, what on earth is going on with you?

He was supposedly dead but now alive, claiming another woman's child as his own, yet still insisting that Erica was the only woman for him. He was clearly frail before, but now was a wanted criminal, known for defeating dozens of mercenaries on his own.

What is the real lie behind Roderick's lies? <<less

Vanessa’s inheritance, upon the death of her parents, was a mountain of debt and an arranged marriage. Her greedy uncle had eagerly sold her off to be the aging Count’s latest bride. To break the engagement, she needed a scandal. A truly dreadful, utterly ruinous scandal.... more>>

***

“Vanessa.”

“….”

“Is life so tedious?” he drawled, incredulous. “That you’d waste it entangled with the likes of me?” <<less

Iris, who was possessed by a hero comic she enjoyed reading before she died.... more>>

A gloomy Kyodam City where all kinds of villains run rampant.

The city with the lowest citizen happiness index in the world, the city that she least wants to live in, and a place with ominous rumors that you can enter however you want, but when you leave, even the mayor turns into a villain and demands money.

She was possessed by a common citizen of Kyodam City, a paradise for villains, and struggles to survive.

After 22 years of wishing to awaken her abilities by pinching wild dogs and cats, a c*astity belt she bought at an antique shop changed her fate…

“By the way, what is Iris’s hero name?”

“…Hero name? I, c*astity belt girl…”

“What a…great name.”

It’s good that she’s a hero, but the state of her skills is a bit strange?

She slowly lowered her head, wondering if it could be true.

Something golden, which seemed to be the same material as the c*astity belt’s chain, was sticking out from her skirt and coiling on the floor like a snake.

“Could this be… a whip?”

Iris swallowed hard and picked up the monster that had fallen to the floor.

Then, the chain that had been hanging limply became stiff and suddenly swung like a whip.

“This is a whip.”

Iris, who was getting stronger and more uglier as she went on hero missions, eventually caught the attention of the villains… .

“Isn’t… I shouldn’t be here? T-that’s right… I shouldn’t be here… I shouldn’t be here…”

The loner, a pure stalker who had a crush on Iris for 14 years.

“Huh, do you think I’ll do something harsh to you? Don’t fool around.”

The arrogant, scheming man who told her not to fool around but ended up falling for it even more, and

the mad scientist who was trying to put her in his collection.

Strange but charming villains, and the even stranger hero Iris who tried to get involved with charming men and extract their abilities since she’s already in this situation.

‘He who wears the crown, bear its weight.’

She tries to defeat the villains(?) for the peace of Kyodam City, but she finds out that there is a huge mastermind behind it…! <<less

Princess Stella is the unwanted burden of her kingdom, cherished only for her pretty face. Oppressed in her homeland, she faces the grim prospect of being sold off as tribute the moment she comes of age. It is in this desperate moment that she encounters a stranger who changes her fate.... more>>

“I’m looking for something important. I need your help, Princess.”

The man who abducts her with this bizarre request is a Northerner, known for their exceptionally developed physiques. Worse yet, he is a man transforming into a monster due to an ancient curse passed down through his ancestors.

“Do you really think I can help break your curse?”

“Yes. Show a little kindness to a guy who’s turning into a monster in less than a year.”

Islay gives her three months to find the gem necessary to lift the curse tied to his blood. As time slips away, Stella, ignorant of the gem’s true nature, begins to feel a strange kinship with the man isolated from the world.

Until the prophecy reveals that it isn’t the gem, but her sacrifice that is needed to save him from becoming a monstrous beast. <<less

The princess trapped in the tower brings in a marriage. Her husband has killed his ex-wife several times. The frightened princess eventually wakes up the sarcophagus in the basement and calls out the devil…. “I don’t want to marry him, Raven.”... more>>

Relatable Quote:

You were the one who reached for me first.

You asked me to protect you.

You said you wanted us to be together.

You said… you loved me.

Male Lead: Johannes Valdemar – Heir to Duke Gustave and a promising young knight. Cheerful and charismatic, but strangely avoids his sister, Giovinetta (Inette). One night, upon hearing a second marriage proposal for Inette on her twentieth birthday, he suffers a mysterious seizure.

Female Lead: Giovinetta Valdemar – Daughter of Duke Gustave. Married at a young age but returned home after losing her husband on their wedding night. Having spent most of her life confined in a tower, she is naïve about the world and believes Johannes is her twin brother.

Recommended when: You’re in the mood for a story with unique themes and an unusual historical setting.

Keywords: Fantasy, Western-style setting, Transcendent beings, Forbidden relationships, Fated love, Gentle male lead, Wounded male lead, One-sided love, Obsessive male lead, Innocent female lead, Hurt female lead, Regretful female lead, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Melodrama <<less

Iru, called the monster of the imperial palace due to severe burn scars.... more>>

Despite people's contempt and disgust, she was happy because of her comrades in the 9th Knight Order who were like family.

Until the holy sword appeared.

With the emergence of the holy sword, said to make its wielder the emperor according to legend, the imperial family was thrown into chaos, and the 9th Knight Order was also mobilized for the mission to retrieve the holy sword.

But they were ambushed by unidentified assailants,

and Iru, with her last strength before dying, grasped the holy sword.

And when she opened her eyes again, Iru had transformed into a completely different appearance.

A beautiful body without a single scar, free from pain.

'I'll have my revenge. I'll find out who they are and behead them.'

But her newly acquired body is still weak, and she's about to be sold at a s*ave auction.

Hearing that a royal has come as a customer, she thinks of somehow being sold to that person to return to the imperial palace....

"How much for this woman?"

Iru looked up in shock at the man who had come up.

The man asking for her price was the 5th Prince Nergal, who absolutely shouldn't be in a place like this.

The person who was her brief childhood acquaintance and the one who avoided her the most in the imperial palace.

* * *

Nergal gazed at her sleeping form.

He recognized her as Iru the moment he saw her. He couldn't help it. As a child, he had imagined countless times what she would look like as time passed.

How she would look with her hair grown out after it had been cut short for training, how much deeper her purple eyes would become that used to glare at him asking if he was bullying her again, how much more her arms and legs would grow that she used to boast were longer than her peers'. More often than she chattered about becoming a great knight when she grew up, he had thought about her future.

And he had forever lost the chance to see that future he had imagined.

Because of his mistake.

Nergal's eyes flashed as he embraced Iru. Whether it was the power of the holy sword or some other wicked force, he didn't care.

He had no intention of letting go of what he had regained, even if it killed him. <<less

She had never been real to them.... more>>

“I never thought of you as my wife.” Even her husband by contract,

“My wish? It’s for you to disappear.” Nor the son she didn’t share a drop of blood with.

Daphne decided to give up everything then.

The Madam disappeared. To be precise, she disappeared before the Young Lord’s birthday, leaving only a single letter. Everyone didn’t mind and thought that she would be back soon.

One day, two days, ten days.

The Madam didn’t return, and everyone went looking for her. But it was already too late. <<less

I became the heroine of a tragic novel. Betrayed by my fiancé, I'm destined to marry a madman consumed by possessiveness and obsession, a fate that will break me both physically and emotionally.... more>>

‘I'd rather die!’

If I stay on this path, my life will end in a sad ending, a bad ending, a f*cked up ending! To prevent the original story from unfolding, I need to find a husband who will marry me. I need someone who will protect me from my family, who are trying to sell me for money, and my ex-fiancé, who will inevitably come crawling back.

I need someone who will confine me in the name of protection, without demanding my love... Is there a husband out there who will confine me?

***

I found a man who met my criteria and slammed my seal on the contract. All he has to do is pretend to love me and confine me.

"Do you still think I'm acting?"

Why is he in my bed?

"I've been watching you from the beginning."

My (contractual) husband seems to be getting too into his role. Look, you just have to confine me, okay? <<less

The butler, Raymond, who used the witch for his family.... more>>

The friend, Pel, who betrayed the witch for freedom.

The fiancé, Glenn, who deceived the witch for his lover.

None of them regretted it.

Thus, the witch, Leticia...

"Regression, you say. And at such a time."

When she returned to a time where she could not avoid death and faced her enemies, she made a firm decision.

If Leticia had to die anyway, she would make them regret killing her.

Even if she had to act to do so.

"Then you must live, Master. Live, split my heart in your hand, and laugh at me."

But why?

"It seems you still don't know, Leti. Without you, there is no me."

Why do you look at me like that?

"Do as you wish, young lady. Be it life or death. I will follow."

Leticia looked at those who would give everything to save just her.

Those who crumbled at her feet, regretting, even though she hadn't died yet.

There was affection there that no one had ever given her.

Of all places, there. <<less

Rihannan Alessin, a queen rotting in prison.... more>>

Despaired and without hope, she drank poison and died. But… unbeknownst to her, the deity gave her a second chance at life. She was twelve again. And this time, she would live life differently.

Six years later, she chooses to become Arundell’s queen…

“If you’re asking me to step down from the marriage proposal, I can’t.”

“Marry me and let us divorce after a year.”

And this time, the time limit of their marriage would last a year.

A husband she knew who was different than before… she tried not to love him again, but each time, her heart kept shaking. <<less

A poor opera singer born out of wedlock, Maylily Aile. A noble man who extends a hand of patronage to her, Hugh Skaard, Count of Everscourt.... more>>

Though she knows their relationship will never be equal, Maylily cannot help but fall in love with Hugh. For he was the one who gifted the most radiant spring to her desolate life.

And just when she fully accepts Hugh, Maylily comes face-to-face with the cold truth lurking behind their relationship…

***

"I don’t like you anymore, Count."

"Then start liking me again. Considering what we’ve become, it’ll be less miserable for you that way." <<less

She thought the man was dead.... more>>

His raven black hair, long eyelashes, sharp jawline and plump lips.
As she was treating him, Swan fell in love.

“I-I think I’m pregnant. So, uh, take me as your wife…”

“……..”

All because of ‘love’. Oh to be condescending as a young girl. The man didn’t love Swan, she was only a toy of momentary interest for him.

Atlion never answered her question.

___

“You’re the one who said you wanted me. Didn’t you say you’ve never regretted a day that you were with me?”

“Heart is something that changes as much as we want, Your Majesty.”

It was hell.

Her words seemed to make my blood vessels harden.
I always want to see and touch her, but she won’t allow it anymore.

I’m afraid of you.
You, who don’t love me.

The story of Swan, who once loved a man with lost memories- “Atlion”. What will become of this perplexing romance? <<less

On the Tapchallahn Plateau—the highest land in the Kamilak Empire, which shares a border with Karkus—lies a border garrison formed by the Baldars, who have vowed to become burning swords.... more>>

Abet Naz, the garrison's leader, rescues a Baldar who is wandering through the snowy wilderness with no memory. In honor of his deceased youngest daughter, Abet Naz adopts the woman as his foster daughter.

Thus begins Jarmil's second life.

With her new name and fresh start at the border garrison, her life seems peaceful.

However, the emptiness of not knowing who she truly is leaves her feeling isolated at times.

"Please return my lost memories."

Every day, she climbs the mountain path to place a stone on the tower at its peak and offers the same prayer.

As she offered her prayer, a distant, ashen gaze watched her for a long time.

***

On the day of the recruitment test to reinforce the border garrison, Baldars from across the Kamilak Empire gather at the Tapchallahn Plateau.

Among them is a Baldar with eyes like a snowy forest at dawn.

When Jarmil’s eyes meet his, a chill coils in her gut.

She is certain that she has met Batis before.

A powerful sense of déjà vu overwhelms her.

Were they lovers in the memories she lost?

"So you do remember me, Batis."

"I’m sorry, but all I can tell you is this: Don’t cling to the memories that have vanished. But... if they ever come back, remember this one thing: I came here because I wanted you. You’ve done nothing wrong."

Clinging to the hope of reclaiming her past, Jarmil quickly opens her heart to Batis. But when her memories finally return, she is horrified.

"Why did you save me, Batis… You should’ve just let me die… I don’t want to live anymore..."

Is it possible for us to start over?

Their relationship, carried over from the past, now stands at a crossroads.

Could the two of them leave the past behind and journey toward something beyond the night sky? <<less

※ This book contains some depictions of noncon/dubcon and explicit language. Reader discretion is adviced.... more>>

Sia, who always lamented, ‘Why am I the only one without a cat?’, ended up chasing after a stray cat—only to be transported to another dimension.

The place she arrived in was the Pelles Empire, the land of cat werebeasts.

Though she was initially frightened after being dropped into an unfamiliar world, that fear quickly faded as she basked in what felt like a paradise for cat lovers.

Then, she encountered a strikingly beautiful black-maned male cat…

***

She looked down at the cat nestled quietly in her arms, gazing back at her. She had seen many cats since arriving here, but this was the first time she had encountered one with heterochromatic eyes.

“Black fur and odd eyes? Oh, you’re just too charming.”

Sia sat down on a nearby chair and lifted the cat in her arms to meet his gaze. Staring blankly at the strikingly handsome feline face, she couldn’t help herself and kissed him.

Nox’s gold and blue eyes widened in utter disbelief.

“Hehe, I didn’t mean to! You’re just so handsome that I kissed you without thinking!”

He had been too stunned to react properly for a while now. He was experiencing more new things in a single day than he had in his entire life.

“If I could be the butler of a cat as handsome as you, I’d gladly spend my entire salary on you. Please, will you live with me?”

Just like she had always done with stray cats, Sia asked for his permission as if making a marriage proposal.

However, she failed to notice something—the cat’s tail had stiffened straight up.

Sia had no idea.

She didn’t know that all the cats she had encountered in this world were actually cat werebeasts who could shift into animal form.

She didn’t know anything about the ruthless wild instincts that lurked beneath their cute exteriors.

Caught off guard by her words, Nox let himself get swept up in an emotion he couldn’t name, and closed his eyes.

It was a complex feeling, but the decision was simple.

Nox answered with a long, drawn-out meow.

He would allow it.

Yes. He would be with her. <<less