*"If it isn't the lovely girl from before!"* The emperor's true feelings are too sweet. I don't know what to do! Born into a renowned family of sorcerers, Elestia can't use a single magic spell. She spends her days blissfully buried in the books she loves, far removed from high society... Or that's how things were supposed to be until the ruthless emperor suddenly orders her to become his first concubine! *"I don't want to be the empress!"* she laments to no avail, and the dreaded bedding ceremony arrives. Elestia steels herself to close off her heart until she suddenly hears the supposedly cruel emperor think, "Wow! Her glistening eyes are stunning!" For some reason, she can hear the emperor's inner thoughts...?! Will Elestia open her heart as she spends her days with the unexpectedly loving ruthless emperor...?! (Source: MangaPlaza)

The world's number one cutie...but he's a boy?! "He is just too cute! He always make the people around him aroused! Every time, it causes an uproar. I myself, the one who is beside him is actually...!" -- Izumi-kun's childhood friend, Suzuki Makoto-san. (Source: Shoujo Crusade)

Monthly Shoujo Sunday is a collection of 12 oneshots by the wonderful Momoto Makiru. Known for their alternative and sometimes experimental art, Makiru brings us unique stories that are both weird and enlightening. (Source: Star Fruit Books) 1) Shoujo Futari 2) Usotsuki Tenshi 3) Kuroi Kiss 4) Kijin no Yakata "Everyone, please listen to the horror that befell my family. It all happened when my new father came home..." (Source: Manga Reborn) 5) Anata ni Todoke! 6) Anmitsu Hime 7) Fushigi na Sekai 8) Ayumi-chan 9) Kodomo 10) Sacchan wa ne! 11) Sotsugyou 12) Hanadokei no Uta

Kazunobu Haramoto is all about that thug life. He’s rough-and-tumble, and now that he’s joined the yakuza, he’s all set to climb the ranks of the underworld. But you know what they say: All conditioned things are like dreams, shadows, and bubbles. And Kazunobu’s bubble bursts like no other! A gang raid by a mysterious assassin leaves all his new yakuza comrades dead and dusted, and the fuzz catch him at the scene with the only other survivor, the boss’s young daughter. Witness protection is his and the girl’s best hope now—and for some reason, the cops have it in their heads that a strict and prestigious Zen Buddhist temple is the best place for them to hide! Kazunobu’s got two options: death or Nirvana! (Source: Yen Press)

Sara is one of four daughters of the Balks dukedom. Born with golden hair and eyes which are said to be those of a witch, she's a blemish on the family name. Sara has endured all the mistreatment from her family in hopes of living freely once she becomes of age. However, when one of her sisters is to be wed, she is cast out into the land of the beastfolk, for fear she'll bring a curse upon the family. In a land where no humans are said to be able to survive, the cruel emperor of the beastfolk empire, Cael appears before her. Their eyes meet, and their fates are forever interwined... could this be fate?! The curtain rises on this fantastical romance between the discarded lady and the wolf emperor who doesn't believe in fate! *Source: MangaPlaza*

Photographer Daisy worked a wedding at an earl's castle, but by the time she was ready to leave, her car was completely snowed in! She had only until midnight to upload the day's photos and didn't know how she'd be able to pull it off now. Luckily a man showed up and invited Daisy into the castle. Once she successfully uploaded the photos, she noticed how very attractive the man who helped her was. They proceeded to spend a dreamy night together, but they didn't yet know how that night would change their destiny... (Source: Renta!)

Maddie owns a steakhouse that is in desperate need of renovating. However, she has just been evicted by an arrogant and ruthless candidate for city council named Zach Wayne. But not long after, he comes back to her restaurant acting rather strange...

Samantha is rooted to the spot in the lobby of an office tower. She has come to tell CEO Cesare that she's pregnant. The tabloids have been full of his rumored is love affair with an actress, he's from a different world and he's so rich that he earns in a minute what she might earn in a lifetime How is she going to tell him about the baby? He doesn't even know her name. The two of them met when he was a guest at the B and B where she worked. On that stormy night, he was in the darkness of despair from having suddenly lost his eyesight in an accident, and Samantha felt compelled to comfort him... [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/73043/)

I want to be hated by my love... if it means preventing this unfortunate future...! One day, Luise, the 16-year-old daughter of the Marquess, regained memories from her past life. She discovered she had reincarnated as the villainess from a video game she once adored. Remembering she faced only two dismal futures. enduring each day miserably as an unloved queen or facing exile after a broken engagement, she was devastated by the tragic prospects ahead. Determined to take action herself, can she avoid this unfortunate future? Can she successfully make her lover hate her? (Source: POCKETCOMICS)

From high school to college, from college into the working world - although my life had never been spectacular, the journey had always been smooth sailing... Except when it came to men. So when I found myself an engaged woman at age 29, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. My dream of getting married before turning 30 was going to be realized! And that's when... I met him. (Source: MangaPlaza)