The ayakashi, once driven out of the public world by the exploits of Onmyoji (exorcists), now live hidden among humans. The Hasumi family, who run the long-established restaurant "Hanamushiro," are also a clan of fox spirits skilled in shapeshifting. A marriage proposal has been made to the Hasumi family. Moreover, the woman they wish to marry is not the younger sister, the child of the legitimate wife, but Sena, the eldest daughter born to a concubine. The prospective groom is Kedoin Itsuki, the head of a prestigious family that enjoys the trust of the government in the imperial capital. Her father is delighted at the prospect of a connection with a noble family, but this marriage has a major problem. The Kedoin family is a lineage of Onmyoji, the sworn enemies of ayakashi! If her true identity is revealed, she will be exterminated!? A tense newlywed life has begun! (Source: Shueisha, translated)
After successfully restoring her estate in her teens, the brilliant young woman, Beatrice Laplace, is accused of being a "rich girl" and has her engagement broken off for unjustifiable reasons. She is also forced to bear a large amount of compensation and becomes engaged to Duke Alphonse Orreau, who is infamous as the "Duke of Pigs". However, Alphonse is not as gentlemanly as he is rumored to be, and entrusts Beatrice with the reform of his estate...! Source: MU
Hanamori, who works at a sports apparel manufacturer, is troubled by her own personality: overly sensitive, jack-of-all-trades, master of none, and a people-pleaser. Igarashi, a colleague who is cold and unkind to everyone, is the complete opposite of her... or so she thought, but then one day, he started to pursue her with full-blown doting affection!? It seems Igarashi's feelings for people are either "zero" or "100." In a conference room alone, in a cramped elevator, under the table at a drinking party... Igarashi's 100% love, unabashedly expressed without hesitation, has Hanamori at her mercy once again...! A polarizing colleague and a troubled people-pleaser - an office romance that erupts in an instant!! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
*"What a wonderful start to your cold-hearted life! This is fine!"* The third princess, Leticia, is to be married off to a neighboring country in a political marriage. In a letter from her fiancé, Alberto, she finds the cold words, "I have no intention of loving you." However, having been oppressed by the queen and her sisters in her own country, Leticia is used to being treated coldly. She was hoping (?) for a quiet life of cold-heartedness, but something seems a bit strange about her husband...!? (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: An edited version of the work that appeared in "Konyaku Haki Saretarisa Renakattari desu ga, Fukou Reijou ni Narimashita.: Zamaashinakute mo Shiawase desu: Anthology Comic" Vol. 2 (婚約破棄されたりされなかったりですが、不幸令嬢になりました。~ざまぁしなくても幸せです~ アンソロジーコミック).*
The novels, set in the Meiji era over a century ago, follow Shino Nakamura, a young girl who is tricked into becoming live bait for the fearsome Tengu creatures who dwell in the mountains. The white Tengu who appears before her, however, offers to save her instead of eating her. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
Kisaragi Chiyo was offered as a sacrifice to a raging god. To protect her younger brother, she wanted to be eaten along with the poison that would seal the god's power. As Chiyo awaited that moment, the handsome dragon god, Ginrei, appeared before her. The dragon god, feared by all, treated Chiyo with the utmost respect as a bride—but refused to eat her! While comforted by Ginrei's kindness, Chiyo worked hard to improve herself in order to be eaten. Meanwhile, Ginrei tried to resolve Chiyo's unfortunate situation with the power of a god. As the two lived together, their paths constantly crossing, they eventually began to confront each other through their secrets—and so began the fateful wedding story of a sacrificial maiden and a dragon god. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)