Helen, who lost her parents when she was young, was raised by her aunt. However, her aunt’s business has gone bankrupt and now they’re desperate. They receive an invitation from Earl Bridgemere, the patriarch of Aunt Bella’s family, to his annual Christmas party. Aunt Bella usually declines, but she has no choice this year. The two decide to attend the party to ask the earl for help, but upon their arrival Aunt Bella collapses. Helen seeks assistance from an attendant…who turns out to be Earl Bridgemere himself!
Includes shorts from Chintsubu, Mukuchi na Koi no Tsutaekata, Saa Koi ni Ochitamae, and Benriya-san.
When low-ranking noble Lucia’s fiancé suddenly ends their engagement to marry her cousin, she’s left with quite the dilemma—being invited that very wedding! Unable to refuse, and with her brother too busy to attend and offer support, he asks his friend Phill, a soldier currently on leave, to accompany her instead. But as the days unfold, she sees there’s more to Phill than meets the eye! A broken engagement is only the beginning to this sugary-sweet Cinderella love story! (Source: Manga Up! Global)
The first time Daisuke had asked Kou to marry him, they were in kindergarten and he was rejected. But it's not like this has stopped him - not when Daisuke's been proposing every year for the past twenty years! Proposing and rejecting has happened so much between them that at this point, it almost feels less like something serious and more like a running joke. Has Daisuke ever thought about what he should do if ever Kou says yes? (Source: Futekiya)
A frail girl recovers with the help of an unlikely friend.
The delicious joys of living in the countryside. Tired of the hustle and bustle of city life, Minyeong decides to move back home — to the middle of nowhere. With delicious food, romance, and a bottle of good whiskey, she soon starts to rediscover the joys of living a simple life. (Source: Manta)
Takara meets Aoyama, a guy in her class who is really cute and a great athlete. Deciding she likes him on the spot, Takara asks him out on a date! However, despite her cuteness and popularity, she is turned down! Things get interesting as Takara finds Aoyama asleep one day with his neck left exposed wide open there, just ready for a little nibble… :) Another problem Takara must face is a classmate who suspects her secret. Story 2 involves the appearance of a new boy in Takara’s life who knows her secret and has one of his own! Story 3 is a too-cute-to-be-believed flashback story where everyone is a little kid. (Source: shoujo-manga.com)
**A prodigy with a wicked streak** After memorizing his first magecraft textbook in a single week, Louis is accepted as a scholarship student at Minerva’s Mage Training Institution. But surrounded by nobles, the rough and rowdy boy from a poor, remote village is treated as a problem child and feared for the way he mercilessly beats his opponents in magic battles. And yet Louis still finds teachers he respects and friends he can rely on as he grows into the man who will become a Sage. Learn all about the notorious Barrier Mage’s youth in this two-part prequel to Secrets of the Silent Witch. *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*
On an April night in Tokyo, still too early for fireworks, university student Kakeru Sorano meets a woman named Koharu Fuyutsuki. She is a beautiful girl who stands out from the crowd, laughs a lot, and exudes a warmth that contrasts sharply with Kakeru's own introversion. But there was something Kakeru didn't know at first—she can't see. Unlike Kakeru, Koharu hasn't given up on anything, even with her blindness. She attends university daily, shows interest in clubs, makes friends—and dreams of launching fireworks one day. Kakeru wonders why, when she can't see them...but maybe it doesn't matter. And maybe he can start moving forward, too, for the girl who's always been by his side (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Winner of the Grand Prize award in the 15th GA Bunko Taisho.*
Her parents divorced when her mother, a painter, took a female lover. She tries to prove that she is different from her mother by giving her body to a man. However, for some reason, her heart refuses to budge. However, she begins to feel something different about Yugo, a man she met by chance... (Source: Shogakukan, translated) Included Stories: 1. ヒミツなこと 2. やわらかな雨 3. 神さまのローズ 4. 桜の日
When Princess Fleta, who has been mistreated her entire life due to being born with a curse, summons the basilisk and destroys the palace, Princess Cezanne regrets that things could have turned out differently if someone had been by Fleta's side. So when she miraculously finds herself six years back in time, she is determined to take Fleta under her wing and fill her baby sister's life with nothing but joyful light. Will Cezanne be able to dispel the darkness inside Fleta and rewrite the ending? (Source: Tapas)
Long ago, the Emperor possessed great mystical powers. Now, a young boy wonders if he will have them as well. With no memories and only a rose-shaped scar on his forehead as a clue, he ponders his legacy while on the run with the girl who rescued him from a group of armed warriors. She takes him to a scientist who identifies Rose as the Emperor's clone and believes that this young boy must assume the mantle of leadership. But opposing forces with their own agenda have created another clone from the Emperor's DNA...and now the struggle for power begins!

