Adele garnered the reputation of a notorious villainess due to rumors of poisoning her elderly marquis husband. Shunned by the noble society, her life was nothing but solitude. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with her childhood friend, Kristen. Kristen has grown into a celebrated war hero-his boyish charm replaced by an aura of power and mystery. Beneath this hardened exterior, however, he is a wild, silver wolf: fiercely passionate and relentless in his pursuit of love. Hung up over her complicated past and unsavory reputation, Adele finds herself unable to reciprocate Kristen's advances. Even so, the beast won't let her rest until he claims the love he seeks. All Rights Reserved Written by Saein Lee.

Elena Taylor is engaged to Lian Harrington, the Crown Prince of Norton. But when Lian ditches her for Astel Fraser, a mere commoner, Elena makes a surprising choice: rather than playing her role as the villainess and attempting to force Lian and Astel apart, she steps aside and lets them ride off into the sunset. Declaring her independence from her noble family, Elena opens her own relationship counseling business, where she helps clients find success in their love lives-despite Elena's failure in her own romance. Just as her business starts to take off, Elena is handed a seemingly impossible case: she must help the burly, ill-mannered second lead, Hugh Godwin, find a noble wife-or else Elena will be evicted from her office building! With the odds against her, can Elena somehow help the gruff, jaded Hugh find love and save her livelihood? All Rights Reserved Written by Wonderdream.

Breaking off an engagement and having a drunken one-night stand-dramatic, sure, but not unheard of, right? Not if you're a twenty-four-year-old noblewoman with the memories of an old granny, and especially not if the one-night stand was with the ruler of the empire! Penelope Zecalion, the beautiful young daughter of an honorable baron, should be the most coveted rose in high society. But she is haunted by dreams of what seem to be different lives she's lived in the past, giving her the peculiar personality of a wizened old lady. Somehow, all her visions involve none other than Bart Dermian, the handsome Emperor of Lavata. After Penelope and Bart end up in bed together, thanks to too many glasses of champagne, Penelope must juggle the demands of both her family and her heart-not to mention her jumbled memories-as a dark force threatens to destroy the empire. WARNING: This story contains content that may not be suitable for some readers. All Rights Reserved Written by Seunghyun Cha.

When Rena Rubel's father, the esteemed Viscount Rubel, summons her to his study, she excitedly expects to receive a gift for her twelfth birthday. Instead, with lies on his tongue and a smile on his face, he sells her as a living sacrifice to the empire. After managing to survive, Rena returns six years later having thought long and hard about whether she should offer the father she once adored a shot at forgiveness. But a chance encounter and growing attraction with a mysterious man called Lin may change her plans, for better or worse. Will Rena find her father and forgive him for his sins-or make him pay for betraying her? WARNING: This story contains depictions of sexual assault, sexual harassment, grooming, and/or coercion, as well as violence, gore, and/or graphic depictions of death that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised. All Rights Reserved Written by Kim Young Ji.

"Twenty-three-year-old Chahui Yun is already tired of life: tired of Cheongna, her rural hometown where nothing seems to change; tired of her family's failing apple orchard; and tired of running away from Wookyeong Park, her childhood friend and first love. Although Chahui and Wookyeong grew up together, their lives couldn't be more different-Chahui's family has constantly been down on their luck and struggling to get by, while Wookyeong's family breezes through life as the wealthiest people in town. When Chahui returns home to nurse her ailing mother and help her unreliable father tend to the family farm, she has no choice but to face her past-and her past love with Wookyeong-that she's been trying so hard to forget. Can love blossom again among the apple orchards of Cheongna, or are some things meant to stay in the past? All Rights Reserved Written by CHACHA KIM.

Twenty-nine-year-old spinster Laura Pendleton is known to be a talented matchmaker in London society. When she's asked to find a wife for the eligible bachelor Ian Dalton, she believes it will be an easy task-until she meets the gorgeous yet blunt and aloof Mr. Dalton in person. Although Miss Pendleton introduces him to several beautiful young ladies, the cynical Mr. Dalton appears to have eyes only for his matchmaker. But Miss Pendleton has no interest in marriage, especially not to such a wealthy nobleman, due to her shameful past. Instead, Miss Pendleton makes arrangements to become a governess and thereby escape her abusive uncle on her own. But Mr. Dalton is nothing if not persistent. When Miss Pendleton faces unexpected troubles, he offers her the governess position for his young nephews in order to get closer to her. Mr. Dalton's love, bordering obsession, for Miss Pendleton means that he won't give up until he can convince her to become his-despite all that is at stake. All Rights Reserved Written by Yu Hyemin.

In a land of magical spirits and northern lights, two wounded souls find rest and healing in each other. Rieta Tristi has known nothing but hardship: her husband died of the plague, her young daughter was stolen away by slave traders, and now the cruel Lord Casarius, who had long coveted Rieta as a mistress, has ordered on his deathbed that she be buried alive with him. Her heart already shattered by grief, Rieta has little will to resist her grim fate-until the womanizing tyrant of the north, Archduke Killian Axias, suddenly appears and whisks her away. To Rieta's surprise, the cold and ruthless archduke turns out to be not only sympathetic, but deeply thoughtful and caring. As the leaves change and temperatures drop, Rieta warms up to her unexpected savior, who has been grieving a loss of his own. WARNING: This story contains content that may not be suitable for some readers. All Rights Reserved Written by Dalsaeowl.