2025

What happens when the man I love to hate becomes the man I must pretend to love? I can’t seem to escape Thayden Walker and his infuriating charm. Even his mother and his Great Dane seem bent on playing matchmaker. But I’m totally immune. Until I'm presented with an offer that puts my ability to withstand him to the test. If I marry Thayden, all my student debt goes poof, and he'll take over the family firm. There’s so much more at stake than money or a job, especially when I start to see the man beneath the mask. Playing house with Thayden is the most dangerous game of all. And we’re both set up to lose more than we could ever win. Unless we’ve been on the same side all along ...

만화 『향하는 길의 마지막 걸음』 단행본이 출간되었다. 리디북스 BL 만화 e북 탭에서 가장 많은 별점을 받은 작품인 『향하는 길의 마지막 걸음』은 상실의 슬픔을 지닌 두 사람이 주고받은 찬란한 위로와 구원을 그려낸 만화로, 두 권으로 나뉘어 출간되었다. 눈부신 작화, 그리고 캐릭터의 감정에 몰입할 수밖에 없도록 만드는 섬세한 배경과 연출로 수많은 이들에게 수작으로 손꼽히며 뜨거운 반응을 이끌었다. 그 인기를 입증하듯 2020 리디북스 BL코믹 어워드 e북 대상을 수상하였으며, 2022년 오디오드라마로도 제작되었다.

국내 대기업과 정재계 자제들이 다닌다는 대한 고등학교에 성적 우수생으로 입학한 지욱. 빚을 갚으려 학교를 그만두고 2년 동안 일을 했지만 티끌 모아 티끌인 현실. 지욱이 가난에서 벗어날 수 있는 빠른 길은 대한 고등학교를 졸업해 한국대에 진학하는 것뿐이다. 하지만 이런 지욱의 다짐은 그의 삶에 느닷없이 나타난 승언으로 인해 송두리째 흔들린다. 자신의 참고서를 주고 지욱의 급식비를 대신 내주는 등, 승언의 강압적인 호의는 지욱을 더 비참하게 만드는데… 동정심일까? 아니면 관심일까?

자신에게서 벗어나려는 지욱에게 끊임없이 마음을 부딪치며 붙잡으려는 승언. 그런 그의 바람대로 지욱은 그를 향한 마음을 인정하고 승언과 동등해지기 위해 노력하기로 다짐한다. 하지만 자신에게 줄 수 있는 게 많은 승언과 달리, 승언의 생일 선물 하나에도 부담과 걱정이 앞서는 지욱. 승언의 앞에선 한없이 작아지는 기분이 드는 지욱은 자신의 질투와 자격지심에 괴로움을 느낀다. “왜 내게 풍족한 삶을 느끼게 해줬어?” 발작처럼 치미는 감정을 잠재울 사이도 없이 지욱의 운명은 더 깊숙한 수렁 속으로 빠지는데…

지욱이 승언에게서 두 번째로 도망친 후, 혹시 주승언이 자신을 찾지 않을까 하는 두려움과 미약한 기대를 닮은 알 수 없는 감정이 번갈아 들었던 때가 있었지만 그는 더 이상 자신을 찾지 않았다. 그렇게 지욱과 승언의 관계는 시간에 묻혀질 줄 알았다. 두 사람이 다시 마주치기 전까지는. 여전히 빚을 갚느라 하루도 쉬지 못하고 일을 하는 지욱, JS전자 상무이사 자리에 오른 승언. 다신 만날 일 없을 줄 알았던 그들은 채무자와 채권자의 관계로 다시 만나게 된다. 인연일까, 악연일까. 잡아야 할 사람일까, 끊어내야 할 상처일까. 나를 사랑하지 않아도 시즌 2, 지욱과 승언은 서로를 이해할 수 있을까? episode 45~59

지언을 자신의 매니저로 기용한 남도윤은 서툴지만 열심인 지언에게 호감을 느끼게 되자 자신의 감정에 헷갈려 하고… 잡지 화보 촬영에 들어간 도윤이 긴장하자 지언은 밍지 인형을 이용해 도윤의 긴장을 풀어주려 하는데, 과연……?! 28-36

지언을 자신의 매니저로 기용한 남도윤은 서툴지만 열심인 지언에게 호감을 느끼게 되자 자신의 감정에 헷갈려 하고… 잡지 화보 촬영에 들어간 도윤이 긴장하자 지언은 밍지 인형을 이용해 도윤의 긴장을 풀어주려 하는데, 과연……?! 21-27

술셔틀시킨 여고생들 앞에서 호기 있게 소주 병나발을 불고 장렬히 전사한 정세인은 폐기 직전 도시락을 챙겨주는 지언에게 친하게 지내자며 연락처를 건네준다. 한편, 지언은 집 청소 대타 알바를 나가게 되는데…… 도착한 집에서 나온 사람이 하필이면 남도윤?! 11-20

알바 지옥을 온몸으로 버텨가며 열심히 살아가는 25세 이지언. 편의점 알바 중 진상 노인이 돈 대신 내고 간 ‘밍지’ 인형에 열받은 것도 잠시, 그 인형이 대한민국 톱 배우 남도윤을 조정하는 특별한 능력이 있음을 알게 된 후부터 남도윤과의 악연 같은 인연이 시작된다. 1-10

As a fan of idol Ryu Sunjae, Im Sol was happy fangirling to her heart’s content. That is until one day, Sunjae is suddenly found dead. As she grieves, Sol discovers a curious pocket watch that takes her six years into the past. Before she knows it, Sol tracks down a teenage Sunjae, and the words “I freaking love you!” spill out. Now, he’s totally creeped out by her, but Sol must somehow win over Sunjae to stop history from repeating. With the clock ticking, can she save her future number one?

For He Gu, to be secretly in love is like a strong alcoholic drink. Obviously, once it flows into your system, dizziness, the loss of self-control and suffering will follow closely by, making it possible for anyone to be fatally attracted like moths to flames, and willingly endure the hardships. While you made sure to not overdo it, I’ve become completely intoxicated……however, for every intoxicated feeling, you will inevitably wake up from it one day. When Song Ju Han continued to act childish and recklessly destroyed He Gu’s tenderness for him, he had never imagined that the man has already been written into his destiny. Even more, he had never imagined that—the person brought to him by destiny—would one day want to escape……

West Calloway is rich, arrogant, and my brother’s best friend. Now we’re faking a relationship in public… while he gives me dating lessons in private. When a stalker forces me out of my apartment, my brother insists I stay somewhere safe—in his best friend’s legendary estate. With the tall, handsome, frustrating man I once had a silly crush on, while he never liked me. But then West suggests we fake date to send a message: I’m taken and well protected. I agree on one condition… he helps me practice real dating. I don’t know how to date, and West doesn’t do love. It’s perfect. Soon, we’re practicing it all in secret. Dates. Kissing. Sleeping in the same bed. The only rule? My brother can never find out. West learns what I like, buys me gifts, praises me, and helps me to stop people-pleasing. Maybe I’ll even ask him to help with my virginity, too... But the way he’s looking at me now? It’s not part of any lesson. And when he touches me, it feels like he’s forgotten this is just practice...

A lonely barista’s dreams come true when her celebrity crush asks her to pose as his fake girlfriend for the paparazzi. Boone Sheridan is a TV heartthrob with a public relations problem. He needs to clean up his image and create a distraction ASAP. What better way to do that than pretending he’s settled down with a nice, wholesome, ordinary girlfriend? Eve Tracey is as ordinary as they come—a pre-school teacher and part-time barista working two jobs to make ends meet. She also happens to be a recovering Boone Sheridan superfan. So when the object of her former obsession walks into her coffee shop and makes her an unbelievable offer, how can she refuse? Acting like she’s in love with Boone Sheridan is no problem for Eve. But she’s read enough fake dating fanfics to know that being on the receiving end of Boone’s pretend affection is almost certainly a recipe for heartbreak—and she’s too realistic to believe the fantasy will extend any further than that. There’s nothing for a starstruck fangirl to do but brace herself for the pain of letting Boone go at the end of their temporary arrangement.

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Marrying the man I hate is bad enough. But falling for him? That’ll be the death of me. Gabriel Thompson and I are like oil and water. Our New York families control two of the nation’s largest companies and the business rivalry is decades old. We’ve carried the torch ourselves since childhood. But then we bump into each other after a conference in Vegas. Drinks are involved, and he utters the three little words I can’t resist. I dare you. The next morning we wake up hungover, late, and worst of all, married. It’s a PR disaster. To save our reputations, we have to sell this marriage to the media and to our families. Go to parties. Move in together. Act in love. Neither of us have ever mentioned that one drunken night in college, when we crossed lines branded into us from birth. I’d assumed he’d forgotten and moved on. He hasn’t, and he’s determined to show what I’ve been missing. But Gabriel is too confident, too smug, and far too attractive for anything real. I can never let my guard down. With his ring on my finger, we’re destined to be enemies forever. Til’ death do us part… unless we kill each other first.

\*배경/분야: 현대소설 \*작품 키워드: 현대물 재회물 계약 다정공 호구공 헌신공 츤데레공 집착공 연하공 재벌공 사랑꾼공 순정공 짝사랑공 상처공 절륜공 미인수 다정수 소심수 잔망수 허당수 헌신수 까칠수 단정수 연상수 순정수 상처수 도망수 할리킹 \*공 : 장윤성 - 28세. 훌륭한 외모와 명석한 두뇌, 곧은 성정까지 갖춘 재벌가의 도련님. 어려서부터 부족한 것 없이 자라 여유롭고 자신만만한 성격이었다. 7년 전, 어떤 사건을 겪기 전까지는. \*수 : 이하경 - 29세. 어릴 때부터 돈을 벌기 위해 여러 일을 전전하다 지금은 바에서 일하고 있다. 일찍 부모를 잃고 동생에 대한 책임감 하나로 사는 중이다. \*이럴 때 보세요: 절절하고 따듯한 사랑 이야기가 보고 싶을 때. \*공감 글귀: “이래도 우리가 인연이 아니야?” 책 소개 오래 전, 엄마의 병원비를 마련하기 위해 애쓰고 있는 하경에게 한 남자가 찾아왔다. 자신을 태원그룹의 부회장이라고 밝힌 남자는 그의 부친의 은인을 찾고 있다고 했다. 남자가 찾는 사람은 어린 시절 하경의 이웃에 살던 여자아이의 외할머니로, 그 가족은 모두 죽은 지 오래였다. 남자는 하경에게 여장을 하고서 은인의 손녀인 척해 달라고 부탁하고, 돈이 필요했던 하경은 그 제안을 받아들인다. 은인의 손자처럼 자란 하경은 남자의 부친을 속여 넘기는 데 성공하고, 모든 일은 순조로울 것 같았다. 남자의 아들이 등장하기 전까지는. 7년 후, 바에서 일하던 하경은 손님 사이에서 낯익은 이름을 듣는다. 흔한 이름이라 여기고 넘어가려 하지만 어느 날, 결국 그를 마주하고 만다. 장윤성. 하경이 속여야 했고, 끝내 저버려야 했던 남자. “나 알아?” 다짜고짜 자신을 아느냐고 묻는 그는 다행히 하경을 알아보지 못하는 것 같았다. 하지만 어쩐 일인지 윤성의 시선은 집요하게 하경을 향하는데….

Declan I’m destined to become the next CEO of my family’s media empire. The only problem? My grandfather’s inheritance clause. Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job. Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem. But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract. Caring about Iris was never part of the deal. Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable. Iris My plan to marry Declan was simple in theory. Move in together. Throw a wedding. Have a baby. We set rules to prevent any kind of issues. Ones that were never meant to be broken, no matter how much Declan tempts me. But what happens when our fake relationship bleeds into our real one? Falling in love was never an option. At least not for me.

In high school, he broke her heart—now he’s the famous football player whose image she’s meant to clear. Game on. NFL superstar Jake Sullivan’s playboy reputation is finally catching up with him. To keep his sponsors happy, he needs to wipe the slate clean—and fast. He’s never backed away from a challenge, so he’s confident he can charm the hotshot city journalist sent to write a glowing piece on him without revealing the real reason behind his behavior. Harper Cassidy is determined to show the world the real Jake. The one who broke her teenage heart. Pulling up to his (admittedly idyllic) family ranch, Harper steels herself for his ridicule once he realizes who she is. But when his stormy dark eyes and stupidly handsome face give nothing away, her blood boils. He doesn’t even remember her! Her boss wants her feature to convince people he’s a good guy. Yeah, right. They would both rather be anywhere else, but for the next five weeks they’re stuck with each other. So why does Harper’s heart flutter when Jake offers up his sweatshirt and their hands accidentally brush? Why can’t Jake resist taking Harper to places he’s never shown anyone? And stranger supposed playboy Jake hasn’t glanced at a single woman since Harper arrived in his spare room… They both came into this game determined to win. But somewhere along the way, the rules have started to change… An enemies-to-lovers forced proximity sports and cowboy romance, Score to Settle is perfect for fans of Stephanie Archer, Liz Tomforde and Elsie Silver. The first in the Oakwood Ranch series, it can also be read as a standalone. 🌶️Enemies to lovers 🌶️Forced proximity 🌶️Sports romance 🌶️Grumpy sunshine 🌶️Slow burn 🌶️Workplace romance (sports star vs journalist) 🌶️Found family

Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that, especially the sexy Russian whose hard body keeps him awake at night. Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane. They’ve made a career on their legendary rivalry, but when the skates come off, the heat between them is undeniable. When Ilya realizes he wants more than a few secret hookups, he knows he must walk away. The risk is too great. As their attraction intensifies, they struggle to keep their relationship out of the public eye. If the truth comes out, it could ruin them both. But when their need for each other rivals their ambition on the ice, secrecy is no longer an option… One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! This book is approximately 66,000 words

The sequel is finally here! Shane and Ilya’s story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from Rachel Reid. To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything. Ten years. That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family…from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything? Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship…Ilya wants it all. It’s time for them to decide what’s most important—hockey or love. It’s time to make a call. Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game

Brenna There are some people in life who know exactly how to push your buttons. For me, it’s Rye Peterson. We can’t spend more than ten minutes together before we’re at each other’s throats, which makes working together that much harder. Rye is the bassist for Kill John, the biggest rock band in the world, and I am his publicist. It doesn’t help that the man is gorgeous, funny, talented, and…never takes anything seriously. Avoidance is key. But everything changes when he overhears something he shouldn’t: a confession made in a moment of weakness. Now the man I’ve tried so hard to ignore is offering me the greatest temptation of all—him. Rye Brenna James is the one. The one I can’t have. The one I can’t get out of my mind. Believe me, I’ve tried; the woman loathes me. I managed well enough—until I heard her say she’s as lonely as I am. That she needed to be touched, held, satisfied. And I could no longer deny the truth: I wanted to be the one to give her what she craved. I convinced her that it would just be sex, mutual satisfaction with nothing deeper. But the moment I have her, she becomes my world. I’ve never given her a good reason to trust me before. Now, I’ve got to show Brenna that we’re so much better together than we ever were apart. Things are going to get messy. But getting messy with Brenna is what I do best.

The first time you meet someone, you make eye contact. You smile, say hello. Should be simple, if you’re anyone but me. The first time I met Dylan Reed, I found myself making eye contact with a different part of his body. You see, I’m very good at being shy, not to mention extremely well-versed in rambling nonsense and, unfortunately, rather highly skilled at making a fool of myself in front of a guy I’m attracted to. At the time, I knew nothing about him and thought none of what I said would matter since I’d never speak to him again. Turns out, I was very wrong. He was the star wide receiver of the football team, one of the few players expected to make it into the NFL, and I ended up seeing him all over campus. I might have also propositioned him, run away from him, attacked him with a cooking utensil…and…uh, maybe I shouldn’t tell you all of it. It’s pretty normal stuff, things you’d expect…from me. Eventually, the time came when I couldn’t hide anymore—not that he’d have let me even if I tried. Before now, he never knew I was secretly watching him. Now that we see each other every day, he knows when I have a hard time looking away. It doesn’t help that I’m not the most subtle person in the world either. He smiles at me and tells me he finds me fascinating because of my quirks. I can’t even tell him that I think my heart beats differently whenever he’s around. He thinks we’re going to be best friends. I think I have a big thing for him, and the more I get to know him, the more I don’t care that I’m not allowed to be his friend, let alone fall for him. The thing is, that’s exactly what I’m doing—what we’re doing, I think. Falling. Hard.

승언에게서 떠난 이후, 바라던 대학생활을 시작하고 카페에서 아르바이트도 하며 지욱은 새로운 인생을 시작했다. 가끔씩 심장 한편이 텅 빈 것 같은 느낌이 들지만, 이젠 시간을 온전히 자신을 위해 쓸 수 있게 된 지욱이다. 카페에서 형서와 우연히 재회한 것을 계기로 지욱은 형서와 자주 만나게 되면서 친해진다. 형서는 지욱을 자신의 것으로 만들고, 그것을 본 주승언이 무너지는 걸 보기 위해 점점 지욱에게 집착하게 되고, 그의 광기 어린 마음은 점점 본색을 드러내기 시작하는데…

짝사랑하는 절친 도하와 같은 고등학교에 진학하게 된 준. 인기 폭발임에도 연애 생각이 없어보이는 도하에게, 준은 연애 연습용으로 자신과의 계약 연애를 제안하게 되는데... 도하에게 첫눈에 반한 담이의 방해 공작 속에서 준은 이 연애를 지켜낼 수 있을까?

지욱은 상담을 통해 조금씩 안정을 찾아간다. “나는 네가 없으면 불안해. 내게는 지금 네가 필요해.” 승언에게 자신의 마음을 솔직하게 표현하기 시작한 지욱. 승언은 자신을 거부하지 않는 지욱에게 그간 못다한 애정 공세를 펼치며 행복한 날을 만끽한다. 자신의 결혼이 정해지기 전까지는. 승언은 결혼을 무르려 했지만, 가온 일보에서 JS그룹과 민지욱과 관련된 특집 기사를 낼 거라는 소식을 듣고 지욱을 지키기 위해 어쩔 수 없이 결혼을 승낙한다. 하지만 승언의 마음이 무색하게도 그의 약혼 소식을 들은 지욱은 승언의 곁을 떠나기로 한다. 두 사람의 행복한 순간은 찰나처럼 지나가고, 또다시 이별이 두 사람을 덮쳐오는데…

Wonwoo and I have been living together for the last ten years. We've also been dating for just a few months shy of ten years. Apparently, we were a fairly lovey-dovey couple when we first got together, but things are different now. These days, we fight more than we laugh, and our hearts rage with anger instead of racing with excitement. But any couple that's lived together through thick and thin for this long would say the same thing, right? That's why this is a story about the most ordinary relationship.

In the busy lobby, the woman whom he believed had died years ago appeared before his eyes. Yet, once again, he lost her in the sea of faces. “Who is this Jin Hye-Yeon you are looking for?” Instead of answering, Tae-Jun pulled out a cigarette from his cigar case, lit it up and continued searching through the hotel’s visitors list. “Is that your lover who died four years ago?” Tae-jun finally looked up, “… How do you know about her?”

승언의 집에서 머물며 일해 가능한 한 빠르게 빚을 갚는 쪽을 선택한 지욱. 하지만 무슨 생각인지 승언은 그에게 아무런 일거리도 주지 않고 그저 집 안에만 머무르게 한다. 그동안 제대로 쉬어 본 적 없이 달려온 지욱에게는 이 상황이 낯설기만 하고, 트라우마가 된 그날의 악몽은 자꾸만 스스로를 벼랑 끝으로 몰아가 쉬이 잠들 수 없는 밤들이 계속된다. 결국 지욱은 승언을 찾아가 술의 힘을 빌리게 되고, 승언은 잘못된 방법이라는 것을 알면서도 지욱이 자신을 찾아오는 유일한 시간이기에 거절하지 못한다. 그런 지욱을 보며 승언은 조금이나마 자신의 속마음을 내보이는데…… “난… 예전처럼 지내고 싶어요. 형이랑…” 두 사람의 마음은 다시 맞닿을 수 있을까?

권형서의 마약 소식이 기사화됐다. 그뿐만 아니라 박예준의 매니저를 살해한 사실까지 밝혀지면서 순식간에 벼랑 끝으로 몰리게 된다. 이 일을 벌인 사람이 주승언임을 눈치챈 형서는 지욱을 납치하고, 승언은 지욱과 연락이 닿지 않자 또다시 버림받은 게 아닌가 하는 불안함에 휩싸이는데...

지욱의 목소리가, 지욱의 눈빛이 궁금해서 유치한 시비를 걸었던 그날부터 자신이 느껴온 감정이 ‘좋아한다’였음을 깨달은 승언은 지욱을 찾아가 고백을 한다. 낯설어서, 몰라서 지욱에게 상처를 줬지만 자신의 마음을 직시한 승언은 그의 마음을 얻기 위해 갖은 노력을 한다. 시험 공부를 핑계로 지욱의 집에서 함께 시간을 보낸 덕에 그와 가까워진 승언. 하지만 승언을 신경 쓰느라 공부에 집중하지 못한 지욱은 성적이 떨어지고, 장학금을 받지 못하게 된다. 충격에 휩싸인 와중에 승언이 전교 1등이란 사실을 알게 된 지욱은 자신을 기만한 승언에게 분노하는데… 남부러울 것 없는 승언, 가난에 자격지심이 있는 지욱. 두 사람은 서로를 이해할 수 있을까?

Seo Jiwoon questioned the death of his sister who was in a car accident that happened with top celebrity actor Cha Taehyuk. While searching for Cha Taehyuk, he ends up being hit by a car and dies. However, he suddenly wakes up and realizes that he has returned to the first day he started working. When he wakes up, he encounters the very person he has been searching for. Isn't "Cha Taehyuk" the person who was with my sister?! Source: MU

Alpha Taeyoon Seo wird wegen Schulden vor Mafiaboss Jaein Park gezerrt. Als Taeyoon Jaeins verborgene Omega-Pheromone riecht – etwas, das niemand sonst kann –, ändert sich alles. Jaein macht ihm ein Angebot: Er zahlt die Schulden, dafür gehört Taeyoon ihm. Mit Hundehalsband beginnt eine toxische Beziehung zwischen Gewalt und Begierde.

Alpha Taeyoon Seo wird wegen Schulden vor Mafiaboss Jaein Park gezerrt. Als Taeyoon Jaeins verborgene Omega-Pheromone riecht – etwas, das niemand sonst kann –, ändert sich alles. Jaein macht ihm ein Angebot: Er zahlt die Schulden, dafür gehört Taeyoon ihm. Mit Hundehalsband beginnt eine toxische Beziehung zwischen Gewalt und Begierde.

“I’ll repay that 450 thousand for you…but in exchange, you’re mine.” Due to the debt left behind by his father, alpha Seo Taeyoon is at the mercy of Park Jae-in, a mob boss with a penchant for violence. But when Taeyoon is able to identify Jae-in as an omega by scent alone, the ruthless criminal is taken aback – because nobody should be able to smell his pheromones. Seeing this as his opportunity to regain what once was lost, Jae-in offers to pay off Taeyoon’s father’s loan in exchange for a life of servitude. Now Jae-in holds the key to both the physical and metaphorical locks around Taeyoon’s neck. And so begins their relationship as master and slave...but there's no telling how it will end.