J-Novel Heart

It’s been a year since Aoi started working at Kura, and now spring break is full of excitement: a hot springs trip with Kiyotaka and Akihito, a book club party, and more! But at the same time, she is struggling to decide whether to tell Kiyotaka how she feels about him. One day, an editor shows up at Kura under the pretense of doing an interview for a magazine. Then, in the middle of the night, the master forger Ensho steals a Shino tea bowl from right under Kiyotaka’s nose. The next morning a written challenge from Ensho arrives—the mysteries continue in Volume 5 of Holmes in Kyoto!

Marielle is finally married to Simeon, the gorgeous military officer who is everything her heart desires! After a stressful wedding day, it’s time to relax as they set sail on their honeymoon.Marielle’s first-ever sea voyage fills her with excitement. Not only does she have a whole new environment to explore with new people to observe, she even gets to see Simeon looking extra dashing out of uniform! Her only apprehension is about meeting Simeon’s grandfather for the first time—what if he doesn’t like her?But their newlywed bliss is interrupted when the ship is attacked by pirates! It looks like troubled waters ahead—and perhaps there’s more going on than meets the eye...The fifth volume in the adventures of the now happily married fangirl who obsesses over her husband and everyone around him!

Lucia Arca was an ordinary, unremarkable laundrymaid in the royal palace. Even her unique magical power, Soap, was boring: it simply created soap bubbles that removed stains. But when she learned one day that Soap could also calm and stop rampaging monsters, the king decreed that Lucia must join the Sacred Maiden and her companions on their quest to cleanse the land and save the world.On a mission to save the world alongside the Sacred Maiden, the famed Dragonslayer, a prodigy magician, and other great heroes, what is an ordinary laundrymaid like Lucia to do?But she learns that even extraordinary heroes are ordinary people, in their own way. A heart-warming romantic comedy featuring an ordinary but earnest heroine!

Surrounded by the hate-filled gazes of her people, the selfish princess of the fallen Tearmoon Empire, Mia, takes one last look at the bleeding sun before the guillotine blade falls...Only to wake back up as a twelve-year-old! With time rewound and a second chance at life dropped into her lap, she sets out to right the countless wrongs that plague the ailing Empire. Corrupt governance? Check. Border troubles? Check. Natural calamities and economic strife? Check.My, seems like a lot of work.Hard work and Mia don’t mix, so she seeks out the aid of others, starting with her loyal maid, Anne, and the brilliant minister, Ludwig. Together, they strive day and night to restore the Empire. Little by little, their tireless efforts begin to change the course of history, pushing the whole of the continent toward a new future.And why did the selfish princess have a change of heart, you ask? Simple—she didn’t. She’s just terrified of the guillotine. They hurt like hell, and Mia hates pain more than work.

Despite being reborn into the role of the villainess from an otome game, Katarina has successfully graduated from the Academy of Magic and overcome all of the Catastrophic Bad Ends that awaited her. Now she's working at the Magical Ministry with her friends and her reliable and adorable Dark Familiar, Pochi, at her side! Surely there can be nothing but happy days ahead.Not so fast! Turns out there's a sequel to Fortune Lover, and it takes place at the Ministry! If Katarina returns in the game, does that mean that she could face even worse fates than before?!After already meeting one character from the sequel, Dewey the boy genius, Katarina now has to make sure that she doesn't run afoul of Cyrus, the stoic anti-ladies'-man. And if that wasn't enough to deal with, she now has to search for an ancient magical contract!Join Katarina once more in the seventh volume of the popular romantic/catastrophic comedy!

Nanalie has finally achieved her childhood dream of becoming “A Receptionist at the Sorcerer’s Guild.” New on the job, she spends her days enjoying her life at Harré with her familiar Lala and her kind fellow receptionists. But somehow she finds herself still competing with her old rival from her school days, Rockmann. One day, Nanalie, two of her fellow receptionists, and the Order of Knights all head out together to investigate the place where a missing person was found—and one of the Knights is Rockmann!? And on top of that, he won’t stop bugging her about every little thing she does!Here is the long-awaited second volume of this slice-of-life isekai fantasy series about one optimistic young woman!

Nineteen-year-old Ruri Morikawa gets wrangled into a messy situation when her selfish childhood friend strands her in another world! To make matters somehow worse, a mysterious conspiracy then gets her abandoned in a perilous forest. Through an unexpected turn of events, she comes into possession of a mystical bracelet that allows her to transform into a white cat. Now that she's in the Land of the Dragon King, she has to hide the fact that she's human—which means spending her days as a little white cat, for the time being... But how will she exact her much-earned revenge against those who’ve wronged her while stuck in the form of a small, fluffy, cuddly kitty cat?!

Plain, unassuming Marielle never expected to be engaged to someone like Simeon. After all, he's Vice Captain of the Royal Order of Knights, and the heir to a noble family far more esteemed than her own.But who cares about petty things like differences of rank in high society? In her eyes, Simeon embodies everything her fangirl heart desires. He's exactly her type: the dashingly handsome, bespectacled man with a dark side.Marielle would love nothing more than to spend all her time enjoying lovey-dovey bliss with her fiancé—when she’s not pursuing her secret profession as a romance novelist. Instead she's been roped into helping the crown prince find a suitable bride. Soon there’s engagement drama all over the place—and how can Marielle enjoy her own engagement when she’s knee-deep in sorting out everybody else’s!?The second volume in the adventures of the devious fangirl who secretly obsesses over her fiancé and everyone around him!

With her plain appearance and inferior social status, Marielle never expected to be engaged to Simeon, the Vice Captain of the Royal Order of Knights and heir to a highly esteemed house.And yet, he is her fiancé, not to mention everything she could ever wish for in a man. For him, she’d do anything—even feign politeness in polite society and do her best to be presentable.As she prepares for the wedding with great enthusiasm, she continues to pursue her secret profession as a romance novelist. However, things take a turn when Simeon is accused of leaking official secrets. To save him, Marielle starts investigating—and an enigmatic figure enters her life...The third volume in the adventures of the devious fangirl who secretly obsesses over her fiancé and everyone around him!

On a quest to save the world, extraordinary people like the Sacred Maiden, Dragonslayer, and Prince are accompanied by... Lucia, a plain, ordinary laundrymaid with one special spell. After an incident following their cleansing of the first Cristallo Sacro, Lucia and the Knight Celes find themselves separated from the rest of the party! They head to the nearest town to stock up on supplies so they can catch up to the others as soon as possible. But Celes, wanting to hide their identities in this foreign country, tells the villagers that they're freshly eloped newlyweds!?

It's the summer holidays, and Mia's on a roll.Ever since the spoiled princess of Tearmoon leapt through time and restarted life as a twelve-year-old, everything has been going her way. Leveraging her memory of future events and — unwittingly — the delusions of those around her, she secures a source of wheat for the coming famine and prevents a civil war from breaking out.And then, at last, she manages to avert her own grisly death by guillotine, erasing from existence the very diary that foretold her doom! Things are going so well that she can't help but erupt into song and dance......Only to slam into a proverbial brick wall. And have the rug pulled out from under her. Just for good measure.That dreaded word — revolution — once again reaches her ears, only this time, it's not in Tearmoon. She is horrified to learn that a popular uprising in Remno is threatening the stability of the entire kingdom. To make matters worse, her princely sweetheart, Abel, has gone home for the holidays, trapping him at the center of the chaos. To go, or not to go? That is the question. Should she brave danger to mount a rescue, or sit safe in the comfort of her own castle? Freed from the curse of the guillotine and faced with an uncertain future, what choice will Mia make?

After being reincarnated as the "villainess" from the otome game Fortune Lover, Katarina expected to meet doom in the form of one of many Catastrophic Bad Ends. She managed to avoid them all, but her engagement with Prince Jeord still looms over her head.In this short story volume, a bitter rival appears to interfere with said engagement, and Nicol is looking for... a fiancée? And we learn trivia about Katarina's circle of friends, such as how they would choose to be reincarnated.Sigh at Katarina's cluelessness in these stories that jump back into the past! More Katarina, more zany antics, more manga pages!

Ruri Morikawa was summoned to a different world along with her “childhood friend,” Asahi. Exiled from Nadasha, the nation that summoned her, she ends up living in the Nation of the Dragon King. Working a part-time job, attending tea parties—her life seems pretty fulfilling... That is, until Nadasha declares war with Asahi spearheading the charge. Will Ruri be able to convince the overly-dependent Asahi before it’s too late? Find out in the second installment of this magical, otherworldly tale!

As a plain, unassuming noble’s daughter, Marielle doesn’t stand out in high society. Imagine her surprise when she receives a marriage proposal from the sought-after Simeon, second-in-command of the Royal Order of Knights!Simeon, the heir to an earldom, is highly accomplished in scholarly and military arts—and he’s gorgeous. So why did he propose to such an unremarkable noblewoman?Despite being a target of envy and scorn, Marielle is happy. After all, Simeon seems to be exactly her type: a dashingly handsome man with glasses who appears gentle on the outside, but who has a dark and scheming side!Welcome to Marielle’s world, where people aren’t always what they seem—and a prim, proper exterior can hide the heart of a sly and devious fangirl!

The wedding is just two days away! Despite her plain appearance and inferior social status, Marielle is finally about to marry the man of her dreams: Simeon, the Vice Captain of the Royal Order of Knights.He’s outwardly cold and vicious, but kind and pure on the inside—and the contrast sets her fangirl heart on fire. He’s everything she could wish for and more. After many sleepless nights preparing the manuscript for her next novel, all the obstacles are cleared and only bliss awaits. Now nothing stands between Marielle and the altar.Or so she thinks. While Marielle and Simeon are out shopping, a robbery takes place, revealing a conspiracy—and Marielle is kidnapped by the criminals!The fourth volume in the adventures of the devious fangirl who secretly obsesses over her fiancé and everyone around him!

After being forced to stop in the Kingdom of Dal Canto, Lucia and her friends continue their journey to purify the Cristallo Sacro and save the world. The party, which had been awkward at first, had finally come together as true companions as they approached their final stop. When Lucia and Maria decide to purify the last tree together, a black dragon with the power to destroy an entire country appears. Lucia manages to purify it, but her Soap disappears along with it!?