Elisa Rolle's Blog, page 29

No Love Zone by Danbi

 

The full-color Boys’ Love webtoon/manhwa (comic) that inspired the animation comes to English print for the first time! Don’t miss this Mature-rated rom-com about a friendly office worker and his handsome (but tyrannical) boss!

It’s been about a year since Lee Eunkyum started working at his office job. He’s outgoing and gets along well with his co-workers, but his success with romantic relationships is less than stellar, especially since he tends to fall hard and fast based on looks alone. History seems poised to repeat itself in the form of his new boss, Han Jihyuk.

The handsome Han Jihyuk is exactly Lee Eunkyum’s type, but his personality is a total turn-off as he proceeds to work Lee Eunkyum to the bone. The more aggravated Lee Eunkyum feels, the more he can’t get Han Jihyuk off his mind. Could this heated attraction be mutual?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3SlwgOX)


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Love Is an Illusion! by Fargo

 

The hit Boys' Love omegaverse webtoon from Lezhin is now in print! In this Mature-rated romcom, a man who thinks he's an Alpha finds out that he isn't...when he gets up close and personal with an Alpha who sees through him.

Hye-sung spent his entire life believing he was an alpha, the jackpot of the genetic lottery. His world is flipped upside down when he learns that he isn’t a dominating alpha, but a submissive omega instead! His frustration redlines whenever he crosses paths with the handsome Dojin, a true alpha. Supposedly, Dojin can’t stand omegas, but sparks fly when he butts heads with Hye-sung, and their explosive arguments set off an unexpectedly spicy relationship. Is their sizzling chemistry truly just pheromones?!

Take a step into the omegaverse with this fiery Boys’ Love manhwa webtoon! This global digital hit is coming to print at last in deluxe English-language paperbacks, featuring the black-and-white comic with beautiful color inserts.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4dlxx0A)


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The Warehouse by Killa+Whale

 

Dohyun Kim suddenly finds himself chained to a pipe in a warehouse. He's been kidnapped by an enigmatic stranger on a path to vengeance. The nightmare won't end until Dohyun recollects something that happened in the past and had profound consequences. Abused, humiliated and battered, he strives to find a way out. One day, he comes up with the perfect plan to escape.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4fpbpUQ)


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Checkmate by Tan

 

The colored rivals-to-lovers Boys’ Love webtoon/manhwa (comic) is coming to print in English for the first time!

Detached. Disinterested. Dispassionate. All words used to describe Soohyun and his uneventful, mediocre life. He’s nothing like he once was. As a teen, he had a fire, a passion burning within, all thanks to one person: bright-haired and brilliant Eunsung. Throughout high school, Soohyun obsessively competed with Eunsung for the top spot in all things, only to consistently come in second place. And as high school ended without victory, so did his passion for anything. But all this changes when, as an adult, he suddenly sees Eunsung again—except the other man is in the news, embroiled in scandal! Seeing Eunsung in a state of shame ignites something in Soohyun. Fiery hate, long thought dead, comes alive within him once more.

Determined to see a fallen Eunsung with his own eyes, Soohyun reinvents himself as a reporter and begins dishing out one dirty article after another. He’s sure that with each scathing article, Eunsung will come crawling to Soohyun and begging for mercy. Except, it doesn't happen. Eunsung doesn’t react at all the way Soohyun expects! Just who is being manipulated, and who, the manipulator?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3YmLyXE)


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BJ Alex by Mingwa

Every night at 10, Dong-gyun locks himself up in his room, grabs a box of tissues, and watches a live cam boy show hosted by Alex, a BJ (broadcast jockey). Timid Dong-gyun admires not only Alex’s ripped body, but his candor in sharing his sexual experiences with viewers. One night, Dong-gyun downs too many drinks at a school networking event and passes out. When he wakes up, he’s in bed staring up at a shirtless hunk. A hunk who looks an awful lot like...Alex.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3A5gxNI)

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Cherry Blossoms After Winter by Bamwoo

 

Despite growing up together, these childhood friends have grown apart. The fan-favorite boys’ love manhwa turned K-drama comes to print for the first time.

Seo Haebom was seven years old when his parents died in an accident. With nowhere else to go, he moves in with the family of his childhood friend Jo Taesung, who suddenly grows cold and distant, destroying their friendship.

Now it’s their senior year of high school and, after years of barely speaking to each other, Haebom and Taesung are in the same class for the first time. Haebom struggles to make friends and is plagued by bullying, but after the handsome and popular Taesung fends off his most persistent bully, everything changes—they sit together at lunch and begin to act like friends again. Haebom is unsure what to make of the shift, but this could be his last chance to mend their relationship.

Volume 1 includes episodes 1–15 of the webcomic Cherry Blossoms After Winter.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3zXZa1y)


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The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions by Marimo Ragawa

 

Since becoming a vampire, Albert’s life has fallen into an unchanging cycle-day to night, bat to vampire, USA to…Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn’t know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he’s going to get by in Tokyo-that is, if he can convince them he’s the bat!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3WywLYF)


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Married to the Dragon God by Shougo Ikegami

 

Tsuwabuki, a lion-dog, is forced by his sister to take on the sacrificial role of healing a weakened god. He ends up becoming the dragon god's bride, and...?!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3Y9RROq)


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A Tempest of Cage by Mikan Matsumoto

 

Ten years have passed since my brother's dead body was discovered in the bottom of a cliff. Rumour said, he was escaping his engagement and supposed to meet his lover there... But that person never came. After searching for years, I've finally reunited with him again. "Did you really betray my brother...?" He trembles like a child. But he is still as beautiful as the first time he smiled at me. Kai, the owner of my brother's heart, and the man who had stolen my first love... Who does your heart belong to? "Tempest of Cage" is your ideal Taisho-era BL that involves tragedy, family drama, and a love triangle. Follow Yoshihisa and Kai on the journey to make peace with their past...

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/4cZ3Wde)


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Warm Coffee by Nanin

 

What Renei Hanemiya wants more than anything is a girlfriend, but he has no job and no place to live. What he does have though, are crazy flirting skills and devilishly charming looks. So where would the perfect place for him to work be? A host club! Hanemiya casually walks into a host club and despite his uncouth appearance at the time, somehow manages to land a job. What he doesn’t realize though, is that all the hosts who work there are homosexuals! To put him in an even more awkward spot, he ends up shacking up with his manager!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/3W8Ab2K)


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