manga with strong female lead and romance

Bonnie Walton had a crush on Jude Ashford since the first time she saw him when she was twelve and he was twenty-two. Jude is her brother’s best friend. He was always indifferent towards Bonnie until the summer she turned fifteen and he caught her reading a smut book and promised it was their little secret. Over the years, her feelings for Jude developed from a crush into a burning, heart-wrenching desire.  After years of not seeing each other, she can no longer hide her feelings for him on her eighteenth birthday, and their attraction ignites. They have the most lustful and sinful that leads to Bonnie losing her vCard to Jude.  Jude Ashford is the synonym of perfection, CEO of Ashford Publishing. He never steps out of line, being the most respectful man on the face of the earth. Jude always tries to be away from the spotlight his name brings.  What will happen when the woman that broke his heart ten years ago reappears in his life engaged? Will Jude be able to fight the jealousy he feels and allow her to find happiness with another, or will he fight to be with her?  Now that Bonnie is back in New York and living with her brother, Will Jude, and Bonnie be able to keep their hands to themselves? Or will their red-hot scorching desire for each other to get them to be together and reveal their attraction? Even if it means losing their best friend and brother’s support?

“I shouldn't be loving you..." Sandy and Anthony have been best friends since high school despite their differences in backgrounds. Sandy is hardworking even though she works as an assistant to her billionaire best friend who she has always had feelings for. Anthony has been the clueless best friend who is a known womanizer until family problems rises and he has to get married and have a baby. Will Anthony make the choice of having his best friend his wife and face the pull of love when it starts to grow in him for the first time?

The little boy I had saved when we were kids grew up to be a possessive, obsessive CEO. For ten years, he kept me by his side, using my grandmother's illness as a bargaining chip to force me into marrying him. He tried everything to win my heart, pulling every trick in the book, but no matter what he did, he could never make me love him. In a fit of rage, he found a woman who looked almost exactly like me to take my place. They flaunted their relationship for everyone to see, and people whispered that the CEO had finally found his true love. But that day, the woman, riding on his affection, barged into the villa with her entourage. She broke my fingers one by one, slashed my face with a utility knife, and removed my clothes to humiliate me. "Even though you had surgery to look like me, I'll let that slide. But you even learned to paint like me, too? You really did your homework. Let's see how you try to seduce men now!" Just as I was bleeding out and on the verge of death, the obsessive CEO finally showed up. The stand-in grabbed my hair and dragged me in front of him, smugly reporting, "Honey, this wench was hiding in the villa trying to seduce you. I've made sure she can't succeed!"

When the boss...gets unbuttoned! Deep in the Brazilian rainforest, innocent English rose Grace has come to reclusive billionaire Rafael's lair to save her business. With just minutes to persuade him to help – her only other option is to settle her debts in his bed! Alexandra is worlds away from Max Goodwin's glamorous staff, but this CEO needs a secretary – fast. So he hires Alex, with one condition: a makeover! Soon Max's thoughts turn from professional to very personal indeed... Brilliant surgeon Ben Blackwood grew up with nothing. So when the rich daughter of the man who jeopardised Ben's career appears as his new trainee surgeon, Ben isn't happy... But sparks are flying!

All 20 year old Holly ever wanted to do was escape the boring Colorado mountain town where she was born. However, when she arrived at college, she found herself having too many wild nights. Worse yet, she had one too many mornings of waking up in an unfamiliar bed, and she couldn't keep her scholarship. Now that's she's back in Conifer, she has no idea what she is going to do with her life and no hope for the future. Andrew's father died a couple years ago in an electrical accident, and while Andrew wants nothing more than to leave town, his mother's mental instability makes it impossible for him to go. He feels trapped in a no-win situation and his options are slipping away. When a mutual friend has a crisis, Holly comes up with a plan, a plan that will change all their lives for the better. She knows that, despite previously being burned, all it takes to start a fire is a spark. However, she realizes that once again, she may have stood too close to the flame, and the torch she carries for Andrew burns brighter than ever. Will Holly manage to rekindle old loves, or will the destructive fire in their hearts consume everything they hold dear?

Three years into marriage, he treated her badly, while treating Charlotte like a treasure. He neglected her, their marriage feeling like a prison. Ella endured it all because she deeply loved George! Until she received a photo from Charlotte, when everything became clear to her. With a heavy heart, Ella coolly signed the papers... She then took off the apron of a virtuous housewife, and put on the crown of a queen, ruling the world. Returning once more to her rightful place as a billionaire heiress and a skilled doctor, she was no longer George's wife, but a powerful woman in her own right. Her ex-husband insisted, "Mrs. Wickham, I haven't signed yet! You can't be with anyone else!" Ella smiled faintly, "Mr. Wickham, we have no relationship anymore!" His eyes slightly red, the man trembled as he spoke the vows from their wedding day, "I will never divorce you!" The Divorced Female Billionaire Heiress is created by Eva TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Melina was born as a slave, the Cresent pack was attacked and had a new alpha( alpha Rick), Melina's father was the beta to the former Alpha, and her mother was a healer, they refused to swear allegiance to the Alpha Rick and he made them slaves. Melina's parents died and she's the only one left still working as the alpha's slave, Alpha Rick realises that Melina is his mate and he rejects her making her suffer more than he has been doing. Tired of the suffering Melina escapes and finds herself in the Dark moon pack, and what's more shocking is that she has a new mate, and it's the Alpha of the dark moon pack. Alpha Dwane thinks he is mate-less, what will be his reaction when he sees Melina? Will Alpha Dwane accept Melina as his mate?Will Melina get rejected again?.

Taralle Mariam pernah merasa menjadi wanita yang paling beruntung. Mempunyai keluarga yang harmonis, pasangan yang setia Dan pekerjaan yang menyenangkan. Namun Hal itu seketika berubah setelah meninggalnya sang ibu. Ayahnya datang dengan membawa seorang wanita yang di akuinya sebagai istri. Tak berhenti disitu dirinya harus mendapati kenyataan bahwa kekasihnya yang ia fikir adalah laki-laki paling setia ternyata malah menjalin hubungan dengan sahabatnya. Kehidupan yang bahagia itu berubah menjadi gelap seketika. Hingga takdir mempertemukannya dengan seorang Rainer Gravilo. "Aku akan membantu membalas semua sakit hatimu. Jika kau mau menjadi milikku." Ucap Rainer dengan wajah datarnya. "Apa yang harus aku lakukan jika aku menjadi milikmu?." Rainer tersenyum tipis, "Menyenangkanku kapanpun aku mau."

Paano kung may makilala kang tao na lahat ng ayaw mong ugali ay nasa kaniya? Isang taong papahirapan at guguluhin ang mundo mo. Meet Zoe Yaffeh Madrigal--- ang babaeng may pagka-boyish at head over heels sa bestfriend niyang lalaki. Isang babae na lahat ng gugustuhin ay makukuha niya, pero maliban sa isa. Meet Dylan Rodriguez--- ang tahimik, matalino, mayaman, guwapo at masasabi mong Perfect Guy. Ang bestfriend ni Zoe. Dalawang magkaibigan na magka-iba ang ugali. Nagkalayo dahil sa isang maling pangyayari, pero magsasama muli dahil sa isang kasunduan. "Bibigyan kita ng sariling anak, pero lahat ng atensyon mo na para sa mahal mo ay dapat nasa akin," nakangising sabi ni Zoe. Nag-aalinlangan man si Dylan ay tumango pa rin siya. "Deal!" sagot ng binata. One Deal! One Secret! Isang sekretong magpapabago ng mga mundo nila. Isang sekretong may kapalit. Pero paano kung maging malapit sila sa isa't isa at tuluyan nang mauwi sa love? Are they going to prove that total opposite attracts? O maghihiwalay din sila in the end? "He is my secret. My beautiful little secret," nakangiting sabi ni Zoe sa kaniyang sarili habang nakatingin sa papalayong si Dylan.

“T-tidak ... Berhenti! Tolong aku mohon ... Aku mohon ... Tolong ... Aku minta t-untuk berhenti ... Tida'! Tidak! T-seseorang, tolong t-tolong m -. B-bantu aku." Aku lemah berteriak saat ia memukulku dengan kasar. Tanganku berusaha mendorong lelaki itu, ia terus memaksa, tetapi aku tahu ia sangat kuat, ia mampu menjatuhkanku ke tanah tanpa mengerahkan terlalu banyak usaha. Aku tak bisa bergerak, hanya bisa menangis minta ampun. Rambut hitam panjangku tersebar di tanah sementara gaun yang aku kenakan entah sudah berapa kali ia robekan. “Kulitmu sangat putih transparan, bersinar seperti mutiara di kegelapan.” Biji matanya seakan keluar, raut wajahnya menjadi gila penuh nafsu dan tanda tanya. Aku merasakan luka kecil di bibir atasku saat ia menggigit dengan paksa. Kini, aku wanita dengan paras lembut yang basah oleh air mata, tubuhku memar dan bekas luka. Aku tak tahu lagi harus menyebut lelaki itu sebagai siapa. Dia mulai mendorong dirinya di dalam diriku, mendengus ketika dia menemukan pembebasannya.