Bowing to Love: The Noble and the Gladiator (Light Novel)
愛に跪く時 (Ai ni Hizamazuku Toki)
Saki Aida
In ancient Rome, a nobleman who thinks love is a waste of time pays for one night with the gladiator who saved him.
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A shortlist of popular Japanese BL novels with legal English editions.
My Troublesome Man
Yuu Nagira
The third My Beautiful Man novel, continuing the story of devoted Hira and Kiyoi, the aloof boy he worships.
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Sasaki and Miyano: First-Years (novel)
佐々木と宮野
Shou Harusono (original)
Prose stories set around the Sasaki and Miyano manga.
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (light novel)
異世界の沙汰は社畜次第 (Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai)
Yatsuki Wakatsu
The original novels about a workaholic accountant who audits a fantasy kingdom and catches a knight commander's eye.
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When It Rains, It Pours (Light Novel)
ふったらどしゃぶり (Futtara Doshaburi)
Michi Ichiho
Two co-workers, each unhappy at home, start confiding in an anonymous email pen pal without knowing who is on the other end.
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Yes, No, or Maybe? (Light Novel)
イエスかノーか半分か (Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka)
Michi Ichiho
A TV newsreader with a flawless public image and a foul private temper is found out by a stop-motion animator.
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