Duke Eli is a man of duty. When his bride arrives, it is not the noblewoman he expected, but Edna, a lowly servant with no place at his side. Her audacity is an insult. But Edna is no ordinary maid. Beneath her defiant gaze lies a secret that could change the kingdom’s fate forever.As Eli is forced into a marriage he never wanted, Edna’s sharp wit and unspoken knowledge stir something inside him. With every passing day, he sees more—strange things that make him question everything ...

“In Ryu Hyang’s opposites-attract story the descriptions of Yuna’s home-cooked meals—everything from omelet sandwiches to japchae—are absolutely lovely.” – Kirkus ReviewsA heartwarming story of two people who were meant for each other.Soohyuk: a pediatric emergency medicine specialist. A man who never eats something someone else gives him.Soohyuk, the tyrant who rules S University Hospital’s pediatric emergency room. He only cares a...

Elena Townsend, the dutiful eldest daughter of a noble family, has always placed the needs of her people above all else. With a heart as strong as her sense of responsibility, she has rejected the advances of Count Logan, a man of wealth but no honor. Her refusals, however, bring disaster to her land, as Logan grows more ruthless, taking what little they have left. To protect her family and her people, Elena makes a choice she never thought she would—a marriage to Gareth, a mercenary whose...

Yiyoung Yoon has always fought for everything she’s had. With her family struggling under her mother’s illness and her father’s job loss, she learns early that success is earned, not given. A full-ride scholarship to a prestigious school gives her a glimpse of a life she’s always dreamed of, but the world of privilege and ruthless ambition soon shows her the cost of her dream.In that world, there’s Muyeol Cha—a loner with a cold heart hiding a darker secret. As they grow closer, Yi...

Soohyuk, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist, came to Korea in search of his birth parents, wanting to sort through the muddled darkness of his past. When he met Yuna, an anxious cook, he didn’t expect to fall in love.Yuna has struggled all her life to trust men after an incident in her past and spends all her time doting upon her nephew and pursuing her one true love: cooking. The last thing she expected when she met Soohyuk was that she would want to move in with him.

"It’s easy to see why this quick and endearing read was so popular in Korea and beyond; U.S. readers are in for a treat." — Library JournalIn this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood—a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig...

A word-of-mouth phenomenon turned best-selling cult classic in Korea, Hunger is a visceral, psychologically daring novel that reveals how love and money shape, wound, and consume us.“A feast for the literary senses.”—Anton Hur, Judge of the International Booker PrizeOn an ordinary afternoon, a woman sees her partner murdered in the street. Time freezes. She lifts his body from the pavement, cradles...

Welcome to the Marigold Mind Laundry, where we wash away the stains from your heart.In this enchanting tale—a blockbuster bestseller in Korea—the enigmatic owner of a magical laundromat that erases people’s painful memories must learn to find her own peace before she can truly help others.Born with mysterious powers she does not know how to control, young Jieun accidentally causes her family to vanish. She vows to live a million li...

When a middle-aged widowed loses her job at the butcher shop, she’s at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she’s offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses in this darkly humorous bestselling Korean thriller.Mrs. Shim needs money. She’s lost her husband and her job, and she's got three mouths to feed at her kitchen table. If she doesn't find work soon, she and her children are going to lose their home.So when she answe...

“A harrowing portrait of sexual violence and its thunderous reverberations. Through Jenna Tang’s incisive translation, the reader is brought along a heartbreaking and unflinching journey.”—Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me*Shortlisted for the Baifang Schell Books Prize*The most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement—a heartbreaking account of sexual violence and a remarkable reinvention of the trauma plot, t...

Searing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982Eight women. Eight stories. One reality.A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again.Written in Cho Nam-Joo’s ...

They're talented, good-looking and falling in love.Park Kwan, known as PK to fans of K-pop superstar group SBG, is the epitome of the maknae, the youngest member of the group. He is a high-energy, funny, teasing ball of fun and quite possibly the biggest flirt in South Korea. No one would ever call him serious, other than in regards to how hard he's worked with his bandmates to ensure SBG's success. But no one is more surprised when he starts falling in love than h...