Lioqi and Vaedo have been friends – and sometime lovers – since meeting six years ago at an induction ceremony for imperial army recruits. Now guards at the royal palace, Vaedo is the first to notice the beauty of the emperor's new concubine, but it is Lioqi who puts their lives in peril in an act of thoughtless bravery. Though Sanui has been trained since birth to please other men, it seems a great injustice to the concubine that a man should die for a good deed. But are honor, loyalty, o...

Shiho, an office worker used to spending her days all alone, is falling hard for the kindness and delicate massage techniques of her colleague and masseur, Toudou. The outburst of daydreams involving him have become too distracting!! While this is happening, Shiho ends up receiving a massage from Toudou's fellow masseur and kouhai, Suda ... ? This volume also includes an exclusive series of special 4-panel manga revealing Toudou's past!

As Shiho and Toudou have their first date and visit each other's homes, the two steadily deepen their relationship. With the younger masseur, Suda, becoming increasingly intimate with Shiho, will the two finally take the next step ... ?!

Shiho's job is going fine, but she has no lover or friends to hang out with. In the middle of all this, she's been calling for in-home massages as a means to fill the void, when one day she meets a handsome masseur named Toudou. With his delicate touch, he makes her body and mind melt. However, the very next day he shows up at her company ... ? Here's a sexy story of a single office worker and a handsome masseur who fall in love!

Author Connie Bailey has written in a wide variety of genres under different pen names. Now check out this exclusive bundle of several of her different works all in one place! Enjoy these stories featuring an undercover policeman and a drug lord's boytoy, an unlikely vampire and his hipster/geek love, two men hiding a secret in an arranged marriage, a young prince and his bodyguard, and two imperial army recruits fighting for honor and love. Five stories in one volume!

Volume 5 of the massively successful “Love Massage -Melting Beauty Treatment-” series is here! Toudou and Shiho's relationship continues to go smoothly. From while stretching, to while in the shower…and so on, the two once again deepen their love through a variety of massages. However, interested in Shiho(?!), the younger masseur, Suda-kun, makes his return! What will Shiho make of Toudou's different massages?! This is one sweet and exhilarating volume!

Volume 4 of the massively successful Love Massage: Melting Beauty Treatment series is here! The two happily start dating and are hoping to spend Christmas together! Shiho is trying everything she can to become a girlfriend who's worthy of Toudou, but things don't go according to plan … As someone who kindly comforts her through massages, what will Toudou think of Shiho's endeavors … ? With the two ringing in the new year with a company trip and plenty of firsts, this volume is packed with ...

What will happen to Shiho when Suda-kun approaches her with a surprise massage?? Not to mention Toudou's shocking confession to Shiho…!! Will that mean that they'll be separated…? How does Shiho respond?! This volume is extremely luxurious with a tinge of pain!

The last volume of the massively successful Love Massage: Melting Beauty Treatment series is finally here! “Huh?!! He's the next company president…?!” Though the two remain lovey-dovey despite their long-distance relationship, shocking news is uncovered regarding Toudou! How will Toudou react to a flustered Shiho…? And will the two finally achieve true happiness?! With their massages becoming even more intimate, this must-see conclusion is also filled with love and happiness!

THE NECESSARY HERETIC: Reclaiming Reason in an Age of DelusionToki DelassioThe Necessary Heretic is a work of applied philosophy and cultural criticism for readers exhausted by comfort culture, allergic to inspirational fog, and ready to think again.In an era where emotional outsourcing is sold as healing, spiritual bypassing masquerades as wisdom, and identity is performed rather than examined, Toki Delassio commits the ultimate cultural s...

What if the fate of civilisations hinges on a single overlooked principle? History reveals a stunning pattern: nations that honour women flourish, while those that degrade them crumble.Across centuries, empires have risen and fallen. Economies have soared and collapsed. Cultures have thrived and disintegrated. But what separates the nations that endure from those that fade into obscurity?The answer lies in how they treat their women.The Crisis We're Ignoring...

The umbrella from which this tale is drawn is that of HUMAN RIGHTS. It is informed by a mix of social deficiencies, complexities and challenges resulting from; unemployment, unforgiving capitalist system, rampant sex irresponsibility, disregard for “law & order” within the most township, informal and rural settings. This eventually breeds a culture of individualistic “swim or sink”, unhealthy competition and social anomalies amongst others.Further to this, additional difficulties i...