In 2025, the publishing sphere gained a new team member. Launched in August, Crossed Hearts has been steadily taking steps to grow its library and connect with fans, forming a bridge between works that English-speaking readers have long wanted to access and the readership these works deserve.
Crossed Hearts has released and announced licensed works that are all romance-driven stories, whether they come in the form of Korean manhwa, Japanese manga, or webnovels from Asia. Readers can expect to see comics and novels originating from China in 2026.
The company has also announced the first-ever English-language imprint dedicated solely to Girls’ Love, GLAM BEAT!
On its romance focus, Crossed Hearts states:
From enemies-to-lovers dynamics to stories shaped by regression, reincarnation, and transmigration, the catalogue explored romance across a wide range of tones. Rather than limiting the genre to a single formula, Crossed Hearts leaned into its full spectrum, curating stories that were dramatic, tender, chaotic, and deeply character-driven.
Below, see the titles Crossed Hearts has licensed for 2026 so far, including summaries and release dates.
Baroness Goes on Strike (Manhwa)
Art & Story: Song Yeseul
Original Story: Ko Eun Cha
Release Date: January 13, 2026. Volume 2 now available for pre-order
A beloved regression-themed, slow-burn romance also known as Honey, I’m Going on a Strike!
After ten exhausting years trapped in a loveless marriage, Baroness Cassia finds peace only in death, until she awakens ten years in the past. If only she had the chance to do it all again! And then—she did. Waking a decade in the past, Cassia finds time has turned back. The same husband. The same barony. The same crossroads. If fate insists on a do-over, she won’t spend it suffering in silence. This time, she’s living for herself—and this time, she’s going on STRIKE!
Yet as the past begins to unravel, Cassia must ask herself: can she truly escape the fate she once accepted—or is she doomed to relive the same nightmare all over again?
From a Knight to a Lady (Manhwa)
Art: Ink
Story: Ein
Original Story: Hye-rim Sung
Release Date: Volume 1 releasing February 10, 2026 | Volume 2 now available for pre-order
A sweeping tale of betrayal, reincarnation, and enemies-to-lovers romance.
When loyal knight Estelle is murdered by the subordinate she trusted most, she awakens three years later in the body of Lucifela Aydin, a noblewoman in the enemy empire she once fought against. Thrust into a world of noble banquets, court politics, and an unwanted engagement to Zedekiah Heint—the duke she once crossed swords with—Estelle is compelled to live as a noblewoman among those who destroyed her homeland.
Determined to uncover the truth behind her kingdom’s downfall and her own betrayal, Estelle seizes the second chance to find the traitors, reunite with the survivors, and protect what little remains of her kingdom. To do so, she will live as Lucifela!
Darling, Why Don’t We Divorce?
Art & Story: Studio Inus
Original Story: Cha Sohee
Release Date: July 14, 2026. Volume 1 now available for pre-order
Reborn as a villainess destined to murder her husband, Ophelia Lizen seeks only one thing: a divorce. But rumors brand her as the crown prince’s obsessive stalker, and her cold, calculating husband, Duke Sylvester Lizen, refuses to let her go. Now trapped between a prince who despises her and a husband who won’t release her, Ophelia’s only way out may be through the very game she swore to avoid. Seduce the crown prince to win the favor of her villainous husband.
A slow-burn romantic fantasy about a villainous couple bound by fate, torn by pride, and far too stubborn to realize they might just be in love.
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Novel)
Story: Milcha
Release Date: August 11, 2026. Volume 1 now available for pre-order
The original story behind the hit anime adaptation.
Reborn as Raeliana McMillan, a side character doomed to die, Eunha Park strikes a deal with Duke Noah Volstaire Wynknight, the novel’s ruthless and dangerously charming male lead. In exchange for protecting his secrets, he shall shield her as his temporary fiancée. But life beside the Duke is anything but safe. Beneath his angelic charm lies an icy heart, and each encounter draws her deeper into a world of royal intrigue, dangerous secrets, and a love that teeters between deception and desire.
What follows is a captivating romance about fate, ambition, and the peril of falling for the man who was never meant to be hers.
The Abandoned Villainess Became a Zombie (Novel)
Story: DODO
Release date: September 1, 2026. Volume 1 now available for pre-order.
Reborn as a villainess in a zombie apocalypse, Penelope is abandoned by the story’s heroes and bitten—yet she doesn’t die. Forced to hide her undead condition, she stays by the very people who left her behind, determined to survive until a cure is found.
A darkly comedic, pulse-racing fantasy about a zombie villainess who survives the apocalypse, only to discover that the real danger isn’t the zombies outside… it’s everything (and everyone) else inside.
The Archduke’s Adopted Saint (Manhwa)
Art & Story: Hwang Bino
Original Story: Songiba
Release Date: April 28, 2026. Volume 1 now available for pre-order
After fourteen lifetimes of betrayal at the hands of her closest friend, Saint Dinah wants nothing more than to die. Cursed with endless reincarnation and unable to end her own life, she turns to the feared Archduke Tersia, hoping he’ll kill her. But to her surprise, he adopts her and names her Esther, placing her at the heart of the empire’s most powerful family.
Armed with knowledge of her enemy’s true nature, Esther swears to get revenge! Will Esther finally break the cycle? Or will her 15th life end just like all the rest?
All announced titles are currently available for pre-order via www.thecrossedhearts.com,
with global shipping options. Stay tuned to The Beat and K-Comics Beat for announcements, reviews and coverage related to Crossed Hearts.
Source: Crossed Hearts
