On August 23 during the industry panel at Anime NYC, Crossed Hearts revealed the new partnership with Lily House, a Thai publisher specialized in Girls’ Love fiction.
Lily House not only publishes sapphic books written by Thai authors, but also licenses international books in the genre. Now, as the first step of this partnership, Crossed Hearts is bringing five sapphic novels to English-speaking fans! Crossed Hearts states that they are commited to bringing variety and range.
In addition to these novels, Crossed Hearts also announced new manhwa and novels to be released under a variety of labels, including Glam Beat and Blush Club, the Girls’ Love and Boys’ Love imprints respectively. Below, you can find detailed information, and be sure to check out The Beat for what the publisher has announced in the manga front!
Reverse 4 You (Novel, Lily House Partnership)
Story: Zezeho
Translator: Sweet Bri
Genres: Girls’ Love, Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
“A genre-bending mashup of sci-fi time manipulation and swoony romantic fantasy.”
“I reversed time by ten minutes, all to fall deeper in love with her than ever before.”
In a world where time bends to the will of an ordinary girl, ‘Jattawa’ possesses the extraordinary ability to manipulate time itself.
Her ambition? To become a lawyer and wield her powers for moncy.
But destiny takes a surprising turn when she crosses paths with ‘Four’, a mysterious senior who is destined to be her soulmate, as foreseen by her sister’s visions.
As their destinies entwine, Jattawa is plagued by a recurring sense of déjà vu, a feeling that she and Four have met throughout countless lifetimes.
Yet their connection defics the boundaries of time, raising questions about the nature of their bond.
What secrets lie behind their timeless connection? Can Jattawa’s unique powers alter the course of destiny? With the power to rewrite the past and save those she loves, Jattawa embarks on a race against time and destiny itself. Dive into this captivating tale and unlock the enigma of allove that transcends even time!
Pls Love (Novel, Lily House Partnership)
Story: Reverse
Translator: Ellone
“A fierce, aching, modern sapphic romance about two women, one learning she deserves love and one discovering she can feel it as they fight for a connection neither of them saw coming.”
Panapsorn has spent years surviving the glittering. merciless world of nightlife entertainment, remaining soft-spoken. selfless, and carrying wounds she learned to hide behind flawless smiles.
Phakinee, on the other hand, has never had to hide anything. Beautiful. wealthy, and razor-sharp, she moves through life untouched by the things that break ordinary people, until she meets Panapsorn, whose quiet strength unsettles her in ways she cannot explain away.
An unexpected encounter becomes a pull neither woman can escape. But in a world ruled by power, secrets, and the ghosts of what came before, choosing each other is an act of courage.
The Earth: Vows of the Land (Novel, Lily House Partnership)
Story: Salmon
Translator: Nathtita Sundarahitananda
“A sweeping rivals-to-lovers romance rooted in land, legacy, and inherited conflict ”
Amid the rolling hills of northern Thailand, two women from rival farms are drawn together by fate, bound by love, and threatened by the weight of generations-old conflict.
Din Kasama, the resilient and fiercely loyal owner of Saenrak Farm, has vowed to protect Rose the radiant heir of Chomjan Flower Farm. But when long-buried secrets and family pressures turn deadly, Din stands her ground-ready to fight for Rose, even if it means risking her own life.
As shadows from the past close in and the truth unravels, Din and Rose must confront the depth of their feelings and the dangers that surround them.
Their families are locked in an unspoken war, and their love is a rebellion against forces greater than themselves.
With trust tested, loyalties questioned, and a future hanging in the balance, they must decide: will they defy the forces that seek to break them apart, or will their love be yet another sacrifice to the unforgiving land that binds them?
In a world where every decision can tip the scale between life and death, they must ask themselves-can love truly conquer all, or will it be buried beneath the weight of the earth?
Cranium (Novel, Lily House Partnership)
Story: Nalan
Translator: Bonbonpich
“A rare Girls’ Love pairing built on scientific rivalry and forensic mystery, not just romance.”
A violent plane crash throws Phinya and Busaya-former PhD classmates turned fierce rivals-into a tense reunion on the remote forensic field. Tasked with identifying the deceased, they find themselves tangled in the secrets of a mysterious skull, discovered far from where it belongs. Amidst the perilous circumstances and the haunting duty they share, something shifts in their unyielding gazes. What was once resentment slowly stirs into a tender, unspoken connection, as if fate itself has set the stage for their reluctant bond to ignite against all odds.
Enemies with Benefits (Novel, Revised Edition, Lily House Partnership)
Story: Snow Leopard
“Sharp, sexy enemies-to-lovers tension from the very first page.A Revised Edition featuring expanded content for longtime fans and newcomers alike.”
“If you have something to say to me, save it for when we’re in bed.”
We were two people who did not get along.
but an unexpected turn of events changed everything.
The next thing we knew, we had shared an unforgettable night together, and that was how our arrangement began.
I was confident that I’d never fall in love with you.
Beaise a relationship born of desire could never become love.
Welcome to the Rose Manor (Manhwa)
Story: Lee Daran
Art: Moku
Release Date: March 2027
“A haunting gothic fantasy of secrets and survival, where every rule is written in blood, every choice comes at a cost, and the price of leaving may be far greater than the price of staying.”
Welcome to the Rose Manor. Please read the rules carefully. Your life may just depend on it.
After her father’s death, Richelle Howard’s life crumbles overnight. Cornered by her mother’s reckless extravagance and debts that multiply faster than they can be repaid, she has nowhere left to turn when an offer arrives from the kingdom’s wealthiest and most revered family: the illustrious House of Otis. The position seems simple. Live at the Manor of Roses for one year. Teach the children. Follow the rules.
Never ignore the bells after midnight.
Never enter certain rooms.
Never question what you see.
Rules that must be obeyed without exception.
Rules that offer no explanation.
Rules that seem like warnings.
Surrounded by a sprawling estate covered in roses and a family as beautiful as they are unsettling, Richelle soon finds herself entangled in a series of increasingly bizarre incidents. Doors open where none existed before. Whispers drift through empty halls. Faces appear where they should not.
“Welcome to the most fragrant grave in the world, Miss Richelle Howard. Let us become good corpses together.”
One year. One manor. One question: will Richelle survive?
Flirting with the Villain’s Dad (Manhwa)
Story: Dalseul
Art: Via
Release Date: Spring 2027
What happens when you wake up inside a novel you once read… twenty years before the story even begins?
Princess Yerenica knows exactly how this tale ends. In blood.
Her sister dies. Her brother-in-law dies. She dies. Even King Euredian , the father of the future villain, dies at the hands of his own son. One by one, everyone in her generation is erased to make way for the story she remembers.
Determined to rewrite fate, Yerenica throws herself into changing the events that set the tragedy in motion. But fate has other plans. After saving her sister, Yerenica ends up captured in her place… by none other than King Euredian himself.
There’s just one tiny problem. He’s nothing like the ruthless man the novel described. He’s kind. Handsome. Charming. And unfortunately, exactly her type.
If the villain is never born, the future she remembers can never happen… right?
Armed with nothing but unwavering confidence and utter disregard for subtlety, Yerenica embarks on the most ridiculous mission imaginable:
Seduce the villain’s father before the original story can begin! ”
“Please Marry Me!”
Ink Soaked into Ashen Paper (Girls’ Love Novel)
Creator: Ahn Siwoo
Release Date: March 2027
“A gripping royal girls’ love romance where political intrigue, dangerous alliances, and forbidden affection collide.”
The Empress demanded the Crown Prince as tribute. She received a princess… and together, they rewrote history.
After seven years of devastating war, an uneasy peace is finally brokered between the Kingdom of Vierna in the West and the Daehyeon Empire in the East. As the price of peace, Queen Karmi van Vierna, the formidable ruler known throughout the continent as the Iron-Crowned Queen, demands a royal spouse from the defeated empire: the Emperor’s own Crown Prince.
But the Daehyeon Empire has no heir to offer.
Instead, Princess Seo Hwahwi is sent in his place, becoming the first princess in history to enter a royal same-sex marriage with the queen who was once her kingdom’s greatest enemy.
Though their union succeeds in ending the war, it marks the beginning of another. Surrounded by ruthless nobles, hidden agendas, and enemies lurking within the palace walls, Karmi and Hwahwi must navigate a royal court where every smile conceals a blade, every alliance hides an ulterior motive, and trust may prove deadlier than betrayal.
Their wedding ended one war. Surviving their marriage may ignite another.
Fairy Trap (Boys’ Love Novel)
Creator: Chelliace
Release Date: March 2027
He slept through most of his life. Until his dreams one day opened the door to another world.
Joo Yigyeol spends twenty-two hours of every day asleep, imprisoned by the incurable Rostov Syndrome. But when he discovers that his consciousness can leave his sleeping body, the endless hours he once cursed become the key to a world beyond his own.
Drawn onward by a golden butterfly, Yigyeol crosses into another dimension and encounters Seth, the enigmatic fourth prince of a kingdom on the brink of ruin. After saving Seth’s life time and again, Yigyeol becomes more than an inexplicable visitor from another world. He becomes the one person Seth cannot bear to lose.
What begins as gratitude soon darkens into something far more possessive. The deeper Yigyeol is drawn into Seth’s world, the more fiercely the prince clings to him, until even the distance between dimensions no longer feels enough to keep them apart.
“Who said you could die as you please?”
Caught between the life he left behind and a prince determined to claim a place in his future, Yigyeol must decide whether to keep running… or surrender to a fate he never thought he could come to love.
When a life saved becomes a life claimed, how far will a possessive prince go to keep the one person he refuses to lose?
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