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Anything But Marriage, Mr. Villain! shares the Romance genre and similar themes: Full Color, Female Protagonist, Arranged Marriage.
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After three failed marriages, Archduke Theo de Phoenix has long accepted that love simply isn’t in the cards for him. After all, who could love a war-hardened monster like him? So when his fourth bride arrives, he greets her covered in blood, gives her a shabby attic for a room, and keeps his distance. Surely, this one will run too. But Yuelina is not like the others. To Theo’s disbelief, she welcomes his presence and fills his cold world with warmth and light. As the walls around his heart begin to thaw, will Theo finally allow himself to love? (Source: WEBTOON)
After three failed marriages, Archduke Theo de Phoenix has long accepted that love simply isn’t in the cards for him. After all, who could love a war-hardened monster like him? So when his fourth bride arrives, he greets her covered in blood, gives her a shabby attic for a room, and keeps his distan...
Holding You Close has 66 chapters.
Holding You Close belongs to the Comedy, Romance genres.
The top manga similar to Holding You Close include Anything But Marriage, Mr. Villain!, Charming the Duke of the North, Nampyeonege Jjotgigo Itseumnida. These share key genres and themes with Holding You Close.