Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after, but this is no fairytale. The first volume of Suji Kim's hit webnovel, now available in English print for the first time.
Lady Maximillian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a peasant knight caught in one of her father’s schemes, Maxi doesn’t dare hope for happiness, let alone love. Her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their romance before it can begin, and Riftan leaves without a word the morning after their wedding night.
Now, three years after their wedding vows, Riftan has returned a war hero. To Maxi’s bewilderment, despite rumors that Riftan was offered marriage to Princess Agnes, a beautiful and reknown sorceress, he still wants Maxi for his wife. And when he comes to claim her, that want becomes a desire that threatens to suffocate Maxi, even as she is overcome by the scorching heat Riftan’s presence ignites within herself.
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A South Korean Reddit success a few years back, it was transformed into a webcomic on Manta and became a gigantic success worldwide.
I found out about it through Manta and for some reason, I really liked the story, even if it seems a bit backward. It seems, but it is not. It’s about two emotionally broken people who through love and perseverance grow up to understand their value and how important it is to listen to each other.
The whole story was first published in English as 11 different ebooks, but I’m delighted it got a better translation and a beautiful book edition as a hard copy. The story is not finished in this volume, and I hope the publisher will have the whole story brought out in as many books as necessary in the coming years. I can’t wait.
