Suji Kim

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation ofUnder the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this second volume.The gorgeous first edition hardcover ofUnder the Oak Tree: Volume 2 (The Novel)will feature designed sprayed page edges, full-color patterned endpapers, foil stamping on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark!As her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope. Her voice and her magic strengthen every day; the only parts of Calypse Castle left to refurbish are its gardens, which she plans to fill with blooming flowers; and the way her husband, the recalcitrant war hero Sir Riftan, looks at her from across their bedroom makes her feel, for the first time in her life, that she might be worthy of love and affection.However, Maxi's life is never that easy. Just as she begins to feel at home with Riftan, Maxi re

Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after – but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this second volume. As her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope.Her voice and her magic strengthen every day; the only parts of Calypse Castle left to refurbish are its gardens, which she plans to fill with blooming flowers; and the way her husband, the recalcitrant war hero Sir Riftan, looks at her from across their bedroom makes her feel, for the first time in her life, that she might be worthy of love and affection. However, Maxi's life is never that easy. Just as she begins to feel at home with Riftan, Maxi receives a surprise visit from Princess Agnes, the renowned sorceress who might have become Riftan's wife if he'd decided to divorce Maxi after the Dragon Campaign.Not at all what Maxi expected, the princess stirs up compli

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 Maximilian 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 low-born 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 relationship before it can begin, and Riftan leaves without a word the morning after their vows are exchanged. Now, three years after their disastrous wedding night, Riftan has returned a war hero.To Maxi’s surprise, despite rumours that he was offered marriage to Princess Agnes, a beautiful and renowned sorceress, Riftan still wants Maxi for his wife. And when he comes to claim her, that longing becomes a desire that bewilde

大部分的故事裡，都有一個溫馨婚禮和美好結局，但瑪克西米連的人生並非童話故事。 天生口吃的瑪克西米連生於貴族家庭，她不受父親喜愛，被迫嫁給出身卑微的騎士利夫丹。 在糟糕的新婚夜後，利夫丹於隔日清晨出征戰場，而瑪克西米連直到三年後才又見到他。 ──只是如今，她那陌生的丈夫已經成為戰爭英雄，是全國女性的理想婚嫁對象，不再是默默無名的騎士。 瑪克西米連即將成為那作龐大城堡莊園的女主人──這是她想也不曾想像過的事！ 當面對寡言冷酷的利夫丹時，她還得想辦法控制自己的感受，別讓心中萌動的情感，破壞彼此脆弱、名義上的婚姻關係…… Copyright ©2023 by Suji Kim Originally published as "Under the Oak Tree" (in Korean) in the Republic of Korea in 2017 by RIDI Corporation. ●Ridi Awards 2020年度羅曼史網路小說組大獎、2023年度羅曼史電子書組大獎 ●人氣浪漫奇幻漫畫《橡樹之下》小說原作 ●【首刷限定】精美書籤((首刷售完即無贈品))

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