Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel)

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. The gorgeous first edition hardcover of Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel) will feature designed sprayed page edges, full-color patterned endpapers, silver foil stamping on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark! Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn 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 as a war hero. To Maxi s surprise, de