The last thing Serena Chen remembers was her dying from old age on a hospital bed. Thus, she was surprised when she opened her eyes and saw an intricately carved ceiling.
She lived a decent and happy life. Since birth, her life has been quite easy, her loving parents owned real estate properties where they receive more than enough income from rent, when she got married, her husband worked while she simply worked for her parents, when her daughter was born, she had her family help her raise her up, when her daughter got married she was given two sweet grandchildren. All in all, she had no regrets in life albeit she had some fantasies.
Since her husband's death, her favorite past time was reading romance novels and watching dramas. So when she discovered that she transmigrated as Serena Maxwell, the villainess in the novel "A Cinderella story in Victorian fantasy era" she was quite elated.
Set in a Victorian-esque era, Serena Lilianne Maxwell was the only daughter of the Ducal house of Maxwell. She was rich, beautiful, a little haughty, and the fiancé of the crown prince. Every lady wants to be her, but sadly, the crown prince, Geoffrey, fell in love with Emily Evans, the daughter of an impoverished Baron.
Well, who wants to be a crown princess when she can live as a rich and beautiful lady without too much responsibility? All her life, well previous life, she has been pampered without facing any difficulties. Plus, she has her fantasies to fulfill which of course being a crown princess can not satisfy.
One of her fantasies is having boyfriends to taste before marraige. Thus, she set her sights on her first target, Charlton Daniel, the only son of the duke of Suffox, best friend/ cousin of the crown prince, and the second male lead.
Well, she already lived her past life as a normal decent lady so why not live as a semi-wanton lady of the era in her fantasy?
PS Cover art not mine
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.