Raised by the influential Kouga household to become one of their samurai who fight for honor, Kouga Ryuichi was a peaceful and promising swordsman who vowed to wield his sword to protect his town and family he loved from any impending danger. However, a series of unfortunate events happened in one fateful day, and he lost everything he had held dear: his dear family, his loving father, his beloved brother, and his peaceful town. The young samurai who once sought peace turned mad with rage, as he vowed vengeance upon those who took away everything from him as he escaped with few of his friends and servants to the open sea. But fate would again play its hand against them, and Ryuichi finds himself along with two of his faithful friends: the prodigy blacksmith Gou and the herbalist Asami, en route to England to be sold as servants. As despair finally sunk in and all hope was lost, a young man, riding a majestic horse and wielding a rapier as dazzling as the morning sun, came across to their rescue. However, this savior of theirs has something more than what meets the eye and Ryuichi finds himself intrigued with the young yellow-haired man, who calls himself Johannes of Arc. Will our young samurai finally find his peace on foreign land, or return to exact vengeance on his homeland? A tale of knights, betrayal, romance, and honor is about to unfold.
Original Work by: Shirobuta
Edited by: Minako Shizuka
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.