NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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 despite rumors 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 his
longing becomes a desire that bewilders Maxi even as she is overcome by the scorching heat
that Riftan’s presence ignites within her. As she learns to navigate the intricacies of her new
life Maxi will find herself and her courage and discover that she is anything but powerless.
This volume collects chapters 1-76 of the original webnovel by Suji Kim.
