A Cinderella-inspired slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era
Japan! A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a
bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land… Miyo Saimori
the eldest of her clan and yet unblessed by the supernatural talent that graced her father and
half sister is sent off to marry into the Gifted Kudo clan. The young and aloof clan leader
Kiyoka Kudo finds himself intrigued by this girl who stands worlds apart from the spoiled
social-climbing women who usually vie for his hand. All too soon Kiyoka comes to regard Miyo
with affection. Kiyoka and Miyo make their engagement real and official but Miyo still
worries she lacks the training to be a wife worthy of the Kudo clan. Enter Kiyoka’s older
sister Hazuki who takes it upon herself to tutor Miyo—and tease Kiyoka along the way!
Suddenly Miyo and Kiyoka encounter a mysterious man named Arata Tsuruki. What does he want
and what connection does he have to the enigmatic and powerful Usuba clan that Miyo’s mother
hailed from?
