Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after - but this is no fairytale. The
first volume of Suji Kim's hit webnovel now available in English print for the first time.
The gorgeous first edition hardback of Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel) will feature
designed sprayed edges full-colour patterned endpapers silver foil stamping on the cover and
a ribbon bookmark! (While stocks last.) Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke
Croyso but she is rarely allowed outside her family's sprawling castle for fear her stutter
will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan a low-born 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 a war hero. To Maxi's surprise
despite rumours 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 that longing
becomes a desire that bewilders Maxi even as she is overcome by the scorching heat 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.
