Chapter 0.5
Juliette, a destitute seamstress living in nineteenth-century London, comes upon a man being attacked by ruffians in the dead of night. Instinct takes over, and she pelts them with potatoes to save the man. He is Sir Douglas Drury, a courtroom lawyer and a baronet. His mind in a haze, he calls out to her and plants a sweet, passionate kiss on her cheek. When he wakes up, though, he's forgotten all about the kiss and treats Juliette as his servant, but when Sir Douglas's mysterious assailant targets Juliette's life, she pretends to be Sir Douglas's lover and makes her debut in high society in search of the culprit!
Chapter 1
Rumor has it he hates everyone, but his eyes are very kind… Gwendolyn, the head of a poor orphanage, visits the earl of Cwm Rhyss to ask for donations for the children’s Christmas gifts. The earl is famous for his disdain for others after being horribly burned in a fire five years ago. Gwendolyn, not afraid to stand up to the unpleasant man, ends up waylaid by a terrible snowstorm. A reluctant Gwendolyn has no choice but to spend the night with the bitter earl!
Chapter 1
The most beautiful man in England, with a beautiful smile... Until now, Clara had had nothing to do with the glamorous world of the aristocracy. After her mother and father died, she was taken in by her painter uncle and his wife, and lived a simple life. One night at a ball she was invited to, she met Sir Paris Mulholland, a bachelor known for his beauty and debauchery, who asked her aunt to paint his portrait. Clara was suspicious of him when he left without asking the price, but later visited his mansion and was overwhelmed by its splendor. But why did he approach me, an uptight girl in a plain dress...?