A Second Chance To Follow Your Dreams! The daughter of a viscount has returned to the past, and she intends to dedicate her second life to waiting on young ladies as the ideal lady’s maid! The day after her engagement is called off, Emma returns to her life at the age of 15, having served her country thus far using her power to travel to the future. And this time around, she won’t be sacrificing herself for the sake of the nation! She’s determined to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a lady’s maid when a mysterious duke from the neighboring country appears before her. “I don’t waste my time on nonsense.” But his kindness belies his cold words and Emma finds herself drawn to him. Yet he keeps a secret that could change everything…

A Second Chance To Follow Your Dreams! The daughter of a viscount has returned to the past, and she intends to dedicate her second life to waiting on young ladies as the ideal lady's maid! The day after her engagement is called off, Emma returns to her life at the age of 15, having served her country thus far using her power to travel to the future. And this time around, she won't be sacrificing herself for the sake of the nation! She's determined to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a lady's maid when a mysterious duke from the neighboring country appears before her. "I don't waste my time on nonsense." But his kindness belies his cold words and Emma finds herself drawn to him. Yet he keeps a secret that could change everything...

Sometimes it’s animals, sometimes it’s humans, but, today too, the person coming to Olivia’s restaurant holds painful memories in their heart. Olivia, who runs a soup restaurant outside of town on the edge of the forest, has a secret she can’t tell anyone. She can hear animals’ and humans’ inner voices. This ability left her alienated from her family to the point that they sent her away to a convent when she was only five years old. After escaping while en route, she was brought to the restaurant by the people who would become her adoptive grandparents. Twenty years later, Olivia continues to live with her heart closed off to other humans, until, one day, a former mercenary by the name of Arthur stops by on a rainy morning, dripping wet. And what are those feelings he starts to develop for her? Soup Forest is a place of meetings and partings, a place filled with the forest’s bounties, a place of gathering for both animals and humans. They come together, share a meal, go their separate ways, and continue on with their lives.

In the tradition of Edith Wharton and Henry James--part one of a romantic duology featuring an indomitable American heiress torn between her quest for romance and her equal desire for independence, and the autocratic English duke she loves, who harbors a dark secret. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs! The Buccaneers--fresh, untutored, and easy-going--conquered 1870s English society, but in Edwardian England, American heiresses were supposed to be cool and level-headed about their pursuit of titles. Amanda Vandewater embodied this new wave of American invaders when she meets and marries the 9th Duke of Malvern, though she soon discovers she desires more than a coronet and strawberry leaves: she desires his heart. But the duke's heart isn't his to give, trapped as he is by old promises and a haunting past that binds him to the very traditions that stole his independence. Set against the backdrop of the rise of aviation, the suffragette movement, and the turbulent years leading up to WWI, An Ideal Duchess is the tale of an idealistic American heiress who must fight for her position--and for love--in the face of the strict adherence to duty over desire, of reputation over understanding, and of clinging to the past over embracing the present. The only question is if Amanda is strong enough to withstand the pressure.