{"title":"Under the Oak Tree","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"under-the-oak-tree-volume-1-the-novel","title":"Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Oak Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, the #1 webnovel on MANTA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Currently the most popular romantasy webnovel . . . \u003ci\u003eUnder the Oak Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a Korean romantasy with intense emotional depth, weaving trauma and love in a medieval setting. [It] explores the internal and external struggles of Lady Maximillian and Sir Riftan in a fraught, evolving marriage.”—Bleeding Cool, in praise of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Oak Tree (The Comic)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume collects chapters 1-76 of the original webnovel by Suji Kim.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Suji Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53290432004464,"sku":"9780593871195","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/0463\/8832\/files\/11701743482399.jpg?v=1772165579"},{"product_id":"under-the-oak-tree-volume-2-the-novel","title":"Under the Oak Tree: Volume 2 (The Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Oak Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this second volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gorgeous first edition hardcover of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Oak Tree: Volume 2 (The Novel)\u003c\/i\u003e will feature designed sprayed page edges, full-color patterned endpapers, foil stamping on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope. Her voice and her magic strengthen every day; the only parts of Calypse Castle left to refurbish are its gardens, which she plans to fill with blooming flowers; and the way her husband, the recalcitrant war hero Sir Riftan, looks at her from across their bedroom makes her feel, for the first time in her life, that she might be worthy of love and affection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, Maxi's life is never that easy. Just as she begins to feel at home with Riftan, Maxi receives a surprise visit from Princess Agnes, the renowned sorceress who might have become Riftan's wife if he'd decided to divorce Maxi after the Dragon Campaign. Not at all what Maxi expected, the princess stirs up complicated emotions and politics that could lead to monumental changes in Maxi and Riftan's relationship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume collects chapters 77-133 of the original webnovel by Suji Kim.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Suji Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53290438164848,"sku":"9780593871225","price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/0463\/8832\/files\/11702043482399.jpg?v=1772166599"}],"url":"https:\/\/papervalebooks.com\/collections\/under-the-oak-tree.oembed","provider":"Papervale Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}