Fugo Ni Metorareta Hai Kaburi / Original Title: BOUND by THEIR SCANDALOUS BABY (Harlequin Romance)

[Machine Translation] Bronte is desperate to get into the grand ball hosted by Lucas Blackstone, the world-famous hotel magnate. Her late sister's son, whom she is single-handedly raising as a cleaning lady, has an incurable disease and needs a bone marrow transplant, but her nephew's father has died and Bronte is unfit. Her last hope rests with her nephew's uncle, Lucas. But he takes one look at Bronte, glares at her, takes her out to dance, and forcefully devours her lips, cursing her - her sister is pregnant for money. No, she wasn't! Shuddering at the terrible insult, Bronte endured. I will protect her, even if I have to give myself up to the devil... The innocent strength of the heroine who tries to protect her poor but dear nephew. The loneliness and sorrow of the hero who does not believe in love and does not know how to express it. The more you read, the more you will be moved to tears... A romance that will make you cry.

世界的なホテル王ルーカス・ブラックストーンが催す盛大な舞踏会に、ブロンテは必死の思いで潜りこんでいた。清掃係の彼女が独りで育てている亡姉の息子が難病を患い、骨髄移植が必要だが、甥の父親も亡くなり、ブロンテは不適合。最後の望みは甥の伯父にあたるルーカスにかかっていた。だが彼はブロンテを一瞥するなり睨めつけ、ダンスに連れだすと強引に唇を貪り、罵った―彼女の姉が金目当てで妊娠したと。違うわ!酷い侮辱に身を震わせながら、ブロンテは耐えた。悪魔にこの身を捧げてでも、あの子は守ってみせる...。貧しいながらもいとしい甥を守り抜こうとするヒロインの無垢な強さ。愛を信じず、その表し方もわからないヒーローの孤独と哀しみ。読み進めるほどにじわじわと目頭にくる...泣けるロマンス。