Athena Ni Ai No Chikai Wo / Hara Title : COLD-HEARTED RAKE (Rhyme Books)

[Machine Translation] Devon Ravenel is to inherit a title and a rundown country estate. Devon Ravenel is not at all interested in the inheritance after his cousin Theo dies in a horse accident, but Devon, a renowned prodigal in London, is not interested at all. The house he wants to sell off is occupied by Caitlin, widowed three days after her marriage to Theo, and Theo's sisters, who have no one left to take care of them. Caitlin, who has a strong sense of justice and a kind heart, is concerned about the lives of the peasants and servants of the estate, and is adamantly opposed to selling the house and land. She is also concerned that Theo's sisters, who have been left to their own devices in the countryside, should find good marriages. Despite their mutual opposition, Devon takes the management of the estate seriously, and he feels a response that he has never felt before in his life. Before long, the two come to see each other as irreplaceable...

デヴォン・レイヴネルは、爵位と田舎のおんぼろ屋敷を継ぐことになった。いとこのテオが落馬事故で亡くなり、継承権が回ってきたのだが、ロンドンで放蕩者として名高いデヴォンには、まったく興味のもてない話だ。土地ごと売り払おうと考えた屋敷には、テオと結婚して3日目で未亡人になったケイトリンと、身寄りのなくなったテオの妹たちがいる。正義感が強く心優しいケイトリンは、領地の小作人や屋敷の使用人の生活を心配し、屋敷や土地を売り払うことには断固反対だ。また、田舎で放任されて育ったテオの妹たちに良縁をみつけてやらなくてはと心を砕いている。反発しあう二人だったが、デヴォンは領地の経営に本気で取り組み、これまでの人生で得たことのない手応えを感じた。いつしか二人は、お互いをかけがえのない存在だと思うようになるが...