Koshaku to Uchikina Kabe No Hana / Original Title: with LOVE in SIGHT (Raspberry Books)

[Machine Translation] Imogene, a 26-year-old baroness, is a plain wallflower who can't bear to part with her glasses. However, one night at a party, she is kissed by the wrong person in the garden, where she is trying to escape from the shady entrance. The other man is the Marquess Kerave, who is rumored to be a prodigal. Although he is surprised by the kiss, which is a completely different reaction from that of his intended lover, he is intrigued by the lady who vanished without telling him her name. He decides to look for her, but to his surprise, he meets her the next day in an unexpected place. The next day, he finds her in an unexpected place: at the mansion of Mariah, a debutante who is reputed to be the best of the season, whom he went there as an escort. It turns out that Mariah's sister is the missing Imogene. Kelave is fascinated by the unexpected strength and humor of this wallflower, whose existence she had never even noticed before. Imogene also discovers that Querave is more than just a prodigal, and a friendship grows between them. But the world does not approve of the friendship between a marquis and a viscountess. If they don't get married, they will think that the daughter has been played for a fool. Not wanting to lose their friendship, Kelave asks her to marry him, but Imogene refuses when he tells her that he will never love anyone.... The Marquis, who only wants friendship, and the Wallflower, who wants true love. The two are in love with each other... The Golden Heart Award winner in 2017 and a finalist for the Rita Award in 2019!

26歳の子爵令嬢イモジェンは、眼鏡を手放せない地味な壁の花。しかしあるパーティの夜、蔭口から逃れようと向かった庭園で、人違いのキスをされてしまう。相手は放蕩者と噂の侯爵ケレイブ。予定していた愛人とはまったく反応の違うキスに驚いたケレイブだったが、名前も告げず消えた淑女に強い興味を持つ。ケレイブは彼女を探そうと決心するが、なんと翌日、思いがけない場所で出会う。付き合いで赴いた今季一番だと評判のデビュタント、マライア嬢の屋敷に彼女はいた。マライア嬢の姉こそ、消えた淑女イモジェンだったのだ。これまでその存在すら気づかなかった壁の花の、意外な強さとユーモアに魅了されるケレイブ。イモジェンもまた、ケレイブがただの放蕩者ではないと知り、ふたりの間には友情が芽生える。だが世間は侯爵と子爵令嬢の友情など認めない。結婚しなければ、令嬢がもてあそばれたと思われるだけだ。ケレイブは友情を失いたくないと考え、求婚するが、「誰かを愛することはない」という言葉にイモジェンは求婚を断ってしまう...。友情しか認めたくない侯爵と、本当の愛を求める壁の花。すれ違うふたりの恋は...?2017年ゴールデンハート賞受賞&2019年リタ賞ファイナリスト作品!