Koshaku to Soendatta Gokuhi Tsuma / Original Title: HIS RUNAWAY MARCHIONESS RETURNS (Harlequin History Karu Special)

[Machine Translation] She is about to meet her husband - whom she has not seen once in eight years. Lily married her late brother's best friend Oliver at his last wishes, but now, as he inherits the marquise, she is asking for a divorce so that he can live freely. This marriage began soon after the private ceremony with a separation. So it should be easy to end it. But why is he so disturbed? Meanwhile, Oliver is troubled to learn that he must be married in order to inherit the title and the estate. His wife Lily's existence is not public knowledge. He has never told the world about his wife, Lily, because it was a token marriage to fulfill the wishes of his best friend, who has very little time left to live. Then, at an inopportune moment, Lily came to him to ask for a divorce. What should he do? His worries deepen when he sees his wife's bewitching appearance.

これから夫と会う―8年間、一度も顔を合わせていない夫と。リリーは亡き兄の最期の願いで、兄の親友オリヴァーと結婚したが、今、侯爵位を継ぐ彼が自由に生きられるよう、離婚を申し出るのだ。この結婚は、内輪だけの挙式後、すぐに別居生活が始まった。だから終わらせるのも簡単なはず。なのに、なぜこんなに心が乱れるの?一方、爵位と領地を継ぐには既婚者でなければならないと知り、オリヴァーは困っていた。妻リリーの存在は世間に公表していないのだ。余命わずかな親友の願いを叶えるための、形ばかりの結婚だったから。そんななか折悪しく、リリーが離婚したいと言いにやってきた。どうしたものか...。妖艶になった妻を見て、彼の悩みは深まるのだった。