Ai Wo Shiranakatta Hanayome / Harlequin Romance R 2450

[Machine Translation] Rachel, a pianist who was expected to be the next big star, was engaged to Vincent, a famous conductor, because of her mother's ambition. But in her heart of hearts, she could not bear the thought of a loveless marriage. On the morning of her wedding day, while taking a walk alone, she met a man. The aristocrat, whose name was Orlando, told her, "You lack courage. His words pushed Rachel to flee from the wedding hall, and she drove on and on until she arrived at a dark and spacious mansion. She learns that the owner of the mansion is Orlando, whom she met earlier that morning, and that he is suffering from a progressive disease that is causing him to gradually lose his eyesight. The sun is setting and she is asked to stay at the mansion... Last year, this novel won the RNA Romance Novel Award, which is given to the best romance novel in the UK. Rachel is about to enter into a loveless marriage, but the first person she falls in love with is.... A story of fleeting and poignant love by India Gray, who is making her first appearance in Japan.

次代を担う大スターと期待されるピアニストのレイチェルは、母の野心に押し切られ、著名な指揮者ビンセントと婚約した。だが本心では、愛のない結婚など耐えられなかった。結婚式当日の朝、一人で散歩をしていると、ある男性に出会った。オーランドと名乗るその貴族は「きみには勇気が欠けている」と言う。彼の言葉に背中を押されるようにレイチェルは式場から逃げ、ひたすら車を走らせて、いつしか暗く広大な屋敷にたどり着く。屋敷の主は、なんと朝出会ったオーランドで、彼はしだいに視力を失う進行性の病に冒されていることを知る。すっかり日も暮れ、彼女は屋敷に泊めてもらうことになるが…。昨年、イギリスのすぐれたロマンス小説に贈られるRNAロマンス小説賞を受賞した作品。愛のない結婚をしようとしていたレイチェルが初めて愛した相手は…。はかなくてせつない愛の物語を日本初登場の作家インディア・グレイが描きます。