Under the Oak Tree, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-afterbut this is no fairytale. When stuttering Lady Maximilian is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father's schemes, her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin. Riftan leaves for war the morning after their disastrous wedding night, and it's three years before Maxi sees him again. Now, the husband she barely knows is a war hero. And when he comes home to claim her, Maxi will need to master her own bewildering desireand Riftan'sbefore she can hope to become the true mistress of their enormous castle estate. This volume collects episodes 1-24 of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webcomic on MANTA.