((pre-review talk-Sorry for lack of reviews lately. It'll be made up in the coming week!))
Author: Rinko Ueda
Series: Stepping on Roses (barefooted) #1
Published: April 6th 2010 by VIZ Media LLC(first published in 2008)
Length:200 pages
Warnings: adult situations. You get my drift.
Source: library
Summary : A rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon! Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre proposition--he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if she agrees to marry him. But can Sumi pull off fooling high society into thinking she's a proper lady? Moreover, is it worth it to give everything up for this sham of a marriage?
