I Didn't Mean to Seduce the Male Lead!

Baroness Eleanor Mariche is a celebrated novelist and an acknowledged authority on matters of the heart. Her expertise leads to an unexpected summons from a highly ambitious duke, who tasks her with a delicate mission: persuading his son, Count Ryan Calabria, to accept a political marriage with the princess. Eleanor steps into the role fully expecting to navigate a simple matter of courtship, but the assignment quickly spirals far beyond her control. The count harbors absolutely no interest in the proposed royal bride. Worse still, his attention shifts entirely toward Eleanor herself, leaving her as the unintended object of his affection. What began as a straightforward negotiation transforms into a precarious entanglement, forcing the baroness into the center of a volatile aristocratic conflict. She must now contend with the furious wrath of the duke, whose carefully laid plans have unraveled, while simultaneously defending herself against the cunning maneuvers of a duplicitous princess determined to secure her position. Caught between powerful adversaries and an unwanted suitor, Eleanor faces a daunting struggle where matters of love and political power are dangerously intertwined.