Keep Me Close: Finding My Home in You

When Claudia’s father passes away, she’s convinced she’ll never find happiness again. Forced to work as a servant in her own home rather than inherit the family business, she’s ridiculed and tormented by her stepmother and sister day in and day out. To make matters worse, she’s falsely accused of a crime she didn’t commit, stripped of her noble status, and banished to the farthest reaches of the kingdom. There, she’s prepared for a life of hardship living with Duke Julius Graz—a man so cruel that it earned him the moniker of the “unmelting ice sculpture.” But the cold and heartless man Claudia expected to meet is nowhere to be found. Instead, he welcomes her with warmth in food, new clothes, and kindness she thought she’d never again receive. With Julius on her side, Claudia works to overcome the wounds of her past and find the confidence to clear her name. And maybe, just maybe, find a new home where she can truly belong. Source: J-Novel Club