Butterflies, Flowers, Volume 1

by Yuki Yoshihara

Overview

A hilarious office romance!

Choko Kuze is the sensible daughter of a venerable family who went bankrupt. She joins a real estate company as an entry-level office worker, but her eccentric boss is harder on her than anyone else in the company! After hearing him inadvertently call her "milady," she realizes he was the young servant boy she knew as a child. At work he's a tyrant, but after hours he insists on treating her like a lady of the nobility. Is romance even possible for a couple locked in such a crazy role reversal?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421532035
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	12/01/2009
Series:	Butterflies, Flowers Series , #1
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	1,129,423
Product dimensions:	4.98(w) x 7.56(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Yuki Yoshihara was born in Tokyo on February 11. She wanted to become a mangaka since elementary school and debuted in 1988 with Chanel no Sasayaki. She is the author of numerous series including Darling wa Namamono ni Tsuki and Itadakimasu. Yoshihara's favorite band is the Pet Shop Boys, and she keeps her TV tuned to the Mystery Channel.

Editorial Reviews

Here's a Harlequin premise in manga form: former heiress, bankrupt, joins the working world, where her old servant is now her boss, making for one life during the day, and a very different one at night, where he pampers her. Although part of the Shojo Beat line, like Nana, this series is for the older reader, due to both premise and occasional profanity. The art fits both genres: it's got the stern-but-attractive older boss and the lovely-but-insecure young woman in panels dominated by emotion and decorated with flowers. The boss-servant tells her how to behave, how to do her secretarial job, even how to speak; he also knows her measurements intimately. Longing looks, over-the-top tension (a knife-wielding crazy takes her hostage), and passionate verbal exchanges make for a thrilling roller-coaster love story. The powerful, perfect man who becomes a lady's slave for love is a staple of the text romance; here, the servant part is simply more literal. His protection is overwhelming and much too traditional—some readers may not understand why she puts up with such controlling verbal abuse —but the moments of kindness he shows are seductive. (Dec.)\

Publishers Weekly