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A Promise of Romance (Novel)  
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Description
A contract marriage!? Satsuki has gone to England to study acting, but it's all he can do to pay his living expenses. Just then, the handsome Count Edward offers him money in exchange for entering a fake marriage! If Edward isn't married by his next birthday, he will lose most of his assets. The two start out awkwardly, but gradually grow attracted to each other. But then a misunderstanding leads Edward to grow jealous, and he forcibly embraces Satsuki...!?

Type
Novel

Related Series
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Associated Names
契約
契約―ブランドロマンス
Keiyaku - Brand Romance

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Latest Release(s)
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Status in Country of Origin
1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

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User Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (109 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.85 / 10.0
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Last Updated
October 21st 2012, 1:19am PST

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Genre
Drama  Yaoi 
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Author(s)
AKITSU Kyouko

Artist(s)
MIYAGI Tooko

Year
2001

Original Publisher
Taiyo Tosho

Serialized In (magazine)
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Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Juné (Complete)

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 Not that bad   
Rating: N/A
by mimi639
April 9th, 2013, 3:23pm
Ok it wasn't that bad.. but i agree with the others who said that it was angst-gone-bad..and then-failed-plot
Is true... it didn't impressed me, the ending was like the
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makeup-iloveu-let's-spend-the-rest-of-our-lifes-2gether-kind of super fast resume of and ending plot
and i didn't liked it.
I liked that is detailed but not too much, (cause i get bored easily if i read one page of completely rubbish like when a writer describes a room or whatever it is that decorates it...) is just too much 4 me... but this one didn't had all that talking non stop, so i liked it!.. but i also think that it should had more talking when
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they were making up!, they had too many issues and they weren't even talking even though they were living together! that's why i think they needed a page or more to had a simple conversation in which Satsuki could've said "i forgive u" cause when never got to listen that!
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I would like more drawings also! they were perfect! biggrin
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 I liked it a lot!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by witchy tay
October 1st, 2012, 7:00pm
The illustrations are really sweet (though as it is a ovel they are few) and I enjoyed the story. The characters are very well portrayed and they act accordingly to how they were created. The story follows a very basic line, but it is so well developed that it lingers in your thoughts. I recommend it widely.

... Last updated on October 1st, 2012, 7:01pm
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 ...*facepalm*   
Rating: N/A
by bluedrop
April 18th, 2012, 8:39pm
Getting past the fact that this is a 'novel' and not a manga, this is what I have to say about this:

I came in expecting manga so I was pretty disappointed at the pages but, hey, it's still yaoi, I guess. This received so much praise so I was expecting something more.

Hmm, I'm used to reading novels that are pretty freaking awesome you can actually see everything the author wants you to see in your minds eye. I also read manga because they're more visual, the author relies more on the dialogue, the expressions shown per panel and in the art itself and even if the plot is total crapapalooza in some manga, sometimes the author can totally pull it off. It's harder for a writer of a novel to convey everything in words and expressing his characters.

The first thing that hit me when I turned the pages of this novel was the utter pain creeping from my eyes to my brain. The prose was just damn...underwhelming? I guess I entered with too high an expectation because of all the other comments.

I read on since, I guess, I've read worse. The plot is...captivating? I dunno, pushing past the first few pages, I just kept reading, patiently waiting for the good parts the others were talking about.

There are so many slash fics written better than this.

I ended up getting caught up in the events but I ended up face-palming a lot. Like a lot, a lot. I still couldn't get past the name Neville, like arethusa, kept thinking about Mr. Longbottom of HP.

A line that totally caught me off guard and made me snort out loud since I decided not to take this too seriously after I got over my initial disappointment:
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"I guess he looks like Beckham before he cut his hair."--Satsuki's thoughts on Edward.

I think this is crack. I'm not entirely sure. It says drama and romance in the tags but I totally agree with MightyMaeve.

The plot is okay and you end up getting caught up with the events. I hate to leave things unfinished even if it was a pain to read. I recommend for those who aren't as picky as me at the prose. Don't take it too seriously or you might end up busting an artery or something.
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 Where's her other works?   
Rating: 7.5 / 10.0
by arethusa
September 10th, 2010, 9:38pm
It was okay. The first 1/3 of the story was great, but as the story progresses, even with the nicely-written angst, it failed to get an impact. It was too fairytale-ish in the sense that you need to suspend your disbelief in how smooth the engagement and wedding went when their plan's biggest obstacle is Satsuki being a GUY. The ending was abrupt, as well.

I loved Satsuki's and Neville's characterization very much (except for the crying!uke part). Edward was just... meh. Neville made me think of Longbottom (HP). Ooh, and witty banter in a yaoi novel (le gasp!), that's a first for me.

All in all, a nice read. As long as you don't question the plot device too much.

... Last updated on September 10th, 2010, 9:41pm
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 Yaoi Novel Crack!   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by MightyMaeve
October 22nd, 2009, 3:48am
Very Yaoi-novel-ish! The writing style is easy to follow and its a fun, fast ride all the way through. The non-con (only to be expected in a yaoi novel!) was bang-on if you like that sort of thing - it tore my heart right out and I think of it often. *hangs head* Yes, it was incredibly angst-ridden.
The ending was a bit lacking (too suddenly sweet), but the furious jealousy resulting from seeing the uke act of his own accord to hold friendly tete-a-tete with another man, was a sight to behold as it burst forth from the seme who hired him. And of course, after the blinding rage, came the searing guilt...oh gods! Yaoi novels profiled at their finest. LOL. Much love for this story.
And Miyagi-sensei's art strangely appeals to me strongly with her boys' gangly, shockingly long and thin stick figures with painful looking contortions of the body...

... Last updated on October 22nd, 2009, 3:51am
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 I wish there was some way to express how great I thought it was...oh right, Love!   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by sara_was_here24
August 26th, 2009, 3:16am
Well I can't say this was the first yaoi novel I've read ('cause it isn't) but it was one of the best. I loved the main character. His (Her?) personality was perfect for the part.(Haha, ya get it. 'cause he was an actor. Ohhhh) I enjoyed readin it and for yaoi lovers you should read at least one yaoi novel. It leaves some things to the imagination. Which, at times, can intensify or detensify (is that a word?) a part. It's all about the perception of the reader.
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 first yaoi novel ever read!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by huggybear1218
November 17th, 2008, 6:55am
but hopefully not the last! i loved it.i think the emotions were heightened with the lack of pictures cuz you could play it out in your mind what their expressions and body movements were. at least the smexy scenes! but i do agree that it seemed rushed at the end. i would have loved it if it went on just a lil longer or gave a epilogue.
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 A Promise of Romance   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by faerygoddyss
September 9th, 2008, 8:26pm
A very nice novel indeed! This was only my second yaoi novel, and while it fulfilled all the requirements of what a yaoi romance novel is all about the only thing I didnt like was the ending. It was very abrupt, but so was the last novel I read. Its making me think they're all like that. In any case if you're a lover of sappy romance, slightly cliched plots, and pretty words 'A Promise of Romance' will make you happy. smile
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