In a world of aristocratic high society where a broken engagement is often a social disaster, five young noblewomen each face that very moment of rejection and choose a different path. Rather than retreat into shame or despair, each heroine bravely perseveres, finding unexpected love, adventure, and happiness on the other side of a cancelled betrothal. This anthology collects five newly drawn short comic adaptations of original stories, each one a self-contained romance set in a vaguely European-inspired fantasy kingdom defined by dukes, marquises, courts, and the rigid expectations of noble life.

The first story follows a young lady who becomes the bewildered object of attention from a handsome marquis's son—the very picture of a model nobleman—who, for reasons she cannot fathom, approaches her with a completely flustered, bright-red face and a terrible stammer. In the second tale, a heroine confides in her best friend about her broken engagement, only to have that friend immediately propose marriage, forcing her to confront the startling revelation that her closest companion has been cross-dressing all along. The third story takes a supernatural turn: a duke's daughter, after being stripped of her engagement, is cursed and transformed into a seal, but finds herself unexpectedly pampered and adored by her new husband and family. The fourth narrative introduces a fiancé who declares their engagement broken off once every single week, leaving the heroine to navigate a cycle of absurd rejection and reconciliation. The fifth and final story simply follows a young woman who, after being released from her engagement, discovers that she is truly happy.

All five tales end on a joyful note, celebrating the resilience of their heroines and the surprising forms that love and fulfillment can take when the expected future is taken away.