VILLAINESS IS A MARIONETTE GN (2025)

Kayena Hill, the imperial princess and most beautiful rose of the empire-and the novel's villainess, used as a pawn in her brother's schemes and left to die. Except this isn't just some novel to her, not when she already lived her first life as the foolish Kayena herself! When she wakes up as Kayena Hill once more in her third life, she's now armed with the knowledge of how her dreadful future unfolds. In order to rewrite her story and win her freedom, she must learn to puppet the puppeteer-this time, she'll be the one pulling the strings!

Kayena's efforts prove fruitful as she is rewarded with authority over the palace staff! Having summoned new ladies-in-waiting and her nanny, Kayena's plans are well underway-but the sudden appearance of her abusive husband from her first life shakes her to her very core. Will she be able to change things this time around, or will the chains of fate prove too strong to escape?

Kayena's new ladies-in-waiting have arrived at the palace, and the moving pieces of her plan are coming together. Part of that plan is laying the groundwork for Lady Olivia and Lord Kidrey's fateful first encounter… After all, in order to successfully escape Regef's grasp and win her freedom, she needs Lord Kidrey's help. The only problem is, Raffaello doesn't seem to have the slightest interest in Lady Olivia, the heroine of the original story! Not to mention, his strange behavior is making Kayena question his intentions. Her plan to escape Regef and win her freedom is wrought with challenges, but the most unexpected obstacle of them all is Lord Kidrey himself!