Detect Lies This March with Cross Infinite World's Acquisition of The Brooding Duke's Guide to the Lie-Detecting Lady Light Novel

REDDING, CA (1/5/2026) – Cross Infinite World is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Brooding Duke's Guide to the Lie-Detecting Lady by Mayo Momoyo and Wan Hachipisu, a romantic fantasy light novel oneshot about Ophelia, an earl's daughter who gets recruited by the infamous brooding duke to join the Ministry of Justice as a lie-detector! What troubles will her unique lie-detecting abilities get her in and out of? Find out this March!

Nobody Can Lie to Ophelia!

Lady Ophelia possesses the special ability to know when someone's lying. Because of this, she has a hard time being around people and has taken to living a reclusive lifestyle despite being the daughter of an earl. One day Ophelia decides to attend a ball, the bane of her existence, in order to get another glimpse of the handsome Duke Claudio.

However, Ophelia quickly becomes overwhelmed by the lies the nobles all around her are telling, and in her disoriented state makes a fool of herself right in front of Duke Claudio. In a twist of fate, this reveals her special ability to Claudio, who hates liars more than anything, and he recruits Ophelia to join the Ministry of Justice where he just so happens to be the Director. There she's roped into investigating a series of mysterious incidents. Will her unique group of coworkers help her get through her new job safely?!

The Brooding Duke's Guide to the Lie-Detecting Lady will be available digitally worldwide on March 31 st , 2026 for $7.99. It will be available in paperback for $14.99 at a later date. You can pre-order your copy through Amazon now: https://www.Amazon.com/dp/B0GDWXF8H7

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