Crossed Hearts has announced that it has licensed the romance fantasy manhwa webtoon series The Archduke’s Adopted Saint for worldwide English print release in March 2026.
The publisher announced on its Twitter/X account that pre-order details, bonus content reveals, and limited edition release updates will be posted later in the future.
Songiba wrote the original web novel in 2020. It later inspired a manhwa webtoon with new illustrations by Hwang Bino, which debuted on Kakao Entertainment’s KakaoPage platform on May 26, 2023.
Tapas has published The Archduke’s Adopted Saint manhwa digitally in English since November 14, 2023. The series concluded its “Season 2” on May 9, 2025 and is currently on a short hiatus before the return of its third season.
Tapas describes the main synopsis as:
After being abused, tortured, and exploited by her best friend Lavienne for 14 lifetimes, Saint Dinah swears to get revenge. And luckily for her, she manages to capture the attention of Archduke Tersia, who adopts and renames her “Esther” to honor his late wife’s wishes. With her new status and knowledge of Lavienne’s true nature, Esther embarks on the long journey toward vengeance. But will she succeed? Or will her 15th life meet its demise due to Lavienne’s greed?
Crossed Hearts is a new U.S.-based publisher that plans to license “Korean webcomics, Japanese manga, and Asian novels” for English release.
Sources: Crossed Hearts Official Twitter (via MangaAlerts), Tapas English Webpage
