Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter v.1 – Reia (Reia - Illustrator Suki Umemiya)

This book’s blurb is misleading - and underrates the book. The opening chapter is generic: A young Japanese woman is struck by a car and finds herself in her dating-sim game as Iris, the antagonist. But Iris, now possessing some of an older woman’s knowledge and maturity, is far more three-dimensional than the romantic setting in which she finds herself. She walks away from that setting, and that’s the last we see of it.

Instead, she returns to a home where she is loved and respected, and makes a good enough impression that the Duke ‘banishes’ her to their home duchy - as its governor. The rest of the book lays the groundwork (to be built upon in subsequent volumes) for her efforts to reform the duchy and make it prosperous.

If you enjoy - or think you might enjoy - a well-written manga with such a theme, this book is well-written, well-drawn, and worth trying.