Sumi Kitamura is the second eldest in a parentless family of six. One day after her older brother leaves town, her younger brothers and sisters are taken away. The only way for her to get them back is to make a lot of money fast. On her quest to find money, a man offers to give her the money if she marries him... (Source: Esthetique)

Hadashi de Bara wo Fume was published in English as Stepping on Roses by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from April 6, 2010 to February 5, 2013.