Phoenix Feathers and Frosted Splendor

Looking for a Strong, Cold, and Aloof Heroine Who Stays Powerful From Beginning to End

No angst and no saintly characters. Preferably, the kind where trash villains are killed the moment they stick their heads out.

🍅 Who’s the Ultimate Top-Tier Female Lead in Historical Romance?

Looking for Pure Historical Romance, No Transmigration

Purely historical, sweet and romantic, with a good plot and a female lead who's not a naive airhead. A little angst in the middle is fine, but it needs a happy ending! Ideally, it would also portray the rigid class system of feudal society and the helplessness of living in that era.

Female Lead Is a Martial Arts Master from the Jianghu

Lots of fight scenes, but don't make it mindless hero worship. No transmigration. There should be internal energy and lightness skills. The male lead is optional.

Female Lead, Jianghu, Cool and Aloof, White-Clad, Skilled in Martial Arts, Please

I'm out of books to read. Please recommend something with good writing. Thanks, everyone 🤝

Political Intrigue, Historical Setting

Are there any grand-scale political intrigue novels like *Scheming for Love* and *The Prosperous Age's Strategist*, with court politics and a turbulent martial world, but no domestic infighting?

Preferably Historical Romance with Political Intrigue and Two Strong Leads, Modern Romance Is Fine Too

Both leads should put their own interests first. Ideally, their factions start out somewhat hostile, and they're both rather cold-hearted. The female lead should be one person in public and another in private, with a ruthless streak and plenty of different sides to her. I want a romance between evenly matched rivals who refuse to back down and keep flirting with each other. 😃😍

Ancient-Era Romance

No stories about being reborn or transmigrating!

Good Ancient-Era Romance

Recommend some good historical romance novels! If any of you lovely ladies have read some, let's discuss them. And please share any recommendations you have!

Looking for Political Scheming with a Female Lead Who Controls the Board: Highly Intelligent, Cold, and Powerful

A political intrigue story where the whole world is a chessboard and the heroine is the mastermind moving the pieces. Any identity is fine, preferably a high-status one. A strong heroine, with or without romance, but no story where everyone acts like an idiot.

Looking for Ancient-Era Romance Novels

Anything in the ancient romance genre

Pure Historical Romance

No transmigration, no System, no being reborn.

Pure Historical Romance!!! Sweet Historical Romance, No Rebirth

There are too many rebirth stories, and I’m not really into them. Please recommend pure historical romance.

A Very Aloof, Cool-Tempered Female Lead!

Strong Heroine From Her Very First Appearance, Cool and Aloof, Like Yaoyan Qingshi

Seeking Well-Written Historical Political Intrigue Romance, It Must Be Well Written

I want to read books similar to Sunset Over the White River. The writing has to be good, the kind you can’t bring yourself to skim. The plot should be tight and never fall apart, and both the hero and heroine should be smart, able to plan ahead and keep the big picture in view.

Looking for Historical Romance. Pure Romance!! No Rebirth!! No Transmigration!

I'm looking for something like *The Story of Minglan*, where the male and female leads follow their feelings but always observe proper boundaries, and never cross the line before marriage!!

Looking for Historical Romance with a Cool, Stunning, Martial-Arts-Skilled Female Lead Who Has Her Own Jianghu Faction

No melodramatic plot ∪･ω･∪ No angst, and no protagonist who needs to grow stronger!!!

Historical Romance with Two Strong Leads: Both Are Cunning and High-Born, with Palace and Household Intrigue, and No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroines

The male and female leads are clever strategists with high status. Palace and household intrigue, no saintly characters, a tightly paced plot, and a happy ending.

Any Stories With a Powerful Heroine and Political Intrigue?

I'd like to read something like *Reborn as the Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays Herself to Perfection*.

Looking for Stories with a Decisive, Cold, Dominating Male Lead and a Female Lead! I'm in a Reading Drought!

Any novels with decisive, cold, and domineering protagonists? I'm in a reading slump!

A Cool, Powerful Female Lead in an Ancient-Style Setting, Ruthless and Decisive, Controlling Everything

A powerful female lead whose intelligence and combat ability are both off the charts. She is skilled at keeping control of the entire situation, dominant, set in an ancient-style world, and of noble status. Anyone foolish enough to provoke her will end up wishing they were dead.

Is There a Female Protagonist Who Is Not Only Strong in Martial Arts but Also Beautiful and Cold?

A Cold, Aloof, and Proud Heroine Who Is Highly Skilled in Martial Arts

The heroine is cold and aloof, doesn't understand feelings, and has no interest in romance. Her martial arts are peerless, and she has an ethereal, otherworldly aura.