A Frail Widow Heroine and a Hero Who Takes Her by Force 女主柔弱寡妇，男主强娶豪夺

1. 1 守 After I Was Widowed, the Marquis Took Me into His Household 守寡后，侯爷夺我入府 Spring Mountain Jade春山玉Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted [Abduction and domination + the heroine has had previous lovers, the hero has not] [Warning: The hero is a bad seed. He is faithful to his wife but has no morals. This is not a strong, independent heroine story. Don’t read if that bothers you.] The Marquis of Anwu, Wei Lin, had a concubine named Shen He, whom he had personally seized from the countryside. Shen He was breathtakingly beautiful, timid by nature, and weak and helpless. She would never escape his grasp, and he was quite pleased with 575Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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   In the first book, the female lead and the male supporting character happen to encounter a marquis being chased and save him. Later, the marquis falls for the female lead and deliberately lures assassins to kill her husband, then takes her into his household. In the second book, the female lead is the male lead's sister-in-law. He first sees her on the day of his brother's burial and is instantly captivated, never to be out of his sight again. His motto is, "My brother is dead, sister-in-law, why don't you marry me?" It's definitely a very good book.

2. 2 夺 Stealing My Sister-in-Law as His Bride, the Ruthless Marquis Closes In at Every Turn 夺娶长嫂，疯批军侯步步紧逼 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted Ling Xiao returned home covered in military glory, only to hear that his wanton sister-in-law had conspired with another man to kill his sickly elder brother. He looked at her in her plain white mourning clothes, slender as a willow, her brows dark as ink, kneeling before the coffin and weeping so pitifully that anyone would feel for her. He raised her gaunt chin with the tip of his sword, his killing intent suddenly flaring. “You seductive vixen, you deserve to die!” - Later, she proved her inn 67.2kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves

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   The female lead marries the male lead's older brother (a sickly, ideal man who, fearing it would interfere with her life, never consummates their marriage and raises her as his younger sister [crying emoji]). The female lead is incredibly gentle and beautiful, so the male lead brings his mother and widowed sister-in-law into the general's mansion. However, he later loses control, forcibly loving her, causing her to escape and then be brought back, ultimately creating a super sweet and domineering romance.

3. 3 入 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 Little Fruit Pear小果梨Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10.4kReads6.9Score813Shelves

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   In this story, the male lead repeatedly abandons the female lead for his "white moonlight" (a term for a woman who is unattainable in love with someone else). The female lead's first relationship was with the male lead's subordinate (a young master from a noble family), and she was also abandoned because of the same "white moonlight." The male lead and the second male lead are both scumbags who abuse the female lead in the early stages. Later, the male lead and the second male lead experience a "wife-chasing" saga (but the protagonist is the crown prince). The powerful bow down, and the male lead goes mad. The male lead is a seemingly gentle and refined but actually ruthless crown prince. The female lead is an orphan, illiterate, from a poor background, and struggles to even eat. She falls into the male lead's trap, suffering physical and emotional abuse. To survive, she has no choice but to depend on him. While the male lead has a "white moonlight" in the early stages, he is primarily attracted to the female lead's body. Because of her pitiful family background, she is not reserved and is very bold in order to survive. In the beginning, the male lead was already in love with someone else and repeatedly broke his promises to the female lead for the sake of the second female lead. Later, the female lead ran away, escaping many times, and died in a shipwreck. The male lead went insane and was reborn. The female lead was so incredibly pitiful, but so incredibly pitiful, I love her so much!

4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vile, Vile, Vile, Vile, Vile Sister-in-Law 快穿：恶恶恶恶恶毒寡寡寡寡寡嫂 Xin Zai辛崽啊Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + older heroines (age gaps vary) + heroine has a past, male lead doesn't + immersive roleplay + villainess + self-serving and calculating (the heroine is a good person in some worlds) + one-on-one romance] [Warning: The first world! The rating is low because of the first world. We recommend skipping straight to the second world. The first world can feel wordy and frustrating, so only read it if you don't mind!] The heroine is a widow. In most worlds, she has a past; in some 7.3kReads7.3Score791Shelves

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   This is a story about a female protagonist who transmigrates into various types of widows—the weak, the innocent, and the naive! The strong-willed female protagonist cannot change the original owner's personality, but she must use that personality to live a wonderful life and fulfill the original owner's wishes.

5. 5 丈 Five Years After My Husband Died, I’m Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28.1kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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   A newly added book to my bookshelf 🔥 [A Stunning Widow vs. A Domineering Emperor] Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Yun family and the third young master of the Lu family were a loving and devoted couple. Unfortunately, the third young master of the Lu family died of a serious illness before reaching adulthood, leaving behind a beautiful widow and an unborn child 🎀 Yun Wan harbored a secret, hidden for five years 🌙 For five years, she was filled with dread whenever she looked at her son, whose face increasingly resembled that man's ❤️ After her son became the third prince's study companion 🔥 the secret could no longer be kept.

6. 6 寡 The Widow Wants a Lover? The Emperor Actually Offers Himself 寡妇想招面首？皇帝竟然自送上门 Monkey Loves Wine猴子爱酒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An old flame rekindled + love at first sight + neither lead is chaste + mature adults + she runs away while pregnant + no transmigration + no golden finger + a purely historical setting] Su Jianhuan has lived through most of her life. She suffered when she was young, became a widow, and raised two sons by herself. After arranging their marriages, she thought her hardships were finally over and she could enjoy a leisurely retirement. Who could have guessed that a general's wife nearing middle ag 12.7kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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   The male lead is the emperor, and the female lead is the wife of a minister. After becoming a widow, she catches the male lead's eye and is gradually brought into the palace. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: The Delicate Girl Who Can’t Look After Herself 快穿之柔弱不能自理的她 Zhao Huanhuan Loves Dragon Ball喜欢龙珠的赵欢欢Ancient Romance669k WordsOngoing Semi-immersive (I personally think it’s almost fully immersive; the heroine’s inner thoughts are described very, very little) + no fixed male lead + the heroine is always a helpless dependent + no morals, no logic Most importantly, she can change and adjust her appearance. Change her appearance, adjust her appearance. It’s important, so I’m saying it three times. I’m warning you now: if this bothers you, dear, then maybe we’re just not meant to be. Please don’t give me a low rating because of it 12.7kReads7.2Score593Shelves

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   Oh dear, my delicate and frail sister-in-law! The female lead married the male lead's brother, and her carefully crafted persona was that of a gentle, timid, and sensible woman who placed her husband above all else—a facade she maintained for her entire life. After her brother's death, she panicked: "Ah Xu, what should I do? How am I supposed to live from now on?" "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will take good care of you from now on..."

8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm That Frail Concubine Who Can't Take Care of Herself 快穿：我就是那柔弱不能自理的妾 Round and Flat圆圆与扁扁Ancient Romance566k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + No Fixed Pairing + System] A friendly reminder: The heroine is a total flirt. If you can't accept that, feel free to leave. Shen Xinzhu, female, twenty-five years old, died of sudden cardiac arrest. After her death, she was bound to a System and began an entirely different career as a worker. In countless novels, there are innocent cannon-fodder characters who die unjustly. They never did anything wrong, yet people scheme against them, leaving them with tragic ends. These 926Reads—Score105Shelves
9. 9 禁 The Chaste Marquis Dotes on Her Every Day: Her Bewitching Beauty Is the Cure in His Palm 禁欲侯爷日日宠，媚骨生香掌心药 Leisurely and Carefree亦闲闲Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + pregnancy before marriage + both leads are chaste + coercive possession + threats and inducements + extreme possessiveness] [Beautiful and sweet-natured heroine X scheming marquis] Wen Ning was only gathering herbs in the mountains when a poisoned man grabbed her around the waist and pinned her beneath him. Xie Jinglan: “Can you help me cure this poison?” Wen Ning: “Please don’t kill me...” Xie Jinglan: “Fine. The red line ends where life does. Beyond that, I’ll roam wherev 10.8kReads8.6Score889Shelves

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   The weak female protagonist and the title of widow are very appealing; I enjoy reading this. [Added to bookshelf]

10. 10 遗 The Widow and Her Loyal Young Uncle-in-Law 遗孀与忠犬小叔 Sleepless Alien不醒星人Ancient Romance736k WordsOngoing [Young and beautiful bride + strong young scholar + cozy romance + one-on-one + devoted puppy-like hero + love deepens over time] Yuniang fled famine with her family as a child and arrived in Mutao Village, where she became the Zhao family’s child bride. She and her future husband grew up together, childhood sweethearts. When they came of age, they naturally married. They were harmonious as husband and wife, and soon had an adorable daughter. But war followed one conflict after another, and 4.5kReads8.9Score459Shelves
11. 11 病 The Yandere Emperor's Most Cherished One 病娇帝王心尖宠 Li Xin栗心Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted Note: This is NOT a strong female lead story!!!! Yandere. The female lead is not chaste!!! Includes forced confinement!!! The male lead is an emperor, and the female lead is very weak!!!! The leads were connected in their previous lives. In the fourth year of Huicheng, the emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty went on an undercover inspection. When he returned, he brought back a young widow with a child. But the widow didn’t seem to have gone with him willingly. They were often at odds. The minis 1.7kReads6.9Score100Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a widow with a son from her previous marriage. The male protagonist uses this son to manipulate the female protagonist, forcing her to offer herself to him and travel to the capital. He then abuses the female protagonist's son, causing him to become physically weak and die young.

12. 12 三 Married Three Times to a Warlord: Wherever Mother Goes, Her Wayward Son Follows 三嫁枭雄：娘在哪，逆子就在哪 Rain Sounds, Rain Sounds雨声雨声Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful heroine who is clear-headed, self-serving, and seductive to the bone] [A ruthless warlord hero who plots at every turn and takes what he wants, claiming absolute dominion] [He falls for her looks at first sight ✓ She falls for his looks at first sight ✓] [It begins with beauty and lasts because of desire] After conquering a city, the ruthless warlord Xiao Wenye casually seized a peerless beauty. She was so delicate she could barely fend for herself, with no talents to spe 5.2kReads8.2Score810Shelves

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    The female lead has been married three times and has three sons, each more capable than the last. She herself is both courageous and resourceful.

13. 13 夫 After My Husband Died, the Unhinged Crown Prince Lured Me into the Eastern Palace! 夫君死后，疯批太子诱我入东宫！ Spring Comes to Lianjiang at Night连江夜入春Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Strong, gentle blind woman X crazed, brutal crown prince] Everyone knew that Wei Jingshen, the crown prince, was learned and cultured, but also cruel, brooding, and cold as ice. No one dared approach him. During an assassination attempt, he ended up in a mountain village, where a country doctor saved him. By chance, his eyes met those of his benefactor's wife. Her pupils were pitch-black, her gaze unfocused and empty. Wei Jingshen lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent. What a pity, she w 2.2kReads8.2Score183Shelves

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    The male protagonist ends up in a mountain village after an accident and is rescued by the female protagonist's husband. He learns she is blind and gradually becomes attracted to her. After her husband passes away, he forcibly takes her away.

14. 14 夺 Stealing My Brother's Wife 夺兄妻 Cold Blows of Cinnamon Fragrance Under the Lemon Moon柠月桂冷吹香雪Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted A gentle, refined young lady of a distinguished family × a powerful official who seems noble and impeccable but is actually a deranged schemer Cui Fu was born into the prestigious Qinghe Cui clan. A refined and gentle noblewoman, she had been childhood friends with the eldest son of the Xie family since they were young. But fate had other plans. In the second year of their marriage, the eldest son of the Xie family was ambushed by bandits in the mountains and killed by their blades. Having lo 4.7kReads8.2Score524Shelves

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    These two books are really great!

15. 15 入 Into the Seductive Tent 入娇帐 Cloud Mountain Crow云山鸦Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted (Original title: Stealing a Friend's Wife) Tao Heyi willingly married her frail husband to bring him good fortune. She had loved him since childhood, and knew that if he weren't so weak, his talent and temperament would have made him far too good a match for her. After their wedding, she carefully nursed him, hoping he would regain his health. In their second year of marriage, a guest came to their home. Her husband happily introduced him: “This is my former classmate, Zhao Jiyun.” Heyi glanced 13kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
16. 16 二 Marrying an Officer Again: The Socially Anxious Beauty Is Doted on by Her Brother-in-Law 二嫁军官，社恐美人被大伯哥娇宠 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Both Pure + Sweet, Sensual, Introverted Beauty vs. Deeply Cunning Officer + Sweet Romance + Period Setting + Eight-Year Age Gap] Tang Huan transmigrated into the body of a young widow whose husband had died just after their wedding. Losing her husband wasn't a problem. Her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Her father-in-law gave her money every few days, and her mother-in-law was an amazing cook. Tang Huan had a wonderful life. The only thing she didn't like w 15.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    🍭The first book features a socially awkward female protagonist who becomes a widow right after transmigrating to a new era. She's delicate and adorable, and her older brother, who's visiting home, goes from being suspicious to setting traps for her, gradually winning her over 😂 He's really not afraid of his younger brother crawling out of the trap! 🍭The second book starts with a cataclysmic event: a delicate and beautiful female protagonist is wrongly accused by her mother-in-law and kicked out of the house 😂 But the female protagonist is secretly overjoyed and runs off to the older man next door ⚠️Quick transmigration, but both protagonists are virgins; it's basically all about various clandestine romances.

17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Infertile Old Man Coaxes a Young Widow into Having His Baby 快穿：绝嗣老男人哄着小寡妇生娃 Yi Tian亿甜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + both leads' first love + incredibly sweet romance and everyday moments; fast-paced, told from the heroine's perspective. The heroine isn't strong, and focuses on being pampered by her man. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame the author. The author is very sensitive.] The hard-luck heroine is always on the road to bringing misfortune to her husbands, one after another. Pi Tian is the famous young widow in the neighborhood, with fair skin, stunning looks, and lo 1kReads6.2Score—Shelves
18. 18 被 The Heirless Tycoon Took Her by Cunning Force, and She Bore Him Triplets 被绝嗣大佬巧取豪夺，她一胎三宝 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Flash marriage in the 1970s + military life + island setting + everyday life + golden finger + sweet romance + devoted husband] Ye Shu was forced by her mother-in-law to visit family on the island, only to discover that her husband already had a beloved first love and had never wanted to marry anyone but her. He even deliberately let her get caught in a snowstorm, where she nearly froze to death. How could Ye Shu, who had transmigrated here, put up with such humiliation? A powerful man saved he 13.8kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
19. 19 绝 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 A Pot of Fine Wine一壶大花酒Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.2kReads8.9Score249Shelves
20. 20 陪 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 March Chirp三月啾Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 69kReads9.1Score11.1kShelves

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    I've recently been enjoying this kind of forceful acquisition story too [admiration][admiration][admiration]. I've finished several short stories and novellas already; the first three were probably this type, but I've read so many that I've forgotten a bit. You can click to check them out [laughing].

21. 21 穿 I Transmigrated into a Chambermaid and Can't Stop Overthinking 穿越通房，总是胡思乱想 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance316k WordsCompleted The second young master of the He family in the capital was only twenty when he passed both levels of the imperial examination. He was good-looking, came from a family of middling status, and yet his marriage prospects never went well. By the time he was twenty-seven or twenty-eight, he still wasn't married. As luck would have it, Shen Yu, who had mild social anxiety, transmigrated one day into Chen Yu, the second young master's bedchamber maid, who hadn't even brushed her master's sleeve in fiv 11.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 表 The Young Lady Can't Stop Throwing Up, and the Heir Pampers Her Day and Night 表姑娘孕吐不止，世子他日宠夜哄 Longevity Bell长生铃Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [No Rebirth or Transmigration, Pure Historical Romance + Both Pure + One-Night Stand + Adorable Baby] Jiang Jinyue, a down-on-her-luck cousin, was staying at the Duke’s residence. She was always proper and cautious, and never dared get involved with Lu Yanting, the most distinguished young lord, for fear of displeasing her elders. For some reason, however, the young lord always went out of his way to look after her. Jiang Jinyue simply took it for the ordinary care an older cousin would show a 11.6kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
23. 23 凭 The Lady I Won Fair and Square: The Marquis Loves Her to Bits! 凭本事抢来的夫人，侯爷他超爱！ Xi Han习含Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted “A guaranteed sweet romance + delicate noblewoman vs. rough marquis + marriage first, love later + secret crush becomes mutual + the hero fights to win her back + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium.” Her first marriage ended in tragedy. When Lin Yueming married into the marquis’s household, she had little hope for married life. But once she entered the Marquis of Wu’an’s residence, she found a kind mother-in-law, a loving husband, and an affectionate sister-in-law. Her days 18.4kReads8.9Score2kShelves
24. 24 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 18.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
25. 25 说 We Agreed to Treat Each Other with Respect, So Why Is the Chief Minister Here Again at Night? 说好相敬如宾，首辅夜里又来了？ Lucky Blossoms福朵朵Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Traditional Historical Romance + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Entire In-Law Family Dotes on Her + No Love Rivals or Misunderstandings + Household Intrigue + Political Schemes + Cunning] The moment Jiang Shuangshuang transmigrated, she opened her eyes to find she'd landed a real bargain. The day before her wedding, her third sister, famed throughout the capital for her beauty, fled with her luggage. Her fourth sister, a young woman of some literary talent, was so frightened that she got en 8.1kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
26. 26 快 Quick Transmigration: Sorry! I’m Just Too Good at Breaking Up Couples 快穿：抱歉！拆cp我可太行了 Little Fox Doesn't Eat Fish小狐不吃鱼Ancient Romance279k WordsOngoing [Tip: Semi-immersive + breaking up couples + stealing someone else's lover + scheming her way to the top] [Unconventional male leads! There'll be pure-hearted puppy boys and scumbags alike!] Chu You is a wicked woman devoted to breaking up couples in every world she visits. As soon as she appears, the male leads' personalities go completely off the rails. The devoted heir falls for someone else, the aloof crown prince shamelessly steals his brother's girl, and the innocent young master only want 1.8kReads6.7Score101Shelves

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    In the first world of this book, the female protagonist is a widow, and it features a cousin-cousin romance.

27. 27 快 A Scheming Beauty's Quick Transmigration 快穿之心机美人 Pretty Girl Wants to Get Rich靓女要发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Scheming beauty + seduction by a green-tea temptress + love-triangle hell + no moral boundaries + non-virgin heroine] Qingtang belongs to a realm beyond the Six Realms, and survives by devouring love and hate. Once she has absorbed the overwhelming resentment, she will fulfill the women’s wishes. 1: Steal the love of the men in an army-compound romance 2: Steal her roommate’s fiancé’s love 3: Steal the love of the arrogant heiress’s older brother 4: Steal the love of the twin heroine’s younger 15.4kReads8.2Score983Shelves

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    The third story fits perfectly. The female protagonist is a widow with a son and has someone she loves. The male protagonist, a general, forcibly marries her. In the end, the male protagonist becomes the emperor, and the female protagonist becomes the empress.

28. 28 攀 Ascending to the Dragon's Heights 攀龍 Kaji Yellow Peach咔叽黄桃Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A flirtatious widow with a child ✖️ a reserved warlord who becomes the founding emperor [Complete] Lou Mizhi was born a woman who never learned to accept her lot in life. If she wanted something, she took it by her own merit, even if she had to snatch it away. Her first husband was short-lived and ill-fated, and his family wanted to burn her and her child to ashes? Bah! As if I’d let you! She hid her savings and took her child away from her late husband’s family. With no one to protect them in t 40.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    The first story seems delicate but actually has hidden depths; the second is rather fragile, but not to the point of being a parasitic vine. Both pairings involve emperors, and overall it's quite engaging.

29. 29 太 The Crown Princess Is So Alluring, the Crown Prince Wants Her All to Himself 太子妃娇艳动人，殿下想占为己有 Luring the Fox引狸Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Compulsive love + twisted, unhinged obsession + male rivalry + beauty] A radiant beauty with irresistible allure vs. a wolfish general with an overwhelming possessive streak Also known as: My Overbearing Younger Brother-in-Law Falls for His Pure Yet Sultry Sister-in-Law The two luckiest things in Duan Baiwei’s life were: First, marrying His Highness the Crown Prince, who was so ill he was practically on his deathbed. Second, the Crown Prince dying on the day of her wedding, leaving her a widow 904Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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    The bright and innocent heroine's husband died on her wedding day. She enjoyed a few years of carefree life without anyone interfering, until her wolfish brother-in-law returned to the palace. [Shy][shy][shy]

30. 30 挺 She Enters the Palace Pregnant, and the Minister's Wife Cries in the Emperor's Arms 挺孕肚进宫，臣妻钻陛下怀里哭 Picking Green for the Consort取青妃白Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alluring and Seductive Minister's Wife VS Lovesick, Possessive Emperor Who Falls for Her Step by Step (The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife, Palace Intrigue, Not Devoted to Each Other, He Dotes on Her from Start to Finish)] The emperor thinks Jiang Yirou is hopelessly in love with him. Little does he know, she is only playing him with her clever schemes. - In her previous life, she was forced to drink an abortifacient. Her husband's principal wife sneered, “A lowly concubine carrying twins d 7.5kReads8.7Score846Shelves

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    Help! His Majesty has gone to steal his wife again! In her previous life, she was brutally murdered by the mistress, who forced her to drink safflower, resulting in the deaths of her and her unborn child. Reborn when the emperor came to the palace to escape the summer heat, she removed her bodice and slipped into his arms… A scheming beauty, a sickly, narcissistic, and arrogant emperor, and a seemingly innocent but actually cunning second male lead—the story of a ruler stealing his subject's wife is quite captivating.

31. 31 快 What’s Wrong with Being a Villainess in Quick Transmigration? The Male Lead Is Totally into It 快穿恶毒女配怎么了，男主他超爱 This Flower此花Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, one-on-one. The rating is low because there aren’t many words, so please give me a chance qaq] Shen Li’s job is to play the villainess in different little worlds. As the stumbling block between the male and female leads, she works diligently and complains about nothing, striving to be a flat-out villain, evil in the most stereotypical way. But then, one day, the System tells her that something went wrong with her previous missions. The male leads didn’t love their designa 1.6kReads6.9Score105Shelves

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    After her husband's death, she panicked: "Ah Xu, what should I do? How am I going to live from now on?" Her brother-in-law replied: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will take good care of you from now on..."

32. 32 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Villainess Has the Male Lead’s Favor 快穿：恶劣的女配，男主他偏爱 Sanar from Wuyi Mountain武夷山的萨纳尔Modern Romance621k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + The Wicked Female Supporting Character Doesn't Redeem Herself + A Touch of Obsessive, Yandere Romance + Devoted Couple] The rating has only just come out, so it's low. Gu Shutong was tricked by the System into signing a contract in her sleep and became a hypocritical, wicked female supporting character in various planes. So why does the male lead keep derailing the plot? She returns to her home country with her daughter and becomes a rich family's wife. At first, he loo 1.5kReads7.0Score100Shelves
33. 33 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 35kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    This book is [Aimer].

34. 34 漂 The Beautiful Young Widow’s Cherished Life in the Family Compound 漂亮小寡妇在家属院的娇宠日常 Peach Cup Breeze桃盏风Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.4Score107Shelves

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    The perfect [heart-giving] scenario fits ① The male lead is a war god who, after being tricked, disguises himself as his subordinate's younger brother and returns home. He despises the female lead, the obedient widow of his subordinate, and only wants to divorce her on behalf of his subordinate. However, he later fears that the female lead only has feelings for her subordinate and not him. [Note]

35. 35 姣 The Bewitching Beauty Is Always Forcibly Taken [Quick Transmigration] 姣姣美人总被强取豪夺【快穿】 Ming Jin Zhi明锦枝Modern Romance387k WordsOngoing [Cunning, delicate white lotus + the heroine is the most beautiful + refined self-interest + domineering pursuit] Yun Jiao has suffered from illness for years, so when System 052 asked whether she wanted to sign a contract and complete missions in exchange for a healthy body, she agreed without hesitation. World 1: Gold-digging campus belle √ How can a villainess get close to the CEO male lead? No, she’ll make him pursue her. World 2: Married woman (very long arc; skip if that bothers you) Wh 7.9kReads8.3Score331Shelves

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    🌹First Book: ① The male protagonist believes his beautiful and delicate widowed sister-in-law is his savior and forcibly takes her as his wife. ② Ruthless wolf cub VS beautiful and voluptuous widowed sister-in-law. ③ A king who is indifferent to women VS beautiful and gentle widowed wife of a courtier… 🌹Second Book: World 4—Yun Jiao transmigrates into the body of a marquis's widow. At the tender age of 19, she is already a widow. How will she live her life from now on? 🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a good story to share with you🌹🌹

36. 36 快 Quick Transmigration: The Little Widow Is Being Ruthlessly Pursued 快穿小寡妇，被强取豪夺了 123 Xiaodai123小黛Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads5.7Score—Shelves

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    🌿①The female lead is a widow in every world. Her younger siblings are weak and unable to care for themselves, and her elder sister-in-law is pitiful. He is an emperor, and she is a beautiful but pitiful widowed wife of a courtier [admiration]. She is the wife of her deceased best friend. The male lead promised his deceased best friend to take care of the female lead, and then he was amazed by her beauty.

37. 37 妄 Coveting the Delicate Beauty, They All Want to Force Their Love on Her 妄夺娇，都想对她强制爱 Jia Qiao嘉乔Ancient Romance244k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + 1VN + female lead has experience, male leads are virgins + a battlefield of male rivals + all male leads are chaste and devoted; ex-husband Jiang Ci is not the male lead; wild, uninhibited style.] Shen Yujiao was born breathtakingly beautiful, the kind of woman everyone wanted to love and keep hidden away. She and her husband, Jiang Ci, shared a loving marriage, in perfect harmony and mutual respect. When Jiang Ci learned that the deposed crown prince, Pei Yuan, coveted his 511Reads8.2Score—Shelves
38. 38 快 In Quick Transmigration, the Femme Fatale Is Always Forced Into Love 快穿之万人迷她总被强制爱 Half-Sugar Milk Tea nc半糖奶茶ncAncient Romance134k WordsOngoing (Stunningly beautiful, cunning heroine + love at first sight + forceful possession + faux-consensual romance) Qingwan is a Forgotten One punished for defying the Lord God. After an accident, she is bound to the System once more and becomes a cannon-fodder character in a novel world, tasked with winning the favor of a designated target. Qingwan curled her lips into a smile. Seducing men? That was what she did best. Whether they were the male lead, a supporting male character, or the villain, they 20Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 她 She Crooks a Finger, and the Male Leads Fall Hard 她勾勾手，男主们疯狂上头 Mei Mei Mei Gan Cai梅梅梅干菜Ancient Romance229k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 720Reads7.4Score—Shelves
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: Socially Anxious, Yet Irresistible to Everyone 快穿：社恐，但尤物万人迷 Little Chubby Chirper, Birds Roosting in the Clouds小肥啾啾栖鸟过Modern Romance553k WordsOngoing [Naturally flirtatious without realizing it + obsessive male rivals + coercive possession + locked-room confinement + no fixed male lead + everyone is self-serving + not a strong heroine + timid, fragile heroine who’s easy to bully + quick and slow transmigration] [The third American arc is updating rapidly: from Cuban migrant to deadly black widow.] ~ Yu Rong is severely socially anxious. For 365 days a year, she never leaves the house except to take out the trash. She has nothing but a pretty 6.1kReads8.4Score214Shelves
41. 41 丫 After the Maid Fled With Her Husband, the Mad Young Heir Snatched Her Away 丫鬟随夫逃离后，被疯批世子抢夺 Xi Kui Er兮葵儿Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted [Beautiful young maid, forced possession, villainous hero, both leads are sexually inexperienced, no transmigration] Note: The heroine is delicate and soft, easily pushed around. She is not a powerful female lead, so please read with caution if that’s not your preference. Yun Shu and her husband, Chen A Niu, were fleeing a disaster when they were rescued by Shen Zhiyue, heir to the Marquis of Jing’an. To repay him, they stayed at the marquis’s estate, where he became a stable hand and she a maid 175Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    [Beautiful maid Yun Shu, forced marriage, villainous male lead, both are virgins, not a time-travel story] Yun Shu and her husband Chen Aniu were rescued by the heir Shen Zhiyue while fleeing. To repay his kindness, they stayed in the Marquis's mansion as a stable boy and a maid. The heir took notice of them. When Yun Shu returned from her errand, she was looking for her sweet and soft concubine to kiss. After searching around, she was surprised to find that the concubine he had painstakingly tricked into giving him was gone?

42. 42 国 The Duke's Lord Dotes Only on His Concubine Widow 国公爷独宠寡妇妾 Alice's Straight Flush爱丽丝家的同花顺Ancient Romance80k WordsCompleted After Lin Hui dies suddenly, she transmigrates into the body of Lin Huiniang, a widow in the Great Qing Dynasty. By chance, she becomes intimate with Li Yue, the Duke of Anguo and a leading figure at court. She enters the duke's household as a concubine with her son, and unexpectedly wins Li Yue's heart, beginning a life as his sole favorite. 3.6kReads8.7Score157Shelves

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    This is a good book. The female protagonist transmigrates into a widow and waits for her ex-husband for three years before meeting the male protagonist.

43. 43 强 Forced Love: Beyond Reach 强制爱：贵不可攀 Fu Yucheng傅羽丞Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted Resilient, kindhearted village widow from the bottom of society × proud, ambitious top-ranking nobleman who says one thing and feels another [HE + Groveling Chase + Rekindled Love + Coercive Possession + Cheating + Neither Lead Is a Virgin] Xue Zhi, grandson of the Duke of Xue, was born into privilege and was the very picture of a favored son of heaven. He had toyed with countless women. Zhou Fengchun was just a poor widow from the mountains who had once saved him. She stuttered and had a six-y 14.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This is definitely the best book I've ever read on Tomato Bookstore.

44. 44 粗 A Brutal Warlord Stole My Beautiful Mother 粗莽枭雄强夺了我貌美娘亲 A Little Charmander一只小火龙Ancient Romance163k WordsOngoing Yin Yinuo’s husband has only just died when the Yin royal family tries to send her off to marry into a family in desolate Liangzhou. How could she possibly agree? But while fleeing the marriage, she catches the eye of a burly, fierce general. He watches her like a wolf watching a little lamb. She pretends to give herself to him, deceiving him and hoping to use him to get back to Chang’an. She thought the demon was crude and uncouth, but this brawny man turns out to be surprisingly gentle and cou 169Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    ✌First book🍀The female protagonist is a widow remarried, and the male protagonist forcibly takes her away🔥🔥🔥Transmigrating to another world as a remarried woman, Qin Yinong bravely elopes to find her daughter. Unexpectedly, she gets involved with a rough and ruthless general. Thinking she's doomed, he surprisingly agrees to escort her to Chang'an to find her daughter.

45. 45 穿 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, the Fake Heiress Fights Her Way Back 穿荒年，假千金她杀回来了 Dream Eater喰梦者Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Historical transmigration | Strong heroine, political intrigue | Fleeing famine and farming “Good news: I transmigrated into the body of a rich young lady. Bad news: I opened my eyes just as bandits were planning to make me their emergency rations!” The moment Song Yu opened her eyes, she found herself in the body of the Shen family's fake heiress in the Great Ye, whose secret identity had been exposed. The original owner had behaved atrociously, so her parents sent her back to the countryside t 13.6kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
46. 46 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Right Way to Handle a Yandere Heroine 综影视：病娇女主的正确打开姿势 Gu Xiaojin顾小衿Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Love in the Eternal Night River: A Spoiled Rose / The Grand Dream: A Beauty So Alluring / Joy of Life: A Twisted Delight / My Journey to You: The Beauty's Obsession / The Blood of Youth: So Many Doting Beauties for Their Lord / Dashing Youth: Peach Blossoms Bloom Before the Widow's Door / The Double: The Bride of the Top Scholar 162Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    🍀🌈The female lead is absolutely stunning in every TV series and movies. In "Young Man on a White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze" and "Cloud Feather", she is a weak widow who is forcibly taken by the male lead and the male supporting characters. They all want her, and she has nowhere to go!

47. 47 军 Ten Years of Military Marriage Without Seeing Each Other, Now You're Panicking Because Your Wife Wants a Divorce 军婚十年不见面，媳妇离婚你慌了 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Face-Slapping + Smashing Scumbags + Pocket Dimension + Ensemble Cast + Over-the-Top Drama + Ex-Husband Begs for Reconciliation] In her previous life, Shen Liufang was stuck in a loveless marriage, while her husband spent ten years stationed at the border and never came home! She worked like a beast of burden for her in-laws and was still dismissed as utterly useless. In the end, they schemed against her and took revenge, and she was poisoned to death by her own daughter. Reborn, she tears up th 9.8kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
48. 48 惑 Ensnaring the Eastern Palace: Tying the Mad Crown Prince to My Skirts 惑东宫，把疯批太子拴在裙带上 Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted Originally titled Eastern Palace Erotic Picture. A madman and a madwoman, both clear-eyed about the world. [A delicate beauty with a ruthless streak × a deranged crown prince who takes what he wants, 1v1, both leads pure and Alpha] From the age of fourteen, when Ruan Qing arrived in the capital, she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the city. Three years later, the unruly Sixth Prince had become the Crown Prince, while Ruan Qing had become a widow burdened with a monument to her chastity 33.8kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves

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    🍀The male lead is a complete lunatic. The female lead was forcibly married by the male supporting character while he was away on a military campaign. When he returned, he immediately killed the female lead's husband and all the male members of his family. He even bestowed a chastity arch upon the female lead, but he took her into the palace every night and forcibly took her.

49. 49 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Became the Flirtatious Side Character Who Abused the Down-and-Out Prince 睁眼！成虐待落魄皇子的轻浮女配 Taishi Ying太史婴Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama “Reborn as a Flirtatious Widow, I Tormented My Younger Brother-in-Law Until He Ascended the Throne” is now streaming. Prince Ding, Xiao Nanshen, was the Great Xuan's God of War. But people close to him set him up, leaving him gravely wounded and disabled, then pursued him. When poison reached his brain, his subordinate disguised him as a long-lost younger brother and brought him home to hide him. The subordinate died of his injuries, and Xiao Nanshen found himself face-to-face wi 46kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    The male lead is a prince who is wounded on the battlefield and taken home by his subordinates, who claim he is his younger brother. The subordinates die from their injuries, and the prince suffers amnesia, his memories fluctuating. The female lead transmigrates into the book, and despite his initial prejudice against her, the male lead gradually falls in love with her.

50. 50 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquering Male Leads, the Older Supporting Character Keeps Getting Pregnant 快穿攻略男主，大龄女配好孕连连 Wen Tianjiu温甜酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Scheming seduction + age gap + seducing her way to the top + torturing scumbags and face-slapping + fertile beauty] Shen Yan is the legendary femme fatale said to have brought a kingdom to ruin. But when she is suddenly bound to a Female Supporting Character System, she has to transmigrate into a series of older, disposable female characters. The concubine-in-waiting sold off in a doting-romance novel, the contract-romance heroine’s tool of an aunt, the stern female secretary in a domineering 7.1kReads8.8Score363Shelves

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    A guide to seducing and winning someone's heart, a story of slapping them in the face [kissing emoji]

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