Scorching Land

[My next book will be Sour Plums, Fully Ripe, listed in my author page.]

Possessive love | Difference in status | Older man | Bows his head for love

[Blurb]

Cheng Yuwen is a man who calls the shots in the capital. His canary has suddenly started slacking off.

Not only is she cold toward him, she even slaps him when she's in a bad mood.

Not even his money can soothe her foul temper.

In the end, his solution is for them to get their marriage license. Once the door is shut, he tells her to take out all her anger on him.

Everyone in their circle knows Cheng Yuwen has a woman now, and they all assume she must be a gentle, considerate beauty.

No one knows that the once-arrogant Cheng Yuwen once begged Song Jinyun after a quarrel, pleading with her not to leave home when she got angry again, and saying that if anyone had to go, it should be him.

Even fewer know that during the year she left in a huff, Cheng Yuwen's Gulfstream flew more than a hundred hours a month, just so he could sneak a distant glimpse of her.

[Reading Guide]

1. The heroine is not a virgin, while the hero is.

2. Prickly, classically beautiful woman vs. obsessive, refined scoundrel

❤️❤️❤️ Next historical romance: The Empress Is Forced to Take the Job

[Blurb]

A year after Prince Yin forged an imperial edict and usurped the throne, Prince Yan broke through the gates to purge the court.

Before dying, the Prince Yin faction left Prince Yan one last problem: they made public the late emperor's edict betrothing Wei Miaoshu to him as his princess consort.

Everyone knew Prince Yan and Huo Yun, the daughter of a mighty general, had been childhood sweethearts. The edict was the Prince Yin faction's way of getting revenge on both Prince Yan and Wei Miaoshu.

Wei Miaoshu tried to fake her death and escape, but her family dragged her back and sent her into the palace.

His advisers also urged Prince Yan to sacrifice Wei Miaoshu and make Huo Yun empress to steady the troops.

But the man who had won countless battles and was about to ascend the throne said, “When we were young, Miss Wei helped me seize power. Surely she's been in love with me for a long time. Giving her the honor of becoming empress is the least I can do.”

After the coronation, Wei Miaoshu often brought up the deposed empress whom Emperor Gaozu had sent back to her maternal home, hinting that letting her go would not violate the ancestral rules.

The new emperor sighed. “Very well. I'll favor the empress more from now on. Don't be afraid of being deposed.”

After receiving his favor, Wei Miaoshu found him hard to handle and urged him to share his affections fairly. Otherwise, history would record her as a jealous empress.

The new emperor replied, “Don't say such things in anger. A harmonious emperor and empress are a blessing to the realm. You're shy, so I'll just sneak into your palace.”

Wei Miaoshu tried again to clear up the misunderstanding between him and Huo Yun.

The new emperor said, “The empress is far too jealous. I'll simply dismiss the harem.”

The emperor was convinced that the empress had long been deeply in love with him, until he discovered that she had always had a true love, and that this true love had come back from the dead. He completely lost it!

“If the empress thinks this harem is a cage, then let her see what a real cage is like.”

[Reading Guide]

1. Contains coercive romance.

2. The heroine really does have a true love.

Theme: I want it, so I'll have it.