Plucking the Green Plum

After Liang Shuning died, her ghost was trapped for decades. During those years, she watched and listened as Zhou Shuangbai rose to power step by step, wielding influence at court and earning great merit.

She also came to understand the mistakes she'd made in her previous life.

It was a mistake to catch that fleeting glimpse of him from behind the plum tree.

It was a second mistake to shamelessly offer him her sincere heart.

And worst of all, it was a mistake to indulge in fantasies and entrust her whole life to the wrong man, only to meet a tragic end.

Given another life, Liang Shuning only wants to leave the loveless Liang family as soon as possible and stay as far away as she can from the iron-faced, scheming "wolf" of a lord.

Unfortunately, Zhou Shuangbai has been reborn too...

In his previous life, he was heartbroken and spent the rest of his days full of regret. Now that he has another chance, he thinks that if he follows the same steps as before, he can hold her in his arms once more.

But her eyes now hold less admiration and more fear.

Never mind. Things rarely go as you wish, but Zhou Shuangbai is determined to have his way.

Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one, both reborn.

2. A foolish prey who thinks she's been tormented to pieces but is actually protected at every turn x a scheming hunter who made one wrong move and lost his beloved wife, now starting over and forcing himself to restrain his love for fear of scaring her away.

3. Set in an imaginary world. Logic is dead.

[Please add my new historical romance, The Nuo-Masked Beauty, to your reading list]

Blurb 1:

The promotion of Lord Pu of Suzhou is imminent, but a terrible secret has surfaced in his household, one that must never be made public.

The legitimate daughter of the Pu family, Pu Xiangan, was kidnapped on the road and her life or death is unknown.

Yet half a month later, Pu Xiangan returns without a scratch.

Her stepmother and stepsister, who had been waiting for her to wail and despair, purse their lips. "She was gone for half a month. There's no telling what happened to her. She's just pretending to be strong."

After the entire family moves to Chang'an, her scumbag father and stepmother pawn her off to the disabled concubine-born son of the Gu family.

"Spending her whole life caring for that cripple is the best she can hope for," says her smiling, poisonous stepmother.

But who would have thought that in the end, they'd all be groveling at Pu Xiangan's feet, bowing their heads and calling her "Your Majesty, the Empress"?

Blurb 2:

Because of a single look from that woman, Gu Chentong paid ten taels of silver to buy her back from bandits.

At the time, she thanked him with a pitiful look and promised to repay him double someday.

And what did she do? She ran away in the middle of the night and left an arrow in his shoulder.

Gu Chentong swore that if they ever met again, he would make her pay and soothe his grudge.

When they meet again in Chang'an, Gu Chentong pretends to be bedridden and coughs until his eyes are brimming with tears as he gazes at the charming bride before him.

He says with a feigned, tearful sigh, "Sadly, I'm nothing but a cripple. It would be a crime to waste your youth, my lady."

In truth, Gu the Dog is sharpening his teeth, ready to go after his beauty.

His subordinate cautiously advises him, "My lord, your great cause is unfinished. How can you indulge in romance?"

Gu Chentong's brow twitches. "Romance? Between us, there's nothing but a personal grudge."

Later... His wife is beautiful, and Gu the Dog is utterly smitten.

Reader's Guide:

1. Set in an imaginary world, both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one, sweet romance.

2. The male lead has two identities: Nuo-mask and cripple (I'm crippled, but only pretending).

3. The male lead is a dog. His special talent is being jealous of himself.

Theme: True love means respecting one another and helping each other grow.