Becoming a Beautiful Educated Youth in the 1970s

The blurb for my upcoming novel, The Duke's Little Darling, is below. Feel free to add it to your reading list.

Blurb:

Radishes ripen in three minutes, corn, wheat, and sorghum in five. Even a century-old ginseng root takes only a year or two. The plant-type powerhouse who has returned to the 1970s says that living in this era of scarce supplies is no hardship at all.

She had planned to put down roots in the countryside, but everything changed overnight. Her father, who had been keeping a low profile, returned to work, and her mother went back to university. Her two older brothers went into politics and business, and the family rose through the ranks in leaps and bounds.

"Sweetheart, you've suffered so much all these years. The college entrance exams have been reinstated, and the educated youth are returning to the cities. Come home soon."

Her mother's heartfelt plea in the letter left the girl hesitating.

That big fool who took the blame for me hasn't come back yet. I'll stay here and wait for him. He was willing to risk his life to keep me safe. In return, I'll spend my youth waiting for him to return.

My next novel, The Duke's Little Darling, is now open for follows.

Xiao Xiao worked in the villainess department of the Space-Time Administration, but one day she was transferred to the male-supporting-character rescue department. On her first mission, she found herself cut off from her AI.

The duke's legitimate daughter, with a father who commanded a mighty army and held power over the court. Her mother was the eldest legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, her great-aunt was the Empress Dowager, and her aunt was a favored consort in the imperial palace.

With a background this impressive, who exactly was her mission target? An unfavored prince, a favored prince, her arrogant genius cousin, or the handsome young man next door?

Take a guess, take a guess, take a wild guess. Guess right and there's a prize. Guess wrong, and keep on guessing.

Scene one: Her princess cousin pushes her over, and the emperor picks her up and comforts her. "Don't cry. I'll have your sister punished with the cane."

"No, I want to do it myself."

The Empress Dowager laughs heartily and lifts the girl onto her lap. "Yes, our Xiao Xiao can do it herself."

Theme: Never let true feelings down.