The Eldest Princess's Divorce Chronicles

My new novel, Jade Moon, is now underway! A fantasy mystery with a powerful female lead. Please add it to your reading list.

[Ambitious, ruthless eldest princess x scheming, unhinged hostage prince from an enemy state]

[A contest between two black-hearted schemers, each trying to outmaneuver the other]

Blurb:

The thing the eldest princess of Yan, Le Ying, regrets most in her life is saving Wei Xia, a hostage prince from Wei, all those years ago, then choosing him to be her husband. Who could have guessed that after one night of passion on their wedding night, Wei Xia would steal Yan's map of its border defenses and flee?

Not long after, the allied feudal lords marched on Yan. Forced to choose a political marriage, Le Ying crossed Wei Xia's name off the list of candidates without a moment's hesitation and chose Ying Zhu, a prince of Qin.

At the Yan-Qin border, before the assembled army, Wei Xia stood alone with a sword and blocked the princess's carriage.

Inside, Le Ying lifted the curtain. Her eyes were calm and unreadable. “What are you doing here?”

Wei Xia steeled himself and stepped forward. “It seems the eldest princess has taken a wrong turn.”

The thing Wei Xia regrets most in his life is letting his heart get the better of him while held hostage in Yan, and becoming involved with its eldest princess, Le Ying. Not only did she tie his hands in his career, she also kept him in agony day after day.

Seeing Le Ying's cool expression inside the carriage, Wei Xia got nervous and blurted out, “We are already married. If the princess wants to marry someone else, you'll need a divorce decree first.”

Le Ying: “Someone, bring him the divorce decree!”

Wei Xia gritted his teeth. “...I misspoke. You can only marry someone else if I'm dead.”

Le Ying sneered. “Someone, loose the arrows!”

Reader's Note:

(1) Two strong leads, happy ending. The heroine will become emperor.

(2) At heart, this is a day-to-day tale of two schemers tricking and outplaying each other, with a love-hate dynamic. Sweetness wrapped around a blade, frost hidden in the sugar. The heroine is building her career, while the hero is paying for his mistakes.

(3) Set in a fictional world, with plenty of original worldbuilding. No need to fact-check.

Blurb for Jade Moon

Li Biyue is the head of the Sword-Hanging Bureau of the Tang Empire. She can inspect the imperial court above and command the martial world below, answers only to the emperor, and is the most powerful woman in the Tang dynasty.

To outsiders, Li Biyue is clever, level-headed, and highly skilled in martial arts. Nothing in the world is beyond her ability to handle.

Li Biyue used to think so, too.

In the first year of the Yongtai era, a Fusang delegation brought the Buddha's sacred relic as tribute to the emperor. But pirates ambushed them at sea. While investigating the case, Li Biyue crossed paths with Yu Wuzhuan, a Taoist from Xuandu Abbey.

He has a handsome face and is good at everything, a master of every skill. He's also reckless, frivolous, and ill-tempered. He loves making trouble and courting disaster, and has no idea how to behave like a decent person.

After a battle of wits, Li Biyue not only failed to shake off this persistent nuisance, but ended up stuck with him.

Reader's Note:

1. It's another story about two strong leads. The heroine is the strongest, with both formidable martial arts and intelligence. The hero is no pushover, either.

2. The story is split between the martial world and the imperial court, with a focus on solving mysteries and a touch of fantasy. It's not a purely historical romance.

3. Happy ending.

Theme: Self-respect, self-reliance, and independence