Sleeping on Jade Mountain

My new novel, Springtime Brings Joy, is now out. It's a sweet, marriage-first, love-later romance. Please add it to your favorites!

Upcoming novels: Married into the Eastern Palace, a sweet, marriage-first, love-later romance; No Spring Again, a story about a man desperately pursuing his wife.

Blurb:

A beautiful, scheming black lotus x a cold, calculating young lord

Ye Qingmian unexpectedly was reborn.

In her previous life, she was framed, had her engagement broken off, and was driven from her home. To avoid suffering the same fate again, she set her sights on one man.

She wanted power, and he could give it to her.

She wanted protection, and he could provide it.

Ye Qingmian acted at once and went to seek him out.

She arranged to run into him in the snow, then lifted her skirt with reddened eyes, looking utterly pitiful. "The snow is falling so heavily, and I've soaked my shoes and stockings. I hope you'll take pity on me, my lord."

The man said nothing and opened the door for her.

When she saw him fall into the water, Ye Qingmian gritted her teeth and forced herself to jump in after him.

You can't catch a wolf without risking your child!

They fell into the water in each other's arms, and rumors spread everywhere. Ye Qingmian was delighted. Surely that settled things!

But the man's heart seemed made of iron. No matter what she tried, he wouldn't take the bait.

With a crisis looming, she had no choice but to change targets.

There were plenty of men in the world. If one didn't work out, she could move on to another.

On a moonless, windy night, Ye Qingmian met a handsome man in the garden.

Unexpectedly, the man was knocked unconscious, and the cold-hearted fellow dragged Ye Qingmian back to her room.

His hoarse voice sounded in her ear. "You flirt with me and then think you can just walk away? Don't expect it to be that easy."

Ye Qingmian looked up at him with tearful eyes and a heartbroken expression. "I thought, my lord, that you had grown tired of me. I didn't dare bother you again."

She watched the man's face fill with guilt.

She gloated inwardly: There's no man in this world whose love I can't steal!

There, he'd taken the bait after all!

Reading Guide: Some chapters focus on the heroine's household schemes. They are marked, so feel free to skip them if that's not your thing.

1. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, happy ending.

2. A sweet romance with simple political scheming, all in service of the love story.

4. Set in a fictional dynasty, with an eclectic mix of official titles and clothing styles.

New Novel

1. Springtime Brings Joy, a historical marriage-first, love-later sweet romance

A stoic, single-minded career woman x a proud, straightforward, innocent sweetheart

Ning Xiang was the only daughter of a ducal family. She grew up pampered and was born with stunning beauty.

Many young men from prominent families in the capital wanted to marry her, but the Ning family turned them all down.

Ning Xiang's status was more exalted than a princess's. There was nothing she hadn't seen.

Once she came of age, her only wish was to find a handsome, well-behaved husband.

She wanted to spend her days surrounded by beautiful men, living a life of luxury and indulgence.

As it happened, she already had someone in mind.

The third son of the Pei family was gentle and refined, a renowned literary talent in the imperial court.

So the marriage was arranged without a hitch.

The next day, Ning Xiang looked through the dreamy curtains at her handsome husband and cried out in shock, "Eldest Brother!?"

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Pei Heng was the heir of the Marquis of Changping, and had spent years leading troops into battle.

In the capital, despite his distinguished military achievements, he was less famous than his two younger brothers.

After he returned to the capital, his family arranged a marriage for him.

Pei Heng did not care who his wife was. As long as she behaved herself and bore children to continue the family line, that was enough.

But just a few days after the wedding, he realized his wife was not very well behaved.

Not only did she think about another man, she was always talking about divorcing him.

How could he allow that?

The process of getting married was so complicated. He didn't want to go through it all over again.

Theme: Strive to find happiness.