The Moon Is Mine Alone (Female-Dominated World)

Yu Miange vs. Xie Yue

A prickly, gloomy beauty with an obsessive possessive streak vs. a gentle gentleman who's secretly black-bellied

Xie Yue is a young nobleman from a prominent family in the capital, a man as bright and graceful as the moon, with the elegance of an orchid and the beauty of a jade tree.

His marriage prospects have been fraught with setbacks. The first engagement was called off because of a period of mourning. The second time, after the engagement, the bride-to-be was suddenly arrested and imprisoned. After one setback after another, he came to be seen as ill-omened.

The third time, when the matchmaker still hadn't shown up after a long wait, Yu Miange, the youngest-ever Vice Minister of the Dali Court and a rising star in the imperial court, came to propose in person.

Yu Miange has never been loved and has never loved anyone. She considers herself a worthless mess, and if there's something she wants, she'll get it by any means necessary, no matter how many schemes it takes or what she has to do.

She's no good person, so she can naturally imprison the bright moon in a tiny space without a shred of guilt. The light that once fell upon her gave rise to greed in her heart.

She covets him and wants to possess him, but she doesn't love him.

Xie Yue only cares about the benefits Yu Miange can bring him. She's the best choice for him, and after marriage he intends for them to treat each other with courtesy and respect.

But sweet words and affection can move the heart. Before he realizes it, he's about to cross a dangerous line, only to discover that Yu Miange has been secretly drinking an herbal concoction to prevent pregnancy behind his back.

At last, he remembers his decision not to love her.

Until Xie Yue discovers that Yu Miange had a hand in each of the three matches that had previously come to nothing...

Doubt, testing, drawing close.

At the brink of life and death, Yu Miange sends him away.

But then he flutters into her arms like a dancing butterfly.

Xie Yue's eyes are gentle. "Don't leave me behind."

His promise not to love her was a lie. He had already fallen for her.

Yu Miange never imagined that the moon would willingly fall into her arms.

P.S. The male lead can get pregnant!!!

Here's a preview of my upcoming novel, A Mistaken Encounter, a historical romance. You can find it on my author page. Here's the blurb:

As the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Ning's household, Ning Jin had a life of luxury and comfort, and was innocent and carefree.

When she was twelve, she happened to save a little beggar who was nearly frozen to death. They first met in the midst of a heavy snowfall.

Through schemes and machinations, Ning Jin lost everything and was exiled alone to an estate outside the city.

The little beggar she'd once casually saved stubbornly followed her.

His name was Lu Qi.

Ning Jin thought she would spend the rest of her life seeking revenge, mired in despair. The only kindness she had left was to let Lu Qi go.

Ning Jin gave Lu Qi one last chance. "You really won't leave?"

From then on, Lu Qi became the blade in Ning Jin's hand.

On the day of Ning Jin's wedding, Lu Qi fell off a cliff and died.

Ning Jin thought it had been a mistaken encounter. He'd repaid her with his life, and now they were even.

Lu Qi regretted never getting to secretly see her in her phoenix crown and wedding robes. His greatest happiness in life was meeting Ning Jin.

That first encounter in the snow was the first warm spring he'd ever known.

When they met again, Lu Qi stood beside someone else and had forgotten her.

But Ning Jin wouldn't allow it. A little dog can only have one master.

Theme: Keep striving and hold on to love.