The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy
by Claire Youmans
Claire Youmans first went to Japan in 1992 and was immediately captivated. After years of travel and study, she continues to be charmed and amazed by a fascinating history and a culture that's both endearingly quirky and entirely unique. She is a retired lawyer who now lives in Tokyo. Her family, including her daughter and two grandsons, live in Seattle, USA.In 2014, she started Tales of the Meiji Era with The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy's unparalleled blend of historical fantasy in the first…
If I Could Turn Back Time
by myra_chandelier
A low rank concubine insisted to climb the royal watchtower while heavily pregnant. The emperor arrived just in time to prevent her from doing so. They do not have good relationship and he had something that she hold dear to. Why did the concubine treat the emperor coldly? Why did the emperor appears to be enjoying her company despite the countless time they ended up fighting with each other?
EMPEROR AND I
by Sunset_Vermont
To the country she was born to, she is Princess Le-anne, bastard child of the king. To the empire she is sold to, she is Lady Wei Li Lian... the traitorous spy. But who is she really? A beauty within her own right, all she ever wanted was a peaceful, ordinary life, maybe exploring and traveling the different lands while she was at it. But when she accidentally caught the eagle eye of her estranged royal father, he saw the potential in her and quickly made plans of his own for her.She was given a…
We Were But We Were Not
by Sis Whacky
Year 1968...Divina was broken-hearted due to her lover, Alfredo's infidelity. He cheated on her with a rich heiress named Belen. Even though it was difficult for Divina, she forced herself to move on. She became a teacher in a private school and became close friends with their headteacher, Marco Salvador. Marco is a happy person and he shares this happiness with those people around him to the point that Divina is slowly falling for him... but there is one absolute rule in that school, they shoul…
The Unraveling of Lady Fury
by Shehanne Moore
When not cuddling inn signs in her beloved Scottish mountains alongside Mr Shey, Shehanne Moore writes dark and smexy historical romance, featuring bad boys who need a bad girl to sort them out. She firmly believes everyone deserves a little love, forgiveness and a second chance in life. Shehanne caused general apoplexy when she penned her first story, The Hore House Mystery—aged seven. From there she progressed to writing plays for her classmates, stories for her classmates, plays for real, co…
My Servant: Hate Sex Galore
by Zella_Ace
Serene is a Thatcher...And her whole life, she was told that she would serve her purpose when she is married off to a powerful family. Frank DeHaven seems wonderful, but somehow, his heart is unmoved by her. As her marriage fails, she finds herself in the arms of Lachlan, her Head Gardener. On the outside, she is of superior rank, but when they enter the bedroom, the power is handed over to him. Love blossoms between the two of them. Until secrets are revealed and Serene's love for Lachlan teete…
Shadows of the Reich
by SpiritOfUkraine
As World War II draws to a close, the Allies race to capture Nazi scientists before the Soviet Union can. But for one American intelligence officer, Captain Nathaniel Harper, this mission is more than a professional duty—it's personal. His father, a renowned physicist, was forced to collaborate with the Nazis and died under mysterious circumstances in 1942. Now, Nathaniel is assigned to recruit one of the Third Reich's top scientists, Dr. Wilhelm Falk, who not only worked on rocket technology bu…
My Fiancée Hates Me
by Asianpowerpuff
Arielle spent her entire life prepping herself to be the perfect fiancée to the Crown Prince and later become Queen. A delusional girl who claims to be the Crown Prince's true partner from an online novel enters the palace with the intent of killing Arielle, but accidentally stabs the Crown Prince instead and kills him.When Arielle opens her eyes again, she found that she returned back to the past from before she met the Crown Prince.Steeling her resolve to save her husband, she delivered the wo…
London Jewel Thieves
by Shehanne Moore
When not cuddling inn signs in her beloved Scottish mountains alongside Mr Shey, Shehanne Moore writes dark and smexy historical romance, featuring bad boys who need a bad girl to sort them out. She firmly believes everyone deserves a little love, forgiveness and a second chance in life.A woman not even the ghost of Sapphire can haunt. A man who knows exactly who she is. Only one man in England can identify her. Unfortunately he’s living next door. Ten years ago sixteen year old Sapphire, the gr…
The Tale of A Villainess
by iimagineii
[Completed] Was it all just a dream?She, the writer and botanist, transmigrated into her own novel as the notorious villainess. He, the Co-Commander of the Imperial Military Guards, is attracted to her bold and conscientious nature during dangerous missions.Destined to have no happy ending, Yan Zi refuses to develop a feeling of attachment and closeness. But somehow after escaping an unexpected intruder attack, watching the stars under the waxing moon, and undergoing a sweet and sweaty night tog…
The Shadow Oath
by ToshiroOne
In "The Shadow Oath", a disgraced samurai named Kazuki, falsely condemned to die, is graced by a deity of darkness named "Tsukuyomi" with enigmatic shadow magic. Tormented by his wrongful banishment, Kazuki begins a journey to right the wrongs committed against him. His quest is not solo, as he crosses paths with Shôkin Kagiri, a seasoned bounty hunter who guides him to channel his shadow magic for justice, rather than revenge.Meanwhile, Kuroyama the Advisor, manipulates the young Shogunate from…
THE PRINCE OF HERBS
by amelia_siauw
1389 AD, Ming Dynasty, China"Guardsmen! Take him to his exile in Yunnan, right now!""Fu Huang!...""Shut up! Oh... how can my own son stab me from behind... Not only other people I can't trust, and now I can't even trust my own son either!... It's far more painful..."***"Tomorrow morning," Xie Wang said slowly. "Tomorrow morning... you will see dozens of dead bodies lying all over the streets in Yunnan."Xie Wang looked straight to Zhu Su, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "This is a war. The battle b…
ROSES OF BLOOD
by Glorian_C_Regnare
The Empress Wu fostered a daughter within the Crimson walls of the Cifu Palace who with altered and faint origins she became the sister of a Marquis. Bound to her filial piety and the path of hardship, a "seductress" is what she must become poisonous enough to survive the bloodshed that follows the collision of machinations between the Emperor's flowers and when all flowers turn to their darkest of sides in the bid to gain love, fame, glory and power, what is the fate of the once tranquil but no…
The Adventures of Treasure Hunters - 1 season
by Gourmet_DAO
COMPLETEDA small story about adventurers, local history enthusiasts, treasure hunters. They wander around cities, forests, mountains, steppes and deserts, seek metal artifacts and search magnets for historical artifacts and sell some of them at auctions, donate some to museums and keep some in their home collections. They work in archives and funds, second-hand bookkeepers do not forget, they look for old books, road workers and topographic maps of the 17-20 centuries.There is the only main char…
THE LAST DAY OF JESUS
by Rafael_Zimichut
A Jew named Yeshua ben Yousef (Jesus) begins to draw the attention of the high priestly castes of Yerushaláyim called Sanhedrim, who plot his death in the middle of Pesach, the most important event of the year for the Jews, however, Pilatus, who will judge the Rabbi of Galilee owes him an immense favor, because Yeshua had healed his son, Pilus and his wife Claudia Procla, a secret disciple of Yeshua tries to save her life by preventing her husband from taking part in the diabolical priestly plot…
The Legend of Karachuo
by MrKingI
Ochieng, the son of the chief of Odindi clan in Karachuo division in Lu tribe leaves his home at a tender age to the forbidden land. There, he learns that he is an Ordainer, a class of powerful people born to save mankind. He also finds Apeleka, a beautiful woman whom he falls in love with. After leaving the land, he learns more about his role and powers as an Ordainer and does a lot to save people.
Stories about merchants or cunning merchant
by Gourmet_DAO
COMPLETEDThe Silk Road ... it is inevitable the emergence of wells, caravanserais, guard fortresses, postal stations, local bazaars, regional bazaars, the emergence of new jobs:- robbers (there were whole settlements)- caravan guards- changed- merchantsJust about them and will be discussed.About their life, tricks.Alas, English is still the same ... there are mistakes, I am sure of it.I hope over time I will be able to fix them.I just wanted to share information about such an interesting topic a…
Hating Her King
by Psalm Matonni
(Hating Her King is the sequel to Loving Her Duke. It is the second book of the British Blood Trilogy)'Gwen pushed him back, trying to create enough space between them. "I do not love you."Alexander smirked. "You do. You just don't know that you do."Gwen moved back. "Do you know the ways of my heart.""Yes, I do. And it tells the truth. You are only too stubborn to acknowledge it." He moved closer, pressing her against the wall. "When you decide to tell yourself the truth, I will be waiting." He …
The Royal Slave (Unbreakable curse)
by Lateefat_dauda
Have you ever imagen yourself being a royal which many bowed for you, but suddenly, everything turned upside down?That's the case with Princess Hina.Princess Hina was the most beautiful Princess and also the most respected princess in her kingdom before she was famed by her stepmother (Queen Alice) for stealing the kingdom's treasure. The judgment for stealing in Bliss's kingdom is to behead or sell into slavery to a crude master.What happen when the king sold his favorite daughter into slavery?…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
by Ahlam_Noor
Pride and Prejudice, romantic novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1813. A classic of English literature, written with incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centres on the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner