A dark chronicle of intrigue and betrayal set in the royal palace of a crumbling kingdom. A chronicle that will make you laugh the second before dropping you into a pit of despair. A chronicle without pretense,...

Every year, Lord Nicola A. Bradherley, one of Europe's leading aristocrats, sends his coach round to various orphanges to adopt young girls and trains them to join his opera troupe. But most of these girls...

Ever since the discovery that she was not the emperor's real daughter, Daphne has lived a lonely life as a maid at the imperial palace. Amidst the daily bullying and mockery she suffers from others, her sole...

Another short story collection from Jirô Matsumoto. Contains 5 stories: A Revolutionist in the AfternoonA Revolutionist in the Afternoon 2 (not a sequel to the first one)Desert WitchTakeyama's LifeThe Footmen...

Lim Takhee is a court lady who has remained by the crown prince’s side through sleepless nights since they were children. As time passes, familiarity turns into affection, and the two are now more intimate than...

Jing Qiao and Jin Yanshen made promises to each other on their wedding day, but there were dark tides beneath their seemingly happy marriage. On their wedding night, while enduring insults and torment from Jin...