One Year, that's what they agreed upon. That's why she worked so hard to please him. That's why she did everything in her power to help him and his people. So she could live her second life, the way she wanted. In peace. One Year, they promised each other. To live a life as husband and wife. One Year, to convince everyone that they were a loving couple. One Year, to gather information on his enemies. One Year, to gather as much support and power from the royal court to his side. One Year, of playing pretend and fooling the whole Kingdom of their fake love story. Little did she know, it only took One Year for him to fall in love with her. Will he keep to his word of One Year? Or go back on it and break their promise?

Xu Yang lived a happy life until she met her first love who she married thanks to her father's power, but from here everything went wrong. After only 5 moths of marriage she will be executed under the accusation of poisoning the Emperor, her husband, making him infertile. After her execution, she wakes up back in her bed with her trusted maid next to her. [ As a fan of these types of novels I try my luck to write one myself. The cover art does not belong to me, I do not know who the artist is, if you are the artist feel free to tell me if you want me to change it or credit you here, in description. This is a work of fiction, so don't get upset if I get things wrong, My knowledge in Chinese customs isn't that wide. However the writing belongs to me, it's an original story]

What if the elegant and beautiful princess is forced to marry a barbarian warlord to save her kingdom? How will he treats her when he realised that her kingdom is trying to betray their agreement? Will he wiped out their army? Kill her? This is a story about a mismatch arrangement. A forced marriage between the sky and the ground. Will they ever find a common ground? And most importantly, the princess hides a big secret from everyone. A secret that changes the power dynamic between them. Picture not mine

In the heart of the imperial palace, Hana survives betrayal, obsession, and power struggles. As a concubine to the Crown Prince and the object of a duke's love, she uses her intelligence and strength to rise, never allowing anyone to drown her spirit. The Drown Soul is a tale of survival, self-love, and a woman who refuses to be controlled.