When Marriage brings two different people together, there is nothing but respect. The imperial palace is a maze and any path you take could lead you to success or failure but that does not matter. What matters is who accompanies you on that journey.

"You're the only person who didn't run away. Why is that?" "I don't run away from my responsibilities." (f/n) (l/n) is the daughter of a village chief in the north of Goryeo. There she lives in harmony, peace, and happiness with the other people of the village. But one day, fate decided to turn things upside down and now she was going to be sacrificed to the so-called "Monster of the Mountains". Will her life turn into a complete hell hole that no could escape or will it become the total opposite?

Suddenly removed from her life of peace and tranquility, Nyang is tossed into the inner court, the birth home of schemes and manipulations. Just as she tries to forget an old flame and reignite another, she is stabbed in the back when she least expects it and by who she never suspected. Again, she finds herself in another cage, dishonored and disgraced. This time she has decided not to stay down, she has decided to rise and make those responsible atone for the past. "It's a battle of wits and survival. It's a battle of bloody politics, mischiefs and schemes, a battle where you have no ally, where you can trust only your self. This is the palace, a place of grandeur and death"- Park Sungnyang.

A dynasty story, filled with betrayal, forbidden love, deceit, treacherous plans, and a rivalry that goes down in history. The palace sees new additions to the family as the Emperor takes on concubines, however, with the additions comes treachery as they crave power. After a failed assassination attempt on the Crown Prince that so happen to swap the soul of Princess Yu Rou, as she awakens with her future incarnation You Lan, a history major who is a budding detective in her hometown. You Lan will now have to rely on her historical knowledge to navigate this dangerous storm that has been brewing in the palace for decades. Join her on the adventure as she tries to stay afloat in the treacherous waters known as the Lotus Palace. For within the Palace walls, you are no longer safe.

It starts off with a china millionaire daughter who found a green parka in her passed on mother's locked wardrobe.The moment she wore it,she went through a time travel and went back to the Qing dynasty 1720 the reign of kangxi Emperor.She starts her life in her new home as a 15 years old girl but 2 years later, the regin of the new emperor, Yongzheng emperor started, she was order to go for an election for the emperor concubines she felt into the darkness of royal harem and learn how to be caution in every step she took in the royal harem. Soon she felt in love with the Emperor but she found the parka which took her here But she does not belong to that time frame how will she chose? *All characters,places and plot are frictional. *English translation is after the Chinese sentences in a bracket.

*****New chapters on Fridays**** The Queen of Joseon born from a family of nobility raised in propriety, desperate for the love of the king and a woman from a middle-class family whose beauty captivates the heart and mind of the King. They start in an epic tug of war over the heart of a man, the people of the nation and ultimately the throne. Who will win? And who will be the one who loses everything?

The Yuan Dynasty has fallen, and the Ming Dynasty begins. The concubines of the young Emperor Yu's harem are more than just pretty faces to decorate the halls. They are to be whatever he wishes of them; lovers, mothers, friends, advisers, toys. But most importantly, they are his pawns. cover by @lemvnade currently on hold for further research historical fic 96 ( 10.6.16 )

I was a young girl living in ancient China during what became known as the Tang dynasty. I was found abandoned on the doorstep of a monastery by the monks that lived there, they called me Nǚhái or girl. My mistress called me Yīnghuā or Cherry Blossom as she found me in my blossoming Cherry tree. My mistress taught me to read, write and do sums from the time she found me and she trained me in martial arts even though it was frowned upon for a girl to learn. She instructed me up until my last round in what would come to be my last tournament, it would be years before I would see her again. With China torn by civic unrest and a gravely ill Emperor, the Crown Prince needed a bride of common blood that could quiet the people of the lower classes. When I was caught competing the Prince saw in me that opportunity and the power to keep the noble class from turning against the Imperial family by possessing the beauty they prized and gain approval from the military leaders for my fighting ability. In the end I was given a choice, marry the crown prince or perish and the latter was not an option.

****Taken down for publication with Parliament House Press in 2019*** ****Bonus Story Available: The House of Seven Smiles***** ***Wattys 2015 Winner!!!*** Magic runs bone deep... In a world overrun by monsters, humans struggle for survival underground. Magic is feared and reviled, but rooted deep in the bloodlines of families, cropping up once a generation. These individuals are cast out, banished to the Above where humans are far, far down the food chain. When her younger brother is tainted by magic and forced to the surface, Azzy follows, determined to save the only family she has left, no matter what he becomes. ***Lovely Cover by @mulanjiang*** ***#2!! in Adventure 2/28/16*** ***#6!! in Fantasy 8/15/16***

***ORIGINAL VERSION. EDITED (WITH NEW CONTENT) CAN BE FOUND ON RADISH UNDER THE TITLE "BELOW THE BELT": https://radish.app.link/rPNfrOwPe7*** Step right, step left, jab. That's how Tatum meets Holden. Tatum Stevens is a young woman from a very troubled past. Her whole life seems to have just been a series of "downs" until she meets Luke; little does she know, he's only a "down" in disguise. Then she meets Holden. Holden Samuels is a professional boxer - a four-time champion. Everybody sees Holden as the typical bad boy; possessive, domineering, and self-absorbed. They're wrong. He's not as tough as he likes to display, but he's still the boxer of the century. Holden Samuels may just be the only "up" Tatum finds.