The Hilt of a Sword
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A land wrought with fear. A girl who could change everything. In order to win her freedom and save her country, a former concubine must conquer her heartbreak and battle against the most feared ruler of all.
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Despite her political mind, Kyomi Cho doesn't mind being a concubine. After all, she loves her Emperor more than she's loved anything, bar the land she was born in. Kyomi's life has always been routine, until the arrival of a new concubine changes everything. Jiahua is bold, rude and unassuming, but she might just be everything Kyomi needs. Together they discover that there's more to the palace than it seems, and as she slowly uncovers the secrets that surround her life, she discovers the unthinkable. Armed with her brilliant mind and new powers, Kyomi has to save the empire - and her heart - from tragedy.
Fantasy meets romance in this spellbinding novel based off of Imperial China, where a girl destined to become nothing is everything her country needs.
*rated mature for explicit sexual content and abuse*
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Death and domestic abuse. Please note that there is explicit sexual content in this book.
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