Ashes Beneath the Moon

"I woke up in someone else's body-and now everyone either wants me dead or under their control."

Xiuyun Lian is a noblewoman, the owner of the most powerful auction house in Tianxia, and possibly... an assassin. At least, that's what the masked men whisper as they stalk her in the dark.

But Lian? She's none of those things. Or at least, she wasn't until she woke up in this body. Thrust into a world of rebellion, shifting alliances, and deadly secrets, Lian must learn to navigate the treacherous waters of palace politics while pretending to be someone she barely understands.

With a suspicious palace commander keeping his eye on her and powerful ministers whose motives reek of danger, Lian is running out of time to piece together her past before it catches up to her. And if the rebel faction's whispers are true... her new life comes with blood already on its hands.

What do you do when you inherit someone else's sins?

Secrets. Betrayal. Survival.
Welcome to The Crimson Lotus, where everyone has a price-and no one is what they seem.