Genres

Historical Fiction
Women's Fiction
Other (Fiction)

Blurbs

Jenna van Berke

Melissa Addey takes us on a captivating journey to China’s Forbidden City, inhabited by only the most beautiful women, eunuchs and the Emperor. A fascinating read.


Jalanne Barnes

Interesting concept and cover. I'm going to read this book when I can grab it! You should too!

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The Consorts

Lonely. Used as a pawn. One last bid for love.

18th century China. Imperial concubine Qing yearns for love and friendship. Neglected by the Emperor, passed over for more ambitious women, Qing lives a lonely existence. But when a new concubine comes to court, friendship blooms, bringing with it a taste of happiness.

For the first time in her life, Qing has a friend and perhaps even a chance at loving and being loved. But when the Empress’ throne suddenly becomes available, Qing finds herself being used as a pawn by the highest ranked women of the court. Caught up in their power games, on one devastating night everything she holds dear is put at risk.

As the power players of the Forbidden City make their moves, can Qing find the courage to make one last bid for love? Can an insignificant pawn snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

The Consorts is the captivating prequel novella to the Forbidden City historical fiction series.

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The Cup

A gifted healer. An impossible vow. An empire’s destiny.

11th century North Africa. Hela has powers too strong for a child – both to feel the pain of those around her and to heal them. But when she is given a mysterious cup by a slave woman, its powers overtake her life, forcing her into a vow she cannot hope to keep.

Trapped by her vow, Hela loses one chance after another to love and be loved. Meanwhile, in her household, a child is born. Zaynab will one day become Morocco’s queen and Hela’s actions are already shaping her destiny.

Can a great healer ever heal her own wounds? Will Hela turn her back on her vow or follow it through to the bitter end? And will her choices forever warp the character of Morocco’s greatest queen, and so shape the destiny of a future empire?

The Cup is the magical prequel novella to the Moroccan Empire historical fiction series.

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