The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries #1)
Jeannie Lin
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
3.85
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 41 ratings · 379 pages · Published: 13 Jul 2020

Maidservant Yue-ying is not one of those beauties. Street-smart and practical, she's content to live in the shadow of her infamous mistress—until she meets the aristocratic playboy Bai Huang.
Bai Huang lives in a privileged world Yue-ying can barely imagine, yet alone share, but as they are thrown together in an attempt to solve a deadly mystery, they both start to dream of a different life. Yet Bai Huang's position means that all she could ever be to him is his concubine—will she sacrifice her pride to follow her heart?
Tagged as:
- historical 13
- mystery 9
- suspense 9
- east asian mc 6
- class difference 5
- medieval 5
- independent heroine 4
- poor heroine 4
- sunny/happy hero 4
- angst 3
- working class heroine 3
- rich hero 3
- m-f romance 3
- sleuth heroine 2
- ancient times 1
- angst 1
- forced proximity 1
- shy heroine 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- Add topics
- geography
- china 3
- content warnings
- past sexual abuse 2
- past child abuse 1
romance tags
The 'The Pingkang Li Mysteries' series
121 ratings 4.02 ·
m-f · historical · east-asian-mc · mystery · ancient times · medieval · suspense · open-door · length-medium · china · length-novella · independent heroine
The Pingkang Li Mysteries reading order and complete book list ❯