Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid #1)
Anchee Min

Orchid trains herself in the art of pleasuring a man, bribes her way into the royal bed, and seduces the monarch, drawing the attention of dangerous foes. Little does she know that China will collapse around her, and that she will be its last Empress.
Tagged as:
- historical 4
- royal hero 3
- contemporary 2
- poor heroine 2
- east asian mc 2
- first person pov 1
- cruel hero/bully 1
- political/court intrigue 1
- survival 1
- war 1
- m-f romance 1
- age gap 1
- pregnancy 1
- harem 1
- forbidden love 1
- angst 1
- 20th century 1
- competent heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- nontraditional hea 1
- torture of side characters 1
- torture of mcs 1
- death / grief 1
- animal abuse 1
- animal death 1
- misogyny 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- dubious consent 1
- past child neglect 1
romance tags
The 'Empress Orchid' series
78 ratings 3.83 ·
war · length-medium · historical · 20th century · asia · non-trad-hea · cruel hero · china · first-person-pov · fantasy · angst · animal-abuse · open-door · past-child-neglect · age difference · pregnancy · political-intrigue · poor heroine · m-f · east-asian-mc
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