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The Moon In The Palace by Weina Dai Randel

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Also by Weina Dai Randel:

The Master Jeweler, July 2025
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Night Angels, February 2023
Trade Paperback / e-Book
The Last Rose of Shanghai, November 2021
Trade Size / e-Book
The Empress of Bright Moon, April 2016
Paperback / e-Book
The Moon In The Palace, March 2016
Paperback / e-Book

The Moon In The Palace
Weina Dai Randel

There is no easy path for a woman aspiring to power

The Empress of Bright Moon #1
Sourcebooks
March 2016
On Sale: March 1, 2016
Featuring: Mei
400 pages
ISBN: 1492613568
EAN: 9781492613565
Kindle: B017HX12WC
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Women's Fiction Historical

A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor's attention. Many paint their faces white and style their hair attractively, hoping to lure in the One Above All with their beauty. Some present him with fantastic gifts, such as jade pendants and scrolls of calligraphy, while others rely on their knowledge of seduction to draw his interest. But young Mei knows nothing of these womanly arts, yet she will give the Emperor a gift he can never forget.

Mei's intelligence and curiosity, the same traits that make her an outcast among the other concubines, impress the Emperor. But just as she is in a position to seduce the most powerful man in China, divided loyalties split the palace in two, culminating in a perilous battle that Mei can only hope to survive.

In the breakthrough first volume in the Empress of Bright Moon duology, Weina Dai Randel paints a vibrant portrait of ancient China―where love, ambition, and loyalty can spell life or death―and the woman who came to rule it all.

Awards

Fresh Fiction Box Not To Miss, Selection, December 2016
Romance Writers of America RITA, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, July 2017

The Empress of Bright Moon

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Re: The Moon In The Palace

I love historical novels set in China.
(Kathleen Bianchi 12:49pm April 11, 2016)

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