Historical Romance Romance Novels

Author: 顾染锦|Status: Completed

She was the head of a powerful, medicine-orientated aristocratic family. Crossing through a millennium, she ended up in the body of the General Household's trash young miss, whose engagement was just broken off and whose reputation was in tatters. The genius doctor who once commanded respect now inhabits a body that the entire court mocks. But medical genius transcends bodies. Her knowledge of poisons, remedies, and surgical techniques from a thousand years in the future gives her advantages that this era's doctors cannot fathom. The trash young miss begins to heal the unhealable, cure the incurable, and build a medical reputation that makes the court's physicians look like quacks. The Bewitching Prince who takes an interest in her is not fooled by the trash label. He recognizes the genius behind the plain facade and decides, with the stubbornness of a prince who always gets what he wants, that this woman will be his consort. His spoiling is legendary -- gifts, protection, and a devotion that makes the court gasp. The genius doctor who crossed a millennium discovers that the best medicine for a broken reputation is a prince who refuses to let anyone look down on his wife.

Author: Trishybaby|Status: Completed

At eighteen and naive, Belle Hart thought marriage to the Duke would end her misery. Instead, it marked the beginning of a new kind of suffering. The Duke's love was a facade -- a performance designed to secure her family's wealth while he pursued his true desires behind closed doors. Belle, trapped in a gilded cage, watched her youth dissolve into loneliness. When Belle finally discovers the truth and files for divorce, the social scandal is immediate. But Belle has a plan that no one sees coming: she sets her sights on the King himself. Not out of ambition, but out of the realization that if she is going to be a political pawn, she might as well be the most powerful pawn on the board. The journey from discarded Duchess to the King's chosen bride transforms Belle from a naive girl into a woman of strategy and substance. The Duke who discarded her watches in horror as his ex-wife ascends to a position of authority over him. The King who married her discovers that the divorced woman the court pitied is the most intelligent and capable partner he has ever encountered. Divorce the Duke. Marry the King. Rule the kingdom.

Author: Not enough ratings|Status: Completed

After sleeping for over two thousand years, she wakes up to find she has lost everything and is even being sold at an auction by her own father. On her way to escape, she meets the Imperial Commander -- the most feared military figure in the empire -- and accidentally triggers a bond that neither of them expected. The Imperial Commander, who has spent years maintaining emotional distance from everyone, discovers that the ancient woman who stumbled into his life is the most fascinating person he has ever met. Her knowledge spans millennia, her skills are otherworldly, and her vulnerability after waking into a world she does not recognize triggers a protective instinct he did not know he possessed. As the Commander hides their marriage from a world that would exploit the connection, he spoils his ancient wife with a devotion that stuns his subordinates. The woman who lost everything after two thousand years of sleep discovers that the Imperial Commander's hidden marriage provides more security and genuine love than her previous millennia combined. Some awakenings come with complications. Hers comes with the most powerful man in the empire.

Author: Aphrodiitewritess|Status: Completed

He wanted to ruin her by every means, but what happens when he becomes her protector in an enemy kingdom? She was sent as a political bride to the kingdom her people despise, married to an illegitimate prince who was supposed to be her jailer. The prince's initial cruelty was designed to break her spirit and demonstrate the enemy kingdom's dominance. But the illegitimate prince has his own enemies within his kingdom, and the political bride from the enemy nation becomes the one person who understands what it means to be unwanted. Their shared experience of being outcasts creates a bond that neither expected, and the prince who was supposed to destroy her becomes the man who fights to protect her. As the political bride navigates a kingdom where nothing is familiar and everyone is hostile, she discovers that the illegitimate prince's ambition extends beyond his current position. He does not want to be the king's bastard -- he wants to be the king. And the wife from the enemy kingdom may be the strategic advantage he needs to claim the throne. Their marriage of convenience becomes the most powerful alliance in the realm.

Author: supriya_shukla|Status: Completed

Three years ago, the Zahryssar Empire saved the Northern Kingdom of Thalryn from absolute annihilation. In gratitude and desperation, Duke Veyrhold of Thalryn swore an oath: his daughter would marry the Serpent Emperor. The bride who fulfills this oath enters a world of scaled politics, venomous courtiers, and a husband whose serpentine nature is far more literal than metaphorical. The Serpent Emperor is not human. His court is a hybrid society where serpent-born and human-born coexist uneasily, and the human bride from the north is viewed as either a diplomatic asset or a political liability. The Emperor himself is cold, calculating, and operates by a moral code that humans find disturbing. But the bride who was given as tribute discovers that the Serpent Emperor's coldness hides a loneliness spanning centuries. His serpentine nature, which the world fears, is actually the source of his most tender qualities -- loyalty that never wavers, protection that never fails, and a love that, once given, is as permanent as the scales on his skin. The bride who was sold for political survival becomes the one person the Serpent Emperor would burn his empire to protect.

Author: AnnieQuin|Status: Completed

They say opposites attract. That is a lie. Opposites kill each other. When hot blood meets hot blood, things are bound to get burned. The Dragon Prince is fire incarnate -- passionate, volatile, and used to getting everything he wants. His bride is equally fierce, equally stubborn, and equally unwilling to bend. Their marriage is a collision of wills that shakes the dragon court to its foundations. The Prince expects a submissive bride who will worship his fire. Instead, he gets a woman who matches his heat and challenges his authority at every turn. The court watches in fascination as the Prince who burns everything he touches meets the one person who refuses to be consumed. As their clashing temperaments evolve from conflict to respect and eventually to a passion that rivals dragon fire itself, the Prince and his bride discover that the hottest flames produce the strongest bonds. The bride who was supposed to be burned becomes the one person who can withstand the Prince's heat, and the Dragon Prince who was supposed to dominate discovers that the most powerful fire is the one shared between equals.

Author: 伍佰豌|Status: Completed

Exiled with her husband's entire family and facing starvation, the little darling wife reveals a secret she has been hiding: she is a divine doctor with a magical space containing supplies, herbs, and medical knowledge that can save everyone. The family that was exiled to die begins to thrive under her care. The divine doctor's abilities are extraordinary -- she cures diseases that plague entire villages, grows food in barren land using her space, and earns the loyalty of everyone she helps. The husband who married her expecting a simple wife discovers that his little darling is the most valuable person in the empire. As the exiled family's prosperity grows and the political forces that banished them realize their mistake, the divine doctor's reputation spreads across the land. The little darling wife who was supposed to be a burden becomes the family's greatest asset, and the exile that was supposed to destroy them becomes the catalyst for a rise that no one predicted. Some wives save households. This one saved an entire family from extinction.

Author: Mo Ying|Status: Completed

She is an old spinster of average status. He is young and powerful, achieving the status of a high-ranking official of River City within just a few years. Their marriage is a mismatch that everyone whispers about -- a political arrangement that neither wanted and both endured. But the spinster wife is not the burden the young official expected. Behind the average status lies a woman of extraordinary intelligence, quiet competence, and a depth of character that the flashy women of River City cannot match. The official who married her as a political move discovers that the spinster he dismissed is the most capable partner he has ever had. As their arranged marriage deepens into genuine love, the young official realizes that the wife he was embarrassed to introduce to his colleagues is the one person who makes his empire function. The spinster who was never supposed to matter becomes the wife he would never divorce, and the first marriage that was supposed to be temporary becomes the most permanent and most valuable thing in his life.

Author: Fruit Jelly|Status: Completed

On their wedding day, Yelu Yan told Li Xianyun that apart from affection, he could provide her with endless wealth and honor. It was a political marriage with the Khitans, and Li Xianyun expected nothing more than a transaction. But the Khan who promised no love began to cherish her in the palm of his hand. Little did he know, the more he cherished her, the deeper she burrowed into his heart. The commoners who once disliked her began to worship her as a deity. The court officials who accused her of bewitching their lord started pleading with her to consummate the marriage. And the Khan who swore he would never give emotional affection found himself following her everywhere. When Li Xianyun confronts him about the contradiction, Yelu Yan admits he said foolish things. The Han people say one should start a family and then establish a career, and the Khan discovers that loving his wife does not conflict with ruling his empire. The princess who married for politics becomes the most beloved woman in the kingdom, and the rough-rider Khan learns that the strongest conquest is the one that happens to his own heart.

Author: Precious_lore|Status: Completed

Zhan Ge, a military history enthusiast whose only real conflict experience was driving supply trucks in Ukraine, opens his eyes in 1903 inside the body of Prince Oskar -- the awkward, ignored fifth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He is supposed to be noble, disciplined, patriotic, and elegant. Instead, he is socially anxious, addicted to military history, and climbing palace trees to hide from responsibility. Branded the strange prince and never taken seriously, Oskar becomes the forgotten Hohenzollern. But Zhan Ge knows something no one in 1903 could imagine: Germany is racing toward catastrophe. The world's first global war will shatter empires, redraw continents, and erase millions. If he does nothing, he loses his title, his home, and his chance at a peaceful life. To survive, Oskar must change history itself -- strengthen Germany without unleashing darker futures, stop the world from repeating its greatest tragedies, and outsmart rival princes, generals, and ministers. Armed with a century of historical knowledge, modern logic, and a dwarf attendant who constantly questions his sanity, the most unwanted prince of Prussia stands at the dawn of a new century, determined to reshape the fate of Europe or die trying.

Author: JustJae|Status: Completed

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. On the night of her wedding, her secret is exposed, and her husband and his knights attack her. Abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness, Ashlynn has no reason to expect salvation. Rescue comes from an unexpected source: the vampire lady Nyrielle, who offers a choice -- die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue. The woman who hid her power her entire life must now learn to wield it. As Ashlynn navigates the vampire court and discovers the true extent of her witch heritage, the bond between her and Nyrielle deepens into something far more personal than a blood pact. The vampire who saved a witch and the witch who chose to live discover that the forbidden love between their kinds may be the key to changing a world that hunts them both.

Author: anlaS0|Status: Completed

Emelia Beaumont, first princess of the Redodel Empire, watches as her kingdom falls to the Vivian Empire after six years of war. Captured and brought before the enemy's youngest emperor, Elliot Lucius Renaud, she is cold and defiant. She tells him she is not someone who would be of use, and her frozen heart will not melt for him. Elliot, intrigued by her defiance, proposes a game: if she loses, she is his. Emelia laughs and accepts, confident she can overcome any challenge. But the emperor who fell in love with the princess of a fallen empire is not interested in games -- he is interested in breaking through the armor she built from grief and duty. As Emelia navigates captivity, politics, and the unexpected tenderness of an emperor who should be her enemy, the princess discovers that the villain who conquered her empire may be the only person who truly sees her. The villain who fell in love proves that the most dangerous conquest is the one that happens to the conqueror's heart.

Author: Eroking|Status: Completed

In the wake of bloody skirmishes between the Planetary Defense Forces and the Traitor Guard, the war-torn surface of the Hive World is littered with the dead, the dying, and the abandoned. Scavengers work the no-man's land between the battle lines, picking through wreckage for anything of value. One scavenger discovers something that changes everything: a functioning piece of pre-heresy technology that the Traitor Guard would kill for and the Imperial forces would die to protect. The scavenge-strike-extract cycle that defined his survival becomes a high-stakes game where every move could start a war. As the scavenger navigates the treacherous landscape of Hive Tenebris, the factions that control the city discover that the man picking through their battlefield trash is accumulating power that rivals their own. The scavenger who was supposed to be invisible becomes the most important person on the planet, and the strike-extract cycle that was survival becomes the foundation of an empire built on other people's discarded weapons.

Author: Daoist_Jinzu|Status: Completed

Nareth was chosen by the Sefirot 'Kingdom of Disorder,' altering his fate from the gestation pod and giving the Chaos Gods a shock they did not expect. During the Great Crusade, when the Emperor of Mankind was reuniting the galaxy, the 11th Primarch emerged -- not from the Emperor's design but from the interference of forces that should not exist. The Black Emperor, as Nareth comes to be known, carries the power of disorder itself -- an ability that destabilizes the structured forces of both the Imperium and Chaos. His presence on the battlefield creates zones of absolute entropy where organized opposition collapses, and his growing legion of followers discovers that disorder, when directed, is the most terrifying weapon in the galaxy. As Nareth navigates the Great Crusade's politics and the Emperor of Mankind's expectations for his 11th son, the Black Emperor must decide whether to serve the Imperium that created him or forge his own path through the galaxy. The Primarch chosen by disorder is the one variable that neither the Emperor nor the Chaos Gods planned for, and the Black Emperor's path will determine whether the galaxy burns or transforms.

Author: FJD3|Status: Completed

Prince Jacob was raised to believe that being weak was the gravest sin one could commit. His father, a ruthless monarch, taught him that power is the only currency that matters and mercy is a luxury that princes cannot afford. Jacob internalized these lessons, becoming a prince of terrifying competence and zero compassion. But the prince's education leaves out one critical element: the human cost of power. Every decision Jacob makes serves the crown but destroys the people beneath it, and the kingdom he is being groomed to rule is rotting from the inside. The prince who was trained to be strong discovers that strength without wisdom is just organized cruelty. As Jacob confronts the gap between his father's philosophy and the reality of governing people, he must decide what kind of king he wants to become. The will of a prince is not just about inheritance -- it is about choice, and the choice Jacob makes between his father's ruthless legacy and his own emerging conscience will determine whether the kingdom survives or falls. Some princes inherit thrones. This one must choose whether the throne is worth inheriting.

Author: Scoundrel Fatty|Status: Completed

This is a magical world of many powers and races: Demon Gods, Evil Gods, Ancient Gods, Demons, Elves, and other magical Existences. In this world of overwhelming power, one wizard discovers that the most dangerous weapon is not a spell -- it is a lie. The scam starts small: a forged artifact here, a fabricated prophecy there. But when the wizard's cons attract the attention of a Demon God, the stakes escalate from petty fraud to cosmic manipulation. The Demon God, ancient and powerful, is not accustomed to being deceived. The wizard who scams him does so with a audacity that borders on insanity. As the scam grows and the Demon God realizes he has been played, the wizard discovers that the greatest con is not deceiving a god -- it is making the god believe the deception was his idea. The wizard who scams a Demon God becomes the most feared trickster in the magical world, and the line between magic and manipulation disappears entirely. Some wizards fight gods. This one makes gods fight each other.