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When book-loving Lady Elianna spots Prince Christopher—her betrothed in name only—consorting with another noble lady, she realizes the recent rumors must be true. The prince has someone he truly loves, which means the annulment of their engagement is both inevitable and fast-approaching. What she doesn’t realize is that this is merely a surface ripple—one of many where the truth runs deep, in a conspiracy surpassing her imagination!
In an ancient Eastern Kingdom, an emperor was forced to control by the ministers. Finally, the emperor felt intolerable and ran away from the palace. The emperor fell into the memory while running away. The emperor was not taken seriously by his father just because the emperor is a female. The lonely and helpless emperor here was forced to act like a man and put on a fake beard. In order to maintain the dignity of the empire to gain the throne, she lost freedom. But she didn’t want these things to tie her up and decided to run away. She began to shake off the shackles. From this moment, there is nothing that can fasten on her. She transmogrified and began to chase her freedom.
Nina had a rough start to life, stealing to survive—and eventually being sold into slavery by her own brother. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha. But despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight...and Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits. But how much can she trust Azure? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...?
In 1977, two parents’ lives were changed forever when their thirteen-year-old daughter was abducted. After nearly twenty years of life without her, they finally learn the grave truth of Megumi’s fate: she was snatched by North Korean spies and committed suicide in 1994. Now, in the present, the Yokota’s still fight for justice for the numerous Japanese citizens kidnapped in the late 1970s; their plight will ensure that no other family has to suffer, and the chance to bring the kidnapped loved ones back to their home shores.
It is the year 1941. 11-year-old Murakami Wataru lives with his family, Japanese textile traders operating in British Kenya, when war breaks out between Japan and the Allies. Fleeing into the bush, young Wataru falls headlong into a series of fantastic adventures.
It has been a year since Wang Qi (Ou Ki) has passed away. Xin (Shin) continues to fight as a 300-man Commander on the battlefield, while Ying Zheng (Ei Sei) faces an overwhelming enemy back at home. In the midst of the turmoil, the Qin army begins a powerful offensive against Wei, and meets with a very powerful enemy.