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Apothecary diaries volume 6
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Maomao has proven her worth to the denizens of the palace time and time again, but she's got her work cut out for her on this occasion! When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for Maomao's help in disguising himself to take care of business outside the palace walls, Maomao must dig deep to mar her employer's heavenly charms! And to make the ploy believable, Maomao herself is roped in to a spot of theater as Jinshi's companion. But Jinshi's "business"...
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 3
Language
English
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"After putting on a successful and sensual(?) show of food tasting at the garden banquet, Maomao is the talk of the palace! But she soon discovers that notoriety isn't the only thing the party has granted her! Her collection of hairpins from the event brings the young herbalist a brief window of freedom beyond the palace walls, as she returns to the pleasure district for the first time in ten months! But while reunions with her father and her friends...
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 5
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Forced to leave the Inner Court, Maomao finds herself int he employ of none other than Jinshi, the seemingly ever-present thorn in her side. Immune to her new master's charms, Maomao instead sets her mind to her work and to learning the ways of the Outer Court, where government ministers and military officers go about their daily business of running the country. Far from being fearful of her new surroundings, however, Maomao has her insatiable curiosity...
Author
Series
Abandoned empress volume 6
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Princesses arrive from neighboring kingdoms for the festival, each one intent upon replacing Aristia next to Ruveliss, making the dancefloor a battlefield as treacherous as any war zone. As they use one dirty trick after another to humiliate her in attempts to turn the prince against her, she receives assistance from unexpected allies.
Author
Series
Remarried empress volume 5
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Things are coming to a head between the empress, the emperor, and his mistress. Rashta's secret has been found out, Navier must scramble to save her brother from banishment, and with all the pieces in place, Sovieshu finally readies his opening gambit. The plan? File to divorce Navier! But Heinrey is making moves to capture his queen, and if Sovieshu isn't careful, he might just end up in checkmate"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Abandoned empress volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Out in the peaceful countryside, far away from the painful memories of the Imperial Capital, Aristia hopes to recuperate and focus on her sword training. However, she soon finds out the hard way that it's not so easy to escape fate. As Ruveliss's unexpected visit rekindles the deep-seated trauma in her heart, can Tia find the strength cut a new path for herself?
Author
Series
The apothecary diaries volume 11
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Having figured out the trick to navigating the corridors of the ancient mausoleum found within the Inner Court, Maomao does an admirable job solving the current mystery in front of the emperor and Jinshi. And then the Empress Dowager comes to Maomao, asking her to investigate the late Emperor's curse. Jinshi's past and parentage are revealed!"--
Author
Series
Abandoned empress volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In an attempt to cut ties with the Imperial family, Aristia la Monique decides to strengthen her bonds to her own. But being named the official heir of family Monique means first becoming a knight worthy of leading the Second Order -- no easy feat for someone born with such a delicate constitution. And when unrest in the borderlands takes her father and mentors away, she's left without a teacher to oversee her training. With time quickly running...
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 8
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books, a division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sly tactician Lakan's attempts at provocation lead to his own downfall when Maomao challenges him to elephant chess, only to outplay him in a game of wits! In a stupor from drinking "poison" as punishment for his loss, Lakan dreams of a long-lost past, his affair with a beautiful courtesan, and meeting her daughter for the very first time. Upon waking, he finds himself at Verdigris, where he is pressed to buy the freedom of a girl of his choosing...
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 4
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series! Though Maomao has left the palace behind and returned to her home in the pleasure district, it seems the Inner Court can't do without her! Jinshi comes to the erstwhile food taster with a request involving the...
Author
Series
Snow White with the red hair volume 2
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! Unwilling to become the prince's possession, she seeks shelter in the woods of the neighboring kingdom, where she gains an unlikely ally--the prince of that kingdom! He rescues her from her plight, and thus begins the love story between a lovestruck prince and an unusual herbalist... Shirayuki begins her duties as a court herbalist...
Author
Series
Abandoned empress volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
""WHAT IF I'M ABANDONED YET AGAIN?" Thanks to the boisterous Carsein and her new imperial bodyguards, Aristia is able to put her desperation aside and find her smile again. But when the dreaded invitation to the crown prince's coming-of-age ceremony arrives before her father can return from the border regions, she's overwhelmed with the daunting prospect of announcing her plans for the future to the emperor all by herself. If only there were just...
Author
Series
Abandoned empress volume 7
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Thanks to Ruveliss's decisive actions, the foreign princesses' schemes are thwarted, but this was merely a prelude to the oncoming turmoil. With the emperor's health waning, political machinations at the court intensify...and at the center of it all stands Aristia. To make matters worse, Carsein suffers a grave injury while protecting her from mysterious assassins, and the shadow inside Allendis's heart continues to grow. With crisis after crisis...
Author
Series
Remarried empress volume 1
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Empress Navier and Emperor Sovieshu: a match made in heaven, they were the two pillars of the land whom everyone believed would stand by each other through thick and thin... until a chance encounter with a beautiful girl in the forest leaves the emperor smitten! Though hurt by the betrayal, Navier's not one to waste time wallowing in despair. And when Sovieshu requests a divorce, she has but one condition in return--permission to remarry the man...
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Series
Apothecary diaries volume 10
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books, a division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When two beautiful foreign envoys with designs on the Emperor come calling with a tale of old about a spellbinding courtesan who captured the imagination of their family patriarch, it’s up to Maomao to concoct a theatrical scheme to give the ladies a whopper of a story to take home! Later, Maomao goes back to sniffing around the Inner Court to find out the truth about the troubling prevalence of those foreign perfume oils that could spell disaster...
Author
Series
Remarried empress volume 6
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Navier and Heinrey have agreed to marry! Heinrey is over the moon, despite the political nature of their initial arrangement, but Navier is still reeling form Sovieshu's decision to separate. She must scramble to recover, though, knowing full well that the emperor will do everything in his power to prevent their union. And so, when the day of the formal trial arrives, Navier brandishes her and Heinrey's trump card -- "I accept this divorce ... and...
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 9
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books, a division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A festive atmosphere descends upon the Inner Court with the arrival of a long-awaited merchant caravan and its myriad wares. Though the excitement is contagious and even Maomao looks forward to making purchases of her own, she soon cottons on to something potentially sinister about the innocuous goods for sale. Before Maomao can tease out any evidence, however, her attention turns to mushrooms when Jinshi asks her to root out any poisonous varieties...