This story set in Tang Dynasty China, weaves together romance and mystery. Yue-ying is a maidservant at the famous Lotus Palace to one of the most beautiful and popular courtesans. Yue-ying is not beautiful. A birthmark makes her ineligible to become a courtesan at the Lotus Palace. And after a traumatic past, she just wants to stay in the background and escape the attention of any men. This is why she rejects the privileged Bai Huang when he flirts with her on a visit to the Lotus Palace. But when courtesans begin being murdered, the pair is thrown together in their mutual attempt to find and stop the killer. This leads to an exciting number of twists and turns in the mystery plot, and a fulfilling, slow burn romance between Yue-ying and Bai Huang.
