The Cold Palace

Chosen against her will. Elevated to Empress. Accused of madness.

18^th century China. Ula Nara is a happy sixteen-year-old, in love and betrothed. But before she can be married, she must attend the Imperial Daughters' Draft. Chosen as a bride to the heir to the throne, Ula Nara now faces a lifetime of regret inside the walls of the Forbidden City.

Determined to make her pain worth something, she aims for the pinnacle of success: to become Empress. But at what cost?

As grief for her lost lov...