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AurumCalendula ([personal profile] aurumcalendula) wrote in [community profile] baihe_media2025-06-25 01:20 pm

Rosmei's synopses for The Creator's Grace and At the World's Mercy

I just saw that Rosmei has finally posted synopses for their translations.

The Creator's Grace:
She came home for the truth. What she found was the woman who took everything… and wanted her most of all.

Six years ago, Ran Jin rose to power and prominence under the wing of her lover—only to be accused of orchestrating that woman’s mysterious death. Now, her late lover’s sister, Chi Yu, returns from abroad to reclaim what was stolen and uncover the truth.

But Ran isn’t the cold-blooded traitor she seems. She’s brilliant, enigmatic, and as devoted to Chi as can be.

What starts as a personal pursuit of justice spirals into obsession, as Chi unearths traces of a truth stranger than fiction—one that challenges not only the story she’s been told but even humanity itself. The deeper she digs, the more she risks for a love that feels inevitable, even if it was never meant to exist.

The Creator’s Grace is a gripping sci-fi romance about fractured identities and impossible salvation, where love may be the only truth that holds.


At the World's Mercy:
In a court of secrets, loyalty is currency—and love is the most dangerous gamble of all.

In the sprawling realm of Great Yu, power has only recently been placed in the hands of women. Generals lead armies, ministers shape dynasties, and alliances are forged as easily in the bedchamber as on the battlefield.

General Zhen Wenjun and Chief Minister Wei Tingxu appear to be the perfect couple—two brilliant women bound by marriage and ambition. But beneath the surface of silk and ceremony lies a deadly game of masks and motives. Trust is a weapon. Affection is a risk. And neither woman is exactly who she claims to be.

As rival factions stir unrest and the imperial court teeters on the edge of transformation, Zhen and Wei must navigate the shifting sands of betrayal, duty, and desire. In a world where power is never given—only taken—can love survive when everything else is strategy?

At the World’s Mercy is a masterful work of baihe historical fiction, weaving espionage, slow-burn romance, and political ambition into a tale as elegant as it is ruthless.
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yuerstruly ([personal profile] yuerstruly) wrote in [community profile] baihe_media2025-06-23 11:17 am

Miss Forensics 我亲爱的法医小姐 Read Along: Chapters 11 to 20

Discussion for Chapter 1 to 10 here.

The link to the novel on JJWXC can be found here.

You can also follow the novel through the audiobook on Himalaya, though there may be slight changes and ommissions from the original.

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douqi ([personal profile] douqi) wrote in [community profile] baihe_media2025-06-20 08:43 pm

Second Take (爱情重拍中): Trailer

A trailer has been released for Second Take (爱情重拍中, pinyin: aiqing chongpai zhong), an upcoming (mini?)-drama produced by the wlw dating app the L (formerly Rela). The first episode is scheduled to air on 9 July on their YouTube channel, with new episodes every Wednesday and Saturday thereafter.

This appears to be an exes-to-colleagues-to-lovers deal. Here's the trailer:


One of the main characters is played by Xing En, and an important thing to know about Xing En is that one of the top Google suggested searches for her is 'xing eng gender'.
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douqi ([personal profile] douqi) wrote in [community profile] baihe_media2025-06-15 10:58 am

In the Starsriver (月祈) by Yue Xiao Yi (月小伊): Review

I got this Taiwanese baihe space fantasy because I was already ordering a load of books from Taiwan anyway and thought I might as well take full advantage of having to pay the shipping fee. According to the cover copy and author's foreword, this is the first in a planned series of novels set in the same universe, and possibly involving the same characters.

In the Starsriver (月祈, pinyin: yue qi. The literal title translation is 'moon prayer'; In the Starsriver is the English title chosen by the author) is fundamentally a space fantasy f/f YA novel. The plotline is almost painfully simple: it's the story of space princess Cynthia, her space knight Leona, her space arranged marriage fiancée Flora (also a space princess, but the butch kind), and their joint coming-of-age. And there's not really a whole lot more to it than that.

very vague, almost homeopathic spoilers )

I read the print edition of the novel from Must Muster Publisher, a Taiwanese outfit that seems to specialise in lesbian literature.