{"product_id":"qing-shan-blossom-angelina-luo-9781764473323","title":"Qing Shan Blossom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFate does not strike like thunder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt echoes like a temple bell-slow, deep, inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe leaves \u003cstrong\u003eQing Shan Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e unaware that the end is already moving toward her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe attack comes without warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteel breaks the stillness of the mountain road. The carriage veers, shatters, and man and horse are thrown together over the cliff's edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the world falls away, a distant bell reaches her-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elow, ancient, and impossibly calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt marks the end of this life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she opens her eyes again, \u003cstrong\u003eit is not salvation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is continuation-lived with every memory intact, and \u003cstrong\u003eno permission to forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd yet she must live it again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer second life is not meant for revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a debt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe temple bell follows her back into the world, echoing what cannot be undone-what must be buried, what must never be claimed again, and what she has been warned not to believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree echoes mark her return: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe end of the wife she once was, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe desires she will no longer dare to touch, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the final echo-the choice to \u003cstrong\u003erelease\u003c\/strong\u003e, the only ending that brings her peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd \u003cstrong\u003ethree men\u003c\/strong\u003e stand in her path, each bound to a future she already remembers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSu Zhang\u003c\/strong\u003e, her former husband, returns changed by loss. Once her shelter and her prison, he now offers a devotion born too late. Where he finally learns how to love, she feels only \u003cstrong\u003ethe exhaustion of a heart that has already given everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGu Xiao\u003c\/strong\u003e, the loyal general, walks steadily toward a battlefield she knows will claim him. His sincerity is unguarded, his fate fragile. \u003cstrong\u003eTo save him could preserve what remains of her faith-or destroy them both.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Third Prince, Li Suo\u003c\/strong\u003e, does not see her as a woman to cherish, but \u003cstrong\u003eas a weapon.\u003c\/strong\u003e His interest is measured, political, and dangerous: freedom offered in exchange for allegiance, desire entangled with power at the heart of the court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs court intrigues tighten and war stirs along the border, Qin Nianyin is forced to move between restraint and intervention. \u003cstrong\u003eEvery choice alters a future she remembers. Every silence carries its own consequence.\u003c\/strong\u003e And the truth of her rebirth must remain hidden, even as its effects ripple outward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA second life does not arrive as correction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQin Nianyin wakes again \u003cstrong\u003enot with hope, but with exhaustion\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe weight of two lifetimes pressing against the same fragile body. Memory does not sharpen her resolve; \u003cstrong\u003eit wearies it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe does not believe a return can set the world right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe believes only that it demands payment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is called a second chance-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis it a gift, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eor a debt that can never truly be repaid?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowing how events unfold gives her no power-only restraint, silence, and the futile effort to step away from everything she once was, even as history pulls her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future may still change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut order, once broken, does not simply restore itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA historical saga of over 230,000 words, \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of Qing Shan\u003c\/em\u003e combines psychological depth with political tension and restrained, slow-burning emotion. It is a novel where \u003cstrong\u003emorality is measured not by intention, but by consequence\u003c\/strong\u003e-where love is inseparable from responsibility, and rebirth offers no clean escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover character illustrations and more about my works here: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps: \/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61581325000577\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angelina Luo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764473329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764473323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wan-Yu Luo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Angelina Luo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874548625663,"sku":"9781764473323","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/qing-shan-blossom-angelina-luo-9781764473323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}