Captured by the enemy in an unknown realm, Li Mei and Prince Li Wei are forced to work together to escape and embark on a journey of a lifetime. Help comes in the form of an alley dragon who knows far more than she lets on. Taken to a world beneath Yuan Fe, Li Mei must forge new alliances to save her people, even if it means working with Prince Li Wei—the very prince she despises. With a new world comes a new responsibility. Li Mei is tasked with retrieving an ancient sword that only she can use—even if it means taking her soul in the process. Thrust into a war she doesn’t want; Mei must find the remaining gods to help sever the ties that bind The False King to the world—before he gains his magic back. But when her affections for Li Wei start to grow, her alliance begins to shift and memories of a certain Imperial Soldier begin to fade. The Crimson Throne is a Young Adult Fantasy Romance, book two in the Dragon Empress Trilogy releasing in 2023