To Sway A Soul

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A passionate painter's apprentice. An art thief without a soul. The bargain that brings them together.</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Zhi Lan turned down the opportunity to become a nobleman's concubine she vowed to make her own fortune-</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>not</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> marry into it. But as a lowly farm girl becoming a self-sustaining artist like her master Dan Li Chen is a lofty goal. Her meager fortune finally takes a turn when Master Dan's recent masterpiece catches the attention of the city magistrate who offers them both his esteemed patronage. But when the prized painting is stolen the magistrate issues an impossible ultimatum: paint a replica in three short days or hang with the criminal who stole from him.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Zhi Lan knows her only choice is to recover the masterpiece-even if it means joining forces with the uncommonly handsome thief who stole it.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>It has been six years since Shao Qing made a foolish bargain with a demon. The price? His soul. Since then he has been traveling with a raucous band of art thieves numb to everything but the thrill of their heists. </span><span style=color: rgba(13 13 13 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But when an impassioned painter's apprentice blackmails him into helping her retrieve her master's painting his long dormant emotions begin to awaken.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Compelled and unexpectedly intrigued he accepts her bargain.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>However r</span><span style=color: rgba(13 13 13 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>etrieving the stolen artwork proves more difficult than either of them anticipated. When the two are forced to conduct a heist of their own Zhi Lan and Shao Qing must navigate their conflicting beliefs and burgeoning feelings. As three days come to a close the secrets they uncover may either bring them closer-or tear them apart. </span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Half a Soul meets your favorite historical C-drama in this Chinese folktale-inspired New Adult romantasy.</em></p>