
Book 1 of 2 in Foul Lady Fortune
Foul Lady Fortune
by Chloe Gong
It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue.
Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country.
Code name: Fortune.
But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed.
To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~512
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 2 is already out.
How spicy is Foul Lady Fortune?
Foul Lady Fortune is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Graphic violence
- Murder
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Foul Lady Fortune: quick answers
How spicy is Foul Lady Fortune?
Foul Lady Fortune is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Foul Lady Fortune a standalone?
No. Foul Lady Fortune is book 1 of 2 in Foul Lady Fortune. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Foul Lady Fortune?
Foul Lady Fortune features fake dating, secret identity. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Foul Lady Fortune have content warnings?
Our notes for Foul Lady Fortune include: graphic violence, murder. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Foul Lady Fortune?
If you loved Foul Lady Fortune, try The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong, Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh. They share its fake dating and secret identity energy at a similar spice level.













