Part of Series
***Jeannie Lin's novella introducing the pleasure quarter known as the North Hamlet, the setting of The Lotus Palace*** Tang Dynasty China, 823 A.D. Musician Jia needs a valuable book of poems by a famous courtesan to buy her freedom...and she believes Luo Cheng has taken it. Her attempt to steal the book from him fails, but the tall and powerful scholar unexpectedly offers to help her quest! But when they finally find the book—and the arousing poems and artwork inside—Jia's longing for freedom is replaced with a new kind of desire for Cheng....
Author
USA TODAY Bestselling author Jeannie Lin grew up fascinated with stories of Western epic fantasy and Eastern martial arts adventures. When her best friend introduced her to romance novels in middle school, the stage was set. Jeannie started writing her first romance while working as a high school science teacher in South Central Los Angeles. After four years of trying to break into publishing with an Asian-set historical, her 2009 Golden Heart Award–winning manuscript, Butterfly Swords, sold to Harlequin Mills & Boon. Her books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal with The Dragon and the Pearl listed among Library Journal's Best Romances of 2011. Titles by Jeannie Lin: Gunpowder Alchemy (Gunpowder Chronicles #1) The Jade Temptress (The Lotus Palace #2) The Lotus Palace Butterfly Swords The Dragon and the Pearl My Fair Concubine The Sword Dancer For updates, sign up for her newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/42oZL Find out more about Jeannie Lin online at http://www.jeannielin.com
