An Ancient Empire – A New Frontier

Award-winning author, Jeannie Lin, brings the drama and sensuality of Tang Dynasty to life in tales of honor, romance, and adventure. Come and explore the Golden Age of China in these stories inspired by Jeannie’s lifelong love of historical romance and the wuxia (martial arts) genre.

To contact Jeannie, please use the Contact page. For media and press kit with photos, a bio, publication information, and brag sheet, go to the press kit page: download press kit. More information on Jeannie’s workshops and historical research can be found on the Extras page.

Recent News

I am currently on hiatus. Booksignings and workshop appearances are currently on hold for the next year.

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THE DRAGON AND THE PEARL, the sequel to BUTTERFLY SWORDS, is available now.

The Most Beautiful Courtesan of Them All…

Former Emperor’s consort Ling Suyin is renowned for her beauty; the ultimate seductress. Now she lives quietly alone–until the most ruthless warlord in the region comes and steals her away…

Li Tao lives life by the sword, and is trapped in the treacherous, lethal world of politics. The alluring Ling Suyin is at the center of the web. He must uncover her mystery without falling under her spell

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Pieces of Paper: A short story set in Tokyo is available for purchase on Amazon or Smashwords. The story is a semi-autobiographical tale based on Jeannie’s experiences in Japan and all proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Red Cross.

Blurb:

A chance encounter brings a hint of romance to a young woman’s journey through the streets of Tokyo. This semi-autobiographical short story explores questions of identity and connectedness in the digital age.

Cover art by Jaxadora Designs

Read Excerpt

Buy: Amazon | Smashwords

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Happy New Year! Filed in: blog    Tags: el dragon y la perla | lunar new year
JAN 23 2012 7:54 am	The Year of the Dragon is upon us. My twins were originally due to be dragons, but they were impatient to see the world so I was blessed with two little kittens–like their mother. Daniel & Mae Linh have graduated from their isolettes into cribs and are nearly the size of full term babies now. My only plan for New Year’s day is to gift them with their first red envelopes along with their first set of blessings. As my Mum always told me: Grow fast and do well in school. It’ll be a little while before they start school, but it’s good to set expectations early, right? *** In our family, it’s tradition that my Mum reads everyone their horoscope on New Year’s. She’s not an expert or anything, she just reads it from the newspaper. Now, not that I put too much stake in astrology, but if you’re going to go by horoscopes, I love that Chinese astrology actually has bad forecasts. It’s not all flowers and candy in this zodiac. I’m a Cat (Rabbit if you go by Chinese vs. Vietnamese) and my element is water. I think this means I’m supposed to have a good year according to this site. I think I’ll just call up Mum and get my fortune read the “old fashioned” way. *** On the dragon news front, The Dragon and the Pearl is being released in Spanish. I love how the title sounds: El dragón y la perla. As they say in the Kahlua commercials, everything sounds more exciting in Spanish. I’ll be walking around all day saying, “ El dragón…” 1 Comment
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