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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.

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	The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,881 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Butterfly Swords (Tang Dynasty, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 1,524 ratings — published 2010 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jade Temptress (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 864 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Fair Concubine (Tang Dynasty, #3) 3.70 avg rating — 874 ratings — published 2012 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon and the Pearl (Tang Dynasty, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 827 ratings — published 2011 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gunpowder Alchemy (The Gunpowder Chronicles #1) 3.65 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sword Dancer (Lovers and Rebels, #1; Tang Dynasty, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 562 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Moon (The Pingkang Li Mysteries #3) 4.11 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taming of Mei Lin (Tang Dynasty, #.5) 3.55 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capturing the Silken Thief (The Pingkang Li Mysteries #0.5) 3.57 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jeannie Lin

Tang Dynasty (5 books)
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Jeannie Lin (Goodreads Author)

3.63 avg rating — 4,787 ratings

The Pingkang Li Mysteries (4 books)
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The Gunpowder Chronicles (4 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 964 ratings

Lovers and Rebels (2 books)
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3.80 avg rating — 750 ratings

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“Li Tao had caught a single glimpse of her the first time he had been to the palace. The hunger that had gripped him had been immediate and all-consuming. He had been a young man then and had hungered for many things: acclaim, respect and power. The sight of her now, more than a decade later, stirred nothing but a faint echo of that forgotten desire.”
― Jeannie Lin, The Dragon and the Pearl

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“Thank the heavens for tea. How did people ever come together without it?”
― Jeannie Lin, My Fair Concubine

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“She played with her eyes closed. He closed his own eyes, joining her in the darkness. She had said the song depicted a battle, but nothing of the sort came to mind, no lofty images of horses and banners waving or battalions clashing over hills. Only darkness and a pure sound that filled him, creeping into spaces he hadn’t known were empty.”
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What should our February 2020 pick be?

Swordheart - T. Kingfisher (Fantasy)

16 votes 23.9%

Kingdom of Storms - Jasmine Walt (Fantasy)

11 votes 16.4%

Fires of Winter - Johanna Lindsey (Historical Romance)

11 votes 16.4%

Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall (Paranormal Romance )

11 votes 16.4%

Sword Dance - A.J. Demas (Fantasy)

8 votes 11.9%

Butterfly Swords - Jeannie Lin (Historical Romance)

5 votes 7.5%

Sword-Dancer - Jennifer Roberson (Fantasy)

4 votes 6.0%

The King's Man - Elizabeth Kingston (Historical Romance) (write-in)

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