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Harlequin Historical Summer BeachBag Giveaway

It’s vacation season and excitement mounts as that long-awaited time at the beach approaches. To add to your anticipation, some Harlequin Historical authors are offering a bevy of prizes to fill your beach bag with fun items (and BOOKS of course!) for that relaxation time. Each participating author will have an activity planned on their [...]

Weekly Link Round Up

I’m forgoing the usual blog tour and promotion circus for the My Fair Concubine book release in exchange for writing time. And twin hugging time. And sleeping time. As a result, I’m very, very thankful for any blogger or reviewer who has taken time to mention the book. So as not to embarrass them by [...]

Never apologize for the sex

This post is actually a fangirl gush about a new author I’ve just discovered after reading a review on Dear Author: Gaijin by Remittance Girl. As I was putting my thoughts together, I considered starting with a warning that this author’s work is intensely erotic and may contain content, language, etc that is disturbing or [...]

My Fair Concubine: Literary & Folkloric References

  It’s obvious My Fair Concubine was inspired by the classic tale of My Fair Lady and Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, but the story is actually an homage to many more works that might not be familiar to readers not familiar with Chinese culture. So what were the Chinese works also referenced throughout the [...]

Winners of the “I Suck at Promotion” Giveaway

And the winners are: Rhonda Helms Sherry Julie I’ve contacted the winners via e-mail to get their mailing address. Thank you everyone for stopping by and commenting!

Interview at Manga Maniac Cafe

Don’t you just love that blog name? It’s not just manga though. It’s an eclectic mix of all sorts of books. Come read the interview. I also chat a bit about My Fair Concubine: Manga Maniac Cafe

Good News: More books!

Publishing is a wild frontier right now, with vague maps drawn by wayward explorers complete with warnings of “Here There Be Monsters” at the dark edges. No one knows what will get picked up, sell like hotcakes, or go viral. You can’t be in this space as an author and not wonder, what should I [...]

The “I suck at promotion” giveaway

I’m one of the few authors who admits to actually liking promotion. I love blog tours, book signings, workshops, etc. I like coming up with cool little gifties and giveaways. But I have twins now! Boy: Hi Mom! Girl: Tell her we’re going to start charging for blog appearances I have deadlines. Exhibit A: I [...]

Inspiration: Tang Dynasty Poetry

Someone recently asked where do you get your ideas. It’s one of those questions that changes every time I answer it, but currently the answer is that I do historical research and pray that some idea starts to form. It’s the one thing I envy other writers: their surplus of ideas and ability to plot [...]

Me and Alexandre Dumas

Every once in a while, I go through a crisis of confidence about whether or not I belong in the historical romance genre. I also realize this is crazy Jeannie rearing her ugly head because I was also the one that insisted historical romance is exactly where my books belonged whenever I received suggestions that [...]