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December 16: Advent Calendar Giveaway

It’s my day for the Historical Holiday Advent Calendar Giveaway and I’m giving away an autographed copy of THE LOTUS PALACE, which has been nominated for an RT Award for Best Historical Adventure, and a keepsake book locket. (The winner … Continue reading →

The Jade Temptress & the Future of Jeannie Lin

I received an inquiry from a librarian today asking me if The Jade Temptress has been cancelled. This is the question I’ve been dreading for a while now and I know more readers will have questions, so I thought I … Continue reading →

Cultural stories in the mass market

Sunita from Dear Author mentioned a few of my books in her editorial post “POC romance and the authenticity question” and I started to reply, but in typical Jeannie fashion, it started to become an essay, so I thought it … Continue reading →

On Writing Strike…

Stop the presses, Jeannie is writing a blog post! Hmmm….will there come a time in the near future when peeps won’t know what “stop the presses” even means? There are no presses to stop in the digital media world. I … Continue reading →

Harlequin Historical Holiday Giveaway

The Harlequin Historical Authors Holiday Giveaway is back. In the spirit of an Advent calendar, the authors are giving away daily prizes and a Grand Prize of a Kindle Fire (or equivalent tablet depending on your location). Play every day … Continue reading →

The Lotus Palace Release Day!

  Order your copy today: Amazon | B&N | Books-A-Million | BookDepository | Powell’s | Indiebound | Harlequin

Free novella & one more day…

One more day until the release of THE LOTUS PALACE…cue butterflies in stomach… But in the meantime, there’s more exciting news. To promote the release of THE LOTUS PALACE, Harlequin has made my novella, “Capturing the Silken Thief”, free on … Continue reading →

A historical perspective: Are my happy endings realistic?

Are my happy endings unrealistic? I’m going to admit that this was sparked by a recent review of The Lotus Palace in Publishers Weekly (link to review — wow, my cover looks awesome up there), which hit upon some things … Continue reading →

Announcement Time!

I’ve been hinting about this here and there, but here’s the official word. Find out about my good news and a new project over at “Steamed!” My Steampunk News or Why I Owe Suzanne Lazear a Cupcake  

Cover Reveal: Wreckless by Bria Quinlan

This is the first cover reveal I’ve been involved with and I’m so thrilled to be able to introduce Bria Quinlan’s debut novel, Wreckless, a contemporary young adult novel that I had the pleasure and honor of reading in draft … Continue reading →