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March 21, 2022

JOINT REVIEW: Red Blossom in Snow by Jeannie Lin

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewscourtesan heroine / Historical / Historical-China / joint review / law-enforcement / Lotus Palace series / murder mystery / POC / POC author / road-romance / Tang DynastyNo Comments

Murder and forbidden love in the Tang Dynasty. The latest in the bestselling Lotus Palace Mystery series. Magistrate Li Chen harbors a secret. One that could destroy his hard-earned reputation, as well as his growing passion for the talented courtesan, Song Yi. Li Chen’s duty to his family and the ... more >

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March 13, 2021

What Janine is Reading: Jeannie Lin’s Pinkang Li Books

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsarranged-marriage / Asian characters / class-difference / historical romance / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / mystery / POC / POC author / Reading lists / scholar / Tang Dynasty6 Comments

Several years ago I fell in love with Jeannie Lin’s Lotus Palace novels. Whether you consider them romances or mysteries (I think of them as romances), the setting, a pleasure quarter called the Pinkang Li, part of the Tang Dynasty capital, Chang’an, during the 840s CE, is beautifully rendered and ... more >

November 26, 2020

REVIEW: The Hidden Moon: A Lotus Palace Mystery (The Lotus Palace Mysteries Book 4) by Jeannie Lin

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / Historical / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / murder mystery / POC / POC author / strong heroine / Tang Dynasty3 Comments

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A well-bred lady and lowly street hustler team up in a historical murder mystery set during China’s glittering Tang Dynasty. Part of the best-selling Lotus Palace series. Impetuous and well-educated, young Lady Bai has always been the forgotten daughter between two favored sons. However, when Wei-wei’s older brother is tasked ... more >

November 17, 2020

REVIEW: The Liar’s Dice: A Lotus Palace Mystery (The Lotus Palace Mysteries) by Jeannie Lin

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / First-Person / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / murder mystery / novella / POC / POC author / Tang Dynasty3 Comments

A well-bred lady and lowly street hustler team up in a historical murder mystery set during China’s glittering Tang Dynasty. Part of the best-selling Lotus Palace series. Tang Dynasty China, 849 A.D. Lady Bai, called Wei-wei by her aristocratic family, has always been the perfectly obedient daughter–but only on the ... more >

March 3, 2014

GROUP REVIEW: The Jade Temptress by Jeannie Lin

WillafulA Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChina / courtesan heroine / historical romance / Lotus Palace series / POC / POC author / police / Tang Dynasty14 Comments

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  Dear Ms. Lin: A number of us here at Dear Author have really enjoyed your historical romances set in China, including (and perhaps especially) the Pinkang Li series.  Sunita and Jayne read and recommended The Sword Dancer and they and Janine raved about The Lotus Palace. Not surprisingly, therefore, ... more >

The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin
September 5, 2013

DUAL REVIEW: The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

JayneA- Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsacross the tracks / courtesan / Historical-China / Lotus Palace series / multicultural / mystery / POC / POC author / scholar / Tang Dynasty / unusual setting15 Comments

  It is a time of celebration in the Pingkang li, where imperial scholars and bureaucrats mingle with beautiful courtesans. At the center is the Lotus Palace, home of the most exquisite courtesans in China… Maidservant Yue-ying is not one of those beauties. Street-smart and practical, she’s content to live ... more >

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