The Dragon and the Pearl
ISBN:
9781464030703
Publish date: 2013
Publisher: Recorded Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Medieval,
Historical Romance,
Category Romance,
Harlequin,
Asia,
China
Series: Tang Dynasty 0.5 (#2)
The Dragon and the Pearl by Jeannie Lin Book 2 of Tang Dynasty 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 awa...
Probably the best full length book in the series. Li Tao and Ling Suyin were a great couple and great individual characters (both got a raw deal character development wise in the first book). The plotline was filled with action and political intrigue. Best part, you don't have to read the first book...
For the lover of the steamy sex scene. I must admit, I was not prepared for the fact that the majority of the story's suspense was sexual. It's just that, as a non-habitual romance reader, it's hard for me to grasp a relationship so deeply rooted in the physical. Nor can I imagine by even a light-...
I've heard wonderful things about this series, and I've been meaning to read it since forever. For some reason I started out with the second one, don't ask me why, not even I know...I've read a lot of HR, but never any in this particular setting so, hurrah for a non-eurocentric romance with non-whit...
It was fun to go back to the Tang Dynasty and the complicated web of politics, assassins, and a crumbling empire. I look forward to reading the next installment.
7 years ago
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