Download or read book My Fair Concubine written by Jeannie Lin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USA Today–bestselling author of The Dragon and the Pearl “combines wit, seduction, skill, and intelligence in a tantalizing take on ‘My Fair Lady’” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Yan Ling tries hard to be servile—it’s what’s expected of a girl of her class. Being intelligent and strong-minded, she finds it a constant battle. Proud Fei Long is unimpressed by her spirit—until he realizes she’s the answer to his problems. He has to deliver the emperor a “princess.” In two months can he train a tea girl to pass as a noblewoman? Yet it’s hard to teach good etiquette when all Fei Long wants to do is break it, by taking this tea girl for his own . . . “Lin has a gift for bringing the wondrous and colorful world of ancient China to readers. The history and culture of the era are beautifully bound together with a classic romance theme. Those yearning for new worlds and age-old adventures will savor Lin’s novel.” —Romantic Times

Download or read book Wild Swans written by Jung Chang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.

Download or read book The Warlord s Queen A Fantasy Romance written by J. M. Keep and published by Dark God-King. This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stolen body, a war that wages, and a love that conquers all. Mirella, the once slave, now lives a posh existence through a stolen life. Wed to the God-King Kulav, their passionate love transcends all else. For a moment, they thought they knew peace. Nothing could prepare them for the brutal loss of their loved one. The dark Warlord readies himself to get revenge, and the blood spilled by His army will paint the mountains red. But the secret coven of witches can sense the larger storm brewing; the war beyond the battle. The one that even the Warlord's armies and battle prowess won't be able to fend against. The price for salvation is high. The love between the dominant Warlord and his Queen might be the only thing that can save the people of Ariste. Or it may condemn them to their doom. If you love dominant alpha males and dark fantasy romance, The Warlord's Queen picks up after The Warlord's Concubine.

Download or read book Concubine written by Jill Knowles and published by . This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to protect his homeland, Prince Kael's father gives him to warlord Taren in Zandria where he is intimately seduced beyond escape.

Download or read book Barbarian s Concubine written by Lisa Cach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National bestselling author Lisa Cach’s erotic, passionate story continues in Part Two of the series about Nimia—the Roman Empire slave girl whose prophetic gift is unloosed by sexual encounters. Reunited with Clovis, now king of his barbarian tribe, Nimia and he “celebrate” sexually. Frequently. But sometimes he takes it too far, subjecting her to erotic activities that make her wonder if she’d be better off with her former master, Sygarius. She’s in love with Clovis, though, and he says he loves her, too… But there’s a coldness in his eyes that makes her wonder if he really does—or if he’s just using her prophetic gift for his own gain. King Sygarius, meanwhile, wants Nimia back. When he captures her and sexually enslaves her again, she discovers a crystal chalice inscribed with a design that echoes those tattooed on her body. And when Clovis rescues her from Sygarius, she steals the chalice to take with her. A Christian priest suspects it’s the Holy Grail, but Nimia has a strong feeling it’s a remnant of her lost tribe, the Phanne. But even the chalice cannot tell her if the child she carries belongs to Clovis… or to his greatest enemy: Sygarius.

Download or read book The Third Scroll Mass Market Paperback written by Dana Marton and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: epic fantasy

Download or read book Warlord s Captive written by Lisa Cach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty Shades of Grey meets Game of Thrones in this erotic, passionate novel—Part 4 of the 1,001 Erotic Nights series from nationally bestselling author Lisa Cach—about a Roman Empire sex slave on a journey of betrayal, seduction, vengeance, and love. Beautiful Nimia, who was tutored in sexual arts by her first master, a king, is very appealing to powerful men in more ways than one: she has a prophetic gift that’s triggered by sexual encounters. In Warlord’s Captive, Nimia’s quest to find her lost tribe and develop her prophetic power takes her to Britannia, to find a druid called Merlin who’s renowned for his sorcery…and his sexual perversions. Though Merlin is the one man who might understand her, it’s his half-brother Arthur whom she sees in her visions. But before she can go to either of them, she’ll have to escape the clutches of the scheming warlord Mordred.

Download or read book Farewell to My Concubine written by Bihua Li and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1993 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of a male Beijing opera star, his love for another male singer, and the beautiful courtesan who comes between them, sweeps through five decades of Chinese history.

Download or read book Accidental Sorceress written by Dana Marton and published by Dana Marton. This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tera, a powerful healer, travels with her beloved warrior, the High Lord Batumar, on a secret mission to forge alliances to stop the bloodthirsty Emperor Drakhar. Surviving vicious pirates, slave traders, and an ancient enemy of dark power is only the beginning. The journey brings Tera unimaginable hardships and loss, testing her spirit and heart as she gathers her own allies and fulfills her destiny. Adding a tiger and a wraith as companions on her journey, Tera struggles to survive with her wits and healing skills while protecting her light from the dark power that seeks to claim her.

Download or read book Pavilion of Women written by Pearl S. Buck and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “vivid and extremely interesting” novel of an upper-class Chinese wife’s quest for freedom, from the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth (The New Yorker). At forty, Madame Wu is beautiful and much respected as the wife of one of China’s oldest upper-class houses. Her birthday wish is to find a young concubine for her husband and to move to separate quarters, starting a new chapter of her life. When her wish is granted, she finds herself at leisure, no longer consumed by running a sixty-person household. Now she’s free to read books previously forbidden her, to learn English, and to discover her own mind. The family in the compound are shocked at the results, especially when she begins learning from a progressive, excommunicated Catholic priest. In its depiction of life in the compound, Pavilion of Women includes some of Buck’s most enchanting writing about the seasons, daily rhythms, and customs of women in China. It is a delightful parable about the sexes, and of the profound and transformative effects of free thought. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.

Download or read book The Warlord s Concubine written by Paul Blades and published by . This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violet's travails as the Warlord's concubine continues. New management in the seraglio bodes ill for the English whore. Has the warlord tired of Tatiana, her Russian lover? Will she and Violet soon face separation, never to meet again in this life? The warlord has his problems too. He returns to the fortress from his pilgrimage, dreading his confrontation with the concubine who so bedevils his heart. She must be punished for her unfaithfulness. But, when he has had her whipped, will she then give herself to him, or will she choose death before obedience? The seraglio needs new blood and the beautiful, 20 year old daughter of American missionaries seems to fit the bill. The Nanking government is increasing its pressure for him to submit to its suzerainty. The British Consul has sent a note demanding to know if a Violet Harris is being held by him against her will. And then there are his troops. In a confrontation with the Kuomintang, will they fight? This novel contains scenes of nonconsensual sex and violence.

Download or read book Warprize written by Elizabeth Vaughan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Vaughan’s brawny barbarian romance recreates the delicious feeling of adventure and the thrill of exploring mysterious cultures created by Robert E. Howard in his Conan books and makes for a satisfying escapist read with its enjoyable romance between a plucky, near-naked heroine and a truly heroic hero.”—Booklist The daughter of a Warrior King, Lara was trained as a healer. With her father dead and her incompetent half-brother on the throne, the kingdom is in danger of falling to warring Firelanders. Unable to depose her sibling or negotiate peace, Lara serves her people by healing the warriors—on both sides of the conflict—who are injured in battle. Lara finds herself educated in her enemy’s language and customs in return for her attention and compassion. She never expects that her deeds, done in good faith, would lead to the handsome and mysterious Firelander Warlord demanding her in exchange for a cease-fire. To save her land and her people, Lara trades her freedom to become the Warprize.

Download or read book The Dragon and the Pearl written by Jeannie Lin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Emperor's consort Ling Suyin is renowned for her beauty. She lives quietly alone until the most ruthless warlord in the region steals her away, intent on uncovering her mystery without falling under her spell.

Download or read book The Concubine of Shanghai written by Hong Ying and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China, 1907. Sixteen-year-old orphan Cassia is sold by her aunt to a brothel. There, she works as a lowly maid for Madame Emerald until a powerful and dangerous client plucks her from obscurity. Master Chang is the boss of the fearsome Shanghai Triad and he always gets what he wants. Despite her unbound feet and breasts, Cassia swiftly becomes Chang's favourite mistress. He showers her with luxuries as he embarks on her sexual awakening. But Chang's world is violent and precarious, and those such as Cassia who depend on him are bound to his fate . . .

Download or read book John Carter Warlord Of Mars Vol 1 Invaders From Mars written by Ron März and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Carter, the Confederate soldier transported to distant Mars, must save his adopted world from an adversary who is every bit his equal on the Red Planet: Captain Joshua Clark, formerly of the Army of the Potomac and now the strategist for a species of star-hopping conquerors. While Carter and his staunch ally, the Thark chieftain Tars Tarkas, lead a legion of united Green Men and Red Men against the alien assailants, Dejah Thoris - the princess of Barsoom - is held captive by the bloodthirsty Clark in the fallen city of Helium. The "Invaders of Mars" storyline is cosmic-scale action and adventure, courtesy of Ron Marz, the groundbreaking writer of Green Lantern!

Download or read book Women and Their Warlords written by Kate Merkel-Hess and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-08-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the complex history and legacy of elite wives, concubines, and daughters of warlords in twentieth-century China. In Women and Their Warlords, historian Kate Merkel-Hess examines the lives and personalities of the female relatives of the military rulers who governed regions of China from 1916 to 1949. Posing for candid photographs and sitting for interviews, these women did not merely advance male rulers’ agendas. They advocated for social and political changes, gave voice to feminist ideas, and shaped how the public perceived them. As the first publicly political partners in modern China, the wives and concubines of Republican-era warlords changed how people viewed elite women’s engagement in politics. Drawing on popular media sources, including magazine profiles and gossip column items, Merkel-Hess draws unexpected connections between militarism, domestic life, and state power in this insightful new account of gender and authority in twentieth-century China.

Download or read book The Warlord s Concubine Book Four written by Paul Blades and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violet's ordeal as General's Wang's sexual toy continues in this, the final volume of the The Warlord's Concubine. Wang is flush from his victory over the Kuomintang forces and celebrates by visiting torment of the captured Eurasian mistress of the defeated general. The strict discipline of the seraglio is challenged by a revolt of its inmates. Li Pao, General Wang's eunuch and major domo, strives to mold Violet into an instrument for taming the wilder instincts of his master. Has love blossomed between the warlord and his favorite? Can it withstand the clash of cultures and Wang's interminable quest for power? An intrigue with the neighboring warlord, General Chi, backfires as Wang seeks to strengthen his hand against the next, inevitable onslaught of the Nationalist forces. Violet makes a desperate dash for freedom. Will she succeed, or has an uncaring God condemned her to a life of torment? Betrayal, lust, cruelty and, in the midst of all this, love, are the themes for the series' thrilling finale.