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Obligatory Why We Left China Post

Obligatory Why We Left China Post

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by admin

I know it has been a long, long time since I posted, but it has also been a really long three years. While most of the world moved into a state of “living with COVID” by 2021, China refused. It was as if we were stuck in the worst months of 2020 for three years. Read More

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Empress in Danger: Empress in Disguise Book 3

Empress in Danger: Empress in Disguise Book 3

Posted on August 7, 2021 by admin

She thought that fate was finished with her. But it was only beginning… After being banished to a remote abbey, Daiyu thinks the machinations of the inner court can no longer hurt her. But she is wrong. A ghost from the past emerges and threatens everything Daiyu has worked so hard to build for herself. Read More

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Empress in Hiding: Empress in Disguise Book 2

Empress in Hiding: Empress in Disguise Book 2

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 by admin

She thought that the favor of the emperor would keep her safe. She was wrong. At the center of power and privilege, Daiyu is now in more danger than she ever imagined. No longer able to hide among the countless palace ladies, as empress, Daiyu cannot escape the jealousy and scheming of the other women Read More

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Empress in Disguise: Empress in Disguise Book 1

Empress in Disguise: Empress in Disguise Book 1

Posted on September 26, 2020October 9, 2020 by admin

To save her family, one girl will sacrifice her very identity. Living in poverty in the shadow of the Forbidden City, Daiyu never imagined that the life of the emperor would impact her own. But a chance meeting with a girl who looks exactly like her changes everything. Daiyu’s family is offered enough money to Read More

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Mulan 2020: We Haven't Come A Long Way, Baby

Mulan 2020: We Haven’t Come A Long Way, Baby

Posted on September 10, 2020 by admin

This post contains SPOILERS for the Disney live-action version of Mulan. Don’t scroll past Mushu if you don’t want to be spoiled. In 1978, Edward Said wrote the book on Orientalism, which is the racist, simplistic, and inaccurate view of Eastern cultures in the West, especially in Western pop culture.  My go-to example of Orientalism Read More

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The Man in the Dragon Mask Trailer Premier!

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by admin

I’ve never commissioned a book trailer before, but The Man in the Dragon Mask is the most ambitious book I’ve ever written, so I felt it deserved one. I am so grateful to Cherith Vaughan for her incedible trailer and beautiful book cover. She also did all the promotional materials for me. If you need Read More

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