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Tang Dynasty China, 823 A.D.
Musician Jia needs a valuable book of poems by a famous courtesan to buy her freedom...and she believes Luo Cheng has taken it. Her attempt to steal the book from him fails, but the tall and powerful scholar unexpectedly offers to help her quest! But when they finally find the book—and the arousing poems and artwork inside—Jia's longing for freedom is replaced with a new kind of desire for Cheng....
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Posted March 13, 2012
In Capturing the Silken Thief, Jeannie Lin gives readers a beautiful romance set in Imperial China.
Cheng is a scholar studying for the Imperial exams to create a better life for his family back home in the province.
Jia is an indentured pipa player searching to find a way to buy her freedom.
Through a case of mistaken identity the two are brought together in the search for the journal of Xue Lin, which Jia believes is the key to her freedom.
While working together, Cheng and Jia form an unbreakable bond, and each try to move heaven and earth to help the other find their dreams.
Jeannie Lin’s lyrical writing captures a strong heroine and an honest hero as they work to better their lives. By the end of this short novella the happily ever after feels real and the reader can walk away knowing the characters are completely satisfied.
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Tang Dynasty China, 823 A.D.
Musician Jia needs a valuable book of poems by a famous courtesan to buy her freedom...and she believes Luo Cheng has taken it. Her attempt to steal the book from him fails, but the tall and powerful scholar unexpectedly offers to help her quest! But when they finally find the book—and the arousing poems and artwork inside—Jia's longing for freedom is replaced with a new kind of desire for Cheng....