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The Empress's Dagger
A fantastic time travel romance series set in Qing Dynasty Era China. As the Qing Empire continues to crumble, the Empress is more desperate than ever to find a way to secure her stranglehold on the country. Every day, she forces Jiayi to use her powers to see into the past to the time of Empress Wu to discover the secret to securing power.But Jiayi already knows the answer.Empress Wu’s dagger is more than it appears. Blessed with an ancient power, the dagger can be used to make and destroy empires.Jiayi’s ability to travel through time is growing stronger, and she is not sure she wants to use that power to prop up a dying empress. There is only one man she wants to save. The man she lost her heart to. A man who died over a thousand years ago.Zhihao knows he cannot fall in love with Jiayi, a palace slave. But with each passing day, his feelings grow stronger.When a ghost from his past walks into his life, Zhihao may have to choose between his country and the woman he loves.Secrets will be revealed in the second exciting installment of the Touching Time Trilogy!Keywords: time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy, time travel books, time travel adventure, time travel alternate history, time travel alternate history, time travel complete, time travel fantasy
The Slave's Necklace
A fantastic time travel romance series set in Qing Dynasty Era China. Kill the Empress, save China.That is what people from all sides are telling Jiayi. She not only has the power to kill the empress, but to set up a new future for China. Jiayi has spent her life as a palace slave. Freedom for China could mean a lifetime of servitude for her.And Jiayi is tired of living for everyone else.As Jiayi’s powers grow, she finds herself living more and more in the past, even as the future is barreling toward her.Zhihao’s past is catching up with him, leaving death and heartache in its wake. Zhihao is going to have to make a choice, but he isn’t sure he can do it alone.Jiayi and Zhihao stand on the precipice of a new world. But they will only survive if they can overcome the past and stand together, no matter how much it hurts.Get lost in time in this thrilling conclusion to the Touching Time Trilogy!Keywords: time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy, time travel books, time travel adventure, time travel alternate history, time travel alternate history, time travel complete, time travel fantasy
The Child's Curse
An exciting prequel to the fantastic time travel historical romance series, Touching Time. In a single moment, her life was no longer her own…On the streets of Peking, Sparrow survives by picking pockets and stealing food from street vendors, until the day she touches an item that sends her hurtling through time, awakening a power in her she cannot control or understand.Sparrow is forced to use her “trick” to tell fortunes, an endeavor that is exhausting at best, and deadly at worst. Every day becomes a nightmare that Sparrow is afraid she will never escape.But then she catches the attention of the Empress herself. A woman of immeasurable cruelty and power—the woman with the ability to change Sparrow’s destiny forever…Don’t miss The Child’s Curse, the exciting prequel to the Touching Time Trilogy.Keywords: free book, free romance book, free fantasy, free novel, romance books free, free books to read and download, time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, free time travel books, free time travel romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy
The Emperor's Seal
A fantastic time travel romance series set in Qing Dynasty Era China. The Emperor’s Seal – the divine symbol of the Emperor on earth – is missing. The Empress will do whatever it takes to get it back. Jiayi has a gift – she can travel through time just by touching historical artifacts. More than anything, she wants to escape the clutches of the Empress and run away to a foreign land. Finding the Emperor’s Seal could be her only chance at freedom, but is she willing to risk the wrath of the Empress? Historian and wannabe archaeologist Zhihao has no love for the Empress or the Qing Dynasty, but when the Empress orders him to find the Emperor’s Seal in exchange for funding China’s first history museum, he cannot refuse. It is only after he accepts the assignment that he realizes the key to finding the seal lies in the hands of a palace slave. Civil unrest and encroaching foreign powers threaten Jiayi and Zhihao's mission and lives as they hunt for The Emperor's Seal.Keywords: time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy, time travel books, time travel adventure, time travel alternate history, time travel alternate history, time travel complete, time travel fantasy, sale, discount, great deal, new deal
The Other Empress
In this exciting novel from USA Today best-selling author Amanda Roberts, the story of the slow march toward the fall of the Qing Dynasty comes to life in vivid detail, revealing a world of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the world of empresses, princesses, consorts, and concubines, and the emperors they served.History books may tell about the fall of the Qing Dynasty. But they haven't told my story…Born to a family of wealth and privilege, Zhenxiu was trained from a young age to become the wife of a very powerful man, though she prayed it would not be Prince Yizhu, the future Xianfeng Emperor, a man with cruel and salacious appetites. The sudden death of the prince's consort, however, thrusts fifteen-year-old Zhenxiu into the prince's bed and the center of the Qing Court, a court still reeling from the aftershocks of the Opium War.Zhenxiu finds solace in the friendship of a girl named Lanhua, and she does her best to help her friend rise in the emperor's estimation. When the emperor dies and leaves only Lanhua's five-year-old son as his heir, Zhenxiu finds herself as the de facto ruler of China, a position she was never trained to occupy. As she leans more and more on Lanhua for help, she slowly comes to realize that Lanhua's ambition has no bounds. An ambition that could get them both killed.The Other Empress is a riveting historical drama that brings to light the story of an empress who stood at the helm of the Qing Dynasty for more than twenty years. An empress overshadowed by the strong presence of the woman who would prove to be her dearest friend—and her most dangerous rival.Keywords: historical fiction, historical Chinese fiction, 19th century, China, Qing Dynasty, Philipa Gregory, Amy Tan, saga, series, epic, Asia, classics, dark ages, royalty, dark history, royal, imperial, genealogy, medieval, middle ages, kings, queen, emperor, empress, romance, drama
The Crazy Dumplings Cookbook
China's most popular food is also its most versatile! Find over 100 recipes in this fun cookbook. Dumplings. Wontons. Jiaozi. This remarkably simple food is found throughout Asia and in Chinese restaurants and kitchens around the world. But have you ever filled a dumpling wrapper with chicken? Lobster? North American Plains Bison? Hardly anyone has! The Crazy Dumplings Cookbook features over 100 recipes with some of the craziest and most delicious dumpling filling recipes you will ever see. From Chicken Taquito Dumplings to Timey-Wimey Dumplings to a dumpling for your dog, Crazy Dumplings will show you all the crazy things you can stuff into a dumpling wrapper for an easy meal or snack.Keywords: cookbooks, cookbook, cook book, cook books, cookbooks for beginners, cookbooks for teens, cookbooks for men, cook books for kids, dumpling recipe, dumpling wrappers, dumpling soup, cookbook vegan, cookbook vegetarian, Asian cookbook, Chinese cookbook, Thai cookbook, Korean cookbook, Japanese cookbook, Chinese food, Chinese takeout, copycat cookbook
Crazy Dumplings II: Even Dumplinger
China's most popular food is also its most versatile! Find over 100 recipes in this fun cookbook. Crazy Dumplings is back and is even crazier than ever! Dumplings from around the world and the most unique combinations of ingredients come together in Crazy Dumplings II: Even Dumplinger. From Thailand, Vietnam, India, and of course across China, traditional snacks are given a new twist when stuffed into dumpling wrappers. Sweet, savory, spicy, and all delicious, Crazy Dumplings II: Even Dumplinger will take you where your taste buds have never been before! Keywords: cookbooks, cookbook, cook book, cook books, cookbooks for beginners, cookbooks for teens, cookbooks for men, cook books for kids, dumpling recipe, dumpling wrappers, dumpling soup, cookbook vegan, cookbook vegetarian, Asian cookbook, Chinese cookbook, Thai cookbook, Korean cookbook, Japanese cookbook, Chinese food, Chinese takeout, copycat cookbook
Empress in Hiding
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 who would do anything to take her place.But that is not the only danger Daiyu faces.Foreign enemies besiege Peking, sacking the city and forcing the imperial family to flee for their lives. War changes everything.With enemies lurking in every corner, Daiyu, the girl from the streets, must step into a role she was never born to play.All of China depends on it.
Empress in Disguise
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 support them for life if she only agrees to take the stranger's place at the emperor's selection for new consorts. In order to pull off the ruse, Daiyu must abandon everything she ever knew and become a completely different person, a person she despises. And if she fails, if she is discovered, she will be guilty of treason and put to death.Daiyu cannot allow her family to suffer if it is within her power to save them, so she strikes the deadly bargain. But living within the Forbidden City is even more dangerous than she imagined...In this incredible retelling of The Princess and the Pauper, based on true events, authors Zoey Gong and Amanda Roberts bring to life the opulent and dangerous world of imperial consorts trapped within the great red walls of the Forbidden City.
Empress in Danger
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.From the opulence of the inner court and the right hand of the emperor, Daiyu finds herself back at the beginning, back outside the imposing red walls of the Forbidden City. Daiyu discovers that she has the power to choose her future, but both futures carry a risk she is not sure she has the strength to face.But underneath it all is a love so powerful, Daiyu cannot walk away.The future of a dynasty rests with her…
To Kill a Kingdom
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThis action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms.Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most--a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby--it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good--But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?
Collaborative School Leadership
This book takes the idea of distributing leadership in schools to a new level of understanding and practice. The authors address the complexities of leadership by putting forward two essential propositions. The first is the need to understand leadership as the outcome both of people’s intentions and the complex flow of interactions in the daily life of schools. The second is the need to integrate values of social justice and democracy into our understanding of leadership. Building on this insight, the authors show how leadership can be truly collaborative. The book also combines practice, theory and research and draws on the authors’ international experience. This book is an invaluable resource for reflection and change for everyone who contributes to and studies leadership – senior leaders, teachers, support staff, students and researchers.