White Tiger: The First Dark Heavens Urban Fantasy – Chinese Gods, Kung Fu, and Paranormal Romance Collide - Couverture souple

Chan, Kylie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061994057 ISBN 13 : 9780061994050

Editeur : Harper Voyager, 2011

Synopsis

“Packed with Chinese mythology, kick-ass action, and sexual tension….A smart, entertaining read.”
—Australian Specific

A young woman accepts a position as nanny to the young daughter of a handsome, wealthy, and mysterious Chinese businessman—only to discover her new employer is really a god…and every foul demon in creation is out to destroy him! With a premise like that, fantasy aficionados and die-hard action lovers alike will no doubt be expecting something exceptional—and Australian author Kylie Chan delivers big time! White Tiger is the first book in Chan’s breathtaking trilogy that ingeniously blends magic, martial arts, and urban fantasy with a healthy dollop of paranormal romance thrown in to sweeten the pot. Fans of Hong Kong kung fu movies and the novels of Lilith Saintcrow, Liz Williams, Karen Chance, Devon Monk, and Ilona Andrews will flip over White Tiger, Kylie Chan’s remarkable non-stop martial arts supernatural adventure love story.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kylie Chan is the bestselling author of the Dark Heavens and Journey to Wudang trilogies. She married a Hong Kong national in a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony and lived in Hong Kong for many years. She now lives in Queensland, Australia, with her two children.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Action, intrigue, demons and dragons

Kylie Chan creates a fast andfurious story balanced betweenthe celestial and the mortal,the powerful and the innocent . . .

Emma Donahoe has just started her new job as nanny to Simone, the daughter of John Chen, a very rich Hong Kong businessman.

She understands that Simone may be a target for kidnappers but she does not expect to be drawn into a world of martial arts, magic and extreme danger, where both gods and demons can exist in themortal domain.

When John and his American bodyguard, Leo, teach Emma their particular style of martial arts, they begin to realize that Emma herself is more than she seems . . .

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Voyager
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0061994057
• ISBN 13: 9780061994050
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 528
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