White Tigress

The combination of a Chinese setting and the late Victorian time period made White Tigress a must read for me, and surprisingly, the book more than lived up to my expectations. Firstly, I really, really loved how author Lee did not have the heroine, Lydia, see the hero, Ru Chan, as "he was chinese, with slanted eyes and yellow skin." I tend to stay away from interracial romances because most of the time, the authors feel the need to constantly remind the reader that one of the characters isn't white. So Lee recieved an automatic thumbs up from me. Regarding the rest of the story, it was luscious, very sensual and the relationship between the protagonists was very realistic. I enjoyed the elements of Shanghai, as well as the religious and cultural differences between Lydia and Ru Chan that weren't used as a chance for the author to step atop a soap box. If you are looking for an erotic, rich read that isn't your run of the mill historical romance between two mature adults, White Tigress is for you.

Five stars for Jade Lee's White Tigress. Lydia Smith, an English woman travels to China in search of her finance, Maxwell. Unfortunately, she ends up in a Chinese brothal. Cheng Ru Shan searches for his own immortality. In order to reach his goal, Ru Shan purchases Lydia from a brothal for her yin waters. As Lydia becomes sensually aware of her body and longs for Ru Shan to continue his daily exercises with her, she waits for an opportunity to escape her captor. When the day comes, she flees and finds her fiance only to be betrayed by him. You'll have to read White Tigress to find out how Lydia and Ru Shan find one another and have a happy ever after. This is a wonderful heartwarming multicultural romance. A must read! Sandy Levin

I've never read about yin and yang before, and I'll all for the slave scenarios. Lydia is a strong willed English woman who journeys to Shanghai to surprise her fiance, when she's abducted and sold into slavery. Ru Shan is in for quite a shock when he discovers the woman he enslaved has actually enslaved his spirit, and eventually his heart. Interesting and original!

Jade Lee's "White Tigress" is simply the best multicultural romance book written at this point, in my opinion. The female protagonist, Lydia, is a strong, smart woman and Ru Shan, her male counterpart is unlike any man I've read about. He recognizes his faults and deals with them, with the help of Lydia. Being strong for each other is what finally gets them what they want. This book makes me think and question everything. That's why I love it and will keep it always in my library. This is definitely a must-read but not like a typical romance. If you go in expecting that, you'll miss the message.

In 1898 Lydia Smith leaves England to make a surprise visit to her fiancé, who she has missed. However, she never makes her destination as she is kidnapped, drugged, and sold into sexual slavery to a Chinese brothel. Ru "The Dragon" Shan is going to teach Lydia all he knows about sexuality, but the WHITE TIGRESS Buddhist will never release his seed physically as he wants to capture her yin to spiritually supplement his yang. However he finds himself attracted to the slave who displays intelligence that he has never seen in a woman before especially as she insists he is her teacher not her master. As they fall in love, Ru struggles to keep from physically ejactulating but Lydia makes it the most difficult task of his enlightened life as she insists their yin and yang belong together in loving harmony. This exotic, erotic and spiritual historical romance is unique as Jada Lee introduces her audience to the sexual side of Zen Buddhism by interweaving eastern beliefs into the robust story line. The lead couple is an enjoyable powerful pairing and comparing of two strong souls, but it is Ru whose inimitability not seen in romance tales that makes the novel different, educational, and engaging. WHITE TIGRESS is a fine distinctive tale of East loves West. Harriet Klausner