White Tiger: Dark Heavens Book One
Description
“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.
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 . . .
|“Packed with Chinese mythology, kick-ass action and sexual tension… a smart, entertaining read.” - Australian SpecFic
“WHITE TIGER is a fast paced novel with liberal quantities of romance, action and fantasy. The present-day setting blends seamlessly with the solid grounding the book has in myth and folklore. It is a rich tapestry of culture, action and love and makes for good entertainment.” - OzHorrorScope
“A wonderful rollicking yarn that kept me engrossed right to the end.” - Robbi Neal
PUBLISHER:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0061994057
ISBN-13:
9780061994050
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2011
NUMBER OF PAGES:
528
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
6.75(H) x 4.19(W) x 1.06(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English