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Thomas remained in China until her grandmother died in 1988, and she emigrated to the United States at the age of thirteen. In 1984, Thomas's mother went to the United States to study, financed by Thomas's paternal great aunt.

Thomas recalls that her grandmother did the crossword puzzles in China's official English-language newspaper. Thomas was born in 1975 in Qingdao, Shandong, China. Qingdao highlighted in red, with Shandong province in orange Common themes in her work include unrequited love, love betrayal, and fate. In 2014, she diverged from her traditional historical settings to publish a series set in Imperial China. She published her first novel in 2008, English-set Victorian romances, and in 2013, she branched into young adult fantasy. In an article in The New York Times, romance author Sarah MacLean stated Thomas is known for her 'lush style,' and in USA Today romance author Madeline Hunter said she is 'critically acclaimed as one of historical romance's best writers.' Ī native of China, Thomas emigrated to the United States at thirteen and learned English reading romance novels. Most best-of-romance lists include one of her titles. She has won multiple awards including the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance for Not Quite a Husband in 2010 and His at Night in 2011. Thomas (born 1975) is an American novelist of young adult fantasy, historical romance, and contemporary romance. Young adult fantasy, Historical romance, Contemporary romance But do these reunited lovers dare risk their hearts and fall in love again, when so much has gone wrong before?īeautifully written and deeply moving, this RITA award winner for Best Historical Romance of 2011 is simply one of the finest romances ever published.Louisiana State University, University of Texas at Austin When a rebellion against the British Empire erupts in their path, they would risk their lives to ensure a safe passage home. Their marriage should have been a dream come true, not a silent wreck of distress and estrangement.īut now, with her father ailing, they must brave a perilous road through some of the most inhospitable terrains on earth. He only became more fascinated by her when, defying her genteel upbringing, she attended medical school and became a surgeon.

Leo has loved Bryony since he was a young boy-and she the older, beautiful, coolly self-possessed girl from a neighboring estate.

The last person Bryony Asquith expects to visit her on the North-West Frontier of British India is Leo Marsden, the handsomest, most talented man she has ever met-not to mention, her husband before their marriage was quietly annulled three years ago.

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