Jade Lee knows how to spin a yarn to keep the reader flipping the pages and one learns quite a bit about the Taoist viewpoint about sex and life-enhancing instincts arising from the beautiful blend of yin and yang. Revealing a small part of the plot in no way detracts from the mystery and erotic romance of this novel. His inexplicable reaction is explained by letters from his minister brother in England, who preaches to Jack to forsake his wild ways. Desperate Tigress by Lee, Jade and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jack may be bold and adventurous, but underneath lies his puritanical background. Little Pearl begins her healing by releasing Jack’s yang, but Jack awakens and is horrified. One of the visitors, Captain Jack Storm, is brutally beaten by Little Pearl’s neighbors, a harbinger of the Boxer bloodbath which will occur in the late 19th century. In these books, including White Tigress, Hungry Tigress, and Desperate Tigress, the author plays on cultural differences between English and Chinese characters to add tension and interest to her stories. How is she to protect the Tan estate until her Master returns? Should she trust either visitor? Just how much should she trust the instincts honed by her Taoist priestess practices? Lee has received a more enthusiastic critical reception for her 'Tigress' series of books, set in pre-Communist China. After Little Pearl’s master is kidnapped, a Chinese businessman and a foreigner “devil” arrive, the first to grasp what is not his to take and the latter to collect what is rightfully owed him. Little Pearl, Taoist mistress of the sacred arts, believes that a perfect balance of yin and yang is vital to reach Nirvana, achieved through sharing sexual energy.

Desperate Tigress by Jade Lee