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Bethan James

“Empress Cixi was a woman on a mission, but onlookers in the palace gardens would not have guessed this from the delicate footsteps she took in her silk shoes. The scroll Cixi had recently received from her Spy Chief was tucked into a sleeve of her fur-trimmed robe. A dragon was embroidered on its back. As she gripped the message, the Empress remembered she hadn’t paid her usual morning visit to her baby son Zaichun and his wet nurse yet. It would simply have to wait.”

From ‘The Lost Magician’ – included in the showcase

“Whilst I’ve had friends, family, and fellow authors read over my novel, nothing is as useful as an objective opinion from someone outside your inner circle – a critical friend who’s not out to flatter your ego, but constructively guide your work in progress. The dream is to see my story published. Thanks to TLC I don’t just feel steps closer to this target, but whole leaps.” From the Introduction