Contemporary Romance
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Meteor Garden/Boys Over Flowers
Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei (just Lei in the series) Xi Men, and Mei Zuo are the four leading males in the 2001 Taiwanese Meteor Garden and 2018 Chinese remake of Meteor Garden.
The main female lead is named Shan Cai.
“Meteor Garden is the classic love story; rich boy (Dao Ming Si) falls for poor girl (Shan Cai) and obstacles ensue.” -IMDB description
Each version is based on the blockbuster manga BOYS OVER FLOWERS by Yoko Kamio
Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio I watched the 2018 version first, then the South Korean version titled Kkotboda namja (2009) “Boys Over Flowers.” Loved Min-Ho Lee as the rich thug Joon Pyo who falls for the poor student named Jan Di. His hairdo reminded me of the late, great Prince:
Prince with his Purple Rain curls 
Min-ho Lee as Joon Pyo in BOYS OVER FLOWERS 
The F4 guys (the actors real names are listed) in the Korean version of Boys Over Flowers Leading lady Hye-Sun Ku portrayed Jan-Di, the “Shan Cai” of the Korean version.
Haven’t seen the Japanese version yet, but I hope to view it soon.
I thought the 2018 remake was good, as there were some much needed updates done on the story.
Chinese version of the fabulous F4 from Meteor Garden. From left to right -Caesar Wu, Dylan Wang, Darren Chen and Connor Leong Then I saw the 2001 version with Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu, Barbie Hsu and Ken Zhu, via You Tube.
Meteor Garden 2001 version with Jerry Yan, Ken Zhu, Victor Chou and Vanness Wu as F4 Until I view the Japanese version, Barbie Hsu is the best Shan Cai imho. There’s bullying and violence, gaslighting, in short no matter which version please don’t let kids or teens watch without adult guidance.
The 2001 version is my favorite. One of the reasons is below:
Back in 2001 the Taiwan version at least included a black woman with the “player” of the group, Xi Men. She didn’t have any lines, and her screen time was brief, but still . . .
NetFlix has Meteor Garden 2018 and Boys Over Flowers 2009, while YouTube has Meteor Garden 2001. All versions have English subtitles.
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Entanglements and Chinese Street Fashions
Y’all can thank Ero Mei from Tik Tok
for a sizzling video @AmandaRosenberg posted on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AmandaRosenberg/status/1281798032451727365
UPDATE: The twitter video has been made private. Here’s a link to the original Tik-Tok video:
https://www.tiktok.com/@eromei/video/6847955988503481606?lang=en
So, showing more South Asian luv, my entangled IR couples with ebooks coming out:
Pictured: Thai-American Rikh ki Khumpai and African American Lolo Benoit 
Emmanuel is a vibrant, sexually active woman navigating the dating scene in a wheelchair. Her story is a continuation of my Sex and the Single Paraplegic series (At Last is the first book). Her love interest is Christian Chua, a Filipino American. 
Featured: Big man Yul Sukari and Rhea Chappelle. Yul’s family is from Indonesia. 
Su Su kissing Justin, in a scene from The Prince of BOYStown. Su Su is from Myanmar (Burma). -
Love in the time of Covid-19
Readers, I hope this post finds you and your loved ones safe and well.
I pray for us all.
Pictured: Interracial Lovers Rikh ki Khumpai and Lolo Benoit. 
Thai-American Rikh ki ริคกี้ and African American Lolo 
My upcoming NCAA basketball love story:
NCAA athlete Yul Sukari Appreciation pic -
All American
Meet Yul Sukari, All American. A southeast asian leading man and athletic marvel. Yul has one goal in mind, and that’s to play in the NBA.
But what happens when transfer student Rhea Chappelle doesn’t fall for the big man on campus? Is playing for the NBA still number one on Yul’s list, or is numero uno now all about winning Rhea’s heart?
Yul Sukari, ALL AMERICAN 
Yul Sukari and Rhea Chappelle 
Yul Sukari collage 
Yul Above the Rim - #BlackGirlMagic, Adult Novellas, Contemporary Romance, E books, IR erotic romance, New Adult, Novella
For Love of the Game
College basketball season is winding down, but I’m ramping up with new books that feature female players:
Emanuelle playing in wheelchair league 
Emanuelle or “El” as she likes to be called, is a vibrant, sexually active paraplegic woman Emanuelle is a character who continues my Sex and the Single Paraplegic Series. The first book featured Torii and Ethan in At Last:
Torii and Ethan My other basketball heroine:
Rhea Chappelle Her love interest:
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Basketball Jones
Rhea Chappelle attempting a crucial free throw. 
Satu-Satu, Indonesian for One on One. Pictured: Forward Rhea Chappelle and men’s basketball forward Yul Sukari. 
Big Love for Rhea Chappelle comes in the form of big man Yul Sukari, in the ebook One on One 
Promo for Forward Tenifah Ibekwe. 
Rivals – Tenifah “Teeni” Ibekwe shoots a free throw while Rhea Chappelle watches. 
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Tall Story
They’re called “bigs” on a basketball team, and my upcoming ebook features college sweethearts who play NCAA ball.
Yul Sukari (I decided to change his first name from Yohan) and Rhea Chappelle are the bigs on their respective male and female squads.
All is fair in Love and Basketball. Featured: Yul Sukari and Rhea Chappelle 
ESPNW scouts report on Rhea Chappelle Also featured:
Tenifah Ibekwe guards while Mercedes Abreu dribbles in One on One 
Big Nu point guard Jeloni Thorpe New promo for my books/website:
- #BlackGirlMagic, Adult Novella, Adult Novellas, Contemporary Romance, E books, IR erotic romance, Paranormal romance, Urban Fantasy
Black WUXIA
Ancient China and multicultural Chinese citizens:
Multicultural Chinese citizens 1869 “China’s Qing Dynasty, established by the Manchu people who ruled from 1644–1912, is described as having been a vast multicultural empire. But it appears multicultural might also be a euphemism for multiracial. Nothing illustrates this better than the black and white photos taken by visitors from Europe in the mid-to-late 1800s. John Thomson, an Irish photographer, was one of the first to capture images that reveal a surprisingly more diverse makeup of then-contemporary China.”
After doing more research, I narrowed down the point in time I wanted to focus on. So while Pagan’s novel is paranormal fantasy, I’ve included real landmarks and ethnic groups in order to put a black woman in China during this period. Wuxia tales overwhelmingly feature characters of Chinese ancestry, however I enjoy the genre so much that I wanted to feature an inter-racial romance. There are supernatural elements in my story, which usually aren’t part of WUXIA but Xianxia (仙侠).
Still, I’m dubbing this “Black Wuxia.”
Pictured: The witch Pagan and her lover, Karnage What is Wuxia?
Simply put, Wuxia (武侠) is a genre of Chinese writing featuring the lives and adventures of martial artists. The stories are always set in ancient China, typically between the Tang and middle Ching dynasties (approximately AD 618 to AD 1800). The main attraction of the Wuxia novels is the myriad of powerful martial arts, or kung fu, wielded by the story characters.