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Cecilia Tan

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April 09

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Gay & Lesbian

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Susie Bright says, "Cecilia Tan is simply one of the most important writers, editors, and innovators in contemporary American erotic literature." Since the publication of Telepaths Don't Need Safewords in 1992, she has been on the cutting edge of the erotic form, often combining elements of fantasy and science fiction in her work. She is also founder and editor of Circlet Press.

RT Book Reviews awarded her Career Achievement in Erotic Romance in 2015 and her novel Slow Surrender (Hachette/Forever, 2013) won the RT Reviewers Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence from GRW in 2013. She has been publishing Daron's Guitar Chronicles as a web serial since 2009 and her Secrets of a Rock Star series (Taking the Lead, Wild Licks, Hard Rhy ...more

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	Slow Surrender (Struck by Lightning, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 1,994 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow Seduction (Struck by Lightning, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 1,025 ratings — published 2014 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow Satisfaction (Struck by Lightning, #3) 3.75 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siren and the Sword (Magic University, #1) 3.29 avg rating — 510 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking the Lead (Secrets of a Rock Star, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daron's Guitar Chronicles, Vol. 1 (Daron's Guitar Chronicles, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Licks (Secrets of a Rock Star, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tower and the Tears (Magic University, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince's Boy: Volume One (The Prince's Boy, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Incubus and the Angel (Magic University, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My schedule for LACon V, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, is jam-packed. Kudos to the programming dept. for putting together what looks to be not only a huge (1600+ items!) program, but also a very well thought-out one, with a great deal of depth on many topics. If the fantastic pre-con emails I’ve been having with fellow panelists are any indication, the panels should be excellent an

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Struck by Lightning (3 books)
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Magic University (4 books)
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Secrets of a Rock Star (3 books)
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Bound by the Blood: An Urban Fantasy BDSM Romantic Suspense (The Vanished Chronicles Book 1)

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Lover at Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #11)

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I read this when it first came out and this new edition is still a delight. The tension between the characters, the depth of emotion, and the things unsaid all contribute to making the book hotter. Such a well-written book, the prose flows smoothly w ...more
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“Maybe too many of my expectations have been shaped by bad television.”
― Cecilia Tan, Magic University: The Complete Series

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“That's what I mean," Kyle said. "You know, a date, but the find-out-whether-there-will-be-a-second-date kind of date, rather than the already-committed-to-giving-a-relationship-a-try kind of date.”
― Cecilia Tan, Magic University: The Complete Series

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