From the back cover:
"Black Jade. Beautiful child-woman who dreamed of being as free as the wind-- until her exquisite charms caught the eye of China's irresistibly handsome Emperor, Shih-min. Amidst the splendor and opulence of the 7th century Tang court, and in Shih-min's possessive embrace, Jade learned the ancient secrets of Oriental eroticism - and the power of her own body. Propelled by a willful intelligence and a thirst for power, Jade lured the Emperor's son into marriage and rose from a lowly concubine to become Empress of China. Here, in a world of passionate alliances and cold-blooded intrigues, of majesty, mystery, and spectacle, is the compelling saga of the seductive and indomitable Black Jade, the only woman ever to rule China from the exalted Dragon Throne."
"Black Jade. Beautiful child-woman who dreamed of being as free as the wind-- until her exquisite charms caught the eye of China's irresistibly handsome Emperor, Shih-min. Amidst the splendor and opulence of the 7th century Tang court, and in Shih-min's possessive embrace, Jade learned the ancient secrets of Oriental eroticism - and the power of her own body. Propelled by a willful intelligence and a thirst for power, Jade lured the Emperor's son into marriage and rose from a lowly concubine to become Empress of China. Here, in a world of passionate alliances and cold-blooded intrigues, of majesty, mystery, and spectacle, is the compelling saga of the seductive and indomitable Black Jade, the only woman ever to rule China from the exalted Dragon Throne."
