Ginger Li

During the pandemic, I picked up several new hobbies. I learned how to raise houseplants. I also finally learned how to use a sewing machine.  The Knitting Club Gals is a sweet romance series that sprung up from my newfound love of sewing and my longtime appreciation of romances that include a strong group of loyal girlfriends. I've always relied on my female friendships for good advice, a sympathetic ear, and countless moments of humor. In The Dating Pact, the first book of the series, you'll meet Everly Knight, the lone sewing enthusiast in a group of knitters. Her friends rope her into joining a dating pact where each woman agrees to go on dates selected by her friends.  In Everly's case, her dates turn hilariously disastrous... until Wyatt Alexander, Everly's best friend from college, comes back into town...  Curious to see how they get together? You can pre-order a copy today! This is my first foray into writing sweet adult romances and I'm so excited to invite...

  XOXO, Piper , the first book in my East Beach High Series, comes out in a couple of weeks. I'm so nervous and excited to share this sweet romance with all of you because it feels like quite a departure from my previous YA fantasy novels .  2020 did a real number on me.  Several family members got sick with Covid and a few people passed away. I've always been an avid reader of fantasy, but this past year I found myself reaching for romances instead. I needed stories about "normal" life and I craved a happy ending. And that's why I wrote this new high school romance series. Each book shares the story of imperfect characters overcoming obstacles from their past to find swoon-worthy first love (with a lot of help from their friends.)   I really hope you enjoy this series!  (And if you love book soundtracks, I created this East Beach High Playlist on Youtube. It will give you all the best angsty-first-love feels.) Read on, friends! Ginger

Hi friends! I published   my first book   on Amazon almost a year ago. It’s been a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, but this past week I was excited to donate a portion of the money I made from book sales to   this organization   that helps victims of sex trafficking.  If you’ve read my   YA fantasy series , you’ll know that while it’s clean (very few swear words + a clean romance), several of the characters have to overcome difficult pasts.  I’m a firm believer that life is both messy and beautiful. That's why I write my characters to reflect that truth and why I’m glad to support an organization that helps exploited children and young adults transition to a healthy and hope-filled life.  Hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Now... I'm back to editing!  And if you'd like to hear from me on a weekly basis, subscribe to my NL for snippets of my life, fun internet finds, a funny meme (or two), and free reads!

It's confession time. This week I did a tiny bit of editing... and a LOT of map-making. Check out this map I drew of Solair. Fantasy Map of Solair Pretty neat, huh? I really enjoyed the process of creating this map. It helped to make the places in my Light and Fire novels  come to life. And can you believe this was my first time drawing a digital map? Yup! There's this super-nifty webpage called Inkarnate  that allows you to design and create maps for free. It's super intuitive and easy-to-use. You can also pay a small fee for fancier designs and more features. I'm debating about trying out the paid option to create beautiful parchment-style maps for the boxset. Well, alrighty then. I just wanted to pop in and share this lovely image. Now, back to writing!

Hi friends! How are you doing? Our family of four is slowly getting used to the new normal of online life and social distancing. My two boys have really great attitudes. They see this as a fun new adventure. My husband also seems resigned to it all, although he really dislikes Zoom. Unfortunately, it takes me much longer to adapt to new changes. (I know, it's been over 4 weeks... so it's not even new anymore... oy!) Honestly, it's hard for me to feel hopeful when there is so much suffering and the end isn't quite in sight. So today I thought I'd pop on the blog and share about something that makes me happy. And that's the cover of Haven of Smoke and Shadows , the 3rd book in my Light and Fire Series . Here she is- isn't she gorgeous? Once again, all props go to KD Ritchie from Story Wrappers for designing such a beautiful cover. Here's a blurb for the book: Sometimes first loves were never meant to be... Lia reveals her true...

Hi friends! Today I wanted to share the cover for The Lady Thief , the newest novel in my Light and Fire Series, and some reflections I had while writing this novel...

If you're visiting this post, chances are you love shifter novels!  Want to know a secret? Me too! Who wouldn't want to fly like a bird? Destroy buildings like a dragon? Or run like a wolf? It makes sense that we're captivated by stories where human beings hold the ability to transform into animals.  Personally, I find shifters to be super sexy. I also love reading about shifter characters using their abilities to protect the people that they love. It's no coincidence that my debut novel,  Half-Blood Mage , stars Kieren, a reluctant dragon hunter, who is cursed to become the very creature that he hates: a dragon.  In this novel, Kieren's whole story arc involves him trying to get rid of his curse... but what if his curse was actually a blessing in disguise? To celebrate the launch of my debut novel, I asked other readers to list their favorite YA shifter novels. Here's what they suggested: 30+ Awesome YA Shifter N...

My debut novel,  Half-Blood Mage  is finally out!  To celebrate, I thought I'd give you a sneak peek into some of the decisions I made along the way... especially the decisions regarding Lia's race and my cover design.  Should Lia be Asian? Honestly, I debated whether to make Lia Asian at all. Her "Asian-ess" (in this case, I imagined her to be half-Taiwanese, half-Caucasian) doesn't really have anything to do with her story. She doesn't speak another language. I don't really bring up her multiracial upbringing that often. And her mixed-background isn't super important to her story arc. Lia could honestly look like anyone. Or have any background. The only key feature she needed to have was heterochromia.  But here's the reason why I made Lia Asian: I'm Asian. My parents are originally from Taiwan. And I married an Asian man. So I've experienced life through a very Asian American perspective.  Su...