{"id":14244,"date":"2021-07-09T17:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=14244"},"modified":"2026-01-04T21:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:02:16","slug":"hudson-lin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/hudson-lin\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson Lin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hudson Lin is a pen name that an author uses when writing romances featuring queer and disabled people of color. Lin’s family emigrated from Taiwan to Toronto in the 1980s. She worked in finance and related industries before focusing on writing, co-hosting a podcast and working as a writing coach. Many of Lin’s titles are only available as e-books. These include Fly With Me<\/em> (2019), Stepping Out in Faith<\/em> (2018), and the short stories\/novellas Lessons for a Lifetime<\/em>, Ipso Facto ILU<\/em>, Take Me Home<\/em>, and My Name on Your Lips<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dragon Boats & Doctor’s Notes: A Sapphic Sports Romance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Lantern Press, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When workaholic obstetrician Julie decides to join a dragon boat team, she never expected to be so captivated by enigmatic team captain Rae. Dragon boat was supposed to help change up her routine, not blow her entire life out of the water, but now Rae is making her question every decision she’s ever made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rae has always been a natural caretaker, and seeing Julie’s all work-no play approach to life brings out all of their protective tendencies. The unending shifts and emotional toil of working at a busy Toronto hospital isn’t sustainable, but no matter how many times Rae points that out, Julie doesn’t seem willing to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they train for the biggest regatta of the year, Rae and Julie must decide whether their budding love is worth fighting for, or if they’ll let Julie’s dedication to her job drive them apart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Going Public<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toronto: Carina Press, 2022.
(Jade Harbour Capital; bk. 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As an operating partner at Jade Harbour, Raymond Chao prides himself in fixing even the most disastrous of portfolio companies\u2014no matter the cost. While his colleagues might not always like his methods, they love his results. But his latest business partner isn\u2019t cooperating, and what\u2019s worse, Raymond’s underhanded tactics have landed him in hot water with the law.  

Elvin Goh has been Raymond’s assistant for years, and he’s been in love with the charming, ruthless playboy for just as long. There’s very little that Elvin won’t do\u2014or hasn’t done\u2014for Raymond. Impossible crush aside, it’s his job. But this time, even Elvin can’t see a way out. 

When long nights in the office lead to whispered confessions and a newfound intimacy, it seems like a dream come true\u2014for both of them. But with the prospect of failure on the horizon, can this dream team beat the odds and come out the victors in the office and<\/em> in their hearts?  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hard Sell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toronto: Carina Press, 2021.
(Jade Harbour Capital ; bk. 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Danny Ip walks into every boardroom with a plan. His plan for struggling tech company WesTec is to acquire it, shut it down, and squeeze the last remaining revenue out of it for his Jade Harbour Capital portfolio. But he didn\u2019t expect his best friend’s younger brother\u2014the hottest one-night stand he ever had\u2014to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tobin Lok has always thought the world of Danny. He\u2019s funny, warm, attractive\u2014and totally out of Tobin\u2019s league. Now, pitted against Danny at work, Tobin might finally get a chance to prove he\u2019s more than just Wei\u2019s little brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes a lot to get under Danny\u2019s skin, but Tobin is all grown up in a way Danny can\u2019t ignore. Now, with a promising patent on the line and the stakes higher than ever, all he can think about is getting Tobin back into his bed\u2014and into his life for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If only explaining their relationship to Wei could be so easy\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inside Darkness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Burnsville, NC: Riptide Publishing, 2018.
(My Own Skin ; bk. 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After a decade as an aid worker, Cameron Donnelly returns home jaded, tired, and with more than just a minor case of PTSD. Plagued by recurring nightmares but refusing to admit he has a problem, Cam quickly spirals into an alcohol-infused depression, and everyone around him is at a loss for how to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalist Tyler Ang met Cam on a reporting assignment in Kenya, and their first encounters were rife with hostility and sexual tension. Back in New York, their paths continually cross, and each time, Cam\u2019s brokenness reminds Ty more and more of his own difficult childhood. Letting Cam in goes against Ty\u2019s instinct to live life autonomously, but the damaged aid worker manages to sneak past his guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their relationship is all sharp corners and rough edges, and just as they\u2019re figuring out how to fit together, a life-threatening accident puts it all in jeopardy. If they want a future together, both will have to set aside their egos and learn to carry each other\u2019s burdens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Three Months to Forever<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

: Yellow Lantern Press, 2020.
version 2.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ben is looking for an adventure when he accepts a temporary assignment in Hong Kong, but he never anticipates how his life might change when he meets a sophisticated, intriguing man named Sai. Their initial attraction is sizzling and soon grows into more as Sai takes Ben on a tour of the city\u2019s famous landmarks and introduces him to the local cuisine. Sai stimulates Ben\u2019s intellect and curiosity, and for jaded corporate lawyer Sai, Ben\u2019s innocent eagerness is a breath of fresh air. It would be so easy to fall in love\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But nothing is that simple. Sai\u2019s job forces him to do things that violate his morals, and the difficult dynamics with his family is a major obstacle to any lasting relationship with Ben. For Ben, he misses his family back in Toronto, and can he really leave behind his home for a man he\u2019s only known a short time? With the clock ticking, they must decide whether to risk it all and turn three months into forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hudson Lin personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Carina Press<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Riptide Publishing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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