Little did Lloyd Lofthouse know in 1999, when he married Anchee Min, that he was beginning a decade long journey of discovery. His first trip to The Middle Kingdom was on the honeymoon with his bride, who introduced him to China and Robert Hart (1835-1911), the main characters in Lloyd's first two novels, My Splendid Concubine and Our Hart. Lloyd now lives near San Francisco with his wife—with a second home in Shanghai, China.   Lloyd earned a BA in journalism in 1973 after fighting in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine. While working days as an English teacher, he enjoyed a second job as a maitre d’ in a multimillion-dollar nightclub. His short story, A Night at the ‘Well of Purity’ was named as a finalist for the 2007 Chicago Literary Awards.     Connect with Lloyd Lofthouse Online: Blog: http://lloydlofthouse.org/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/lflwriter Website: http://lloydlofthouse.org/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lloyd-lofthouse/17/18a/9a2 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100000549375341  

Lloyd's novels have earned several literary awards in juried contests.

1st Place Winner Mystery
2015 Beach Book Festival

1st Place Biography/Autobiography
2015 San Francisco Book Festival

Runner Up Biography/Autobiography
2015 Florida Book Festival

Runner Up in General Fiction
2013 Beach Book Festival

Honorable mentions in Fiction
2008 London Book Festival
2009 London Book Festival
2009 San Francisco Book Festival
2009 Hollywood Book Festival
2009 Nashville Book Festival
2012 San Francisco Book Festival
2012 New York Book Festival
2012 London Book Festival
2013 DIY Book Festival
2013 San Francisco Book Festival
2013 Hollywood Book Festival
2013 New York Book Festival
2014 London Book Festival
2014 Los Angeles Book Festival
2014 New England Book Festival
2014 Southern California Book Festival
2015 Los Angeles Book Festival
2015 San Francisco Book Festival