**When Keiko chooses duty over love, she wonders if the code of the samurai is worth the heartache.** Leaving Edo to save the life of a man she once loved, Keiko must give up everything she has worked for. She vows one day to return, but she has learned the hard lesson that the gods have a da
Chameleon: A Japanese Historical Fiction Novel
β Scribed by India Millar
- Book ID
- 111703860
- Publisher
- Red Empress Publishing
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 515 KB
- Series
- Warrior Woman of the Samurai
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Keiko thought she was becoming a true samurai warrior, but the loss of her sister will make her doubt everything.
Keiko's revenge on her enemies is almost complete. Like the chameleon, she has changed herself to attract and entrap the men she seeks. Now, just one man remains unpunished. But before she can complete her vengeance, karma destroys her plans cruelly.
Nikoβher adopted younger sisterβis kidnapped.
Keiko is sure she knows who is behind the abduction, but she cannot act alone to get Niko back. She is forced to turn to the most unlikely ally to help herβAkira, the most feared yakuza in Edo.
Putting her own desires aside, Keiko must question her own motives and role as a samurai to keep from losing the only person left in the world who loves her.
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