After Okami
is captured in the Jukai forest, Mariko has no choice--to rescue him, she must
return to Inako and face the dangers that have been waiting for her in the
Heian Castle.
With the wedding plans already underway, Mariko pretends to be consumed with her upcoming nuptials, all the while using her royal standing to peel back the layers of lies and deception surrounding the imperial court. But each secret she unfurls gives way to the next, ensnaring Mariko and Okami in a political scheme that threatens their honor, their love and the very safety of the empire.
“If the
first book in this duology (Flame in the Mist, 2017) was a slow burn, this conclusion is all
action...Mariko is a heroine worth
following to the thrilling conclusion.”—Booklist
“With admirable brio, Ahdieh serves up intrigues and counterintrigues, battles and betrayals, … interludes of heated romance…Nuanced female characters drive the action.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A well-written, lavish conclusion to the dreamlike world created in Flame in the Mist.”—School Library Journal
“With admirable brio, Ahdieh serves up intrigues and counterintrigues, battles and betrayals, … interludes of heated romance…Nuanced female characters drive the action.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A well-written, lavish conclusion to the dreamlike world created in Flame in the Mist.”—School Library Journal