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In the streets of twelfth-century Kyoto, a homeless boy is brutalized and left to die.  A selfless physician saves him but cannot soften his hardened spirit.  Angry at the world and seeking vengeance...

Intended to become the emperor's concubine, she died at the bottom of a cliff near Prince Atsuhira's private villa.  The palace covered up the scandal.  Months later, Akitada is drawn into the case when...

Fifteen years after the brutal murder of an imperial prince, the crime casts its shadow on Akitada’s family. The case is cold and the assassin dead, but his young wife’s brother wants to marry the assassin’s...

After the loss of his wife and newborn son, Akitada returns home, ostensibly to care for his motherless children, but really to withdraw from the world into his grief. When his friends and family join...

From the Shamus Award winning author comes a new mystery set in Imperial Japan.In the autumn of 1033, Sugawara Akitada spends his last year as governor of Mikawa Province amidst reports of piracy and...

The nuns of one of the Nara temples have misplaced an imperial concubine. Concerned about her well-being, the emperor dispatches Akitada to find her. Akitada decides to take along his new wife, hoping...

On the eve of the Tanabata Festival, a warrior rides into a family gathering to slaughter the members of a high-ranking family and their guests. Akitada, whose best friend is among the victims, searches...

On a visit to a remote mountain region with his children, Akitada hopes to find some peace after the break-up of his marriage. Instead they become involved almost immediately in the random violence that...

Eleven stories about crime and detection in eleventh century Japan are arranged chronologically for  Sugawara Akitada's career. They include diverse cases with clues from moon cakes and Chinese lutes...

Still grieving the death of his small son, Akitada risks career, freedom, and family to rescue an abused child from a life of misery.  The search for the boy's family leads to a harrowing story of love,...

A.D. 1030.  Senior Secretary Sugawara Akitada is recovering from a knife wound and still reeling from the loss of his wife. When the Council of State orders an investigation of the claims of two warring...

On a journey to Naniwa to unmask officials who are selling information to pirates, Akitada witnesses the recovery of a body from the river.  The image of the drowned child prostitute follows him as his...

A brotherhood united by tragedy, determined to survive. Six genetically engineered aliens flee their home world and get a second chance for life and love on planet Earth. Alien Castaways Volume 1 contains...

Trinity's Hope, Book One in the Carondolette Family Series, tells the story of the youngest and shyest daughter, Trinity Hope Carondolette, as she embarks on a new and harrowing experience on a college...

A neighborhood in Kentland Maryland plays host to a bevy of whispers, police investigations and lies as Ginger tries to uncover what everyone is keeping from her. Her memory loss continues to hold her...

Having fled the destruction of their home planet, six genetically engineered aliens with special powers get a second chance for life and love on Earth. Alien Castaways Volume Two contains Shadow, Inferno,...

An unexpected and dubious promotion sends Akitada to Kyushu, an outpost where illegal trade with China breeds treason and murder. Leaving behind his family, he faces obstruction and hostility at his new...

"I save the people who will save the universe. If it can be saved."After an extraordinary encounter with kyoseil in the Oneiroi Nebula, Nika Kirumase is transformed. Now able to understand and harness...

If ever Akitada needed luck, it is now! Things are not going well for him. His new boss is out to get him, his daughter is in love with the wrong man, his ex-wife's affairs come again to haunt him, and...

A world of minotaurs, knights, wizards, dwarves, elves, dragons, and more. A world familiar, yet a world new. A world where gods intrude at their whim. A world created by the author of The Legend of Huma,...

A prophecy. A power. An ancient spell. Torn between ancient Greece and present-day Chicago, Mandy Burkhardt's life is about to change. The Medusa Deception: Dreams. They're only dreams. Strange, brutal...

Life in Hellhole City – acronym for airport, HHC − moves very fast: if you don't keep up, you're lost.Buildings are sustainable and corruption is widespread.Hellhole City is a deranged and dirty megacity,...

When it comes to finding a safe haven, Colette is running out of options.   Having a baby wasn't supposed to be possible, but now that Colette is pregnant, the happy couple isn't sure what to do. While...

Their fairy-tale wedding business Desperately needs a happily-ever-after of its own Though their love was never in doubt, fertility and money issues have left Hollie and...

He’d been told home is where the heart is He never believed it until now Lone-wolf cowboy Irish is no stranger to long, lonely nights. Some might say he even prefers it...

Tiana Capri, a young pre-teen girl from a good family goes missing on Christmas Eve. She vanishes without a trace from her locked house while her mom and brother sleep nearby, leaving no clues and little...

Forbidden love ~ Lost love ~ Love that must be provenIt is a truth universally acknowledged that some relationships can lead to heartache. Fortunately, for the couples in these stories, their first failed...

Special Space Agent Djay Laro finds himself in a chaotic, dire situation. Laro has been exposed as an undercover cop and is being pursued by the criminal organization in which he was infiltrated; his...

My instincts warned me that Alex Volkov is a dangerous man. My mind told me to run when he set his sights on me with unfaltering determination. It's not that I didn't try to resist, but Alex had a game...

Owen picked back up on the first ring. "Hey. Sorry. I'm in the middle of something here, so I couldn't wait. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make it, Ames. I have a small kerfuffle I'm into here,...