Caught in the Devil's Hand |
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Author:
| Storm, Ruby |
ISBN: | 978-1-4199-0783-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
Publisher: | Ellora's Cave Publishing, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $.99 |
Book Description:
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In a society that decides your status by the color of your hair, black-haired Shumei clings to the bottom of the social ladder, forever doomed to slave away in the medicine field of a tiny mountain village. However, a catastrophic disease breaks out among their small population and she must provide treatment for the deadly fever. When her supply of medicine runs out, she is forced to make a trip to the medicine field, but traveling outside the village at night is almost certainly a...
More DescriptionIn a society that decides your status by the color of your hair, black-haired Shumei clings to the bottom of the social ladder, forever doomed to slave away in the medicine field of a tiny mountain village. However, a catastrophic disease breaks out among their small population and she must provide treatment for the deadly fever. When her supply of medicine runs out, she is forced to make a trip to the medicine field, but traveling outside the village at night is almost certainly a death sentence. Demons roam the woods and magic is believed to be one of the Damned Arts. Shumei nearly makes it back safely but is literally caught by a breathtakingly handsome man...who isn't really human. From that night onward, her dismal, isolated life radically changes. Set in a fictional world based upon sixteenth-century Japan, Shumei's story overflows with powerful magic, mortal danger, shocking discoveries, hidden histories and soul-shaking passion. Reader Advisory: This story contains some light f/f touching.