The Sword Dancer immediately got my attention with a picture of a girl in a kimono wielding a sword on a cover. Trips to these countries are too expensive, so the only way I can visit them is through books. Questions such as how does a victim become such? who is the victim? what is duty? what is justice? Essentially a lively and poignant historical romance, enjoyable in the reading.A NetGalley ARC Read moreĪsia, especially China and Japan, have always been an interesting topic for me. Questions flow beneath the surface, recalling the hierarchy of tradition, place and response within the world that Wen Li Feng and Zeng Hao Han inhabit.

Here is a story of families and of reconciliation. For Li Feng it is the very point of survival and solving the mystery of who she is. The mystery deepens and emotions engage in what forThief-catcher Han should have been a straightforward case. After all there is that jade piece! So begins a dance extraordinaire between thief and catcher. Acting on instinct Han feels that Fi Leng is the key to solving the theft.He is sure that she is involved with the stolen shipment in some way. A Thief-catcher, Zeng Hao Han who targets his criminals with unerring judgement. A dancer, Wen Li Feng, who happens to carry a piece of jade depicting a phoenix, one of a set. A dangerous, deceptively fragile heroine!A stolen shipment of gold and jade.

Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake