Flame in the Mist

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn,comes a sweepingaction-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. ΓÇ£[A] fun feudal samurai drama. . .action-packed and well-paced.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post ΓÇ£If you live for books that have lush worldsswoony romance and non-stop actionyouΓÇÖll want to read this.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPaste Magazine The daughter of a prominent samuraiMariko has long known her placeΓÇöshe may be an accomplished alchemistwhose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshinbut because she is not a boyher future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years oldMariko is promised to Minamoto Raidenthe son of the emperor’s favorite consortΓÇöa political marriage that will elevate her family’s standing. But en route to the imperial city of InakoMariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clanwho she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boyMariko sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and track down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she’s within their ranksthoughMariko finds for the first time she’s appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in loveΓÇöa love that will force her to question everything she’s ever known about her familyher purposeand her deepest desires.