By 1850, Japan had been closed to the outside world for centuries. It was a secret world. A hidden world. And deep within that hidden world was the Yoshiwari in Edo (now Tokyo). Yoshiwara "The Floating World." The centre of pleasure, for those men wh...
War defined the three Beardsley sisters. War between the nations, and even more, war between themselves. Conflict shaped them. Defined what they were; what they were to become.Coral´s tale reflects the darkest side of family life; hers is a story of...
War defined the three Beardsley sisters. War between the nations, and even more, war between themselves. Conflict shaped them. Defined what they were; what they were to become.Ruby´s tale is the story of the darker side of family life; a story of co...
They say that behind every great man is a greater woman, and never is this more true than the passionate love affair between lovely young widow Nell Hudson and the world famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Holmes´ adventures have a new twist in this ...
God and the devil. But which one did she really marry?When you're born in the worst of Victorian slums, you don´t expect to go far. But Jude did. She went from the gutter to the heights when she married a man she thought just a humble Missionary. Bu...
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Another Horrible Murder in Whitechapel!Police Baffled!”In the autumn of 1888, that was the headline in all the London newspapers. First one poor woman was slaughtered on the streets of Whitechapel. Then another. ...
By 1850, Japan had been closed to the outside world for centuries. It was a secret, hidden world. And deep within Edo (now Tokyo) was Yoshiwara ' “The Floating World.” The center of pleasure. And within Yoshiwara was the Hidden House. The pl...
It was said amongst the good people of England that the very angels wept with envy at Richard I’s coronation. The world had never seen such a king before, and surely never would again. This was a true knight of so much regal magnificence; so tall, ...
Out of all the geisha, only Mineko s strangeness was hidden from the world. Mineko was the geisha who could not feel pain. She was the geisha that no man could hurt, no matter how hard they tried. And not only was Mineko unable to feel physical pain,...
A new world full of beautiful possibilities, but old scars run deep. Midori No Me, the Geisha with the Green Eyes, has finally escaped the Floating World and is living her dream performing in a kabuki troop as it travels the United States. But she ca...
Terue. The girl who was plucked from obscurity to become the most sought after geisha in Edo's Floating World. The geisha who was so beautiful and talented that one of the richest nobles in Japan desired her as his wife. But Terue wanted more from li...
In Japan, it is widely believed that everyone's life is bound by the red thread of their fate. The thread connects to all those we come in contact with throughout our lives. Thus, each path in life is predestined.Terue knows this. Just as she knows t...
The war in the Crimea is over. Delighted to be reunited with her husband, Lord Kyle, Terue thinks she will soon be home again in her beloved Scottish Highlands. But fate is not finished with her yet. Terue learns that her daughter is a geisha in Edo....
In the world of a Japanese proverb, the frog who resides in a well knows nothing beyond its narrow confines. Mi's life mirrored this notion until she was struck by the devastating grip of polio, thrusting her into a world of unexpected challenges. Af...
In the shadow of a poignant Japanese proverb advocating self-reliance—Rely on your own walking stick rather than people—Mi's life takes an unforeseen and harrowing turn. Overcoming the paralysis of the morning left her with a deformed l...
As Japan stands on the precipice of transformation under the new emperor's decree to bury the past, Mi finds herself torn between the relentless march of progress and her loyalty to an old friend. When a trusted confidant arrives severely wounded aft...