Maya Snow kiest ervoor zich te verbergen in haar eigen woorden, net zoals een boom zich verschuilt in een bos. Haar schrijfstijl duikt in de complexiteit van de menselijke psychologie en relaties, vaak met verrassende wendingen en diepgaande inzichten. Door haar unieke stem dompelt Snow de lezer onder in verhalen vol spanning en emotionele diepgang.
"I see you blink with surprise. A girl ? you are thinking. Surely a girl cannot be a samurai !" Kimi and Hana are daughters of the Jito, a powerful samurai lord, but their privileged lives are shattered when their father is murdered. Hunted by his killer, it is up to the sisters to salvage what is left of their broken family - and avenge their father's death.
Adventure fiction. In the second instalment of this stunning quartet, sisters Kimi and Hana are still disguised and in hiding. Hunted by their traitorous uncle, Hidehira, the girls await word from their mother while continuing with their samurai training in order to avenge their father's murder. Then Hidehira's unexpected arrival leads to disaster. As blood is spilled, Kimi reveals her true identity in a moment of rage! Closely pursued, Kimi and Hana flee from their uncle and his army. So begins a thrilling and dangerous race to locate their mother and brother - for if their uncle finds them first it will mean death for them all.