The picturesque island of Shindo - three regions, three ruling Masters and a fight for supremacy.
Yoshiko Kansei, a seventeen-year-old inhabitant of the island, must leave her paralyzed grandfather, whom she cares for and who has trained her in martial arts from her earliest years, to fulfill his desire - she is to avenge the harm once done to her family by their region's master, the Red Dragon. And to accomplish this, Yoshi must go to the Master of Void Nature for training.
So she embarks on a journey that completely changes her life. Along the way, the girl meets the wounded rebel Shuga, who wants to bring about the overthrow of the currently ruling Shindo Masters, and unexpectedly becomes very important to Yoshiko, as well as to the island.
When Yoshiko arrives at the headquarters of the Master of Void Nature, the host turns out not to be who the girl expected. Her previous mission has completely changed its course. And when more Southerners appear on the island, aiming to take over the entire area, nothing is the same anymore.
"The Names of Death" is a story primarily about struggle and revenge, but also about love, about physical strength, but also about mental strength. About perseverance and loyalty to principles. And all of this against the backdrop of beautiful yet harsh Japan. An unconventional and incredibly engrossing story!
"Names of Death" - originally pol."Imiona śmierci" by polish writer Sylwia Waszewska
translated by KLUヌードルSKI
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.