Inside Three Yorisada

A prisoner of the Koga clan, her own people, Mike is unaware of her own importance to the coming events that will shape the destiny of the land of Kumi. With a brother and family that she does not know, it is up to her to end the tyranny of the Hamatsu rulers and restore the Yorisada family to its rightful place.

Miki’s Journey

Fate and Conflict

From sanctuary to samurai battles, Miki’s path twists through politics and danger, her unknown heritage a double-edged sword. Her skills as both a healer, and a trained kunoichi warrior are put to the test. In this quest she will find worth she never knew she had, love, and validation.

FAQs

Who is Miki?

We learned in book one that Miki was a daughter of the poor Koga village high in the mountains of Kumi province. Accepted into the Buddhist North Road temple at age 6, she trained as a healer and as an Ama, and wanted to live in the temple forever. Always under the watchful eye of her slightly older friend, Hisano, her bodyguard , Events would see her nearly executed at age 12 forcing her to escape. Now 18, and unaware of her family heritage, she will unite with a high-born family that she never knew she had, to finish the fight to liberate her homeland. Both a skilled healer, and a trained kunoichi assassin, she catches the attention of Lord Katsu, heir to the land of Kumi.

What is Koga heritage?

What challenges does Miki face?

Where does the story take place?

Is this a standalone book?

Miki is the girl of many names. Called the Imp from Heaven in her first temple, and Little Monkey in the second, she has become the most wanted girl in Nippon. It seems that everyone knows her true heritage but her. Kept at the temple for her own safety, she becomes an accomplished healer. Sadly, her heritage catches up with her for reasons that she simply does not understand, wanting to be an Ama, a healer, she is constantly drawn into the world of warriors, Ninja and Samurai intrigues.

This is book two of the three book Child of Shadow series. Book one, Child of Shadow, provides the background for the character named Miki, her family and her unknown destiny. We meet the brother she does not know about, the father who is not told of her true heritage, and her always watchful companion and bodyguard, Hisano, a true Kunoichi. Yes, the book can be read as a stand-alone book.

The Koga was a school for the arts of Ninjutsu, and one of twenty-three tribes that practice that art. Their enemy were the Iga. These groups would hire out to various Samurai clans as assassins, scouts, warriors, and spies, doing the jobs that the Samurai would never do themselves. A Kunoichi is a female ninja, and is normally trained for espionage work, as her sex made getting close to her target easier. Japan is a class based society depending on birth, and the Shinobi (ninja) are the lowest of all the classes. This class included undertakers, butchers, or anyone else who under Shinto tradition would be considered "unclean" because they handled death.

The story takes part in the northern mountainous region of early Japan during the period of the warring states. Provinces are run by powerful Samurai Lords called Daimyo, who seek power above all else.

Gallery

Scenes from Miki's journey through shadows.