Monday, October 7, 2013

Introducing KAY HADASHI

I have always been fascinated by novels with exotic locations.
Hence, it is my pleasure to introduce author

Kay Hadashi
  


A third generation Japanese American, Hadashi grew up in a multi-generational home. She learned Japanese traditions from her grandparents, and the lessons of modern-day life in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Dividing her life between Hawaii and the mainland of America, she spends her time refining her tai chi skills, in zumba classes, and has a busy career in health care.
Kay Hadashi is the author of several intrigue and mystery novels about June Kato, neurosurgeon and ex-fashion model. Her novels are on the best-seller lists on Asian American Literature.

Bugeisha Dreams
A Historical Intrigue Novel

Offered during the month of October at an introductory price of $0.99
  



Synopsis: 
Neurosurgeon June Kato suddenly enters a parallel life to her own, the life she would have lived five hundred years before in feudal Japan.  As a feudal landowner, she is immediately embroiled in all the same problems she left behind in her real world.  And those troubles are bigger than ever.  To save her family lands, she concocts her greatest scheme yet.
She sets out on one last battle against the powerful daimyo that is forcing her off the family lands she inherited from her ancestors.  With only an army of peasants and three blades, Lady Junko faces her future--and her past. Most of the story takes place 500 years ago in feudal Japan during the Warring States period.
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For those of us unfamiliar with the term (as certainly I was), Hadashi explains Onna-bugeisha were very important and honored women in feudal Japan.  An onna-bugeisha, or more simply bugeisha, was a Japanese female warrior of upper class background.  Many women in feudal Japan, especially during the Warring Period, engaged in battle, alongside samurai men. They were members of the bushi samurai class and were trained in the use of various weapons to defend their household, family, and honor in times of war.

Other June Kato Intrigues by Kay Hadashi

Kimono Suicide—First in the series, a murder mystery
Stalking Silk—Suspense and escape from a serial stalker
Yakuza Lover—An Intrigue Novel involving organized crime
Orchids and Ice—Intrigue set in Hawaii
Coming in late 2013:  Deadly Contact—A Medical Intrigue Novel

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3 comments:

  1. Great post and very interesting book, I just downloaded it.

    Thank you for featuring it!

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  2. Thank you for reading it, Mr. Fischer. I hope you enjoy!
    Kay

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  3. Thanks for stopping by, Christoph -- and as you can see, Kay Hadashi is thrilled that you will read her book.

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