1183 A. D. , Heian Period, Northern Japan Miku had only experienced adventure and love in the verses that freed her mind and soul, poetry her uncle disparaged as improperly sensual for a noblewoman's pen. That changed when her uncle left her alone, with his samurai warrior Takeshi to protect her. Never before had a man looked at her with such unveiled desire.The heat of the virile warrior's gaze kindled exciting new sensations within Miku—cravings that only grew stronger with his forbidden kiss. . . .
