She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and their tiny overlord of a dog. The first few years of her life were spent in a high-rise in South Korea consequently, Renee enjoys having her head in the clouds. She is passionate about all kinds of curry, rescue dogs, and college basketball. In her spare time, she likes to dance salsa and collect shoes. Renee Ahdieh is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But as Mariko gets closer to the Black Clan, she uncovers a dark history of secrets that will force her to question everything she´s ever known. Ranmaru and Okami warm to Mariko, impressed by her intellect and ingenuity.

or she can take matters into her own hands, hunt down the clan and find the person who wants her dead.ĭisguising herself as a peasant boy, Mariko infiltrates the Black Clan´s hideout and befriends their leader, the rebel ronin Ranmaru, and his second-in-command, Okami. When she is ambushed by a group of bandits known as the Black Clan enroute to a political marriage to Minamoto Raiden - the emperor´s son - Mariko realises she has two choices: she can wait to be rescued. But Mariko is the daughter of a prominent samurai and a cunning alchemist in her own right, and she refuses to be ignored. But each secret she unfurls gives way to the next, ensnaring Mariko and Okami in a political scheme that threatens their honor, their love and very the safety of the empire.Mariko has always known that being a woman means she´s not in control of her own fate. With the wedding plans already underway, Mariko pretends to be consumed with her upcoming nuptials, all the while using her royal standing to peel back the layers of lies and deception surrounding the imperial court. She tricks her brother, Kenshin, and betrothed, Raiden, into thinking she was being held by the Black Clan against her will, playing the part of the dutiful bride-to-be to infiltrate the emperor’s ranks and uncover the truth behind the betrayal that almost left her dead.

The highly anticipated sequel to Flame in the Mist – an addictive, sumptuous finale that will leave readers breathless from the bestselling author of The Wrath and the DawnĪfter Okami is captured in the Jukai forest, Mariko has no choice – to rescue him, she must return to Inako and face the dangers that have been waiting for her in the Heian Castle.

Okami renee ahdieh