Book Title: His Beautiful Samurai
Author: Sedonia Guillone
Publisher: Ai Press; 2 edition (May 14, 2013)
Book Length: 216 pages
Genre: M/M; Mystery; Romantic Suspense
Book Blurb
Sex
and murder don’t mix but Detective Toshiro Genjin and psychic John Holmes do…
John
Holmes comes to Tokyo to help stop a killer. Through the use of his psychic
abilities, he can help find out things that no one else sees. Toshi is a
policeman who reluctantly accepts John's help, but from their first touch, John
knows he wants more than that. He wants all Toshi can give him, and the heat
between them surprises, and delights him.
The modern killer, a historical murder of two samurai,
and Toshi's need to honor other commitments combine to make the blooming love
between John and Toshi difficult. And dangerous. The more deeply they delve
into the past, the more unsure the future looks. Could the heat between them be
the only thing that can solve the mystery, despite all of the difficulties that
stand in their way? Can they find a way to keep what is most precious to them?
Haunting and powerful, His Beautiful Samurai is a murder mystery, a romance,
and a study in the supernatural. Get your hands on it today!
Excerpt
Boston, Massachusetts“In other world news tonight, in Tokyo, Japan, a serial killer has been terrorizing the eastern portion of the city for the last six months.”
John reached out to switch off the set, but something held him back.
“The Ronin Killer, has been dubbed so by Tokyo Metropolitan Police because of the use of a samurai sword to spear his victims.”
John sat at full attention, uncertain whether it was the military man in him, or the empathic psychic. Old habits didn’t just die hard, they went kicking and screaming. He stared at the screen. Police were loading sheet-covered corpses, apparently two bodies together, into the medical van outside of what appeared to be a fancy hotel. The top of the sheet protruded upward, attesting to the sword. It was obvious the killer had skewered his victims together. Christ…
“The Ronin Killer, so named after the masterless samurai warriors of Japan,” the anchorwoman went on, “refers to the manner in which the killer chooses his victims, seemingly at random, and then murders them with a samurai weapon. Police have been frustrated in the efforts to capture the Ronin Killer before his next strike. Their only clue is the manner in which two victims are killed at once, either in an embrace or during sexual intercourse.”
“Damn,” John murmured, a sick feeling rising in his gut. He continued to watch the footage.
“Police Inspectors Natsuka Yamamoto and Toshiro Genjin of the Criminal Investigation Bureau have been on the case since the first victims appeared nearly six months ago. They refused to comment on the string of murders.”
The cameras zoomed in on the two men. They were leaving the building. A middle-aged, shorter man walked in front of the other detective, seeming to shield him, but the cameras managed to catch glimpses of the second detective. A few seconds sufficed for John to see that the younger man was slim and handsome. John’s heart sped up slightly. The detective’s ebony hair framed an angular face in sexy layers that curled over his collar.
John watched the screen, his gaze glued on the taller figure of the young detective until he was no longer visible. The segment ended and John switched off the set. He shook his head. There was a time when he would have immediately booked a flight to Tokyo and turned up at the police station, offering his services to catch the killer. Hell, that Japanese detective was almost good-looking enough to pull him from his rest cure. However, his nerves were still shot from the series of cases he’d worked on with police over the last few years. Four months hadn’t proved to be enough of a vacation. His hands had only stopped shaking in the last week.
He pushed the image of that guy from his mind, fighting back the nagging spirals of heat whispering about in his long-neglected groin area. John Holmes filled his days with walks in the park, counseling at the VA, and whatever leisure and athletic activities would keep him fit between reading trashy detective novels and staring into space. No antique stores for him, nor any other place where the lives of the dead could crash in on him. No touching other people so he could experience all their grief and anguish and learn their deepest secrets. He didn’t even take his reading material from the library or get it at used bookstores because he’d sense the lives of the people who’d touched the book before him. He was resting until his own soul told him he was ready again.
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Author Bio
Multi-published, award-nominated author, Sedonia Guillone is
the owner-operator of Ai Press, publisher of erotic romances in all
genres. Please come and visit! www.ai-press.net
She lives on the water in Florida with a Renaissance man who
paints, writes poetry and tells her she's the sweetest nymph he's ever
met. When she's not writing erotic
romance, she loves watching spaghetti westerns, Jet Li and samurai flicks,
cuddling, and eating chocolate. She
writes both man/man and man/woman erotic romances and hopes you'll find
something you like!
Author Contact Links
Email: Sedonia.guillone@gmail.com
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REVIEW
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
***My review is for the updated version.***
Just gotta say, I think this is a very cool cover.
His Beautiful Samurai was a different experience from the norm for me. I do most of my reading at night in the bed, but with this one I keep getting creepy feelings and wanting the lights on. Haha. It's not actually scary or horror, but it does deal with angry sprits and myths. It is filled with Japanese culture which is also not a common part of the what I usually review.
This is the story of secret love, unrequited love and obsession. It begins in the 1800's between two Samurai in Japan. The tragedy and consequences surrounding these two reverberates throughout history into modern times.
Toshi is a detective facing the killing of lovers in the throws of passion with no leads. John is a psychic that often works with police forces on unsolved cases. These two find themselves involved in the investigation and each other on both a business and personal level.
Before he realized what he was doing, he reached out and touched John's cheek.John's breath caught softly and then the blue of his eyes began to shift and darken in the lamplight. Toshi leaned down again. John's lips were slightly parted, soft, masculine, inviting.
You kind of have an idea what is going on behind the scenes, but the book is a mystery. I enjoyed the flipping from past to present times and the connections. I appreciate how it takes a different path from many of my current reads.
If you are looking for erotica, this is not the story for you. If you are up for some M/M lovin' with cops, detectives, psychics, ghosts, mythology, Eastern society etc, I suggest this story. I plan to read more from this author soon.
Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome :)
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