Japanese Historical Romance

A romance novel set in Japan during the late 19th century. Discover the heart-wrenching tale of love torn asunder by cultural divides, societal expectations, and tragic misunderstandings in *Moonlit Path: A Japanese Love Story*. Set against the evocative backdrop of late 19th-century Japan, this novel weaves a poignant narrative of young love, unbearable choices, and timeless devotion. In *Moonlit Path: A Japanese Love Story*, we are introduced to Noguchi and Sanki, betrothed from a young age by their affluent families. As Noguchi journeys to America for education, the tranquil life he ...

Washing ashore Japan's coast as an African slave, he was given the name Kuria Mono or "the dark one". He was taught the ways of the samurai and what it was to be Japanese. Even though he fought like them, and spoke like them, he was considered an outsider due to his dark skin. Never expecting to find love, Kuria Mono is rewarded a consort after his heroics in battle. Himari, Kuria Mono's consort, is uncomfortable of the dark foreigner she was married too. Turned off by his black skin, she was unsure if she could ever love the African. However, after their first passionate night with each ...

"Mr. Van Dorn, I'm sorry. . . but I must inform you that your brother is . . ." Yokohama, Japan, 1873. Japan has opened up to the world after almost three hundred years of self-imposed isolation and is rapidly developing. Nelson Van Dorn, a former New York City police detective, has sailed for Yokohama, expecting to start a new life by going into the silk exporting business with his younger brother, Warren, whom he plans to meet there, only to learn that his brother has died in a mysterious fire, that he was an opium addict, and that he has left Nelson in debt. To pay off this debt, Nelson ...

In the early 1920s, Japanese college professor Masao Takashimaya of Kyoto had a passion for modern ideas that was as strong as his wife's belief in ancient tradition. Twenty years later, his 18-year-old daughter Hiroko, torn between her mother's traditions and her father's wishes, boarded SS Nagoya Maru to come to California for an education, and to make her father proud. It was August 1941.

A war hero on the run. A girl behind barbed wire. A love letter to hope in the darkest times. In 1944 California, Aiko Takeda writes letters to her childhood friend, Takeshi "Taki" Nakamura, a Nisei soldier serving with the famed 442nd Infantry Regiment in Europe. Through their letters, their bond deepens across oceans and gunfire. But when her letters suddenly stop, Taki fears the worst. Learning of the U.S. government's internment of Japanese Americans, Taki makes a life-altering decision: he deserts his unit and sets out on a perilous journey across continents and borders to find Aiko. ...

La historia de amor entre la joven Alma Velasco y el jardinero japonés Ichimei conduce al lector por un recorrido a través de diversos escenarios que van desde la Polonia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta el San Francisco de nuestros días.

A unique World War II thriller; love, hate, brotherhood, espionage, loyalty. With master storyteller Rodger Carlyle, every chapter takes you places you never expected; powerful. --Robert Dugoni, bestselling author of the Charles Jenkins Thriller Series His family imprisoned on a visit to Japan, Mark Ishihara is ordered to the family fish processing plant across the bay from America’s only military base in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. With the planned bombing of Pearl Harbor only months away, his job is to spy for Japan, as they prepare to seize American territory. Mark’s blood brother, ...

In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate—and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined.

A swirling kaleidoscope of death, doubt, and desire. London, January 1942: London Times war correspondent, George Adams, is a tortured soul, devastated by his wife's death and rejected by all branches of the military. Destroyed by events he couldn't control, he can't face the future and won't forget the past. His editor sends him to Singapore, a city threatened by the Japanese, hoping the exotic location and impending crisis will erase his haunting memories. Within minutes of his arrival, George is caught in a near-fatal air raid that triggers a chain of conflict and catastrophes. Injured ...

Award-winning author of A Room of My Own and A Place Called Morning, Ann Tatlock delivers a soul-searching inspirational story of faith and friendship.

It began six thousand years ago, before the birth of the Akkadian Empire, with a pair of young lovers. Destinies entwined around a first, pure love, a tragic ending, and a promise. “I want you to promise me a life,” she whispered so softly he barely heard her. She slowly sat up and searched the gloom of the hut warily. “Akhila!” Akintunde hissed quietly, glancing about fearfully. It was strictly taboo to speak of future lives and a well-known harbinger of ill luck. If an attentive god should hear, whether good or evil, they might strike you dead so that you could quickly begin the ...

Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country, until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day, until she meets Taro. A song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days?

En Malasia, en los albores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tras un matrimonio concertado, Parvathi vive sin grandes alicientes en la opulenta mansión de su marido, un hombre mucho mayor que ella que prácticamente la desprecia. Solo gracias a la ayuda de una cocinera llena de sabiduría y a un criado quien la ama en secreto, Parvathi logra seguir adelante. Pero la invasión japonesa del país cambia su vida ya que, tras el saqueo y la ocupación de su propio hogar, Parvathi se ve obligada a convertirse en la geisha y amante del oficial japonés al mando.

Spring 1939 - Dashing young William Burton and the beautiful Constance Han set sail from London on the same ocean liner to Hong Kong. Connie is intrigued by Will’s talent for writing poetry, and as romance blossoms she offers to give him Cantonese lessons to help him with his new job — a cadet in the colonial service. But once in Hong Kong, Connie is constrained by filial duty towards her Eurasian parents, and their wish for her to marry someone from her own background.

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese American Charlotte Sato is ridiculed because of her race until an African American, Charles Williams, saves her from the racial discrimination from the other Americans. They form a friendship, but their bond is strained when the American government calls for the encampment for all Japanese Americans. Now the interracial pair's relationship is tested. Will their new love survive?

O dublă poveste de dragoste, la distanță de mai bine de jumătate de secol, se dezvăluie treptat în Amantul japonez. Scris cu aceeaşi atenţie pentru amănuntul istoric şi profundă înţelegere a personajelor care au constituit dintotdeauna marca lui Isabel Allende, romanul Amantul japonez semnalează întoarcerea autoarei la povestea clasică, de largă respiraţie, fiind totodată un omagiu emoţionant adus sufletului omenesc şi stăruinţei în dragoste, într-o lume a necontenitelor schimbări.

A World War II love story for the ages. . . The kind of book that you think about afterward. . .They [hero/heroine] grip your heart and make you weep.—In Print It is definitely one for the keeper shelf.—Margaret Lawrence I highly recommend It Had to Be You for an all-consuming and powerful love story.—Romance Communications Reviews* Best Mainstream Novel – Golden Triangle* Runner-up Best Mainstream Novel – Book of Your Heart* Runner-up Best Historical – Now and Then* Runner-up Best Historical – Show Me More* under various previous titles* *** The time is 1937. Journalist ...

Масштабная сага о самоотверженной любви на фоне войны, расизме, семейных секретах и выживании. Когда в конце 30-х годов над Польшей сгущаются тени фашистского режима, родители юной Альмы отправляют ее к тете с дядей в Сан-Франциско.