Firefly Wedding

Set in the turbulent Meiji era of nineteenth-century Japan, Satoko Kirigaya is a refined aristocratic lady whose delicate health and heart condition render her days numbered. When she is suddenly kidnapped by ruthless rogues hired by jealous family rivals, Satoko faces certain execution in the secluded wilderness. Desperate to survive, she makes a daring, high-stakes wager with her unhinged kidnapper, Shinpei Goto, an infamous assassin who relishes bloodshed. Proposing marriage to Shinpei in exchange for his deadly protection, Satoko enters a treacherous, intoxicating romance where every tender embrace is shadowed by mortal danger, political conspiracy, and obsessive devotion.