Caught in the Devil's Hand (February 2007)[Amazon (Print) | Ellora's Cave (Print or eBook)]
JERR gives it a Gold Star Award!
"Ruby Duvall has the spice that the readers are looking for."
Fallen Angel gives it 5 of 5!
"A plot that will keep you enthralled from the beginning to the end."
Two Lips gives it 4.5 of 5!
"This complex tale was just as intense as it was magical."
Joyfully Reviewed
"What a totally fascinating story!"
TRRC gives it 4 of 5!
"The dialogue is sad, fun, sexy, funny and well done."
The Romance Studio gives it 5 of 5!
In a society that decides your status by the color of your hair, black-haired Shumei clings to the bottom of the social ladder, forever doomed to slave away in the medicine field of a tiny mountain village. However, a catastrophic disease breaks out among their small population and she must provide treatment for the deadly fever. When her supply of medicine runs out, she is forced to make a trip to the medicine field, but traveling outside the village at night is almost certainly a death sentence.
Demons roam the woods and magic is a practice that is widely believed to be one of the Damned Arts. Shumei nearly makes it back safely, but is literally caught by a breathtakingly handsome man...who isn't really human. From that night onward, her dismal, isolated life radically changes. Set in a fictional world loosely based upon 16th century Japan, Caught in the Devil's Hand overflows with powerful magic, mortal danger, shocking discoveries, hidden histories, and soul-shaking passion.