Blood Jade (The Phoenix Hoard Vol. 2)

The follow-up to Ebony Gate, the critically acclaimed debut of Vee & Bebelle's Phoenix Hoard series.

IT TAKES A KILLER TO CATCH A KILLER

Emiko Soong, newly minted Sentinel of San Francisco, just can't catch a break. Just after she becomes the guardian for a sentient city, a murder strikes close to home. Called by the city & one of the most powerful clans to investigate, she traces the killer whose scent signature bears a haunting similarity to her mother's talent.

The trail will lead her back to Tokyo where the thread she pulls threatens to unravel her whole world & bring dark family secrets to light.

Meanwhile, the General rises in the East & Emiko must fight the hidden enemies of his growing army who are amped up on Blood Jade, while keeping her promises to her brother Tatsuya as he prepares for his tourney.

Her duties as Sentinel and her loyalties collide when she must choose between hiding her deepest shame or stopping the General's...

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Julia Vee likes stories about monsters, money, & good food. Vee was born in Macao & grew up in Northern California, where she studied at UC Berkeley & majored in Asian Studies. She is a graduate of the Viable Paradise workshop.

Ken Bebelle turned his childhood love for reading sci-fi and fantasy into a career in prosthetics. After twenty years he came back to books, writing about plucky underdogs & ancient magical artifacts with deadly secrets. He & his wife live in the Pacific Northwest & he still dreams of growing perfect tomatoes.