Birth of the Butterfly (Brides of Blessings #11)

Despite her father being of noble blood, Mariposa Sanchez Tanaka has lived her whole life with the stigma of being a servant’s daughter. With grim marriage prospects, she has devoted her life to studying the ways of the Kunoichi. Of course, there is only so much one can learn from a tattered piece of paper found in a sack of rice flour. Still, she is determined to live a life with purpose—which becomes clear only after a precious heirloom goes missing. Determined to find it, she follows clues leading her to the town of Blessings… and to a man who will help her learn what true strength is.

Once destined for great things, Shen Wu settled into small town life with the hope of escaping his past. Resigned to live a life of quiet anonymity, he’s worked his way from the position of a lowly blacksmith’s apprentice to the owner of a lauded smitty. Life is perfect—or so he thinks until a foreigner posing as a geisha tries to steal his father’s sword. Unable to resist, he can’t help but get caught up in her cause and enjoys the opportunity of being a sensei once more. However, master becomes student when he realizes he’s not the only one with a thing or two left to learn about life, legends... and maybe even love.

A Brides of Blessings adventure, the secret of the dragon claw necklace is finally revealed in the last installment of this three part saga.