Shunga Chronicles: Prince and the Assassin

Title: Shunga Chronicles: Prince and the Assassin
Author: Lizzie Lynn Lee
Publisher: Changeling Press
Publisher URL: http://www.changelingpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60521-201-2
Genre: Shunga, BDSM, M/F
Rating: 3.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx

Midori is taking a bath in the hot springs when a highborn stranger comes upon her. Finding him appealing, she invites him to join her in the bath. Refusing to give him her name, she named him Gorgeous Cock and he called her Silver Eyes. Being the last of her kind, Midori has the traits of the kitsune-bi or fox people, which make her perfect to be a spy and an assassin. Engaging in a sexual interlude, the couple cannot forget their time together. When Midori is ordered by her master to kill the prince, she discovers he is the man she loves; Midori vows to find a way to save the prince, as well as sustain her honor.

Shunga Chronicles: Prince and the Assassin is the second episode in the Japanese erotica series. Born with the natural skills of stealth, Midori is trained from a child to be an executioner. In a country split into three tumultuous domains, Midori’s master delegates her to exterminate his rivals. Lizzie Lynn Lee has created another moving tale of characters torn between love and their sense of duty. The plot is interesting and the interwoven cultural fable is enjoyable.