H.J. Brues pretends to be a serious librarian by day and turns into an evil concocter of gay romantic stories as soon as darkness falls. Though a fan of everything Japanese, H.J. Brues lives in Spain--mostly because Spanish is easier to read. She enjoys the hot Spanish weather, the brisk language, the warm-hearted people, and the thousands of books of the library she works in. She has a degree in medieval history and loves castles, knights in shining armor, and barbarian warriors with no armor at all. Trying to emulate her heroes, she practiced fencing until her knees started complaining, took archery until her elbow almost fell off, and then, wisely, switched to the less martial of the martial arts, tai chi. (Author's portrait by Marta Irurozqui)
H.J. Brues
La fierté d'un yakuza
Lorsque Shigure Matsunaga, un sous-chef yakuza, rencontre Kenneth Harris à une soirée assommante, il se surprend à ressentir de l’attirance pour le gaijin blond aux yeux vairons. Shigure est d’autant plus heureux quand il découvre que Ken maîtrise non seulement le japonais, mais aussi les coutumes japonaises, dont le plus violent des arts martiaux. Néanmoins, ce ne sont pas ses compétences au kendo qui constituent sa qualité la plus frappante, mais la passion qui se cache derrière cette apparence calme, presque fragile, qui attise le désir de Shigure. Tous deux forment ainsi un couple aussi explosif que leurs combats.
Shigure est un homme dangereux qui occupe une position dangereuse. Depuis longtemps, il tente de préserver la paix avec le Daito-kai, son plus grand rival, mais le danger dans les rues s’aggrave, menaçant ceux que Shigure veut le plus protéger. Il a beau dire qu’il aime son gaijin, avant de pouvoir le garder en sécurité, il va devoir venir à bout de l’hostilité de ses propres hommes, d’un ennemi qui se dissimule et de l’adversaire le plus insidieux de tous : sa propre fierté durement gagnée.
Yakuza Courage
Sequel to Yakuza Pride
Ex-Navy SEAL Brendan O’Farrihy enrolls in kendo classes to investigate a Honolulu dojo acting as a front for a yakuza syndicate. Or at least that’s what Brendan’s client, Senator Harris, believes. Through his kendo instructor, the cocky, short-fused, gorgeous Kinosuke Yonekawa, Brendan learns the criminals who are supposedly using the senator’s son, Kenneth, to expand their activities into the US, seem to have severed any yakuza connections. The jaded, soul-scarred former soldier is captivated by the loyalty these gangsters show each other and the way they protect Ken like a tight military unit. Brendan wonders why the senator lied to him, and what the yakuza are shielding Ken from.
When Ken disappears, Brendan suspects foul play and decides to help the man he is falling for, Kinosuke, and his friends, find Ken. But when Kinosuke discovers Brendan has been on the senator’s payroll, all bets are off.
Yakuza Pride
When yakuza underboss Shigure Matsunaga meets Kenneth Harris at a boring social event, he’s surprised to find himself attracted to the blond gaijin with the mismatched eyes. Shigure is even more pleased when he discovers Ken not only speaks Japanese fluently, but is fluent in Japan's ways, even the more violent of the martial arts. Ken’s expertise at kendo is not his most striking quality—it’s the passion beneath his quiet, almost fragile exterior that ignites Shigure's lust, and the two come together as explosively as they spar.
Shigure is a dangerous man in a dangerous position. He’s been trying to keep the peace with the Daito-kai—his hated rivals—but the danger on the streets is escalating, threatening those Shigure most wants to protect. He may claim to love his gaijin, but before he can keep Ken safe, Shigure will have to overcome hostility from his people, a hidden enemy, and, the most insidious opponent of all, his own hard-won pride.
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