Behind the garden walls of the House of Chang, pampered daughter Spring Moon is born into luxury and privilege. But the tempests of change sweep her into a new world -- one of hardship, turmoil, and heartbreak, one that threatens to destroy her husband, her family, and her darkest secret love. Through a tumultuous lifetime, Spring Moon must cling to her honor, to the memory of a time gone by, and to a destiny, foretold at her birth, that has yet to be fulfilled. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Introduction	xiii
Prologue	1
West Wind
1. The New Patriarch	27
2. The Reforms	50
3. Winged Shoes	60
4. The Soldier	66
5. Red Letters	79
Spring Fire
6. The Bride	107
7. Beloved Stranger	120
8. Silent Waiting	130
9. Harmonious Fists	135
10. The Parting	151
11. Farewell	159
12. The Widow	164
Golden Ashes
13. Homecoming	173
14. The Good Wife	189
15. The New Year	194
16. The Conspirators	202
17. The Silken Cord	208
18. The Assassins	223
19. Destiny Foretold	234
Summer Wine
20. Interlude	253
21. Yielding	261
22. To Fool the Gods	267
23. Letters	276
24. Rightful Name	286
Jade Phoenix
25. The Graduation	305
26. Gifts	315
27. A Person of Character	326
28. The Courtship	337
29. The Dragon Boat	341
30. Riding the Tiger	346
31. Games	353
32. The Vanguard	359
33. Mother and Daughter	366
34. The Proposal	373
Sowing Dawn
35. A Print of the Heart	387
36. The Cadre	392
37. Two Divided	403
38. Final Payment	414
Epilogue	428
Author's Afterword	456
Chronology	459

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