The Book of the Wind

When I was six months old, I dropped from the sky -- the lone survivor of a deadly Japanese plane crash. The newspapers named me Heaven. I was adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, pampered, and protected. For nineteen years, I thought I was lucky.I'm learning how wrong I was.I'VE LOST EVERYTHING.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR ME,BUT THE PERSON I LOVE WON'T BE IN IT.IT'S TIME TO START OVER.LAS VEGAS IS A TOWN FOR GAMBLERS AND COWBOYS.ONE GAMBLER HAS FOUND ME -- -AND HE WANTS TO RISK IT ALL.BUT MY HEART ISN'T IN THE GAME.I ONLY HAVE ONE GOAL NOW:TO STAY ALIVE.I AM SAMURAI GIRL.

Carrie Asai is the author of The Book of the Heart, a Simon & Schuster book.