Blood in the Lantern Light

<p>Asha Takahashi lands in Japan searching for her roots-armed with a photo a name and a suitcase full of questions. But the moment she steps into the quaint too-perfect town of Kurashiki something feels off.</p><p>People watch her like they've seen her before. The silence hides too many things. And the town's power doesn't come from electricity-but memory.</p><p>What begins as a personal journey quickly turns into something far darker. Asha is being watched. Hunted. Pulled toward an ancient truth buried deep in the town's bones-and maybe in her own blood.</p><p><strong>A coming-of-age gothic fantasy of forgotten bloodlines cursed legacies and the monsters we inherit.</strong></p><p>Perfect for fans of:</p><ul><li><em>The Handmaid's Tale</em> meets <em>Let the Right One In</em></li><li>Supernatural secrets in idyllic towns</li><li>Slow-burn suspense that explodes</li></ul><p>She isn't supposed to be here.<br>But she is.<br>And the town will never be the same.</p>