Burning Heat

Under different circumstances, this would've made a nice romance novel. Alas, this is Akiyoshi Rikako so no such thing would happen. :')

The majority of the book is spent on flashbacks and what seems to be a blissful married life, tinged with blatant hatred under the surface. The build-up is subtle but sure, until it inevitably escalates in the last three chapters and turns what could've been a nice story about redemption and forgiveness into a magnificent tragedy. Bravo.