Books by Katherine M. Lawrence

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Three All that stands in the way of love is a Cold Heart. Yamabuki waits out an unnatural blizzard in a crossroads town, knowing an assassin has been hired to kill her and take the secret message scrolls she carries. Who hired him—and why—are …

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book Two Cold rain washes runnels of blood past her feet. Having survived her first sword battle and killed a would-be assassin and a sword master, Yamabuki finds herself moving through a different world. Or is it she herself who has changed? Her warrior mother’s …

Sword of the Taka Samurai, Book One In ancient Japan, a land of stunning beauty and unspeakable brutality, Yamabuki, 17 years old, a warlord’s only surviving daughter, travels on a mission known only to her father through realms controlled by rival factions. Veiled in the guise of an ordinary warrior, …

Not all vengeance is exacted by the living. In 12th-century Japan, Yamabuki, a young woman samurai, 17 years old, travels deep into the Oku wilderness. Along a lonely road, at a forgotten inn, she seeks shelter, warm food, and cold saké. But as darkness falls, she ends up fighting for …