Cold Blood: Yamabuki vs. the Sword Master (Sword of the Taka Samurai Book 1)

A samurai destined for greatness embarks on her first mission

In ancient Japan, a land of stunning beauty and unspeakable brutality, a warlord's only daughter -- Yamabuki -- trained since childhood as a samurai, must travel through realms controlled by rival factions on a mission known only to her father.

Veiled in the guise of an ordinary warrior, not even revealing that she is female, she crosses the water between two great isles, only to find the passengers are not who they seem. Some want her dead. Others want her because she's a woman. She must fight for her honor, her duty, and her clan. Blood will be spilled before it is over.