title: Sword and Mirror: Katsuo
author: Grove, Kate
description: After the samurai warlord, Katsuo, wins a bloody battle, he is looking forward to finally hold his wedding that has been postponed. He plans on spending time with his beatiful wife and start a family, but peace isn't something so easily acquired in the warring states period of Japan. You can never be sure what disguise your enemy hides behind. This is a short story for Sword and Mirror, a Fantasy Romance novel set in 16th-century Japan (time travel involved!), introducing one of the main characters, Kitayama Katsuo. These short stories can be read in any order, before, or after reading the corresponding books in the main series.