Hikaru and her one true love Norihiko defy both their families and kitsune (fox fairy) tradition by getting married.Then an evil magician kills Norihiko, steals his soul, and reforges it into a sword.Hikaru seeks the sword, determined to break the curse and bring back her one true love, no matter the cost to herself or her family.Set in Heian era Japan and composed of three novellas: The Making, The Breaking, and The Reforging. Leah Cutter writes page-turning, wildly imaginative fiction set in exotic locations, such as a magical New Orleans, the ancient Orient, rural Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, and many others.She writes fantasy, science fiction, mystery, literary, and horror fiction. Her short fiction has been published in magazines like "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" and "Talebones", anthologies like Fiction River, and on the web. Her long fiction has been published both by New York publishers as well as small presses.Read more books by Leah Cutter at www.KnottedRoadPress.com.Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com.
