[COMPLETED] Book TWO of the magical Nihon Series follows Sofia and Orì, as the abducted children are being brought to Mother's castle. There, they shall form an elite army of children. Orì frees Sofia, and together they flee deep into the magical land of Nihon, making new friends and new enemies. But will their friendship survive Orì's betrayal, and will they be able to trust each other?

Highest Rank #1 Fantasy - Bridges are meant to be crossed, aren't they? And yet, Sofia doesn't know of anybody who has ever crossed into Nihon, the shrouded unknown half of the world where magic rules and reality is pliable. One day, Sofia meets Orì, a girl with light blue skin from the other side of the river, and the two girls strike up an unlikely friendship. But Sofia is supposed to follow her aunt and become the Guardian of the Bridge, doomed to spend her life on the lookout for the things that nobody seems to want to see... When Orì suddenly vanishes, will Sofia have the courage to finally cross the bridge to Nihon and go to her friend's rescue? (First Book of the Nihon Series)

Coral Rosenberg is a girl who hates sunshine. She is a girl who ALMOST has everything, a rich father, luxurious life and awesome fans of her blog. But they are not as pleasing as they sound. Along with navigating the struggle of trying to communicate with her hopeless parents, being a wallflower and escaping 'participation', she is searching for friendship, love, acceptance and total happiness. Then she meets Vivaan and Vriddhi Ghosh....with a rocky start. As if this wasn't enough, Coral has to face a mysterious 'ray of sunshine' which may change her life for the best....or for the worst. This is Coral's story, of growing up, of learning that there is so much more to learn, of realising that maybe sunshine is not so bad.... [Editing]