Mana is the life force that exists in everything. Mana gives you conscious thought, unconscious thought, and is the source of all feelings and life. Mana levels in humans though are moderate and usually cannot be harnessed past the normal capabilities of a human body. When the grandfather he never met suddenly died, Shuei felt nothing but indifference. The feeling does not change when a lawyer suddenly shows up at his house with his grandfather's will. But as his grandfather's only surviving heir, Shuei had inherited a large house in Kyoto that his grandfather was the landlord and caretaker of. After being pressured by his mother, Shuei packs up and leaves Tokyo to move to Kyoto and to see the house he inherited...and the tenants who lived there. Little does he realize that the house is no ordinary house, and the tenants are no ordinary tenants. For the house is in fact a Gateway; a connection to a spiritual realm called Seirei-Kai, and the "landlord" of the house serves as the Gatekeeper to protect the Gateway. The tenants of the house are a race of people from Seirei-Kai called the Seishin. They are human in appearance but the Mana inside their bodies is one thousand times stronger than that in a human body. They are powerful and have longevity...but they are also a dying race. For all Seishin that have been born in the last eight hundred years have been male. With no women to grow their population, the Seishin have needed to take drastic and creative measures to have more children and to save their race. Measures that are not entirely working, as they continue to only have male offspring. Shuei doesn't want to be the Gatekeeper. He doesn't want to care about these people with whom his grandfather cared more for than his own family. Despite this he still finds himself drawn into the world and culture of the Seishin of Seirei-Kai...and all the drama that comes with it. The is the first book in a new series called Estrangement Syndrome. - Word Count: 69-70,000

Shuei has slowly grown accustomed to his life as a landlord and the Gatekeeper of the Gateway that links his world to the world of the Seishin, Seirei-Kai. In doing so he has grown close to his tenants, the closest of which is San. But their "relationship" has entered a strange limbo where they are not entirely platonic...but they are not a couple. But the feelings between them have continued to grow, and as a result complications have arisen. San had sworn he would never be with anyone. Both terrified of the legacy of the blood in his veins, and of his powers, he resolved that he would be single forever. But he cannot deny his feelings for Shuei, and the longer he is with Shuei and experiencing Shuei's accepting nature of him, the easier it is for San to embrace these feelings. But when a near tragedy happens, San flees into the night without a trace. Leaving both San's family and Shuei scrambling to locate him and bring him home. But how can Shuei look for San when is bound to his duty as the Gatekeeper? And how can they even begin to look for San when the rest of the Seishin look upon San with contempt? Love is sweet and can soothe the soul, but in the worst of circumstances it is an emotion that can feel like a plague. The second book of the Estrangement Syndrome series follows Shuei and San as they experience love in both of these forms. - Word Count: 31,000-32,000

Nozomu knew that he was born to protect the royal family of the Seishin of Seirei-Kai. But he did not realize the burden of his duty until he was denied marriage with the one person he wanted to be with. Riku, nephew of the Imperial Consort, was always destined to be paired with a partner of high station with whom he could create many offspring with his high levels of mana. But the only person Riku has ever wanted was Nozomu, and much to his frustration this is the one person he cannot be with. For he was related to a royal, and Nozomu was destined to be the bodyguard to a prince. A job that was incredibly dangerous even their times of peace. With their dwindling numbers the Seishin cannot accord to be picky with pairings, but the forces that be refuse to allow Nozomu and Riku to be together. But the pair cannot deny their love and they do not want to be with anyone but each other. As the pressure mounts, they are forced to make a decision that may permanently alter their relationships with everyone they know. And they may find themselves in incredible danger... The third book in the Estrangement Syndrome series follows the romance between Nozomu and Riku as they struggle to find acceptance and to be together once and for all.