Nakoto Ayami: a high school sophomore obsessed with words. For the past five years, her mother has battled mental illness, and repression has become Nakoto's norm. The only thing keeping her sane is a violet notebook soaked in poetry. After losing her only item of comfort, Nakoto meets a host club to discover both herself and a pair of new friends. The club contains an overdramatic blonde, a cold president, two mischievous red-headed twins, indifferent cousins, and a crossdresser: otherwise known as the Host Club. Dedicated to my brother Michael for teaching me to be strong in the hardest of times

When a rebellious daughter raised in a gangsters family run away from home, she is transported back in time to ages of Prince and Kings somehow. Hiding in the world run by men, she opts for the only position that fate allots her, Prince's Personal Bodyguard. But the handsome , casanova yet intelligent Prince doesn't know that his new bodyguard is a girl. And it doesn't help when he can't even see her face..... Girl is fearless while the Prince is a constant target for danger, for once it's the girl that becomes the protector.

It was then, when she said those horrible words, that I finally obliged to what my mind told me. "Build a shield around that damn heart, lock it, and throw the key away." Sure, I was never really that happy - but it was so much better than being miserable. One of the greatest benefits being the fear that my new attitude brought. Because everyone knows not to mess with Genevieve Rogers, she'll break your wrist or something. Even the new kids knew that. Sadly my reign of terror came to an end after a couple years or so. All because of this girl. And I don't know if it hit her in the head or something, but I just hate that she found that damn key.

Siena can heal wounds with a touch of her hands. A captive since birth, she is used as a tool of war by a Plainsmen tribe. A chance escape into the forest proves successful... and deadly. Rescued by the Forestfolk--a group of people she always thought were nothing more than bedtime stories--Siena remains on edge. Trust does not come easily when persecution is all she's ever known. Keeping her abilities a secret seems like the right thing to do, until a tragic accident renders two Forestfolk spiraling toward death. If she chooses to reveal her abilities, she risks being subjugated again. Treated as no longer human. Maybe even sent back to the Plainsmen. But keeping her talent to herself means ignoring the injured around her, even allowing them to die. The choice seems obvious to Siena, but living with the repercussions of that choice is another matter altogether. A journey of self-discovery, a bit of adventure, and a splash of romance. On the Wattys 2017 Shortlist!