♡ . Mourning Dove is a heartwarming high school novella that follows Rei Shirotori, an ambitious and fiercely competitive student, and her academic rival, Asahi Kazehaya, the boy who seems to effortlessly outshine her at every turn. ᛝ Rei prides herself on her determination and focus-until Asahi's sunny personality and infuriating charm begin to unravel her carefully built walls. She's determined to keep her distance, but Asahi has a way of getting under her skin, challenging her in ways she never expected. ◞ As rivalry turns into something more, Rei must confront the feelings she's buried beneath years of pride and insecurity. Is it possible that the one person she's always tried to outdo could be the one who understands her best? ⋆⁺₊✧

Paris was supposed to be the city of love, light, and other lies. Iris Lavigne has lived her entire life surrounded by croissants, clichés, and tourists who confuse her home for a movie set - yet somehow, she's never had a boyfriend, a thrill, or a reason to believe life isn't just one big, flour-dusted loop. But when her parents drop a bombshell (goodbye Paris, hello Minnesota?!) and sell the one thing Iris actually cares about - her family's beloved bakery - she's thrust into a shiny new American life that smells like Wingstop and midlife crisis. And just when she thinks it can't get more ridiculous, she meets him: Axel Johnston. Cold stare. Colder aura. Hot enough to cause international conflict. Now, she's stuck in a rich suburban nightmare filled with sugar, secrets, sarcastic soulmates, and the terrifying possibility that... maybe she can feel something again. Maybe moving was the best worst thing that ever happened. 𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙗𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡'𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨, 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨.