When I met him on a rainy afternoon the air smelt like gardenias. My black oxford pumps were soaked from accidentally stepping on a puddle, and the tiny yellow umbrella I held up barely saved me from the chilly rain. When I met him on a rainy afternoon, the sky was pink and blue. I was starving and almost craving to smell the stuffy scent of my closed up home's small living room. When I met him on a rainy afternoon, his son held my feet out of the blue and called me 'mum'. He rushed out of the restaurant only seconds later, his cheeks a pale flushed hue. When I met him one day on a rainy afternoon, he looked up into my eyes and apologized. And inside my head, I thought to myself... what a lovely way to meet a lovely man on such a lovely rainy afternoon. ••••••-••••••-••••••-••••••-••••••-•••••• 1st Draft - 15/03/18 2nd Draft - 08/08/20 Published : 28/08/21 | Paperback & Kindle Cover : Sierra Po Trailer : boba

The Kingdom of Joseon is at war, and they're losing. Terribly. The invading Japanese are equipped with advanced weapons that the Koreans' own bows and arrows are no match against. And now, with the best Joseon Navy admiral in prison for treason, the country's chances of winning the war are slim to none. Since the humans are making a mess of things, the temperamental and liver-hungry gumiho Moon Sun takes it upon herself to intervene. To succeed, she'll need to summon a sea dragon currently residing off the coast of a southern island. Unfortunately, the only people around to help in her quest are an exiled criminal and a few clueless divers, and their incompetence is truly testing her patience. They might have a chance of winning, if she doesn't kill everyone first.

Ellie Bay knew high school wasn't going to be easy. What she didn't know, was how tables can turn in the blink of an eye, and the tormented can become the tormenter just as easily. With gossip turning into student's religion, Ellie must give it her all to keep her head above the water and keep soaring high over the clouds. There just isn't enough place for another failure in this world.