It's December 2018 when a virus spreads throughout the US and eventually makes it to Ellie's hometown bringing death and devastation. Follow her and friends on a journey to survive this tragic event. Cover photo made on PicsArt

Samuel Brandt woke up with his thoughts written all over his body. His brother woke up with his head missing. His sister woke up to find that her skin would crack open unless she stayed in water. All of the other children in the secluded Iowa town of Oak Knoll woke up having undergone strange transformations. Now, they are all forced to live at 407 West Marshall Street, the mysterious house outside of town. With the new name of The Boy with Words for Skin, Samuel wants nothing more than to hide from his new life. He painfully and unpredictably sheds his skin, there is a Voice in the entryway closet that is often cruel, and-perhaps worst of all for a naturally shy boy-the other children look to him as a leader. As his seven-year-old brother struggles with their new life, as terrifying growls start to come from the pitch black basement, and as his feelings for a girl begin to grow, The Boy with Words for Skin realizes that he wants to change. He wants to put others first, learn from his peers, and let himself hope that things will get better. The Boy with Words for Skin is the first book in the 407 West Marshall Street series. Each book will advance the story but be told from a different character. Book 2 will be The Girl without Eyes.

This story has been edited to remove most mistakes. "I only saved you. That does not mean that I would need to marry you." Japan has long stopped being the country it used to be. The usually bright country has gone corrupt with the rest of the world. Only the strongest can influence this world, and he is like that. The leader of the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. He rules Japan from the shadows; the politicians are only puppets gone corrupt with bribes and threats. His name is Yamaguchi Rei, and that is the man I ended up saving. And who is this I? I am Ichinose Mei. A surgeon at the Tokyo university hospital. _________ Highest ranking 14# on corruption. 6# on Yakuza 3# on corruptgovernment The first part of two Yakuza!!! Books. This story includes surgical procedures, blood, and graphic depictions of violence and torture. As well as sexual scenes. (Not in this book but the next part.) So if you people don't like or can't handle this kind of content, please don't read but to everyone that wishes to stay welcome, and I hope you enjoy the story.