Katy Fairchild is an orphan and knows that no respectable man will marry her. But when a storm throws her into the arms of a mysterious stranger, will she fight society's opinion of her low status to pursue a forbidden romance? ***** At the age of nine, Katy Fairchild was brought to the small village of Wilshire to live with her distant relations, the Banes family. Brought up as a companion to their daughter, Eliza, Katy has lived a life according to her low rank and limited opportunities, and without complaint. But one day when she is nineteen, she gets caught in a dangerous storm with a handsome man who is unlike anyone she's met before. The encounter throws Katy into a world she never knew. For the first time, a better life may be just around the corner, but is she prepared to fight for it? [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Cil Ojumo

Aira is a common girl with an uncommon secret. Unable to find a job, She steals to take care of her sick mother and eventually gets herself into trouble. She puts herself on the radar of the ninja when she inadvertently uses her elemental power against a shop owner. The ninja take compassion on her, but because of her interaction with them; she puts herself in harms way. Will she find out more about her estranged father? Will she help the ninja? What happens when a certain one catches her eye?