For Gale Cerrera, home is not a safe place. Constantly hearing your parents curse and fight is not exactly ideal for a child, but these were the cards she had been dealt. Determined to escape, she tries everything, from joining the school paper to getting a part-time job. Nothing works. Until she meets Ethan. Ethan Zamora is an outcast ─ bullied at school, counseled by an incompetent counselor, and haunted by nightmares from his past. He, too, desperately needs an escape. Through poems, books, and Gale's alluring charm, he finds solace and the freedom to be himself. Every night, Gale and Ethan meet in the woods and sit by an angel statue, sharing their secrets and healing each other's wounds. Together, they learn that the only way to truly escape is to confront what they're running from. As they face the harsh realities they've long avoided, will their friendship survive the storm, or will they find something even deeper?

Raised in the orphanage of the Grimrock Wilderness, Caspen Regan is a daughter of exile. Her heart is anchored to one soaring ambition and it is to become a Rozengest Dauntless. But her journey leads to the golden sand of the Mehravar Realm, where she must survive the Sultana Selection, a brutal trial of grit and survival to win a throne she never sought. Amidst the danger, she meets Sultan Scheherazade, whose presence offers a connection and a sense of belonging she has never felt before. Now, Caspen stands at a crossroads. When her lifelong dream finally lies within reach, will she seize the glory of being a Rozengest Dauntless or stay for the love of the Sultan? In a world where you must fight to survive, the hardest battle is choosing which destiny to keep.

This is a story about Angelo Lorenzo "Zoo" Hortezano, a Mechanical Engineering student facing challenges in his grades. Angela Laurence "Zee" Zozobrado, a peer mentor, steps in to assist him. As they spend time together, their connection goes beyond academics. However, Zoo questions if he's worthy of Zee since he can't provide the luxuries other guys can. It's a dilemma - should he persist in winning Zee's heart, or should he stop loving her?