Nicaiah Ysabel Reyes is all headlines and highlighters-a girl born to shine. As the leader of the Supreme Student Council, editor-in-chief of the campus publication, and a consistent academic achiever, she's the girl everyone looks up to. Beauty and brains? She carries both with grace. Now stepping into college as a first-year English major, she's doing her best to keep it all together-even when the pressure threatens to drown her. Then came Finn Lorenz Aguilar-a BTVTED-ACP major, quiet and distant, with a gaze that seems to hold a thousand untold stories. He isn't like the boys who compete for her attention. He doesn't even try. Maybe that's what makes her notice him more. In a world where she's expected to win every time, could he be her greatest reward... or the one risk that finally breaks her? Date written: June 16, 2025 Date finished: June 16, 2025

Vivienne didn't believe in vampires until she started to suspect her prince might be one. Which will she sacrifice - humanity or love? ***** Vivienne lives in a world where girls are chosen to become consorts of royalty, aristocrats and the filthy rich. When she catches the eye of a mysterious prince, she begins to suspect that the elite members of society aren't quite human. Her childhood friend, Blake, warned her about vampires before he died under suspicious circumstances - but now she might be bonded to one of the most powerful undead. Who can she trust? And more importantly - can she stop herself from falling in love? [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Anastasia Wright