- The Series -
Between the glass towers and the dirt, something beautiful is burning.
Half Sans Halo is a gritty, atmospheric odyssey set in the decaying heart of a fractured city. Experience a slow-burn romance where class divides are walls built of secrets, and surviving the night means trusting the person you were taught to fear.
Book One
Judge by the Cover
She had everything mapped out.
Until she didn’t.
Seventeen-year-old Haruna Mitsukai has it all—perfect grades, perfect boyfriend, and a clean way out of too-perfect West Campbelton.
Ryu Debiru doesn’t plan ahead. Survival is enough.
When they’re forced to work together, what starts as friction becomes something harder to ignore.
And as the truth behind the city begins to surface, Haruna is forced to confront how much she’s been taught not to see.
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Book Three
Double-Sided
Three months after a massive crime bust rocks the city, Haruna and Ryu are left with what comes after.
Ryu is trying to move forward. Haruna is struggling to hold everything together. But as rumours spread and old wounds reopen, the fragile peace they've built begins to fracture.
Their connection hasn't weakened.
Neither has everything working against it.
Because what they're facing now isn't what pulled them together—it's what refuses to let them go.
What do you hold onto when holding on is the very thing breaking you?
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Two Halves Whole
Ryu has always lived by one rule: survive first, feel later. Or better yet, not at all.
Raised in the shadow of the White Flower Syndicate, he knows exactly where his life is supposed to lead—until Haruna enters it.
As Ryu struggles to keep his world contained, Haruna begins uncovering things she was never meant to see.
With every revelation, loyalty and love grow harder to separate.
Survival has always been enough. Until now.
What happens when the truth isn’t just painful—but fatal?
HE THOUGHT HE HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL...
UNTIL THE GIRL HE HATED BECAME THE GIRL HE COULD NO LONGER IGNORE.
Book Two
Seventeen-year-old Haruna Mitsukai has everything planned—perfect grades, a perfect reputation, and a clean escape from Campbelton.
Ryu Debiru doesn’t believe in plans. Survival is the only thing he can afford to think about, and Campbelton feels less like a town than a trap.
When the two are forced to work together on a major English project, their rivalry sparks into something far more dangerous than either of them expected.
As secrets begin to surface, Haruna discovers that Ryu’s life is shaped by forces darker than she ever imagined—and that the truth about Campbelton runs deeper than anyone wants to admit.
"Well-written...exciting action...
Jack Magnus, Reader's Favorite
“A tangle of rivalries, danger, and impossible expectations. ”
Caitlin Lyle Farley, Readers' Favourite
Two Halves Whole
“Beautifully Written... Compelling. ”
Jack Magnus, Reader's Favorite
"...Bittersweet and genuine romance... most highly recommended."
Jack Magnus, Reader's Favorite
Seventeen-year-old Ryu has always lived by one rule: survive first, feel later.
Raised in the shadow of the White Flower Syndicate, he knows exactly where his life is supposed to lead—until Haruna enters it. The girl he once dismissed becomes the one person he can’t ignore, the one thing he can’t control.
As Ryu struggles to keep his unhaloed side hidden, Haruna begins to uncover truths about the city, and herself—secrets that were never meant to surface. With every revelation, the line between loyalty and love grows thinner, and the cost of choosing wrong grows deadly.
In a world where survival has always been enough, Ryu is forced to ask a dangerous question:
What happens when the truth isn’t just painful—but fatal?
Book Two
Double-Sided
Three months after a massive crime bust rocks the city, Haruna and Ryu are left with what comes after.
Ryu is trying to move forward. Haruna is struggling to hold everything together. But as rumours spread and old wounds reopen, the fragile peace they've built begins to fracture.
Their connection hasn't weakened.
Neither has everything working against it.
Because what they're facing now isn't what pulled them together—it's what refuses to let them go.
What do you hold onto when holding on is the very thing breaking you?
"Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are."
Machiavelli, The Prince
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"It's difficult to fight the world when you’re already at war with yourself. ”
Marie Smith, Double-Sided
Book Three
Some love stories don't break. They unravel.
Double-Sided
Three months after a massive crime bust rocks the city, Haruna and Ryu are left with what comes after.
Ryu is trying to move forward. Haruna is struggling to hold everything together. But as rumours spread and old wounds reopen, the fragile peace they've built begins to fracture.
Their connection hasn't weakened.
Neither has everything working against it.
Because what they're facing now isn't what pulled them together—it's what refuses to let them go.
What do you hold onto when holding on is the very thing breaking you?
Book Three
Some love stories don't break. They unravel.
Judge by the Cover
Seventeen-year-old Haruna Mitsukai has everything planned—perfect grades, a perfect reputation, and a clean escape from Campbelton.
Ryu Debiru doesn’t believe in plans. Survival is the only thing he can afford to think about, and Campbelton feels less like a town than a trap.
When the two are forced to work together on a major English project, their rivalry sparks into something far more dangerous than either of them expected.
As secrets begin to surface, Haruna discovers that Ryu’s life is shaped by forces darker than she ever imagined—and that the truth about Campbelton runs deeper than anyone wants to admit.
Two Halves Whole
Seventeen-year-old Ryu has always lived by one rule: survive first, feel later.
Raised in the shadow of the White Flower Syndicate, he knows exactly where his life is supposed to lead—until Haruna enters it. The girl he once dismissed becomes the one person he can’t ignore, the one thing he can’t control.
As Ryu struggles to keep his unhaloed side hidden, Haruna begins to uncover truths about the city, and herself—secrets that were never meant to surface. With every revelation, the line between loyalty and love grows thinner, and the cost of choosing wrong grows deadly.
In a world where survival has always been enough, Ryu is forced to ask a dangerous question:
What happens when the truth isn’t just painful—but fatal?