In the rains of Japan's tsuyu, two girls meet under a pale blue umbrella, their fated paths crossing in a world saturated with loneliness and unspoken pain.

One, a quiet high schooler weighed down by the specters of a broken home and relentless bullying, trudges through life with her head down and heart guarded. The other — who seems, at first sight — to be an enigmatic honor student from a prestigious school, hides behind a façade of perfection that masks her own fractured soul.

Together, they confront the ghosts of their pasts and the fragile nature of their shared present, all while seeking solace in a world that seems indifferent to their struggles.

But the rain cannot last forever, and when the clouds part, the truths they uncover about themselves and each other threaten to upend the delicate balance they have built.

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Shu Yu is a hopeless romantic who enjoys exploring human relationships and the tangled webs love weaves. She finds beauty in romance that consume like fire, in love that is as much a choice as it is a twist of fate.

She has had work published in anthologies including "Other Worlds" and "What We Burn For."

"Tsuyu" is her debut novella.

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International preorder copies for Tsuyu will ship after July 4, 2025.

For buyers in Singapore, please purchase Tsuyu from Books Kinokuniya or Book Bar.