Take a very ordinary, very unhappy 14 year old boy, Phoenix. He's bored by school, hates his step-father, feels like he has no control over his life. In fact, the only things he does like are computer games and martial arts.
Add a smart, miserable 14 year old girl, Jade. She's the youngest of seven girls; teased and picked on; a misfit; her own mother doesn't get her. All she likes is books and botany. Aiki lives in Brisbane, Australia. Her stories have been shortlisted in the Aurealis awards and the Writers of the Future awards. When not writing, she runs a full time business. In her few spare hours, she practices martial arts, archery, knife-throwing, lute, bellydancing and art. Sometimes she even sleeps.