Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy #1)

Holly says: "Drawn from Japanese mythology, this YA trilogy follows Emi, a young shrine maiden destined to become a living host for a goddess. Emi’s spent her life hiding from the earth spirits who are locked in eternal combat with the gods. But when Emi stumbles upon a life-changing secret, she flees to the woods, where she has an encounter with an earth spirit and ultimately saves his life. Shiro, the spirit Emi rescues, doesn’t realize who Emi is and has baggage of his own. The two begin to develop a relationship that will call everything into question in this slow-burn romantic fantasy."