Maya and Juliette have led particularly idle and boring lives until they're approached with news of another world. Of magic. Of destiny. They are given magic powers and high expectations. Can these two bind the universe back together with only manipulation of fire and auras? Burdened with suspicion and power, Maya seeks the truth of her fate. Weighted with the responsibility of saving face and protecting those close to her, Juliette discovers how cruel both the world-and herself-can be. Packed with uneasy friendships, hesitant alliances, and broken worlds, this fantasy explores the idea of TWO Chosen Ones and how they must share the spotlight to save the universe from the rising evil. COVER MADE BY @lavendareyes

"If reality can destroy our dreams, then let our dreams destroy reality." Juliette and Maya were only fourteen when they went missing. When they returned, things changed for the worse. Juliette remembered traveling a distant world and becoming their savior. Driven half-insane by her memories, Juliette searched desperately for a way to return to the world. When she discovers a mysterious message proving the existence of the other world, she reaches out to Maya, who cut her off since the incident. Juliette struggles to determine the lines of fantasy and reality, and her true motivations for returning to the other world. "I chase after nightmares in search of paradise. And I pray to God that I'm right."

| Wattys 2025 Shortlist | "To being on our own side." When Juliette and her two best friends, Maya and Mallory, are pulled into their fantasy story, they must carry out the story's plot as their characters. The fantastical world they created is far darker than they ever imagined: a doomsday prophecy fortells the ending of the universe, a violent war is at hand, and enemies lurk at every corner. Worse, she's drawn to the King, a deceptive and charming villain who aims to destroy the world order and the Flowers who protect it. The lines between fiction and reality blur together. Insanity stalks her every step as every choice brings her closer to the fate she swore to avoid. Will Juliette defy her fate and protect the people she loves or succumb to her destiny? #340 in Paranormal #70 in Romantasy