I woke up inside the story I wrote, living the life of my own heroine aboard the starship Stardust. The man I created, the one she loves, is destined to die because I chose it as the author. But looking at him now, I know I have to save him. To do that, I must decide: stay in the perfect life I dreamed of, or return to the one I was so desperate to escape.

On her 30th birthday, Hanna will lose the right to choose her future. By law, the Ministry will assign her a husband-sold to the highest bidder. With time running out, her best friend offers her a way out: marriage. But saying yes could change everything between them, and saying no could mean surrendering her freedom forever.