[Book 1 of "Our Spellbinding Lies"] Born a magical prodigy, Violet has been selected by the highest god to compete for divine status. She has put faith in nothing but her mentor and her magic. When she learns of her teacher's dark past, however, she swears to end him. Yet, to achieve that goal, she opens an even darker path for herself. She may seal not only her own fate, but her bloodline's as well.

Folk tales warn that the witch of Gnarl Mountain is a toothless hag with ice in her veins and a stone where her heart should be. But she's not. She's a young, inexperienced girl, victim of unspeakable crimes, yet determined to steal back a precious heirloom that will increase her magic. However, to do so she needs the aid of three people. One helps her for money, one out of obligation, and one for love.

Oren Hale discovers a memorial page for a boy who died four years ago and cannot explain why the photo looks exactly like him. After that, ordinary life starts to feel staged, like he is walking through a story someone else wrote. His tutor, Ayara, is smart, guarded, and dangerously easy to talk to. Their sessions shift into something riskier: honesty, which only makes the rest of the world feel stranger by comparison. As Oren tries to understand where the dead boy ends and he begins, the people closest to him keep steering him away from the truth. But the more he looks, the clearer it becomes: one of these lives is real, and the other is a mistake. He just doesn't know which one.

After losing his parents, Rohit Varunan finally moved forward. He was living a normal life as a billionaire AI pioneer, getting engaged to his childhood friend, Aarohi. Then the night after his engagement? Everything went to hell. His fear turned into rage and guilt. He built a suit and became a superhero he never wanted to be, not for fame or glory, but because of vengeance. With enemies hiding in shadows and truth wrapped in lies, he is forced to choose between the people he loves... and the stranger who may know the truth.