Eleanor erwacht an einem Ort der weit entfernt von Raum und Zeit zu liegen scheint. Ohne Erinnerung an ihre Vergangenheit muss sie lernen, sich inmitten unerklärlicher und rätselhafter Ereignisse zurechtzufinden, während sie versucht die Puzzleteile zusammenzufügen. Denn obwohl auch hier die Magie vor langer Zeit erloschen ist, finden sich noch immer Spuren im Verborgenen und die dunkle Bedrohung der sie so knapp entkommen konnte, scheint ihr gefolgt zu sein. Was unternommen wurde um sie zu beschützen, stellt sich bereits nach kurzer Zeit als Fluch heraus, denn ihre Ahnungslosigkeit könnte ihr zum Verhängnis werden und sie muss feststellen, dass zwischen Freund und Feind oft nur eine schmale Linie liegt und Hilfe oft aus unerwarteten Lagern kommt.

From a world where her kind is hunted down, she made her escape to a place out of time and space. To ensure her safety, Eleanor woke up with no memories of her past, covered in bruises, in a strange castle. As she struggles to put together the pieces of her past, she realizes that what was done to her as protection was a curse in disguise. Through her journey of discovering the truth about her past, Eleanor will soon learn that sometimes there's a thin line between friend and foe, and help often comes from the most unexpected of allies.

Sarah Marsden is prepared to rock NaNoWriMo this year. With tormented yet charming heroes, a fantastic magical world, and a thrilling sword & sorcery plot, she’s sure her novel will be amazing. She writes through the night, fighting exhaustion, until the words on the screen start to blur. Until she closes her eyes, just for a second… and wakes up in the fantasy world of her novel. Unsure if she’s dreaming, hallucinating from lack of sleep, or if she finally lost it, Sarah figures her best course of action is to covertly follow her heroes around, watching her story unfold and maybe picking up a few new ideas along the way. But then her characters start going off script. They’re not talking to the right people, they’re not solving the mystery — they’re just screwing everything up! Sarah is well aware of what will happen if the villain wins, so she takes things into her own hands, teaming up with the heroes so she can secretly keep them on the right track. The heroes are the only ones who can save the world, but she’s the only one with the knowledge to guide them. And she must do so without letting them discover who she is, or that they’re all just characters in her story. This year’s NaNoWriMo is definitely going to be one to remember.