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Fifteen year-old Isla Raj had always wanted to embark on a beautiful, exciting adventure, to, perhaps, an exotic country or a vast ocean. Little did she expect that, one day, the grandest adventure of her life would come to her.
A mysterious bookshelf appears in the young adult section of the library, a section that Isla is very familiar with. When she inquires at the front desk about the recent addition, the librarian assures her that the shelf has been there since the library's opening. Chagrin and quite convinced something mysterious is taking place, Isla can't resist checking out a few of the strange new books.
Later, as she and her closest friend, Robin, are inspecting the volumes, they make an astounding discovery that leaves them falling through a portal and landing in a fantasy land. Florinth is the realm out of every reader's wildest imagination, a beautiful kingdom that boasts wondrous sights and creatures. The more they explore, the more Isla and Robin find themselves in awe of this mysterious world they've stumbled upon.
However, the day the two had planned to return home, disaster strikes. They find themselves with no option other than to help save the kingdom from the most dangerous threat it's faced in, apparently, centuries. Otherwise, they may never see their beloved hometown again.
Occasional language, nothing too colorful. :)
7.23.20 - #3 in femalehero
Who created the stunning cover, you ask? That would be the very talented @effervescenttt
Primsharah will become the center of a deadly play, with the powers of the gods themselves at stake ...
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Refusing to watch his family crumble beneath the weight of poverty, Arran has resorted to stealing from the rich to provide for his mother and sister. His ability to bend light prevents him from being caught ... until one day, he is. His captors have no intention of turning him in, though, instead making him an offer that he cannot resist, but which will change the course of his future forever.
Meanwhile, Princess Serafina, heir to the throne of Primsharah, welcomes an unusual suitor in the royal palace. This stranger brings a dangerous gift for her father: the Sphere of Truths, one of the ten World Artifacts, created by the gods themselves. As the Shah sinks deeper into his obsession with the Sphere, Inna starts experiencing visions about a thief stealing another Artifact, the Amulet of Doom. A deathly curse is bound to the Amulet, and its theft will set in motion a series of events which might destroy Primsharah for good ... and the world along with it.
Together, Arran and Inna flee across the desert to find out who is stealing the Artifacts and why. But Arran's time is limited as the curse flows through his veins, with no hope for salvation save for the stubborn princess who is determined to see his survival.
Magic, desert and creatures of myth weave a tale of fragile hope, large-scale betrayal and fierce friendship between two people whose fates should never have crossed paths at all.