When 21-year-old nurse Clara Valenwood receives a mysterious pendant on her birthday, she doesn't expect it to flip her world upside down. But when a shadowy attack forces her and her best friend Malrik to flee through a shimmering portal, Clara finds herself in a world she never believed existed - the fae realm.
A world of breathtaking beauty and chilling danger. A world on the brink of collapse.
Guided by the aloof and ethereal Ash, a fae warrior hiding secrets of his own, Clara and Malrik join a resistance fighting against a corrupted queen whose dark magic threatens to devour both the human and fae worlds. To save them, Clara must unravel a forgotten prophecy, uncover magical clues, and navigate a journey filled with mythical creatures, treacherous lands, and heart-pounding choices.
As tensions rise and shadows close in, Clara finds herself torn - between two worlds, two destinies, and two hearts. Ash, whose quiet intensity stirs emotions she can't ignore, and Malrik, her steadfast friend whose loyalty runs deeper than she realizes.
But time is running out. The veil between worlds is weakening, and only Clara holds the key to saving them all.
Will she embrace her destiny, or will the darkness consume everything?
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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