Hi, I'm Tali Shammas, a novelist and storyteller.

In the bustling metropolis of Tempris, people go about their lives, unaware Earth is tethered to the magical Fae realm of Itheca. Or that a tyrannical Queen has been abducting human children.

When Nora, a broke and hungry neurodivergent student, is ridiculed at a fast-food restaurant, flames suddenly burst through the building. Footage of the incident goes viral, upending her life.

Chaos in the wake of Nora's volatile emotions is nothing new for her: too often, lights flicker and doors slam if she’s upset. However, when her next outburst leads to her foster sister's disappearance, Nora sets off on an unwavering search.

Desperate to regulate her emotions and find her sister, Nora joins group therapy. Unfortunately, a man in her group—dangerously handsome Ash—is a Fae prince with plans of his own.

Ash kidnaps Nora, claiming he’s working with Ithecan rebels to overthrow his mother, who’s experimenting on marginalized human children—including Nora’s sister—to strengthen her army. He also explains that Nora is half Fae and demands she wield her emotions to fight the Queen.

Nora distrusts her ability to channel her turbulent feelings into a weapon, but Ash’s arrogance turns persuasively charming. And troublesome. What if falling for him is a trap devised by his mother?

If Nora’s emotions lead her astray, her sister and countless children will die… and the fate of humanity could hang in the balance.