Day Leitao
This book can be read on its own.
Greedy, cunning, and selfish, Sian is not someone to be trusted. But when Karina is called to break his spell with a kiss, she accepts it.
She's smart enough not to fall in love—or at least to tell herself not to.
But risking a broken heart is the smallest of her problems. Sian's been enchanted in a mysterious, ancient castle where dark magic has been awakened. And now
...Stranded across dimensions, what will they do to reach each other?
Troubled by nightmares about her beloved and trying to reach him, Karina finds a new portal. But instead of going to Whyland, she breaks the defenses against a sinister ethereal city, putting Whyland—and her friends—in danger. Not only that, she ends up trapped and helpless, in a place where even her mind is not safe.
Sian has an impossible
...Not special. Not chosen. But she's got magical shoes.
14-year old Karina doesn't know what she wants, but knows what she's found—fascinating silver shoes. Fascinating, dangerous, and potentially evil. On the upside, they do bring cool visitors. When a princess invites her to go to Whyland, of course she accepts. There's that little "let's destroy the shoes" detail she's not crazy about,
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