Another Voice: A Melancholy Girl

"It was then that she found her sweet, sweet freedom. It was always with her, but only found in doing the things that scared her the most."A dreamer without ambition, barista Clara Rivers longs for a job outside of The Bean Queen. Trapped between past experiences and the woman she hopes to become, Clara's childhood dream of a magical adventure comes true with a fistful of dirt and a ray of light. But Clara finds more than nostalgia when she's transported into a magical world her younger self would have loved.With a circle on her brow everyone can see but her, she struggles to find her place in a realm full of strange creatures, temperamental mages, beautiful healers, and a brave, cheeky knight. Then, when the trusted ancient mage chants a cryptic prophecy, Ancora Castle looks to her to defeat the fabled Lectus.Torn between fear and bravery, Clara learns to trust her companions as she's haunted by harrowing fantasies and hazy phantoms. Unable to picture herself victorious, Clara must battle the stories she tells herself and the dangers of an untamed world while the reality of something bigger looms closer.