Julie Grows has always chosen the quiet safety of her library over the noise of the outside world. Familiar routines, well-worn pages, and steady calm keep her life predictable until the day an earthquake shakes her small town to its core. When the dust settles, she finds something impossible: an alien prince lying broken on the library floor, his eyes burning like starlight and his body marked by battles far from Earth.
Julie knows she should call for help. Instead, she’s drawn to him, her hands trembling as she tends to wounds that don’t belong to this world. The more time she spends with Cyrus, the more she feels a pull she can’t explain part fear, part desire, and wholly undeniable.
But Cyrus hasn’t come alone. Dark forces from his world stalk him, and now Julie, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about safety, love, and her place in the universe.
Can she leave behind the only life she’s ever known for a bond that defies galaxies, or will fear sever the fragile thread holding them together?
