When Layney and Bella pick up two, leather-bound books and begin to read, something impossible happens—they vanish.

Quinn and Gerard do the unthinkable to save Layney and Bella: they open the abandoned books and step through the pages. The stories that await them are nothing like they imagined. Separated into different worlds, each boy must face twisted narratives filled with danger, dark magic, and challenges that seem designed to break them. The rules of reality shift with every turn of the page, and worse—they’ve forgotten their real world.

Racing against time and battling forces beyond their understanding, Quinn, Gerard, Layney and Bella must find a way out before they are trapped forever. But saving the girls means surviving their own stories first, and in these dark tales, not everyone gets a happy ending. To escape, they’ll need more than luck—they’ll need to rewrite the rules entirely.

Storybound is an adventure perfect for fans of portal fantasy, dark fairy tales, and page-turning mysteries that blur the line between fiction and reality.

Storybound delivers:

• Immersive portal fantasy that pulls readers into multiple story worlds
• Books-within-books narrative that celebrates the power of stories
• Friendship and courage in the face of impossible odds
• Non-stop adventure with high stakes and unexpected twists
• Dark fairy tale elements that will captivate middle grade and YA readers

Perfect for readers who loved:

Inkheart, The Land of Stories, The Phantom Tollbooth, and A Tale Dark and Grimm

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