Conduits of Magic

Two years of college and my best friend is fictional. I need help.Simon figured college would be different, magical even. Instead, all he found was more isolation; that's what drew him to playing Shadows of Arora, an immersive online game. Swords, magic, undead, excitement, friends; everything his life was missing. It all felt so real; if only he didn't connect so much better there than in the real world, especially with the cute high-elf assigned as his guide by the game.Keavy wanted to make a difference, but her mana marks made her unique among the high-elves, and standing out was far from welcome among her kind. Now the world was being twisted and corrupted by the stuff of nightmares. Perhaps this was her calling, masquerading as an artificial companion to serve the ignorant players who push back against the invasion. If only the visitor she was tasked to help hadn't been so kind and handsome, this would have been just another sacrificial duty. But what happens when Simon finds out that Arora isn't fun and games, but a real place with palpable dangers and no game elements in sight? How will Keavy reconcile her sworn duty with the lies she is forced to tell to the only person who sees her for who she is? Simon and Keavy need to figure out how to bridge time and space if they are going to fend off the invasion before everything in Arora is swallowed whole, much less sort themselves out in the process. Pick up this portal fantasy adventure with a heavy dose of romance.