When Mary Margaret's mother is abducted by a magician posing as a high-school crush, Mary follows him through a golden vortex into Iberloah—a desert world with no cars, no phones, and magic woven into the pattern of everything. Guided by a kind stranger named Breeohan, Mary must master 'lacing' magic, survive assassins and crocodiles, pose as a foreign princess at court, and confront the sinister Kelteon to rescue her mother and uncover the truth about her own father. A girl falls through a golden vortex into a world where magic is literally woven into the pattern of everything—and only she can see the whole design. Clean, swoon-worthy romance between a scrappy Earth girl and a purple-eyed prince-magician. A heroine who fights back: ten years of karate meet sword training and desert survival. Perfect for readers who want fantasy adventure without the objectionable content. “"I don't know what kind of strange fantasy world you're living in, Kelson, but I think you should leave."”Perfect for a teen girl who loves clean portal fantasy with a strong, snarky heroine, budding romance, and imaginative magic systems.