A World Apart

Star-crossed lovers bound by magic. But will their devotion set them free-or doom them forever? London, 1866. All Kit Finchley wants is to master the magic that keeps eluding him - and to live a life not dictated by title or expectation. Duty presses in from every quarter, but the one thing that quickens his pulse is the promise of real power. When a miscast spell tears open a doorway into the Veil - a liminal realm where Wilfrith and his family have been trapped since a fateful bargain with the Faerie Queen 800 years ago - Kit stumbles into a love he never imagined. Their connection is immediate, impossible, and undeniable. Determined to free Wil, Kit hunts for the spell that could bridge two worlds. By night, Kit risks everything to reach the boy between worlds, desperate to bind the realms without breaking them. But by day, Kit finds himself intrigued by a young bohemian woman of a very wealthy, aristocratic family. She's unlike any woman he's ever met: rebellious, clever, and best of all, she believes in magic. Torn between first love, magic and duty, Kit will be forced to make a decision that will change all three of their lives forever.

Meghan Nesmith is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Guardian, and Teen Vogue, among others. Originally from Vancouver, she now lives in Boston with her husband and two daughters. A World Apart is her first novel.