Escape from Media: Where Magic is Forbidden and Love is Dangerous

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In Media, magic is a death sentence. Can love help their escape?
In the city of Media, magic is outlawed and enforced with deadly precision. The walls are high, the rules are absolute, and freedom is just a distant dream whispered in back alleys. But not everyone is willing to obey.

Single mother Dr. Malin Neldoreth never imagined her daughter, Ellie, possessed the kind of magic that could get her killed. When Will Hawkson, a rogue smuggler haunted by loss, witnesses Ellie’s powers, he knows the danger—his own sister died for less. Determined to protect her, Will devises a plan to gain Malin’s trust and get them both to safety.

Malin must sacrifice everything to save her daughter. Will must face his past to forge a future. As their bond deepens, they race against time, hunted by enforcers who will stop at nothing to destroy what they fear. Together, they must defy the city, survive the odds, and find hope in one another.

With vivid world-building, emotionally rich characters, and a slow-burn romance woven through edge-of-your-seat action, Escape from Media blends the dystopian danger of An Ember in the Ashes with the raw vulnerability of found family and forbidden powers.

This is Book One in the Echoes of Aloria series.

This series is perfect for readers who enjoy:
• Dystopian fantasy with romance and rebellion
• Complex characters, moral ambiguity, and emotional stakes
• Found family and protector dynamics
• Magical systems suppressed by authoritarian rule
• Con Artist relationships and slow-burn tension
• Series like Legend, Divergent, and Throne of Glass
• Spicy Romance

Content Warning:
This story contains themes of violence, war, emotional trauma, child endangerment, authoritarian control, and romantic intimacy. Scenes may include battle sequences, injuries, references to loss and grief, and sensual content between consenting adults.
Reader discretion is advised. Recommended for readers 17 and over.

Includes themes of:
• Hidden magic
• Oppressive regimes
• Found family
• Strong female characters
• He does a Love Con on her (slow burn)
• Survival against impossible odds
• Rebellion, sacrifice, and hope