Ollie, do you believe in magic?” Gemma and Oliver have been best friends their entire lives. But no matter how well Ollie thinks he knows Gemma, there’s one secret standing between them, one secret she swore she’d never tell: magic is real. And she’s waited her whole life to have it.
On their 17th birthday, Gemma and her twin brother, Milo, will be claimed by one of the three branches of magic. Only then will they have access to the power they’ve always seen but been unable to touch.
Gemma’s counting down the days until she becomes one of the Claimed, but she’s torn between wanting her magic and wanting to keep Ollie in her life. This goodbye feels impossible, especially with the way Ollie looks at her when he thinks nobody’s watching.
On the night of the Claiming, Gemma is taken over by a strange power that no one understands, leaving her reeling in the aftermath. That night, Ollie’s caught up in a world he never knew existed as he finally learns the truth behind the lies.
Gemma and Ollie discover a magic made from buried secrets and a history long forgotten. Together, they must unravel the mystery that surrounds them and their families before fate claims them for its own.
Does Ollie believe in magic? He’s about to.
Nicole Adair describes A Tangle of Dreams as “magical realism with a dash of teen angst.” The story holds extra meaning for her as it takes place right at home at the base of the Superstition Mountains range. It will be followed by a second book to complete the duology in 2022. Nicole enlisted local artist Paige Poppe to design and illustrate the gorgeous desert-inspired cover.
It is fast-paced and beautifully written; an age-appropriate novel that anyone could fall in love with. Readers are raving over A Tangle of Dreams, calling it “lush and lyrical,” and a story “born of the seasoned imagination and emotional vulnerability of an author who knows both her audience and herself.”
Nicole Adair hails from Mesa, Ariz., where she lives with her husband and three daughters. She studied political science at Brigham Young University but decided that writing teenage love stories is much more fun. She lives for golden hour runs, snuggles with her girls, and Ben & Jerry’s. A Tangle of Dreams is her first novel. You can find Nicole on Instagram @writenicolewrite to get updates on her writing.
A Tangle of Dreams is available for purchase in paperback on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other retail sites. The ebook is currently available on Amazon and the Kindle Unlimited program for a limited time.