Beyond the Mural

She thought it was just a dream.Until the mural opened… and something stepped through.Twelve-year-old Sara never meant to open a doorway between worlds. When a mural she paints in her sleep begins to breathe with life, she unknowingly creates a portal—one connected to Valoria, a hidden realm where art carries power and light still holds its ground against a growing darkness. But the danger isn’t coming from Valoria. It’s coming for it. Because Sara’s gift isn’t just creativity. It’s an inheritance—one tied to her mother’s past and a conflict that has been unfolding long before she was born. As forces opposed to Valoria begin to move, Sara finds herself caught in the middle of a war she doesn’t understand… and a role she never asked for. With her fiercely loyal sister Jo at her side, a conflicted quarterback named Devin who is more than he seems, and a guarded protector known only as Smith, Sara must begin to uncover the truth about who she is—and why her gift matters more than anyone has told her.Because the door she opened was not an accident. And whatever is coming through… has been waiting for her. Will she turn away from the power inside her— or step into the story she was always meant to become part of?Perfect for fans of C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, and epic portal fantasy with heart.Book One of The Valorian Chronicles Read more