The Other World - C. A. Varian

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Résumé :
Fate chose them for each other, even though they're worlds apart. Stage IV thyroid cancer was a death sentence for 19-year-old Elianna Foster, until she received the key. The enchanted item opens a doorway to the fae realm, a place where illness can no longer plague her, but if she crosses the portal, there is no turning back-literally. Elianna must choose between living in a strange new realm, forsaking her life in the human world, or staying behind with her loved ones until her body finally gives out. The decision is anything but simple. Rumors abound about the other world. Some say her soulmate awaits her arrival with her key's twin. Others say human females are subjugated and forced to serve as bed slaves and breeding stock. When an emergency forces Elianna's hand, she crosses through the one-way portal, but the situation she finds herself in is not a fantasy... It's a nightmare. Captured by a fae nobleman, Elianna's chance at happiness withers before her very eyes. But little does she know, even as she suffers at the hands of her captors, her mate is searching for her, and he'll stop at NOTHING to get her back. Can Elianna's fated mate find her before the flesh traders sell her off and ship her away? Or is her second chance at life doomed to be as hopeless as the first TRIGGER WARNINGS There are many mature themes throughout the book. It is not intended for readers under 17 years of age. The following themes are explored in The Other World: graphic (consensual) sexual content, terminal illness/contemplating death, captivity, slavery, abduction, talks of rape and abortion, torture, sex trafficking, talks of suicide, vulgar language, and murder....

Biographie:
C. A. Varian was raised in Lockport, Louisiana, into an often-low-income household. She spent a lot of her childhood fishing, crabbing, and playing school. She loved pretending to be the teacher and assigning work to her cousins. Her love of reading started very young, where she used to complete several books per week in elementary school so she could earn a free personal pizza from Pizza Hut. Even once free pizzas were no longer an option, she still steadily read novels, usually above the reading level for her age group, and loved visiting the library to stock up on books. She started writing poetry and short stories while still in junior high through high school, although she stopped writing, at least for fun, once she had children and went to college. Thankfully, her writing hiatus ended, and she resumed her love for writing.She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, as well as a Master's degree in History. She also worked towards getting her teaching certification. She did almost all of her college education while also being the mother of two children. After graduating from college, she began teaching public school, a career that she continues to this day, currently teaching special education at a local middle school. She's married to a retired military officer, so she spent many years moving around for his career, but they now live in central Alabama, with her youngest daughter, Arianna. Her oldest daughter, Brianna, no longer lives at home and is engaged to be married. She has two Shih Tzus that she considers her children. Boy, Charlie, and girl, Luna, are their mommy's shadows. She also has three cats: Ramses, Simba, and Cookie, as well as five chickens and two ducks....

Sommaire:
Fate chose them for each other, even though they're worlds apart. Stage IV thyroid cancer was a death sentence for 19-year-old Elianna Foster, until she received the key. The enchanted item opens a doorway to the fae realm, a place where illness can no longer plague her, but if she crosses the portal, there is no turning back-literally. Elianna must choose between living in a strange new realm, forsaking her life in the human world, or staying behind with her loved ones until her body finally gives out. The decision is anything but simple. Rumors abound about the other world. Some say her soulmate awaits her arrival with her key's twin. Others say human females are subjugated and forced to serve as bed slaves and breeding stock. When an emergency forces Elianna's hand, she crosses through the one-way portal, but the situation she finds herself in is not a fantasy... It's a nightmare. Captured by a fae nobleman, Elianna's chance at happiness withers before her very eyes. But little does she know, even as she suffers at the hands of her captors, her mate is searching for her, and he'll stop at NOTHING to get her back. Can Elianna's fated mate find her before the flesh traders sell her off and ship her away? Or is her second chance at life doomed to be as hopeless as the first TRIGGER WARNINGS There are many mature themes throughout the book. It is not intended for readers under 17 years of age. The following themes are explored in The Other World: graphic (consensual) sexual content, terminal illness/contemplating death, captivity, slavery, abduction, talks of rape and abortion, torture, sex trafficking, talks of suicide, vulgar language, and murder....