Estelle Chase was bored of her storybooks. They all ended the same way: happily ever after. She longed for adventure, and one warm, summer afternoon, an adventure found her.Swept away from everything she knew, Estelle finds herself in a centuries-old war for time itself, and somehow, she is the only one who can end it.She won't be alone, though. Magic and monsters surround her. Friends and enemies await her. Sand slips through the hourglass, Estelle's time is running out.