One vanished Alchemist, and a winter full of Secrets! What if winter wasn't a season... but a warning? They weren't supposed to fall in love while trying to survive the impossible. Kaira Wind never believed her grandfather's legend of a vanished alchemist, until a single clue led her into the snowy mountains... into a mystery hidden between worlds. Joined by two strangers - Leo and his brother Arden, she discovers that the missing alchemist is alive, but changed. As the military draws near and secrets of the past begin to surface, their friendship is tested by danger, sacrifice, and the awakening of a magic Kaira never knew. Romance quietly blooms, even as a greater threat rises... a powerful force determined to open the Crown Gate and fuse both worlds into one. A sweeping fantasy adventure filled with mystery, friendship, sacrifice, and romance.