A dozen high school students in a theatre elective find themselves stuck with a substitute teacher for a month. As they recite Shakespeare from a safe distance, the teacher abruptly interrupts their rehearsal. In an age where young people hide their emotions behind a mask, their heads either too high or too low, the question of intimacy becomes increasingly inescapable.

Stella, 19, performs miracles, real miracles. For the Vatican, it’s a godsend to revive the waning faith of its faithful. But there’s a catch: Stella heals those she sleeps with. And she sleeps around a lot – it’s what she does for a living.

To repay a debt, Emma, 26, starts working at the medieval themed restaurant Peasantries. After a series of strange events, the team wonders: could Emma be the Chosen One predicted by the Prophecy who could save the restaurant?

What would you do if you had the power to control life and death? A timely and topical speculative thriller and dark comedy blend examining an extreme ‘what if’ scenario that will force readers to question their own assumptions about other people, and how they’d use the power over life and death.