Otherbound

In OTHERBOUND, teenage Nolan, who lives in Arizona, can see the world through the eyes of Amara, a voiceless servant girl from another realm who speaks an entirely different language. Since childhood, each time he closes his eyes, Nolan has been drawn into Amara’s life; however, most people who admit to hearing voices and seeing people who aren't there are diagnosed with schizophrenia. So, rather than tell his parents the truth, Nolan claims to have epileptic seizures to explain his spasms of unconsciousness when he spends hours in Amara’s world.

Amara spends every waking moment in servitude. From a young age she’s been told she carries the rare ability to heal the injured and so is held captive as the princess's personal healer. If the princess, trapped by a death curse, so much as scratches her knee, the walls come down around her, lightning bolts in her direction, and grass grows so fiercely it cuts her to pieces. Amara’s duty is to bear this pain until she magically heals herself. Amara doesn't see her freedom within reach until she witnesses something unexpected. Together, Nolan and Amara hold more power than they realize, but each must reach deep enough to free the other.