Daughter of Two Worlds

She’s half American, half Kirathi. He’s full “chosen-one magical sort-of-priest.” Now she's hiding him from assassins in her mom's guestroom while he taste tests tacos. Trina just wanted to avoid telling her mom she quit her job at a San Diego tourist-trap restaurant. Instead, her quick escape through the family portal to her dad’s world lands her a new job: hide the glowing priest-slash-public servant he just rescued from assassins. The catch? Her dad wants her to do it back on Earth, which is ridiculous. But also… since when were magical civil servants cute boys her age? Now assassins are slipping through portals to San Diego, and Trina still has to teach her new roommate how to use a microwave. Perfect recipe for disaster. Or love. For fans of Howl’s Moving Castle and Stardust, with the voicey humor of Percy Jackson, this is a heartfelt romantic adventure about magic, family, and finding home between worlds. Schedule:📅 Updates Mondays Status:📖 Book 1: Between Light and Shadow  - COMPLETE📖 Book 2: The Light in Chains - CURRENTLY POSTING🖊️ Three Planned Volumes ✨ Who You’ll Meet: 👟 Trina – a college student who grew up across worlds and absolutely does not know what to do with her feelings 🔥 Syrin – a glowing magical civil servant with the soul of a paladin and exactly zero training for Earth’s nonsense ☕ Mom – a competent, unflappable ex-portal adventurer who refuses to be sidelined 🗡️ Dad – the Kirathi adventurer who did not think through the consequences of marrying a girl from California 🌑 Shadow-things & assassins – because magic problems don’t respect international borders (or interdimensional ones) 🐼 A panda who does absolutely nothing… which Syrin takes extremely personally 🌟 What to Expect:- A warm, emotional portal fantasy- Lots of humor, lots of heart- Slow-burn romance rooted in empathy- Bright, emotion-tied magic + dark consequences- Grief, healing, and quiet moments of care- Family shenanigans & culture-clash chaos- Safe, cozy scenes… punctuated by “for the love of all things holy NOT NOW” explosions  * Winner of the Royal Road Nov 2025 Writathon challenge *