Filled with forbidden romance, a divided world, enhanced abilities, and challenging competition, Inner world will leave the reader questioning, what truly lies beneath the surface.
Seventeen-year-old Ayla Livingston was planning to run again.
Instead, the father she barely knows takes her to Inner World, a hidden civilization beneath the Earth.
Inner World thrives on power, advanced technology, and an energy source that fuels both machines and minds. Its leaders believe the people of the Surface are disposable, and a war against them is already being planned. Not even Ayla’s father, Inner World’s highest-ranking military official, can stop it.
Ayla’s only chance to change the future is the Rite, a brutal competition testing mind, body, and spirit. Winning earns power among those who rule. Losing means watching the invasion in silence.
Her assigned trainer is brilliant, ruthless—and forbidden. Loyal to the system she wants to destroy, he pushes her to excel, even as the Rite draws them closer. But victory comes at a cost: the Pairing, a forced genetic bond that will decide who she’s allowed to love.
As war approaches, Ayla must choose whether to obey the system, or bring it down entirely.
Hi, I’m Ariel.
Author of INNER WORLD
About Ariel: Meet the Mind Behind Inner World
Ariel grew up in the mountains of Montana, where she survived on books and fresh air. When she wasn’t buried in a book, she was imagining worlds beyond her own. She began writing in 2008 and has been creating stories ever since.
She now lives in Utah with her husband and their five children. Inner World is her debut novel, and she hopes to continue sharing stories about extraordinary realities that transport you from this one, even if just for a moment.
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