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This Dreamer

The Chronicles of the Marked, Book I


★★★★★ “This is a great, clean YA fantasy book…thankful for a book I can feel good about letting my kids read!” – Amazon Reviewer


Can she summon the will to do what is necessary, or will she risk all to save a human?

this dreamer by sara watterson

Evie grows restless observing mortals from afar. When a friend offers to smuggle her by portal into the human world, she jumps at the opportunity. Secretly, though, she also hopes to observe Adan, the human Dreamer. Only a glimpse, she promises herself.

But trouble awaits after Evie’s captivating adventure and delayed return. Not only did she take an unsanctioned trip to the ground, but now the boy, the Dreamer, is missing. Evidence places him in a sector where Gifted humans are forbidden, and worse still, her director believes she is to blame.

Donning a human body and wielding a golden blade, Evie is to travel to this uncharted territory, find Adan, and take care of the problem before her way home is sealed.

As she searches, she wrestles with unfamiliar human emotions and a sneaking suspicion that the Dreamer was smuggled here for a reason. And perhaps the culprit—the Deceiver—is a threat to them all.

This Dreamer is a clean fantasy adventure inspired by Joseph and his dreams.


Sara Watterson author

Sara writes exciting and clean YA fantasy romance adventures to whisk teens away into fantastical worlds and renew their sense of purpose and value.

What is a “clean” book? To me, it is a book with no foul language and no sex or sexual situations. My books contain only mild fantasy violence. Have a specific question? Ask me.


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Let’s be friends – I’ll send reading suggestions!

I love to share clean reading suggestions for teens and adults. As I discover new books, I’ll pass those on to you!

Thoughts or questions about This Dreamer? Contact me.