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Zoey Jacobson is a charismatic 26-year-old with a zest for life. Or, she was, before the death of her mother and the abrupt end of a marriage to an abusive man left her emotionally wounded and determined to live life without help from anyone but herself. On a walk one day to clear her head, Zoey has a strange encounter that leads her stumbling toward a stunning sight deep in the unfamiliar forest: an abandoned, desolate mansion of immense beauty and sadness. Inside, she begins to explore the many rooms only to find that each one is a memory - her memories. Inside the contours of her own mind, the possibilities are endless. She can create an entire amusement park, fly through space, eat absolutely anything without consequences, or simply spend time with a long lost loved one. But great and terrible things live there too. One room after the next comes to life with vivid memories Zoey has managed to bury for so long. Her instinct is to leave those doors shut and escape the mansion forever. But she can't, and nor can her uninvited visitors. Gabe is handsome and funny, with the heart of a defender, but he also has a secret. Is he a figment of her imagination, or is he there for another reason? Can he protect her from The Jester, a figure who is both beautiful and terrifying and is totally content to thwart Zoey's progress at every opportunity? It soon becomes clear that facing painful moments of the past - and allowing herself to be vulnerable again - may be the only way out. This is a story about pushing through great despair to reach hope on the other side, as Zoey finds redemption, healing, and faith. She may even find love if she can learn to let others into her life.