The Barrier by Victoria Avilan

She was writing fiction—until she realized she was the story.Katherine March was never supposed to be real. As a character in an unfinished novel, her life belonged to her creator—then he offered her a way out.Trade places. He becomes fiction, she becomes real.But something goes wrong. Grasping the manuscript of her life story, Katherine emerges into reality incomplete—part woman, part fiction. Now trapped between the worlds, unable to reach her family, and haunted by a deadly prophecy buried in the pages of her life, Katherine must finish the book… or be deleted along with everyone she loves.To save her unborn child, she’d have to outwit her creator, rewrite fate, and destroy the barrier between fiction and reality.But the rules of this new world are unforgiving—and someone is watching.A high-stakes blend of fantasy, suspense, and psychological twists, The Barrier is a gripping tale of identity, control, and the dangerous power of storytelling.