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SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM APOLLO
A holiday novella set in the universe of This Place is Magic!

Coming Soon!
December 15, 2026
Shine bright! Spend your holidays with Apollo in this warm, funny, and accidentally romantic novella from award-winning author Irene Te.
What's at the top of Max Lee’s holiday wishlist? A long-awaited breakup with his fake girlfriend, actress Hazel Lim. They had a deal, he's served his sentence, and this should be over by Christmas. He'll be grateful to have at least one issue resolved; after a tumultuous year, the holiday season brings Apollo to yet another crossroads. Uncertainty prevails and emotions run deep. Between eight bickering brothers and three bossy older sisters demanding to meet Hazel in person, Max is ready to fake his own death for some peace and quiet.
Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be a permanent solution. There’s no escaping his biggest problem: this non-relationship with Hazel. Ending things should be easy, since their whirlwind romance is staged and scripted, but Max can’t deny that it’s one hell of a show. The more time they spend together, the more he struggles to separate fact from fiction. Hazel’s feelings might be a performance and nothing more. He can’t say the same about his own.
Soon, he’ll be done lying to the world.
But when will Max be done lying to himself?
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PAPERBACK
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eBOOK
Release Day: December 15, 2026
BEHIND THE SCENES
EDITOR
Carrie Higa
COVER ILLUSTRATION
Enid Din (@enid.din)
COVER DESIGN
Irene Te
INTERIOR FORMATTING
Irene Te
INTERIOR ART
Grace Desmarais (@gracedesmarais)
CHARACTER ILLUSTRATIONS
Joeli (@joe___lx)
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