Within the Space of a Second by Elise Helliwell (Limited Edition) PRE-ORDER

This is the limited edition paperback of Within the Space of a Second by Elise Helliwell, which comes as pictured with a sprayed edge. The book will be published 27th November 2025.

A forbidden romance.
Two different times.
One impossible decision.

Every morning, Mariella Adams wakes with a strange electrical energy buzzing beneath her skin. She tells no one, terrified she has inherited her late mother’s mental illness. But when she discovers her mother’s lost journals with an entry dated after her death, Mariella needs answers.

Rose is a time traveler who despises everything about the past, including the egotistical yet charismatic, Parker, who she’s unfortunately stuck with. She’s desperate to return home, because staying in the wrong time has a price, and communicating with the past—including Mariella—is strictly forbidden. But Mariella holds the key to restoring Parker’s lost powers before Rose’s grasp on reality falters.

Trading her help for a chance to unravel her mother’s past, Mariella finds herself falling for Parker. But he belongs in her future, and they’re torn between keeping their distance, and savoring every stolen second together. When mysteries from her past, and a terrible secret from his future, threaten to tear them apart, Mariella will need to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice for love.

Within the Space of a Second is a slow-burn, moderately spicy yet swoon-worthy love story, with a fantasy subplot that will keep readers falling until the very last page.

Perfect for readers who enjoyed Divine Rivals, The Unmaking of June Farrow, The Seven Year Slip, The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue and The Midnight Library.