OUT NOV 3, 2026

Delaney Webber knows the price of Hollywood success: long hours, a caffeine addiction, and sacrificing any semblance of a personal life. But a year after a misogynistic producer torpedoed her screenwriting career, she’s stuck running errands for her eccentric boss-slash-mentor. When he offers her the chance to finish the fantasy franchise that made him a household name—Magician’s Gambit—she jumps at the opportunity to get her career back on track. There’s just one problem: she’s never seen it. 

Maria first started writing in college-ruled notebooks when she was supposed to be paying attention in middle school science class. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she studied Writing for Film and Television at Emerson College.