Heartland

What if the safest place in America was the most dangerous place for a girl to be?In the near-future world of Heartland, every choice is watched, every secret is reported, and every act of “love” comes with a government file.Sixteen-year-old Maggie Franklin has grown up believing New Providence is a perfect community — clean, safe, patriotic, and protected. But when her best friend Polly is taken by the Preborn Protection Agency, Maggie begins to see the truth beneath the slogans, the smiling drones, and the beautiful lies.Then Maggie discovers a secret that makes her the next girl they have to control.Pregnant. Hunted. Medically at risk. Betrayed by the people who claim to love her.Her only hope is a whispered rumor called Heartland — a place some say is sanctuary, some say is a trap, and some say does not exist at all.To reach it, Maggie must cross a surveillance state of guardian drones, glowing-eyed hounds, underground rebels, false safe houses, and impossible choices — while learning that freedom is not a place you find.It is a choice you make before the world gives you permission.Featuring cinematic full-page illustrations throughout, Heartland is a visually immersive dystopian thriller about control, courage, girlhood, survival, and the terrifying question of who gets to decide what love means.Written by Bradley Marcus, Kevin Marcus & Charles Vignola. Read more