Born into chains, two young slaves knew nothing but the cruel weight of oppression. But when a mysterious portal opens before them — along with the master’s daughter — they step into a world unlike anything they have ever known. A world where power no longer belongs to the white masters, but to the Africans. In WHAT IF!: When the Tables Turn — From Slave to Master in a World Beyond Time, follow these teens as they navigate freedom, danger, and destiny. The past and future collide across alternate worlds, secrets awaken, and they must discover what it truly means to be the master of their own fate. A story of courage, transformation, and the thrilling journey from chains to control. Will they survive the trials of a world unlike any other? And when given power, will they seek revenge — or continue to fight for freedom for all?

When eighteen-year-old Kemet escapes slavery in 1829 Louisiana, he flees into the dark jungle, chasing the promise of freedom. But what he finds instead is a shimmering portal that hurls him into the year 2025. Disoriented and terrified by a world filled with towering buildings, flashing lights, and white strangers, Kemet is struck by a car in the middle of a bustling city. Catherine, the woman who hits him, makes a desperate choice: instead of taking him to the hospital, she drives him far away to her quiet suburban town of Ravenbrook—ironically the very same place Kemet once knew as a land of chains. Hidden in her home, he begins to heal, only to meet Lily, Catherine's fiercely curious daughter, who slowly uncovers his impossible truth. As Kemet grapples with a future he doesn’t understand and a past he can’t escape, a bond grows between him and Lily—one that defies time, race, and reality itself. But secrets can’t stay buried forever, and the more they learn about each other, the more dangerous their connection becomes. Through the Vines of Time is a story of survival, love, and what it means to be free across the centuries.