The Zila Katz Files: Book One: Confabultaion

By Deana Marie Starkey

Zila Katz remembers the moment she first saw him-blue jeans, black boots, confident stride, the kind of presence that makes the world tilt. She remembers the spark. The certainty. The feeling that he was meant for her.

But she doesn't remember what happened next.

One step outside her classroom, and Zila's world unravels. Streets empty. People vanish. Homes she enters aren't hers. Families can't see her. Her own mother doesn't recognize her. And the more she tries to piece her life together, the more

the pieces refuse to fit.

Is she dreaming? Dead? Losing her mind?

Or is someone rewriting her reality?

When a man named Ward appears-calling her by name, catching her when she collapses, knowing things she can't remember-Zila feels the first flicker of truth. But trusting him means facing a terrifying possibility:

Her memories are not memories.

They're implants.

And her entire life may be a lie.

As Zila fights to separate truth from illusion, she must confront the one question she's never dared to ask:

Who am I... really?

A gripping YA psychological mystery filled with surreal moments, emotional depth, and a slow-burn connection that defies time, Confabulation is the first book in The Zila Katz Files-a series about identity, manipulation, and the courage to reclaim your own mind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GT6ZWSSQ
• ISBN13: 9798295717123
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Indy Publisher
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 15 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary