Fourteen days. One million dollars. A formula worth stealing.

Book details: Paperback adventure novel • Author Eric Henry • Illustrations by Questbound Studios Ltd • Published by Questbound Studios Ltd, UK • First Edition • First printed in the UK in 2026 • ISBN 9781911943006 • Number of Pages 224 • Recommended Reading Age 10-15. Language: British English. Finished book size: 138 × 203 mm.

Themes: Ambition & Entrepreneurship, Coming of Age, Friendship & Betrayal, Courage & Resilience, Ethical Beauty, Sustainability, Responsible Sourcing, Cosmetic Science, Competition & Rivalry, Adventure & Travel, Self-Discovery, Integrity & Doing What’s Right

About the book

Eighteen-year-old Amaya Torres has always dreamed of creating her own prestigious cosmetics brand. When she earns a place in the international Luminara Challenge, she must race across South America in search of the colours, textures and ethical ingredients that could transform her homemade formula into a winning product.

But with dangerous journeys, stolen samples, false guides and betrayal closing in, Amaya must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for success.

The Fourteen-Day Formula is a thrilling young-adult adventure about ambition, beauty, friendship, courage and the true price of a dream.

Eight young entrepreneurs. Fourteen days. One life-changing prize.

At eighteen, Amaya Torres has a battered notebook filled with cosmetic formulas and one seemingly impossible dream: to create a prestigious beauty brand of her own.

She has talent, determination and years of experience experimenting in the small workroom above her mother’s salon. What she does not have is money, industry connections or anyone willing to believe that an eighteen-year-old could build an international cosmetics company.

Then Amaya is chosen as the youngest finalist in the Luminara Challenge, a televised competition offering one million dollars in start-up funding.

To win, she must race across South America in search of the colours, textures and natural inspiration needed to create an extraordinary new cosmetic product. From mist-covered forests and high mountain communities to salt plains, deserts and remote coastal farms, every stage brings a new clue—and a new danger.

Roads disappear beneath storms. Guides cannot always be trusted. Samples go missing. Competitors conceal their true motives. And someone appears to know Amaya’s plans before she has revealed them.

As friendship turns to betrayal and the final deadline draws closer, Amaya begins to uncover the competition’s darker purpose. Powerful people are not only interested in the contestants’ products. They want access to rare resources, traditional knowledge and ideas worth far more than the prize itself.

With her formula stolen and the clock running out, Amaya must decide what kind of founder she wants to become. Winning could give her everything she has ever dreamed of—but only if she is willing to protect the people, places and principles that made her creation possible.

Can she reach the final laboratory in time?

Can she expose the truth behind the competition?

And when success finally comes within reach, will she recognise the price she is being asked to pay?

The Fourteen-Day Formula is a fast-paced young-adult adventure filled with international travel, cosmetic science, entrepreneurship, suspense, friendship, betrayal and coming-of-age challenges. Perfect for readers who enjoy ambitious heroines, high-stakes competitions, ethical business stories and globe-spanning mysteries.