Building on Sand
(working title)
After twenty-eight years, Emma thought her marriage was built on stone. Then the foundation cracks – and this time, there's no repairing it.
Shaken but unwilling to lose herself in the rubble, Emma retreats to the lake house her grandfather left her, a place that still remembers who she was before she learned to make herself smaller to fit someone else's life. With her fiercely loyal best friend refusing to let her disappear, and her children finding their own strength beside her, Emma begins the slow work of rebuilding – not the marriage, but herself.
Then there's Charlie. Steady, unhurried, and utterly unlike anyone she's known, he doesn't ask her to be less. He asks what she wants, and he waits for the answer.
As Emma spends her days creating beautiful spaces for other people's families, she slowly starts building one that's entirely her own – foundation, walls, and all.
Xytherion Dreams
(working title)
For ten years, Selene has mourned the loss of her beloved Granny, finding solace only in the vivid dreams that bring her back—alive, vibrant, and surrounded by the warm scents of cinnamon tea and fresh-baked cookies.
But these are no ordinary dreams. In a hidden world of magic where Granny still lives, Selene wields powers she never knew she possessed, alongside allies who fight unseen threats at her side.
As the boundary between dream and reality begins to fray, Selene must confront a haunting question: What if waking up means losing Granny all over again—or discovering that the magic was real all along?A poignant tale of grief, wonder, and the thin veil between worlds.
(In progress)