a 76,000 word muti–POV upmarket fiction fr readers who fell in love with the unkileable Ove from Frederik Bakman’s A MAN CALLED OVE and Rachel Joyce’s MISS BENSON’S BEETLE.

Aletha Maye Saunders rules the roost at the swanky residence called Glennborne, fancying herself the home’s matriarch after living the impressive life of a politician’s wife. All her self–appointed authority comes crashing down, however, when the woman whom her late husband actually loved moves in. Miriam has no desire to stir up trouble for the other residents when she decides to divulge a long–kept truth to Aletha, but she finds everything changes as she musters the courage to follow through with this unlikely plan.

While Debra, the onsite physiotherapist, grapples with the fallout from a failed marriage, there’s also the glimmer of happiness ahead in a new romance—or there would be if the person for whom she’s falling wasn’t entirely inappropriate. And Harold, a washed–up rock star determined to court Aletha, is allocated the task of checking in on sweet, doddering Eve, who, though her memory is failing, may be hiding the biggest secret of them all.

Though so many of life’s milestones are behind them, they discover the peaceful retirement they envisioned for themselves still holds the excitement and pain of love lost and found.

a 73,000 word YA sci–fi written originally for the Dyson Sphere contest.

After moving from the darkness of the Ring to the light inside the Sphere, Skylar’s best friend, Polaris, starts acting strange, and Skylar is taken in by the charismatic Koal. As the excitement of her new life draws her in, Skylar also can't ignore that things aren't quite as they seem, and despite this bright new life, Skylar must choose—live in the light, or accept the darkness she knows, and all that comes with it.

a 61,000 word upper–middle grade novel for young readers who love the classic HATCHET by Gary Paulsen and Kate Alice Marshall’s I AM STILL ALIVE.

Avery is destined to be a free kid. When their mom surprises them with a trip up north to a cabin, Avery’s dreams of being wild and free come true. Except Avery’s dad doesn’t know where they are, and Avery’s mom doesn’t seem interested in telling him, or taking them back. An argument has her hopping in a boat to let him know their location and ETA—except she never returns. And Avery is stuck there. On an island. In a cabin. Alone.

Well, except for Messy, a half–blind French bulldog, a pantry with some food in it, and all the survival skills their mom taught them since they were little.

With a failed attempt to cross an almost frozen lake, the incredible engineering of a hanging hot tub, and the growing need to hunt for food while wondering what happened to their mom, Avery discovers the triumphs and devastating missteps of surviving up north as winter stretches long. While Avery’s dad and investigating officer start a search that hop from one dead end to the next, Avery discovers what it takes to become a true wildling.

A 40,000 contemporary middle grade novel that would be enjoyed by kids who love the friend dynamics of Teri Libenson’s Emmy & Friends series and Janet Tashjian’s My Life as a Book.

Rae January never set out to be a crime lord at her new school, but when she accidentally steals from the teacher, she becomes the cool rebel instead of Wart, the kid who wet–farted during silent reading because of a “nervous tummy”. Without meaning to, Rae ends up the head of a ring of sixth grade thieves, all desperate to one–up each other for her attention. Mirroring their school unit on fiefdoms, Ms. Prickle’s classroom becomes an underground thiefdom, with Rae at the head.

As the stress of her newfound position in the schoolyard builds, Rae has to decide if she’s cut out for corruption, or if giving up her life of crime and risking her new friendships could be the redemption she needs.