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The Phoenix, The Tiger, and the Rose
ISBN-978-1-7359610-5-7
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In the summer of 1982, teenage Veronica is plagued by vivid, recurring dreams of a mysterious man. A stranger in her waking life, yet achingly familiar, as if carved into her soul. What begins as a tender, dream-bound friendship soon ignites into a passionate love affair, confined to the fragile realm of sleep. Then, her reality shatters: she spots his face on a record sleeve—Alan Runner, the enigmatic lead singer of a British pop sensation sweeping the globe. He’s untouchable, a distant star—until eerie coincidences, waves of déjà vu, and lyrics that mirror her own dreams murmur an impossible truth: he might be dreaming of her too.
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But even soulmates can be star-crossed. Spanning decades, this bittersweet saga traces Veronica’s relentless quest to bridge their dream-forged bond with reality, as she summons the strength of a tiger to press on, wanting so badly to reveal her secret to Alan without sounding like a million others, all while facing a world determined to keep them apart. Interwoven with Veronica’s raw dream journal entries, haunting poetry, Alan’s soul-stirring lyrics, and fleeting moments of REM-woven intimacy, this tale of love’s unyielding persistence blends truth and fiction. Inspired by real-life experiences and featuring authentic dream entries, it explores the ache of longing across the vast, unyielding divide of sleep and reality—a love that dares to defy fate, even as it breaks the heart time and again.
Young Adult Story - Pentalogy - TBA
(A feel-good, be excellent to each other kind of series.)
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A children's fantasy story.
Book 1
18,000 words and going strong.
26,000 words as of 3/15/2022.
30,000 words as of 4/1/2022 (real-life issues slowed me down.)
36,000 words as of 5/7/2022 (starting the last chapter of book 1 of 2)
50,000 words as of 5/20/2022 (the last chapter, it's a wild one)
Book 1 is Finished. Editing begins 6/9/2022
Editing is almost done. Yay! (7/31/2022)
BOOK ONE IS DONE! 8/18/2022
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Book 2
6,200 words slow start 1/25/2023
7,400 words - rewriting tons, tough scene 2/7/2023
9,600 words - new chapter (too many daily interruptions, ha, but chugging along)
14, 000 words - 3/23/2023
21,000 words - 4/14/2023
25,000 words - 4/24/2023
30,000 words - 5/25/2023 (rewriting some sections)
33,000 words - 6/20/2023 (I got held up at the end of the school year).
40,000 words - 7/10/2023 (Almost the end! Yay!)
57,000 words - 8/17/2022
BOOK TWO IS DONE!
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Book 3
8,200 words off to a great start 10/17/2023
11,000 words - 12/10/2023 crafting breaks for the holiday season
19,000 words - 1/12/2023
23,000 words - 2/4/2023 rewriting a bit
27,000 words - 3/17/2023 rewriting, forgot a section
31,000 words - 4/24/204 new scene added.
41,000 words - 6/21/2024
44,000 words - 7/13/2024 (took a mini-trip to Virginia, short break)
47,000 words - 7/24/2024 (a miracle I managed to write the past two weeks, grateful)
49,000 words - 8/13/2024
53,000 words - 8/18/204 (nearly done)
57,000 words - 8/22/2024
BOOK THREE IS DONE!
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Book 4
4,400 words - 11/11/2024, slow start, had to tweak a bit of book 3
7,000 words - 11/25/204, finally getting into it, yay!
10,500 words - 12/15/2024, it'll be 5 books instead of 4
15,000 words - 1/14/2025, rewriting some
20,000 words - 1/29/2025
23,000 words - 2/3/2025 back on track!
29,000 words - 2/19/2025
36,000 words - 3/4/2025
40,000 words - 3/11/2025
46,000 words - 3/18/2025
54,000 words - 3/27/2025
BOOK FOUR IS DONE!
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Book 5
5,900 words - 4/9/2025 super excited to start this last book
10,000 words - 4/22/2025
17,000 words - 5/10/2025
19,000 words - 5/19/2025 rewriting
24,000 words - 5/30/2025
28,000 words - 6/6/2025 (need to fix a section in book 4 next, hence why not releasing these until fully completed and gone over thoroughly.)
32,000 words - 6/18/2025 trying my best
34,000 words - 7/1/2025 end of school, getting back on track
39,000 words - 7/7/2025 hardest parts yet
44,000 words - 7/13/2025 over that huge hurdle, yay!
54,000 words - 8/12/2025 nearly finished
57,000 words - 8/14/2025 FINISHED! YAY! That's a wrap!
Editing all five books is next.
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