My Debut Novel Is Out In the World
September 9th, 2025.
A date I will never forget, because it’s the day my debut novel, Love of the Bladed Dove, finally spread its wings and entered the world.
My first book.
My dream on paper.
A story born from one of the hardest seasons of my life.
I still don’t think it has fully sunk in.
2024 was brutal for our household. We went through miscarriage after miscarriage. My hormones and emotions were all over the place. I felt like a stranger in my own skin, stuck in a loop of heartbreak, fear, and exhaustion. I needed something to change. I needed me back.
Lexapro was the first step in that direction, and yes, I am still thankful for it. The second step was letting my body breathe. Giving it the space to reset and heal instead of constantly fighting it. I hit the gym. I hit the doctors. And after so many tests and so many question marks, we finally figured out that I had Hashimoto’s and that it was most likely the reason for my miscarriages and the emotional chaos I was drowning in.
Managing that diagnosis was its own battle, but it was also a turning point. A step toward being the happy, present mom my little boys needed. A step toward feeling like myself again.
And then, that September, I had a dream.
A vivid, cinematic, heart-pounding dream that would eventually become Love of the Bladed Dove. I woke up and looked at my husband and asked, “Do you think I could actually write this?”
He didn’t hesitate. He just said, “Go for it. As long as it makes you happy.”
My mom agreed. And that was all the permission my soul needed.
One year later… here I am. Healthy. Happy. And holding a book I wrote with my whole heart.
I did it.
I not only wrote a novel, but published it. I’m building a career out of something that has given me purpose, healing, and joy. I never imagined I would feel this alive again, this driven again, this me again.
I am so incredibly thankful. For my family. For my readers. For everyone who took a chance on this book. And for the woman I became while writing it.
Here’s to new beginnings, unexpected dreams, and stories powerful enough to bring us back to life