A painter on the verge of success loses his creative spark and alienates the woman he loves when his estranged father forces him to confront their damaged relationship.
Vincent Howell stays balanced through his art and his love for Jane, but is thrown off by a whirl of unreliable memories and buried fears when the father he’s long avoided resurfaces with a troubling secret. A weekend visit to his parents breaks the fragile equilibrium he’s built—his creativity falters, his connection with Jane fractures, and the past presses in. To reclaim himself, Vincent must confront the truth about his bond with his father and the story he’s long refused to face.
(Coming in January 2026. Read the first chapter here.)
