NOVELS
LIMINAL (literary speculative thriller)
Represented by Donovan Levine, Neighborhood Literary
Standalone with series potential
Brilliant young scientist Jade Vitale holds the key to unlocking a breakthrough: she has developed a method to extract and visualize memories that flash before someone’s eyes as they’re dying. Her technology can only be brought to life by joining forces with the enigmatic, visionary researcher Dr. Remy Barlowe, a man with great power and resources. Jade immerses herself in his world and is intoxicated by Remy and his promise of power and knowledge with the potential to change the trajectory of human existence. When Jade’s terminally-ill grandmother volunteers as their first human test subject, Jade’s decision to honor her wish estranges her completely from friends and family, causing her to question not only her decision, but who she is. When the experiment is successful in ways she could not have imagined, Jade is forced to redefine the stakes of what her technology is capable of—all while navigating being catapulted into a world of fame and enlightenment. As she reckons with the consequences of her ambition and questions who she has become, Remy reminds her that “it’s not change if it was you all along.” When Jade begins to question Remy’s true intentions, she is left to reconcile her own identity and face the consequences of the choices she has made. LIMINAL follows Jade’s journey as she discovers certain questions should not be answered…or even asked.
VESTIGE (literary speculative thriller)
complete (96,000 words)
Implicit sequel to LIMINAL.
On an island in the South of France once sat an ancient monastery, now home to a women's sanctuary that promises rebirth. When archaeologist Manon Vitale arrives to study the compound’s troubled history, she uncovers something much more profound— a self-contained matriarchal society built on the ruins of science, myth, and murder where “before” doesn’t exist. When Manon unveils the true story of the island and its inhabitants she’s faced with an impossible decision: should she expose the women’s collective truth and risk everything these women have built?
Vestige is a tale of self-preservation through ritual, delusion, and the collective complicity of women who have no other choice but to protect each other.
HUM (sci-fi thriller)
concept
HUM tells its story through the mind of a man whose very essence undergoes a profound metamorphosis. Set against the backdrop of groundbreaking medical innovation, HUM unveils the consequences of a pioneering procedure designed to expand memory capacity. With the promise of transcending boundaries of intellect, the narrator is thrust into a sea of transformation where his former and future selves leave him to drown. With each gasp toward enlightenment, the narrator finds himself unable to resurface to the world he once knew.
HUM pulls its readers into an exploration of the interplay between knowledge and wisdom— a modern retelling of Flowers for Algernon.
THE REAL HALF BIRTHDAY (middle grade gothic horror)
complete (30,000 words)
Henry wakes up on his half birthday to find out he is not 14-and-a-half, but 7. The twist? Henry’s dead father wrote a story years ago about this exact thing happening. In this dreamlike world, all of his childhood wishes have come true. The strangest part? His father is still alive, as well as his dog, Bear.
By the end of his half birthday Henry must choose: will he stay in this perfect world and remain 7 forever, or will he return to the imperfect one he left behind?
The Real Half Birthday is a literary upper middle grade gothic fantasy about grief, growing up, remembering, forgetting, and the danger of getting everything you once wished for. It explores the idea that childhood is magical not because it lasts forever, but because it doesn't.
AQUA TOFANA (historical literary thriller)
draft (100,000 words)
Palermo, Sicily. 1659. When young Sicilian actress Isabella joins a traveling acting troupe, she is unknowingly welcomed into a clandestine network of women who disguise poison as perfume to free wives from abusive marriages. Here she discovers that the greatest performance of her life may not take place on a stage, but in convincing the world that murder can look like mercy.
Aqua Tofana is a novel about the roles we are forced to play to survive and the stories we tell ourselves to make our survival palatable.
