Wherever You Are: A Novella

Life changed for Aven Ellis at the bottom of the ocean. When her husband Brydon falls tragically hours before he's supposed to come home to her, Aven dies along with him. On the Central California coast, the 43-year-old shrinks into a vapid world with her only love gone. Her maniacal Scottish mother cannot soothe her, but her father's gentleness is a tether. In an unexpected weak moment, Brydon's best friend Josh shows Aven unmasked affection she reaches for like a salve. But the next morning she finds a love letter from Brydon written shortly before his death, with the promise to tell her something when he gets home. The letter reels Aven as she travels on a holiday trip to her parents' in Maryland, then suddenly faces a collision of hidden mental illness, the chance to heal a never-formed bond, and a surprising last gift from her husband.

WHEREVER YOU ARE is an emotionally rich literary novella that explores the depths of love and mental fragility with beautiful agony. Gorgeously textured with complex family wounds and the eternal bond marriage is supposed to bring, Wherever You Are will appeal to readers who cherish a deeply human story crafted with stirring prose.