First published 2018
James begins his tale with careful words. He knows a woman named Brandi who lives somewhere near New York City. He cannot reveal her last name or her exact location. She makes music with her guitar, performing in a particular style that James leaves unnamed. James decides to call himself Jacob as he tells this story, though that is not his real name. He warns that this is just a story, yet something in his tone suggests otherwise. The boundaries between what happened and what James imagines blur as he speaks. Brandi remains at the center of his account, a musician whose identity he protects even as he cannot stop himself from speaking about her. James struggles with how much truth he can safely reveal and how much he must disguise as fiction.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New York City
244 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform