“These words…If I wrote them, and if you read them, there would be no middle ground for denial, anymore.”

A collection of intimate poetry written by a youthful girl, a young woman, and a middle-aged person.

The Makings of this Woman shows the progression of a life as it was felt and written by a soul that has always felt too much, thought too deeply, and wrote it all out as a means to escape—as a means to be found.

This is who I was; this is who I am, still.

Falling in love with Landry Hayles was easy. Being left by Landry Hayles was soul crushing. Forgetting Landry Hayles, impossible.  In each other, we found a peace we didn’t know existed and a passion that couldn’t be contained.

But even amid the love and passion, the darkness of family secrets, illicit escapes, and impossible choices were more than we could bear. It turned out that love couldn’t conquer all.

Five years later and it’s still his face I see when I close my eyes at night. And it’s his voice I hear in every sad song. His phantom touch that makes my flesh still tingle.  

The Sound of Crickets is a second chance romance between two broken people trying to find their way back together after years apart. Trigger Warnings: This book contains themes of illegal drug use, prescription drug use, pregnancy loss, verbal abuse, physical abuse, and explicit sexual content.

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Published by AOS Publishing