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The Bonds That Make Us

My debut novel, The Bonds That Make Us, is a contemporary fiction novel about friendship, queer love, and identity.  Currently, I am querying. Follow along on my journey through TikTok and Substack. 

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Summary

For sixteen years, international soccer star Jamie Fiore has given the world exactly what it wants: a story of resilience, ambition, and triumph. But when a near-fatal car accident threatens to end her career, the thirty-two-year-old athlete has the chance to tell the truth and, with it, is forced to confront the question she's spent her life avoiding: who is she without soccer? Hoping to reclaim her sense of purpose, Jamie agrees to let persistent journalist Maxine Moore write her memoir, but telling her story means revisiting the secrets she's kept buried and a life she's not ready to leave behind. Across dual timelines, Jamie must lean on the four women who grew alongside her, the teammates who fought to protect one another, and Audrey Whitford, the best friend who has always been something more. As the past and present collide, Jamie must face her hard truths and discovers that perhaps one's legacy can go well beyond the pitch. 

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