COMING MAY 26, 2026
About the book . . .
“My name…is Sam Sailor. Like the others…I am trapped here. And will die here.”
In 1984, Iris Sailor’s brutal fall on the ice unravels everything—her memory, doping secret, and figure skating career. Dumped by her coach/boyfriend and banned from competing, Iris finds herself utterly alone, wishing there was some way she could reconnect with
“My name…is Sam Sailor. Like the others…I am trapped here. And will die here.”
In 1984, Iris Sailor’s brutal fall on the ice unravels everything—her memory, doping secret, and figure skating career. Dumped by her coach/boyfriend and banned from competing, Iris finds herself utterly alone, wishing there was some way she could reconnect with her estranged sister, Sam.
When she returns home after her fall from grace, she finds an old postcard tucked alongside the rest of her mail. Strangely, the card advertising Nova Bay is postmarked September 14, 1981—the same day Sam disappeared. As she’s about to chuck it in the trash, Iris realizes there’s only one word scribbled on the back: HELP.
Tracing clues to a briny Northern California cove, Iris discovers a series of cassette tapes left behind by Sam, who narrates the story of her disappearance three years before. To uncover Sam's fate—and reclaim her own—Iris must piece together fractured memories and let go of the past before her sister and future are lost forever. But will she sink or swim under waves of crippling fear and dark family secrets?
Testimonial from Elan Les V
Testimonial from Elan Les V
Working with Lissa Woodson has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my writing career. Over the past year, her decades of expertise and her guidance have been invaluable. From welcoming me into her community of writers, editors, and readers, to supporting every step of my publishing journey, to securing a deal for my debut novel,
Working with Lissa Woodson has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my writing career. Over the past year, her decades of expertise and her guidance have been invaluable. From welcoming me into her community of writers, editors, and readers, to supporting every step of my publishing journey, to securing a deal for my debut novel, The Lemon Twist, she has gone above and beyond.
Lissa is incredibly knowledgeable, attentive, and genuinely invested in her clients’ success. I’m forever grateful to have called her my literary agent. To have Lissa Woodson in your corner is to have a true champion for your work and career.
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Helen Hardt
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due
#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a bl
#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. A leading voice in Black speculative fiction for more than 20 years, Due has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a British Fantasy Award, and her writing has been included in best-of-the-year anthologies. She and her husband/coll
Tananarive Due is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. A leading voice in Black speculative fiction for more than 20 years, Due has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a British Fantasy Award, and her writing has been included in best-of-the-year anthologies. She and her husband/collaborator, Steven Barnes, wrote the Black Horror graphic novel The Keeper, illustrated by Marco Finnegan. Due and Barnes co-host a podcast, "Lifewriting: Write for Your Life!"
Victoria Blue
Tananarive Due
Victoria Blue
Victoria Blue lives in her own portion of the galaxy known as Southern California. There she finds the love and life sustaining power of one amazing sun, two unique and awe inspiring planets and three indifferent, yet comforting moons. Life is fantastic and challenging and everyday brings new adventures to be discovered. She looks forward to seeing what’s next!
Marie Higgins
Stephanie M. Freeman
Victoria Blue
Marie Higgins is a multi-published author of romance; from refined bad-boy heroes who makes your heart melt to the feisty heroines who somehow manage to love them regardless of their faults.
Stephanie M. Freeman
Stephanie M. Freeman
Stephanie M. Freeman
Stephanie M. Freeman- is an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author whose professional writing career began back in 2012 when Crimson Romance an imprint of Simon and Schuster published her first novel, Necessary Evil. Since then, she has explored different writing genres including, Mysteries, Thrillers, Romantic Suspense and the Paranormal.
She ofte
Stephanie M. Freeman- is an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author whose professional writing career began back in 2012 when Crimson Romance an imprint of Simon and Schuster published her first novel, Necessary Evil. Since then, she has explored different writing genres including, Mysteries, Thrillers, Romantic Suspense and the Paranormal.
She often jokes that with a shot glass or a cup of coffee in one hand, she is known for writing an erotic tale or two
Chad Corrie
Stephanie M. Freeman
Stephanie M. Freeman
An award-winning novelist and graphic novelist writing in the fantasy, young adult, sci-fi, and science fantasy genres, Chad Corrie makes his home in Minnesota.
Angel Payne
Karen D. Bradley
Karen D. Bradley
USA Today bestselling author Angel Payne is a grateful storyteller who’s been published in four languages. She loves writing angsty, often star-crossed love between people who can’t keep their hands off each other. Notable series include the Blood Of Zeus books, Secrets of Stone, Honor Bound, Cimarron Royals, and Temptation Court. Upcomin
USA Today bestselling author Angel Payne is a grateful storyteller who’s been published in four languages. She loves writing angsty, often star-crossed love between people who can’t keep their hands off each other. Notable series include the Blood Of Zeus books, Secrets of Stone, Honor Bound, Cimarron Royals, and Temptation Court. Upcoming series are the Lost Princes books, as well as the Beautiful Menaces.
Karen D. Bradley
Karen D. Bradley
Karen D. Bradley
National bestselling author, Karen D. Bradley, has penned several contemporary fiction, suspense, and romantic suspense. She has also contributed short stories to the Sugar anthology and the Just One Kiss anthology. Venturing into film making, she wrote and produced Stay Woke, a short film based on one of her novels. The director's cut of Stay Woke is currently available to rent on Amazon Video.
Minka Gantenbein
Karen D. Bradley
Minka Gantenbein
Victoria Blue lives in her own portion of the galaxy known as Southern California. There she finds the love and life sustaining power of one amazing sun, two unique and awe inspiring planets and three indifferent, yet comforting moons. Life is fantastic and challenging and everyday brings new adventures to be discovered. She looks forward to seeing what’s next!
Victoria Blue
J. L. Campbell
Minka Gantenbein
Victoria Blue lives in her own portion of the galaxy known as Southern California. There she finds the love and life sustaining power of one amazing sun, two unique and awe inspiring planets and three indifferent, yet comforting moons. Life is fantastic and challenging and everyday brings new adventures to be discovered. She looks forward to seeing what’s next!
J. L. Campbell
J. L. Campbell
J. L. Campbell
National Bestselling Author, J.L. Campbell writes contemporary, paranormal, and sweet romance, romantic suspense, inspirational and women's fiction, as well as new and young adult novels. Campbell, who hails from Jamaica, has penned forty books.
She is a certified editor, and book coach. When she’s not writing, Campbell adds to her extens
National Bestselling Author, J.L. Campbell writes contemporary, paranormal, and sweet romance, romantic suspense, inspirational and women's fiction, as well as new and young adult novels. Campbell, who hails from Jamaica, has penned forty books.
She is a certified editor, and book coach. When she’s not writing, Campbell adds to her extensive collection of photos detailing Jamaica’s flora and fauna.
Aileen Erin
J. L. Campbell
J. L. Campbell
USA TODAY Bestselling author Aileen Erin is half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd. She lives with her husband and daughter in Texas and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating worlds, and kicking ass.
Erin Michelle Sky
Erin Michelle Sky
Erin Michelle Sky
As a child, Erin Michelle Sky fell in love with llamas and with the books of Anne McCaffrey, whose Dragonriders of Pern series inspired her to become a writer. When she finally met Anne McCaffrey at a fantasy convention some two decades later, she wept uncontrollably throughout the entire affair. She does significantly better with llamas.
As a child, Erin Michelle Sky fell in love with llamas and with the books of Anne McCaffrey, whose Dragonriders of Pern series inspired her to become a writer. When she finally met Anne McCaffrey at a fantasy convention some two decades later, she wept uncontrollably throughout the entire affair. She does significantly better with llamas. She and co-author Steven Brown are known together as Dragon Authors, writing science fiction and fantasy novels for teens and adults.
Darryl Benally
Erin Michelle Sky
Erin Michelle Sky
Darryl Benally is a Navajo author, school psychologist, mental health therapist, and Army veteran living in New Mexico and Arizona. He is the grandson of one of the legendary Navajo Code Talkers, a group of military men created to ensure that American enemies could not decipher commands. Darryl holds a Doctor of Education degree from New
Darryl Benally is a Navajo author, school psychologist, mental health therapist, and Army veteran living in New Mexico and Arizona. He is the grandson of one of the legendary Navajo Code Talkers, a group of military men created to ensure that American enemies could not decipher commands. Darryl holds a Doctor of Education degree from New Mexico State University. He owns Warrior Psychological Consulting, LLC, a consulting business that primarily serves the Navajo Nation. His passion for writing began when he joined NK’s Tribe Called Success. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with family, and trail running.
Steven Brown
Erin Michelle Sky
LaVerne Thompson
Steven Brown spent his childhood reading anything he could get his hands on, sharing his favorite stories with his younger brothers and then acting them out, especially if this required sword fighting on horseback. When they ran out of books, he wrote his own, including his brothers as the main characters by sketching original illustrations on magazine clippings.
LaVerne Thompson
LaVerne Thompson
LaVerne Thompson
LaVerne Thompson is a USA Today Bestselling, award winning, multi-published author of alternate fantasy, paranormal, contemporary, and sci/fi sensual romances. She also writes romantic suspense and new adult romance as USA Today Bestselling Author Ursula Sinclair.
J. L. Woodson
LaVerne Thompson
J. L. Woodson
J.L. Woodson, a native Chicagoan, began his career in the literary industry at sixteen years old as the award-winning author of The Things I Could Tell You, Super Woman’s Child: Son of a Single Mother which was Nominated for an NAACP Image Award), as well as a short story in the NAACP Image Award-Winning Anthology, Breaking The Cycle pres
J.L. Woodson, a native Chicagoan, began his career in the literary industry at sixteen years old as the award-winning author of The Things I Could Tell You, Super Woman’s Child: Son of a Single Mother which was Nominated for an NAACP Image Award), as well as a short story in the NAACP Image Award-Winning Anthology, Breaking The Cycle presented by a New York Times Bestselling author. His career area shifted to Graphic Design in 2009, creating Book Covers, websites, and other marketing materials for New York Times and National bestselling authors as well as independently published authors. During that year he also founded, Woodson Creative Studio, and has dedicated his company to providing, high-quality Book Cover Design as well as other Graphic and Web Design support for his clients.
Nelly Nuñez
LaVerne Thompson
J. L. Woodson
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Eden Bradley
Christine Clemetson
Elan Les Vies
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author Eden Bradley aka Eve Berlin has written erotic romance for Berkley, Bantam, Harlequin Spice, Samhain Publishing, Black Lace, Red Hot Romance, GTB Publishing, as well as indie publishing. Her work has been called "elegant, intelligent and sensual".
Elan Les Vies
Christine Clemetson
Elan Les Vies
Élan Les Vies is a Californian author of mysteries and thrillers, also known by his stage name, The Coyote, and recognized for his eclectic 1960s sound and nostalgic Southwestern brand. Élan currently lives between San Diego and Paris, France with his wife, Clémence, and his Australian Shepherd, Sam.
Christine Clemetson
Christine Clemetson
Christine Clemetson
Growing up in a small beach town in New Jersey, Christine Clemetson wouldn’t have been caught on her beach towel without a good book. Nothing on earth equated to stepping into the library each week, hearing the creaks of the wood floor, and knowing an unable-to-put-down story was waiting. Through all of this, she caught the fire of creati
Growing up in a small beach town in New Jersey, Christine Clemetson wouldn’t have been caught on her beach towel without a good book. Nothing on earth equated to stepping into the library each week, hearing the creaks of the wood floor, and knowing an unable-to-put-down story was waiting. Through all of this, she caught the fire of creativity and discovered she had her own stories to tell. She earned her degree in Literature, and went on to pen thrillers that send you running for the covers! When she’s not writing, you can find Christine at the park with her family, grabbing lunch at her favorite diner, or at the library! And always with a coffee in her hand!
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What consultations are available?
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- Developmental editing
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The Cavalcade of authors, now in its 21st year, aims to provide robust author support by presenting events that effectively connect authors with their target market of readers. These events have taken place in the United States, Bahamas, and Dubai, with exciting plans for 2027 events in Thailand, Curacao, Qatar, and Dubai. In addition to
The Cavalcade of authors, now in its 21st year, aims to provide robust author support by presenting events that effectively connect authors with their target market of readers. These events have taken place in the United States, Bahamas, and Dubai, with exciting plans for 2027 events in Thailand, Curacao, Qatar, and Dubai. In addition to fostering connections, we assist authors in navigating the publishing landscape and offer graphic design services to enhance their visibility. We also help them connect with literary agents to further their publishing goals.
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At The Macro Group, we are a team of experienced and dedicated literary agents who specialize in providing comprehensive author support to help writers secure book deals with traditional publishing houses, audiobook platforms, movie studios, and production companies. With twenty-six years in the publishing industry, our expertise includes
At The Macro Group, we are a team of experienced and dedicated literary agents who specialize in providing comprehensive author support to help writers secure book deals with traditional publishing houses, audiobook platforms, movie studios, and production companies. With twenty-six years in the publishing industry, our expertise includes the insights of a content editor and the guidance of a developmental editor, ensuring authors receive exceptional support. Additionally, we offer graphic design services to enhance the presentation of your work, further boosting your chances of success.
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