Mirage

Available for Pre-Order. This title will be released on May 2027.

Jade arrives in New York with little more than ambition and the muscle memory of survival. Raised in the shadow of domestic violence, she learned early to attach her hope to distant, untouchable figures. For twelve years, that figure was Gregory Burke, the celebrated actor whose face first appeared on the worst night of her childhood. He became safety, fantasy, and proof that beauty could exist outside chaos.

When an unexpected encounter in Los Angeles collapses the distance between idol and reality, Jade is pulled into a world of red carpets, Malibu light, and intoxicating intimacy. The love feels epic, cinematic, destined. But slowly, cracks appear. The pedestal wobbles. The story she built begins to unravel.

As Jade confronts the truth of her attachment, she begins to name what she has lived inside for years: limerence. Through therapy, inner child work, journaling, and brutal self-honesty, she dismantles the illusion that romance can rescue her.

Set between New York’s demanding dance scene and Hollywood’s seductive glow, Mirage traces the painful and powerful journey from obsession to autonomy. It is not a fairy tale. It is a reclamation.