Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows is a raw, heart-wrenching coming-of-age novel that dares to illuminate what so many try to keep in the dark. Fifteen-year-old Emberlynn Hale survives each day like it's a war zone, between the bruises she hides, the silence she endures, and the hope she fiercely scribbles in the margins of her notebooks. Set against a backdrop of chilling winter and emotional wintering, Ember's world is a place where kindness is rationed and survival is the only language spoken.

But beneath the surface, beneath the bruises, beneath the silence, burns a story Ember can't stop telling, even if no one's listening yet. Her attic sanctuary becomes a crucible where she pens invisible rebellions, hidden truths, and the dream of escape to a place where the coffee is warm and the cruelty has no voice. As seasons change, so too does the fragile flame inside her, quiet, persistent, and not as alone as it once believed.

For readers of Girl in Pieces, Speak, and A List of Cages, this novel explores abuse, invisibility, and the slow, stubborn bloom of hope. Out of the Shadows is not just a story of survival; it's a declaration. Of presence. Of worth. Of voice. For anyone who's ever whispered, I'm still here, this book whispers back, I see you.