The wait is finally over! My second novel, One Last Show, is out now in ebook (paperback to come in January 2025).
This is my love letter to friendships, second chances and figuring yourself out in a world trying to put you in a box you're not super comfortable with. I'm so happy with how this story turned out, and I hope this book feels like a warm hug once you read it.
About One Last Show
One Last Show is a YA Contemporary novel about two ex-best friends who find themselves working alongside each other to bring their school musical to life. Will they rekindle their friendship or call it quits for good? If you like High School Musical and Heartstopper, then this book is for you!
You can get it now at your favourite ebook retailer or read it for free on Kobo Plus (waiting for it to be added to libraries so you can read it for free free).
Below, I've included the blurb and One Last Show's tropes and microtropes (this book may or may not include a fictional DnD-adjacent campaign, but you'll only know if you keep reading this post or if you read the book!)
Blurb
Emma and Dylan used to be best friends. Now, they barely talk to each other.
Emma Hoffmann knows what she wants: to get selected for the local newspaper internship. Emma also knows what she doesn’t want: to join the school musical organisation as a songwriter. That’s in the past, much like her friendship with Dylan.
Dylan Williams needs a sense of direction in his life. After dedicating his entire life to baseball, he’s starting to question all of his choices. When he comes across the school musical audition call, he decides to give it a try for old-time’s sake. This might be his last chance to step on a stage, and he doesn't want to miss out on it.
Against Emma’s better judgement, she joins the school musical organisation committee. Against Dylan’s expectations, he gets cast as the male lead. Now, three years later, the two ex-best friends find themselves in close proximity again, but they never felt more distant from one another.
Is it time to close the curtains on their friendship for good? Or are Emma and Dylan only in need of a change of script?
Tropes
🎹 Ex-best friend to ? (no romance involved)
🎵 Coming of age story
🎹 Baseball Player MMC
🎵 Comforting Vibes (this book should feel like a hug)
🎹 Dual POV (in third person)
🎵 Songwriter FMC
Microtropes
🎹 Made Up song lyrics
🎵 Field Trip
🎹 DnD-adjacent campaign
🎵 Autumn Season
🎹 Romance Subplot
🎵 Friendships
It's (almost) One Last Show time! I'm super excited for you to read this book, but before then, I'll share sneak peeks on the dates mentioned on this release schedule (made by yours truly) and some others that will remain a secret for now.
If you'd like to receive some of these little sneak peeks before everyone else, then consider joining my newsletter. You can find it on my pinned post alongside the one to apply for an eARC of this book!
🎹 About One Last Show
ONE LAST SHOW is a YA coming-of-age novel about two ex-best friends who find themselves working alongside each other to bring their school musical to life. Will they rekindle their friendship or call it quits for good? If you enjoy HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and HEARTSTOPPER, then this book might be up your alley. It will be released on December 19, 2024. Follow me if you don't want to miss any updates regarding this release!
ONE LAST SHOW Release Schedule Transcript:
Nov 11th - Blurb Reveal
Nov 13th - ARC Sign-Up*
Nov 22nd - Cover Reveal
Dec 2nd - Trope Reveal
Dec 3rd - Character Intro
Dec 6th - Book Playlist
Dec 10th - Character Intro
Dec 19th - Ebook Release
Dec 26th - Book Dedication
Jan 16th - Paperback Release
*ARC Sign-Up is already open. Head over to my profile and click the 🔗 to find the form to apply!
The rumours are true. A Spark of Magic is out into the world and you can get it now and read it to your heart's desire. I hope you're excited to meet Alice and Isaac, follow them on their adventures and stick around for what's to come. I had a lot of fun writing this book and I hope that same love, care and excitement reaches you once you pick this book up. Thank you for giving it a chance!
Rest assured, this is only the beginning 🔮🐚✨
Synopsis
Life can change in an instant.
Isaac had it all: place on the swimming team, popularity amongst his peers, and acceptance to a prestigious university. Until he didn’t. Now, he grows a tail whenever water is involved. He is running out of time and ideas.
Danger looms around every corner.
Alice has only wanted one thing: to get her magic back. After having her life turned upside down, reconnecting with her powers is the only way to prove her worth as a witch, and hopefully leave her small town for good.
Help is worth risking everything.
Isaac knows Alice might be his only chance at getting his life back, but her help doesn’t come without sacrifices. Differences must be put aside to find a solution, even when everything feels like it is trying to drive them apart. Luckily they seem to agree on one thing: this should be their secret.
Secrets are hard to keep. The answers are even harder to find.
The rumours are true. A Spark of Magic is out into the world and you can get it now and read it to your heart's desire. I hope you're excited to meet Alice and Isaac, follow them on their adventures and stick around for what's to come. I had a lot of fun writing this book and I hope that same love, care and excitement reaches you once you pick this book up. Thank you for giving it a chance!
Rest assured, this is only the beginning 🔮🐚✨
Synopsis
Life can change in an instant.
Isaac had it all: place on the swimming team, popularity amongst his peers, and acceptance to a prestigious university. Until he didn’t. Now, he grows a tail whenever water is involved. He is running out of time and ideas.
Danger looms around every corner.
Alice has only wanted one thing: to get her magic back. After having her life turned upside down, reconnecting with her powers is the only way to prove her worth as a witch, and hopefully leave her small town for good.
Help is worth risking everything.
Isaac knows Alice might be his only chance at getting his life back, but her help doesn’t come without sacrifices. Differences must be put aside to find a solution, even when everything feels like it is trying to drive them apart. Luckily they seem to agree on one thing: this should be their secret.
Secrets are hard to keep. The answers are even harder to find.
It's finally here! After teasing it for so long and saying how happy I was with the book cover, I finally get to share it with you 🥺 @.catarinabookdesigns did a wonderful job with it, and I couldn't be happier with it!
I'm not kidding when I say this cover has many easter eggs. I love covers that take a new shape once you've read the book, and I wanted to do something similar with this one. A Spark of Magic is a story wrapped in mystery where each answer leads you to more questions, and I wanted that sort of vibe for the cover. Where does this connect to? Whose character is this related to? Oh, so this is what that means!
This is the ebook version of the cover. The paperback has a few other details on its spine and back and I'll show those to you at a later date once I have the physical copy with me.
For the time being, I hope you enjoy this cover! If you're curious about what each element connects to/its meaning, you can drop a comment, stop by inbox or reblog with what you'd like to know.
A Spark of Magic is one step closer to being yours. I'm working on the pre-order links, but once I have them, I'll be sure to let you know.
I hope you're excited to dive into this world and story. Thank you for allowing me to share each step of this journey with you 💛
✨ About A Spark of Magic ✨
A Spark of Magic is a YA urban fantasy novel, the first in the A Spark of Magic series. If you like witches, merfolk and shapeshifters, and the struggles of having to keep your magic hidden while navigating high school, then this book might be for you.
I love the line "salt streams out my eyes and into my ears" because that's such a specific feeling when you're lying in bed crying without the energy to wipe your tears. it's like a reminder that even in the lowest moments, someone else has been there and felt that and you're not as alone as you feel. which has of course always been the magic taylor's lyrics
Midnights is for the girls who worked hard to get a life of their own, but now feel empty, it's the album you listen to when you're alone in the kitchen with no partner to cook with, no friends to go out with, no parents to comfort you. It's for the jo march girls, who gave up everything and everyone and pretend like it's alright but cry themselves to sleep every night, it's for the girls who stare at the ceiling for hours after coming home, it's for the masterminds, the people pleasers, for the girls who think they're unlovable, it's for the autumn/winter girls, it's for the girls who love rain and gloom, it's for the girls who read the most gut wrenching books to feel emotions, it's the ultimate sad girl album.
