--- Elara Winters lives in the shadows. An introverted high school student with a penchant for classic novels and a heart full of poetry, she'd rather disappear into the pages of a book than face the noisy chaos of the real world. To her classmates, she's just the "black cat" girl who keeps to herself, floating through life with a quiet intensity that only a few notice. But then there's Maya-her best friend and her polar opposite. Bright, bold, and always with paint smudged on her jeans, Maya finds beauty in everything and everyone. Maya is Elara's anchor to the world, the one person who sees magic in her words, who pulls her out of her solitude and into the light. In a journey of self-discovery and first love, Echoes in Ink follows Elara as she navigates friendship, art, and the thrill of sharing her voice. When she begins to open up to someone unexpected, her life turns into a story she never imagined-one with laughter, love, and the courage to be heard. For readers who find pieces of themselves in the margins and who believe in the quiet power of words, Echoes in Ink is a heartfelt story about the beauty of connection and finding one's voice in a world of noise.