The Taste of Something Almost (Ink-Stained #1)

In the cold corridors of a house that echoed only with absence, she learned how to survive unloved---how to shrink her dreams down to crumbs no one would notice. But even then, the scent of sugar and butter whispered back the life she secretly wanted. And then came Zachary. Too gentle for the shadows she lived in. Too steady.

But the truth is, some people arrive like storms---and some disappear just as quietly.

Years later, the sea calls them back to a place neither expected. And this time, the silence is louder than ever.

2025