Written In Ink

Thorne Books has stood for generations, a sanctuary of paper and quiet dreams nestled in a sleepy New Orleans street - until the bass drops next door.

Evelyn Thorne is an introvert by nature and a bookstore owner by choice. With a passion for stories and a deep love for her late parents' legacy, she's spent years curating Thorne Books into the warm, dusty haven it was meant to be. Vintage shelves, the scent of brewed tea, handwritten recommendations, this is her world, and she likes it exactly as it is.

But when a rebellious tattoo studio, Madd Ink, opens next door, complete with neon signs, loud music, and a clientele Evelyn barely understands, her carefully composed life begins to unravel. Chaos has arrived, and it's parking in her spot.

As the walls shake and tensions rise, Evelyn must confront not only the threat to her bookstore but also the parts of herself she's kept quietly shelved away, her unfinished writing, her uncertain future, and the people she's pushed out in the name of comfort.

In this heartfelt, slow-burn contemporary novel, books meet ink, silence meets sound, and a woman on the edge of change finds that maybe the mess next door is exactly what her story's been missing.