Beyond Rising Strikes

She never had her first kiss, never been in a relationship, never experienced feelings or love. Not even once. Her world always has been filled with so much dept, and just herself.

At twenty, Junia Sutherland-Prescott achieved more than she could ever dream of. A high-skilled martial artist, diagnosed with autism at thirteen, she went to college at sixteen and achieved a BA in English Literature and Martial Arts at twenty.

She's a three-time State Champion and one-time World Champion. While training others, Junia is trying to navigate her own life. Her neurodivergence, her identity, her family drama and tension, her hearing problems. But everything changes when her new student, Kairen Ashton, enters her life. Something unexpected happens, something that changes everything.

Then suddenly, her hearing worsens. She comes standing before hard reality hits: she might become fully deaf. Unless she decides to undergo something so risky. There's only one chance that could prevent becoming fully deaf.

As she's been training for months toward the upcoming competition, someone she once thought left her for good when she was little, shows up.

Can Junia face the challenges that's heading her way. Is she ready to confront her past, unexpected twists, and life decisions?