Backwash: Sequel to Heartworm (on-going)
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Last published Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Maddie West survived a love that almost destroyed her.
Now she's trying to build a life that doesn't revolve around what she lost.
After the fallout of a relationship that left her hollowed out, Maddie is learning how to exist in the quiet that comes after heartbreak-the kind that doesn't leave scars you can point to, only memories you can't escape. She's stronger now. More guarded. And determined not to let the past rewrite her future.
But healing is messy.
Old wounds reopen. Familiar names still hurt. And just when Maddie thinks she's finally moving forward, the echoes of what she lost start drifting back into her life-pulling at parts of her she thought were gone for good.
Because some loves don't disappear when they end.
They linger. They haunt. And they change who you become.
BACKWASH is a slow, emotionally heavy story about surviving a devastating love, learning how to stand on your own again, and what happens when the past refuses to stay buried.
If you love:
• heartbreak that lingers
• emotional healing arcs
• messy, realistic grief
• soft but shattered heroines
• and stories that feel painfully real
this story is for you.
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