40 Stories

Every heart has an orbit. Every soul must endure its own night. Forty Beats of a Burning Heart is an intimate, stunningly woven novel-in-verse that chronicles the cosmic journey of the Stellar Queen. Moving through forty lyrical poems, the collection begins in the blinding, warm embrace of the Great Sun-a devotion so intense it defines her entire world. But when the light begins to slip away, she is cast into a sudden, freezing eclipse. Lost in the heavy silence of midnight and isolated by grief, the Queen must learn to navigate the dark territory of her own reflection. What she finds hidden in the shadows is a truth louder than any silence: she was never meant to live in another's light. Masterfully shifting from gentle warmth to fierce independence, this collection is a breathtaking exploration of love, loss, and the explosive power of reclaiming your own sovereign fire.