When You Break Your Own Heart 💔
For the woman who made the choice she had to make... and still questions it.
There’s a certain kind of heartbreak we don’t talk about enough—
The kind you cause yourself.
When you knew better, but stayed.
When you kept hoping, even after it hurt.
When you chased something that cost too much of you.
And now you’re sitting in the wreckage, wondering:
Why didn’t I leave sooner?
Why did I silence myself for so long?
What was I even trying to prove?
But sis…
You weren’t foolish.
You were just hoping.
Hoping love would be enough.
Hoping loyalty would make them see you.
Hoping that maybe, just this once, things would finally work out.
You were doing the best you could with what you knew.
With the love you were taught to settle for.
With the dreams you were scared to outgrow.
And that version of you?
The one who bent, broke, and still believed?
She deserves grace. Not shame.
The Dance — For Every Woman Who’s Ever Looked Back and Wondered “What if?”
Laura gave up more than her dream of dancing.
She gave up her voice.
Her body.
Her fire.
For a man who called her “too much,”
then left her feeling like she wasn’t enough.
And after ten years of shrinking herself to keep a marriage intact,
he walked out without looking back.
Left her with two kids, an empty house,
and a suitcase full of regrets.
But here’s what she learns—slowly, painfully, and beautifully:
She didn’t ruin her life.
She just forgot who she was for a while.
And now? She’s dancing her way back to her.
The Dance is a story about heartbreak, body image, and rediscovering the parts of yourself you thought you lost forever.
Because sometimes grace sounds like:
“I didn’t know better. But now I do.”
My Own Grace Story
Just over a year ago, I walked away from something I prayed for.
I had an agent. My dream agent
I was on the “right” path: traditional publishing, industry interest, momentum.
But life shifted.
My personal world was changing, and so was I.
And deep down, I knew the timing wasn’t right.
I wasn’t ready to sell a version of myself that no longer felt true.
So I let it go.
And for months, I wondered if I’d just thrown away my one shot.
But grace whispered:
“You didn’t miss your moment. You made space for the real one.”
Now I’m walking into my debut novel with more clarity, ownership, and FIRE than I ever thought possible.
Not because I followed the plan…
But because I gave myself permission to change it.
So if you’re staring at your own wreckage,
grieving choices you made out of fear, or love, or just sheer survival—
You didn’t destroy your future.
You chose it.
And that kind of courage?
It always writes a better next chapter. ❤️
The Dance drops October 7.
Preorders open soon! Subscribers will be the first to see the cover and read first chapters! If your heart’s been waiting for a story of second chances, healing, and rediscovery…
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