Stories that bloom in the quiet spaces.
Debut romance author writing the kind of contemporary love stories that trust their women. Book 1 of the Nope Books is on the page now.
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The Nope Books
Five standalone novellas. Five women who said no when they were supposed to say yes.
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Chapters, Cakes, & Code
The journal — books being written, cakes being baked, and the odd vibe-coding rabbit hole.
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The Newsletter
Low frequency, high signal. Follow Once Again I Bloom as it’s written.
Five books. Five tropes. Five women who trusted themselves.
The Nope Books are a collection of standalone contemporary romance novellas, each one a direct subversion of a popular Chinese short-drama trope. Where the source material expects its heroine to endure, explain, and ultimately forgive — the Nope Books heroine does none of those things.
BOOK 01 · DRAFTING
Once Again I Bloom
One woman. One trope. One nope.
The first book in The Nope Books series. A contemporary romance novella that subverts the second-chance trope — the one where she's supposed to forgive, explain, and try again. She doesn't.
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BOOK 05
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Chapters, Cakes, & Code
Books I’m writing, craft I’m learning, cakes I’m baking, and the occasional vibe-coding rabbit hole. No gatekeeping. Just the work.
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Chapters
The writing — craft, process, and what it actually looks like to draft a romance novel while managing a chronic illness.
Cakes & Code
Baking experiments and the occasional vibe-coding detour. No gatekeeping — just the honest behind-the-scenes.
Follow Once Again I Bloom as it’s written.
Chapters: the writing. Cakes: the baking. Code: the occasional vibe-coding detour. Low frequency. High signal.