The Gift of Gabe
Out spring of 2026!
A novel of grief, grace, and the healing power of unexpected companionship.
Brigid McGregor is adrift in the quiet house she once shared with her beloved husband, Jack. The sympathy cards have stopped coming, and well-meaning friends have stopped calling. Only Gabe remains, Jack’s stubborn old rescue dog who never cared for her, the feeling mutual for Brigid.
Until the morning Gabe speaks.
With eyes wiser than she’d ever noticed, Gabe becomes both companion and guide through their shared journey of grief, through the year of firsts. As Brigid stumbles through the fog of grief, Gabe walks by her side, sometimes literally, into moments of unexpected wonder: walks on the beach, a hidden talent, a new friendship, even the possibility of joy.
Together, they uncover not only the legacy Jack left behind but a life that both Brigid and Gabe never imagined they could build together.
The Gift of Gabe is a heartwarming adult contemporary fantasy about letting go, holding on, and finding magic in the most unlikely places, even when that magic it's in the shape of an old dog with a gift for second chances.
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Elswyth has never spoken a word—but she’s never needed to. Not with Agnes, the witch who raised her in the secluded Willow Grove. Not with Cicero, the sharp-tongued raven who can hear her thoughts. For years, the forest has been her refuge from a world that once abandoned her.
But her safety is shattered when dark forces close in. A week before her eighteenth birthday, Elswyth is forced to flee the only home she’s ever loved and felt safe in, carrying a secret she never imagined—she is the lost daughter of an elven prince. Thrust into a world of royal intrigue and rising war, she must face a ruthless uncle who will stop at nothing to destroy her.
With new allies at her side and an ancient power awakening within her, Elswyth must decide: will she remain the girl who hides in the willows, or will she find her voice—and change the fate of a kingdom?
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