A character-driven novel of second chances, shared rituals, and unexpected community.

Set in a fictional Main Street town with roots as tangled as its live oaks, Evermere follows the quiet interweaving of lives: the EMT who only meant to stay a year, the woman who keeps her Saturdays open for strays (of the human variety), and the race-day mishap that uncovers a heartbeat at the town’s center no one expected.

Told through multiple voices and anchored by community dinners, quiet reckonings, and a quirky mascot that started as a joke and became something more, Evermere explores how people come together—not in dramatic bursts, but in layered, ordinary ways that eventually feel like home.

This novel is a standalone with series potential and is currently being queried for literary representation. No excerpts or sample chapters are shared publicly at this time.

From a college registration line to the rhythms of midlife, Becca Whitaker’s story unfolds across decades—each season shaped by the voices of women who offered advice, shared casseroles, challenged her choices, and left lasting echoes. With warmth, wit, and emotional honesty, The Line I Chose explores how identity is formed not just by what we do, but by the relationships that shape us—and the ones we quietly shape in return.

Through remembered letters, layered decisions, and shifting roles—daughter, partner, mother, friend—Becca’s journey is one of noticing: what changes, what remains, and what finally becomes clear with time.

This novel is currently in progress and not yet being submitted for representation.