Beyond Ties that Bind

Alex Robertson has always felt like an outsider in his own life-caught between expectations he can't meet and a future he can't quite see. When he leaves his small Midwestern town for Oakwood College, he hopes to find clarity, maybe even himself. But new beginnings are rarely that simple.

Between a burgeoning friendship with Jason, the boy who knows him better than he knows himself, and an unexpected connection with Jaime, the charismatic stranger who offers him a lifeline on his first day, Alex is forced to confront the truths he's spent years avoiding. As he navigates love, loss, and the tangled web of family expectations, he realizes that sometimes, the hardest journey isn't about leaving-it's about learning where you truly belong.

A poignant coming-of-age novel about identity, love, and the quiet moments that shape us, Beyond Ties that Bind is a story of finding the courage to embrace who we are, even when the world tells us otherwise.

Coming May 2025