For Ellie Siegfried, her diary is her closet friend and most trusted confidant, viewed more as a little sister than a notebook.
For Kai Lang, journaling is only something he does because his therapist advised him to, in order to cope with the anxiety that threatens to overcome him.
Through an unexpected and awkward meeting in the library, the two’s stories become intertwined. These stories are told through their journal entries, which record the same events, through two very different lenses.
But the more they get to know one another, Ellie and Kai discover that they bring things out in each other that they never knew existed. When Ellie befriends Kai’s family, her own family struggles come bubbling up to the surface—struggles she’d tried to bury and forget.
And although Kai swore to never fall in love, or even make a close friend, perhaps the sanctuary he’s needed all along isn’t found in a journal, but in the strange and optimistic girl who stole his book in the library.
Emily Morning is a young indie-author and storyteller, who began writing at the age of ten. When she was nine years old, her family moved to South Africa as missionaries. It was there she fell in love with storytelling, and she has been writing ever since. While still in high-school, she published her first series, The Silverblood Trilogy. Reading has made a huge impact on her life, and it is her aim to inspire and encourage others with her stories in the same way. When her hands are not busy penning a new tale, they’re probably busy sketching. And when she’s not writing or reading at her desk, you can most likely find Emily on the back of a horse. Where you can reach Emily: Instagram: @emilymorningsays