Estranged

by Lennea Rose

In the shadow of a stolen life, she is the only light left.

Emily Jacobs is ten years old, and she has learned that the world is divided into two types of those who go home when the sun sets, and those who stay behind to scrub the floors until the moon turns the hallways into silver cages.

Dropped into the cold, unforgiving world of an orphanage, Emily is told the lies that break Your mother is dead. You have no history. You are a shadow among shadows.

But Emily knows better.

Clutching a small locket—the final, freezing-cold reminder of the woman who held her as her whole world fell apart—Emily refuses to be broken. While the Sisters demand silence and submission, Emily navigates the treacherous hallways of her new reality like a spider in a web, trading secrets for scraps and fighting to keep the memory of her mother’s humming alive.

She isn't waiting for a miracle. She is waiting for her.

As Annah Jacobs claws her way through the dark storm that has kept them apart, Emily must face an impossible surrender to the shadows that threaten to consume her, or hold onto the fire of a mother’s love that refuses to go out.

Survival has a price. How much will Emily pay to get home?

312 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication July 1, 2026

About the author

Lennea Rose is a historical fiction author who writes tender, atmospheric stories set in the forgotten corners of the past. Her work is shaped by dusty‑rose nostalgia, emotional depth, and a fascination with the quiet strength found in life’s most fragile moments. She is drawn to the intimate, often overlooked details of the past. The letters tucked into drawers, the secrets carried in lockets, the memories that linger in the soft spaces between heartache and hope.

Her stories begin with a feeling: a whisper of loneliness, a flicker of courage, a longing for belonging. From there, she builds worlds filled with resilience, found family, and characters who carry both their wounds and their wonder with quiet grace. Through her writing, she explores the threads that connect the past and present, reminding readers that even in the darkest chapters, there is always a glimmer of light.

Her debut novel is the first in a trilogy of mystery, memories, and the emotional echoes of the past. Writing as Lennea Rose allows her to create a dedicated space for these tender, haunting stories. A world where dusty‑rose memories and fragile hope intertwine. She believes the past still has something to teach us, especially about love, loss, and hope.