I'm Haley: writer,
storyteller, and book lover.
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About me
Do you remember that scene in Mean Girls when Damian calls out the girl at the assembly who wishes to bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles, shouting, "She doesn't even go here!"? Remember that? That girl is me. I just have a lot of feelings. So I put them in words.
Hello, I'm Haley. I'm a born-and-raised Wisconsinite with a heart for the peace of nature, the quirk and charm of small towns, and the connections fostered by both. I write emotionally resonant women's fiction with magical and speculative elements, where the ordinary and extraordinary intertwine. When I'm not writing, you'll find me running a familiar route, coasting on my paddleboard, buried in a good book, or lounging at home with my husband and two cats.
Books
The Magical Garden of Lucinda Mae
Published 2023
The Magical Garden of Lucinda Mae follows Mae, a Midwestern millennial finding herself at the end of a job and relationship. She suddenly discovers that the dreamy small town from her grandmother’s short stories, which she previously thought to be fictional, is very much a real town just a few hours away.
Drawn by intrigue and a nagging feeling of synchronicity that this piece of information found her at a time when a distinct chapter of her life has ended, Mae sets off to move to the town and soon discovers the garden at her rented house is much more than a green respite. Before long, Mae shares the magic of the garden with her new community-turned-found-family.
Follow Mae on this braided family narrative woven with small-town charm and deep sentimentality as she discovers by whom and why she found herself drawn to this place, and watch as she explores her connection to nature, love, and the meaning of it all.
The Looking Jar
Coming in 2027!
Some friendships never truly end…they just wait to be remembered. Penelope, Cora, and Jenna were once three inseparable, small-town girls with big dreams and even bigger love for each other. But life happened, and their once-unbreakable friendship shattered under the weight of betrayal, ambition, and silence.
Years later, they each face a crossroads. Penelope is hustling through New York's fashion world, haunted by what she left behind. Cora is a culinary celebrity in Los Angeles, losing sight of why she ever stepped into a kitchen. Jenna remains in Pine River, Oregon, clinging to hope, love, and the dream of motherhood.
Then the jars arrive.
Each woman receives a mysterious glass jar filled with three slips of paper. On each, a memory they share. But reading them doesn't just bring the past to mind; it physically transports them into it, allowing them to re-experience their history through the eyes of someone else who was there. As they relive the pivotal moments that shaped and fractured their friendship, the truth behind their falling-out begins to surface. In the looking jar of their past, they are forced to reckon with the choices that decimated their friendship and the truths they never dared to say aloud.
The Looking Jar is an exploration of friendship, forgiveness, and the mysterious ways life gives us a second chance, whether we're ready for it or not.
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