The Speed of Light

A compelling and provocative debut novel told in intersecting timelines over a tumultuous, defining year in one womans life. Simone is trying her best not to think of what shes lost. Diagnosed with MS, she awaits the results of another anxiety-inducing MRI. Shes just walked away from Connor, a fixer but possibly the love of her life. And nearing the holidays, the sights and sounds of winter in South Dakota only prick memories of better years gone by. Then, on a December morning at the university where she works, jarring gunshots pierce the halls. In a temporary safe place and terrified, Simone listens and pretends this will all be over soon. As she waits for silence, her mind racing, Simones past year comes into focus. Falling in love and missing it. Finding strength in family and enduring friendships. Planning for the future, fearing it, and hoping against hope in dark places. Her life has been changing at the speed of light, and each crossroad brought Simone here, to this day, to endure the things she cant control and to confront those that she can.