THE AURELIAN

Fifteen years after the disappearance of her childhood best friend and beauty pageant rival, trophy wife Florence French decides to take the investigation in her own hands. Leaving the tedium of her marriage behind, she makes her way back to the small Maryland town where she grew up to look into her past. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she begins to question everything she knows about her past, her values, and the comfort of her life.

[#OpenNovellaContest Short-Listed Entry]
[Cliché Madness Competition 2019 - Round 2]
[The 4th Ohana Awards - Mystery/Thriller, 3rd Place]

"Our judges described the tone and pacing in this story as 'gorgeous' and it's narration and descriptions as 'beautiful'!" ~ The Open Novella Contest