Dear readers, First, thank you. To those of you still visiting this blog after all this time, your patience and loyalty mean more than I can say. It’s been over a year since I last published a story here. Part of that silence was shaped by Lisa’s passing: a difficult moment to work through, one that weighed heavily on my inspiration. For a while, the idea of writing became tangled with a sense of “duty,” of needing to deliver regularly. But writing novels about two of my favorite people should always be a joy, never an obligation. That’s why I’m so glad to finally share a new story with you. It’s called In the Dark, and it’s a work of love – written for…