Reflections of Lilje Damselfly

In hopes of improving her health, a chronically ill water nymph

goes to an Edwardian spa but quickly falls in love with a human.

This upcoming standalone novel is set in a version of Edwardian Yorkshire, UK where water nymphs and other magical creatures exist unbeknowst to the humans.

It is a low-stakes story about chronic illness and the way disability and health can reshape life as you know it but it also investigate how change can lead to a better understanding of yourself and your place in the world. And of course it’s an unapolegetically queer story about two women daring to love one another regardless of societal norms and expectations.

Coming June 2025!

Digital art of two women holding hands and seen from behind at a 3/4 angle. The women wear Edwardian clothes and are looking at one another.

Art by Natalie Kelda

Woman with yellow flower detail on her shirt and a yellow hair band in her light brown hair.
Digital painting of a black haired woman holding a yellow rose. She's looking over her right shoulder rather than at the rose and has a mild smile.

Lilje

Art by CB Lansdell

Mel

When a mysterious ailment refuses to leave water nymph Lilje, her father sends her to a human spa retreat. Lilje quickly discovers she has a lot to learn about human nature and culture when she scandalises the Edwardian spa guests by showing up undressed.

In hope of relieving her chronic pain and fatigue, she tries her best to fit in and silence her ability to speak with the elements, plants, and animals around her. But when the secret of her heritage is revealed and Lilje falls in love with a human, she faces a difficult choice. Give up everything she thought she was, or live forever in pain and regret of what could have been.

Listen to the book playlist today!

Image grid graphic with 7 images. The images are of water, a water lily, a fores canopy, purple irises and a black damselfly.