The Artist Instance

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A unique love story replete with philosophical musings and a superb exploration of the metaphysical." — Romuald Dzemo, Readers' Favorite

The reality-shattering stakes of Dark Matter meet the poetic soul of This Is How You Lose the Time War.

She paints the patterns. They are doorways. And they are breaking the world.

Anela Foster survives the brutal winters of Lake Placid by painting things she shouldn't be able to see. Recursive loops. Impossible angles. Geometries that vibrate with a low, distant hum.

She thinks she is just capturing a nightmare to fill the void that haunts her sleep.

She is wrong. She isn't just painting the void. She is waking it up.

When Elysia Harrington—Manhattan's most enigmatic artist—walks into her bar, the nightmare begins to bleed into the waking world. Elysia doesn't just see the art; she feels the vibration of it. She recognizes the impossible truth hidden in the brushstrokes.

The connection between them is instant, electric, and terrifyingly familiar.

But as Anela is drawn into the shadows of New York City, the laws of physics begin to fray:

• The doors narrow when observed.

• Shadows detach from their owners.

• The impossible patterns in Anela's art start to rewrite the city streets.

The system is watching. The room is tightening.

Now, Anela must choose: Stop painting and save the world from collapsing, or follow the path of her art to the terrifying truth behind the sky.

The world is thinner than they thought. And they are the only ones holding the knife.

For readers who crave the mind-bending depth of Ted Chiang, the poetic precision of Piranesi, and the defiant intimacy of This Is How You Lose the Time War.

Enter a novel where breath becomes an act of rebellion, where love becomes a door, and where staying human is the most dangerous thing two women can do.

-- Book 1 of the Instance Subworld series. Book 2 (The Creator Instance) coming February 2026. --