Finding My Father: After the Rain

A searing, emotionally charged story of reunion, healing, and the courage to choose love over the past. Set against the vibrant pulse of New York, two souls find home in each other after years of longing and regret. The tone is intimate, cathartic, and full of hope.

Death was just the beginning. My father’s hands stole my breath at twenty-nine, but fate gave me a second chance—and I swore I’d rewrite our story. Born the daughter no one wanted, I watched my mother die from heartbreak and my father parade his ‘real’ son, leaving me with nothing but scars. But when I woke up in my childhood bedroom, on the very day I could save my mom, I seized the moment. Now, armed with memories of betrayal and survival, I’ll outsmart the man who destroyed us—turning his golden boy against him, risking everything for a future that’s finally mine. But as my past hunts me and danger closes in, will this new life be enough to break the cycle, or am I doomed to repeat my fate? One thing is certain: this time, I’m not running—I’m fighting for us all.

Spanning generations and continents, this moving memoir traces the complex, often wordless love between a father and son, set against the backdrop of America’s changing landscape. From Old Hank’s hardscrabble youth in Ohio to his son’s academic journey in the States, their story is one of sacrifice, stubbornness, and ultimately, reconciliation in the face of loss.

Lauren Archer returns to the city she left behind, haunted by old regrets and a love she thought she’d lost forever. When she and Evan Cole finally face the truth of their feelings, years of pain and longing boil over into one unforgettable night. But as family secrets and impossible choices threaten to pull them apart, Lauren must decide if she’s ready to risk everything for the only home her heart has ever known.

Haunted by guilt after his son dies in a tragic school fire, a broken father discovers a mysterious game that lets him travel back in time. Each attempt to save his boy is a raw battle with fate, regret, and the hope of redemption. Will he finally rewrite the past, or lose everything all over again?

Twenty years ago, I locked my daughter in a cabinet and walked away, haunted by guilt ever since. Now, with my son's high-society wedding on the line, the past claws its way back—my daughter's voice echoing from the grave, demanding to be found. If I can’t face the horror I buried, my family’s future—and my soul—may be lost forever.

Banished from the mayor’s mansion and left to freeze, Rachel clawed her way back to life—only to kneel in the street and beg mercy for the son who doesn’t even know she’s his. Now, as her secret threatens to shatter two families, she must choose: the gentle soldier who saved her, or the ruthless father of her child who would destroy them all. In Chicago’s shadows, love and blood are bargaining chips—and one wrong move could cost her everything.

My own father strangled me to death—but that’s not where my story truly begins. Emily Walker spent her whole life as the family scapegoat, blamed for her father’s failures and haunted by the loss of the only person who loved her: her mother. After years of tiptoeing around Leonard’s rage, Emily claws her way out with nothing but determination and her mother’s last words echoing in her heart. But freedom comes with a price, and Leonard isn’t done with her—not when there’s money on the line, and not when the past refuses to stay buried. When your own blood is your biggest threat, how far would you go to break the cycle? And what if the only way to survive is to become the villain in your own family’s story?

She jumped, and the world froze. My mother’s fight for survival began on a rooftop, but the real battle was inside our home—against a father who broke us, a grandmother who cursed us, and a town that wanted us to fail. I was the daughter they called worthless, the girl nobody wanted. Yet every time Mom nearly let go, I pulled her back. Together, we endured betrayal, violence, and humiliation, clinging to hope in the darkest nights. When Dad’s mistress arrived with his ‘perfect’ son, we risked everything for freedom. But the past isn’t so easily escaped—and justice has a long memory. Will our love and defiance be enough to break the cycle, or will old ghosts drag us down again? What does it take for a mother and daughter to claim a life that’s truly their own?

A failed detective haunted by his past is drawn back into the hunt for the Rainy Night Killer, only to find himself at the center of the investigation as old cases, departmental betrayals, and hidden traumas converge in a chilling confession.

He became governor at fifteen—just as scandal, heartbreak, and forbidden love threatened to shatter his family’s legacy. At Maple Heights, a maid’s secret romance with a borrowed clerk sets off a chain of betrayals, while her humble family struggles for dignity in a world that prizes status above all. When Daniel flees into the storm, leaving Sarah alone with their child, hope seems lost—until unlikely alliances and whispered secrets transform the Wheelers’ fate. As Sarah’s son grows up surrounded by heroes, legends, and a governor’s love, the truth of his past remains hidden in the shadows of power. Will the sins of the fathers be forgotten, or will old wounds haunt the next generation?

After a car accident, Savannah’s beloved golden boy wakes up despising his fishmonger wife and their daughter, erasing years of love with a single cold glance. Humiliated and penniless, Mom can’t even speak to defend herself as the rich Foster family cheers for her replacement—a perfect Southern belle who’s waited years to steal her place. But as secrets simmer and old bruises surface, I promise to be my mother’s voice and expose the darkness beneath Savannah’s polished smiles—no matter who I have to take down.