As a lifelong learner and writer, Deborah Crossland learned that myth is at the heart of everything and has included this philosophy in her teaching, writing, and coaching.
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I`ve been thinking a lot lately about the stories we tell ourselves. The ones we inherit, the ones we remember, and the ones we rewrite as we become different versions of ourselves.
So I started something new.
Pulling at Threads is a space where I`ll be exploring mythology, memory, storytelling, and the strange ways ancient stories continue to shape our modern lives.
My first essay, βWhy We Keep Falling in Love With the Same Story,β is about memory, Penelope and Odysseus, second chances, and why the stories we tell about ourselves are never quite finished.
I`d love for you to read it. And maybe pull at a few threads with me. 𧡠Look for the Substack link in my Linktree! https://deborahcrossland.substack.com/p/why-we-keep-falling-in-love-with?r=1oikas&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
For the girls who love coastal towns, little bakeries, first loves, and the kind of second chances that feel like fate. ππ₯π
For the ones who believe some people find their way back to each other, even when the memories don`t.
**ONCE, AGAIN** is a YA romance about a girl who can`t remember the boy she once lovedβand the boy who`s never forgotten her.
Coming July 2027 from Simon & Schuster. π€
β¨ **Preorder now at the link in my bio!** β¨
And tell me: are you a first love or second chance romance girlie?
#OnceAgain #YARomance #SecondChanceRomance #BookRecs #RomanceBooks
IT`S HERE. π€π
I finally get to share the cover of ONCE, AGAIN with you, and I am absolutely in love.
This is a story about first love, second chances, the memories we lose, and the people our hearts refuse to forget.
It`s about a fiercely ambitious girl with a future to build, a boy who remembers a summer she doesn`t, and a little bit of magic along the California coast.
It`s about falling in love with someone you might have already loved once before.
And now, it`s almost yours. π₯Ή
**ONCE, AGAIN is officially available for PREORDER!** π
Preorders mean so much to authors, especially in these early months before publication. Every single one helps give this story a chance to find its readers.
β¨ **Preorder now at the link in my bio!** β¨
Coming June 2027 from Simon & Schuster.
Tell me what you think of the cover! And if you know someone who loves second-chance romance, send this their way. π€
#OnceAgain #YARomance #CoverReveal #SecondChanceRomance #Bookstagram #YAbooks
Come hang out with me this Saturday! πβ¨
Iβll be at Barnes & Noble in Elk Grove from 12β3 signing copies of THE QUIET PART OUT LOUDβand Iβd love to see some familiar faces (and meet some new ones!). And Iβm so excited to tell you about my next book ONCE, AGAIN π
Come say hi, pick up a bookmark, talk books, ask me questions, or tell me exactly how you feel about that ending. π¬π
See you Saturday! π
Want to know what Once, Again feels like?
Fiercely ambitious girls π₯
California coastlines π
An Austin summer that changed everything π«
First love + second chances π
The boy who remembers β¨
The girl who doesnβt π§
And all the banter π¬
For the romance readers who want to believe your heart might recognize someone before you do π
Once, Again
Coming Summer 2027
