The Unlikely Angel of Casco Bay
March 1, 2025
270 pages
In the rugged stillness of coastal Maine, hope and danger rise with the tide . . .
In the quiet waters off Maine’s rugged coast, lobsterman Benjamin Morse Scot has carved out a life defined by solitude, routine, and the steady certainty of the tide. Grief has narrowed his world to the essentials — salt air, hard work, and the sanctuary of the sea. Out on the water, he can breathe. On land, memories settle like fog and refuse to lift.
But even the most carefully protected heart is not immune to disruption. When a mysterious and vulnerable woman crosses Ben’s path under circumstances that test every instinct he has left, the rhythm of his life shifts. What begins as a moment of compassion deepens into something far more complicated — a fragile, unexpected connection that stirs hope where he thought only silence remained.
Yet the tides of Casco Bay do not rise without consequence. Secrets surface. Shadows from the past collide with the present. And Ben is forced to confront the truth he has avoided: healing is not the absence of pain, but the willingness to risk feeling again.Haunting, tender, and quietly suspenseful, The Unlikely Angel of Casco Bay explores the loneliness that follows loss, the quiet courage it takes to open one’s heart, and the startling ways grace can arrive in our lives — sometimes in the form of a stranger, sometimes from the sea itself.
A meditative, deeply human story set against the stark beauty of coastal Maine, it is a novel about survival, vulnerability, and the unexpected pathways back to hope.
Praise for The Unlikely Angel of Casco Bay — Writer’s Digest, Self-Published Book Awards
“No improvements required anywhere. Masterful storytelling. Milne was genius.”
— Writer’s Digest Contest Judge
“Thoughtfully intricate suspense and morally complex characters that keep readers engaged and rooting for the protagonist.”
— Writer’s Digest Judge
“Exemplary in structure, pacing, voice, and character development.”
— Writer’s Digest Contest Feedback
Unity House
October 1, 2025
409 pages
A man rebuilding his life. A place where broken stories find each other. A single decision that changes far more than he ever imagined.
In the quiet spaces between loss and renewal, hope has a habit of arriving in unexpected company.
Tanner Dalton never planned on starting over in mid-life — yet life rarely asks permission before it changes. When a decision born from pain sends him across the country, he finds himself in a place he never expected, surrounded by people he never imagined meeting, with a chance to build something bigger than the life he left behind.
But rebuilding is never simple. Old ghosts travel light, grief has long roots, and even the most hopeful beginnings cast shadows. As Tanner becomes entwined with new lives, unexpected relationships, and a vision that could transform more than just a building, he discovers that redemption is not a destination — it’s a journey of courage, forgiveness, and hard-earned grace.
Set against quiet neighborhoods and complicated hearts, Unity House explores the fragile beauty of second chances, the weight of past mistakes, and the people who show up when life gives us one more opportunity to choose who we want to become. With warmth, tension, and surprising depth, it is a story about belonging, loss, unexpected love, and the legacy of kindness — even when the world has tried to take it away.
