When I first began writing The Second Coming of Grace, I knew I was telling one story—but I could feel others stirring just beneath the surface. A sideways glance from Liam, a silence too long from Evelyn, a woman with a silver braid who seemed to carry lifetimes in her eyes. They weren’t just supporting characters. They had pasts, wounds, moments of their own. And they weren’t done speaking.

Over time, those quiet voices became a chorus. They didn’t want centre stage, exactly. They just wanted to be known.

That’s how Threads of Light was born.

This upcoming short story collection—coming July 28—isn’t a sequel, and it’s not required reading for the novel. But it is a companion. A gathering of moments, glimpses, and reckonings that deepen the emotional world behind Grace. You’ll meet familiar characters like Liam and Evelyn, explore the edges of memory, and step briefly into the lives of people who’ve carried light through some very dark places.

From the streets of 1990s New York to a Polish village under Nazi occupation, from theatre school heartbreaks to the echoes of a stolen childhood—these stories are stitched together by themes of awakening, courage, and the quiet insistence of the human spirit.

I think of them as the spaces between chapters. The unsaid truths. The flickers of light you might miss if you weren’t paying attention.

In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing a few behind-the-scenes glimpses into these stories: what inspired them, how they connect to Grace’s journey, and what they revealed to me in the writing.

Thanks for reading—and for walking with me this far.

🕊️ Naomi