She spends her life running from her name—until she finally becomes it.
Shiawassee “Shi” Rivers has spent her life on the move, dragged from town to town by a mother who can’t outrun her own chaos. When they land in the quiet Indiana town of Plum Hollow, Shi expects more of the same—another temporary stop, another place she won’t belong.
Instead, she finds music. She finds friendship. She finds Tyson Norwood, whose steady warmth feels like the home she’s never had.
But just as Shi begins to imagine a future, the fragile world she’s building shatters. Pushed past her breaking point, she leaves Plum Hollow behind and follows the father she’s never known to Detroit, determined to build a life that finally feels like her own.
When a late‑night phone call pulls her back to Plum Hollow and into the heart of a family crisis she never saw coming, Shi is forced to confront the past she ran from: her mother’s destruction, the boy she never stopped loving, and the version of herself she left behind.
Set against the quiet rhythms of small‑town Indiana and the pulse of Detroit’s music scene, Becoming Shiawassee is a story about the ties that pull us home, the wounds we carry, and the unexpected ways we learn to stay—with ourselves, with the people we love, and with the places that finally feel like ours.
What Makes This Story Stay With You
A heroine shaped by music, loss, and the fierce love of a younger brother.
A boy with cracks in his story and a heart that never stops reaching for hers.
A path that winds from Plum Hollow to Detroit, through courtroom tension, family reckoning, and the quiet pull of home.
Praise for Becoming Shiawassee
“One of the best books I’ve ever read.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ July 6, 2026 — Amazon Reviewer
“I was hooked right from the beginning and so invested in these characters. So well done. Bravo.”
“My new favorite book!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ July 13, 2026 — Amazon Reviewer
“It’s the best book I’ve read since Where the Crawdads Sing.
And I love that it came with a great music playlist!”
“A beautifully written book you won’t want to put down.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ July 6, 2026 — Amazon Reviewer
“Wonderful character development — and a big twist!
I can’t wait to see what she writes next.”
“Excellent characters and an engaging story!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ July 20, 2026 — Amazon Reviewer
“Plenty of twists and turns that kept me wanting to
read just one more chapter.
By the time I finished, I was already looking forward to the next book.
“A must read! Once you start you can’t put it down.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ July 7, 2026 — Amazon Reviewer
“The characters are so developed and real you feel like you know them.”
“A fun, entertaining beach and poolside read.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ July 3, 2026 — Amazon Reviewer
“Love to love some of the characters and love to hate some too!”
Fixing Benji
Book II in the Rivers’ Family Saga
The story continues
A fresh start.
A new city.
A truth he can’t outrun.
The Sequel to Becoming Shiawassee arrives soon.
Benji’s life has always been split into before and after — before the night he can’t forget, and after the world found out. A new town offers distance but not escape. Secrets follow him into every room, every conversation, every attempt to start over.
Fixing Benji is a quiet, rural Midwest story about pressure, identity, and the courage it takes to tell the truth after years of hiding.