Ember K. Willow believes in magic—the messy, aching kind that stitches broken things back together. She lives in the Midwest with her fiercely loyal Anatolian Pyrenees, Koda, and her extraordinary 24-year-old daughter, who, despite developmental delays, fills every day with wonder, laughter, and a reminder that the truest magic is unconditional love.When she’s not busy being a full-time caregiver, Ember escapes into the worlds she creates—places where libraries whisper, fate meddles shamel