To Be Seen: The Seen and Unseen Series: Prequel Novella

To Be Seen is a haunting romantic tragedy with sci-fi elements, perfect for readers who love star-crossed love, aching emotional depth, and love stories that linger long after the final page.A woman sits on a bench in modern day Central Park, remembering the summer she spent in the village that occupied that very ground over 160 years ago.She came to observe. She never meant to fall in love.Lyra has spent centuries keeping her distance, recording human lives without ever truly joining them. But when she arrives in a Hudson River village marked for erasure, the last thing she expects is Elias Beaumont, an artist with paint on his hands, a patient way of seeing, and an impossible talent for getting past every wall she has built.As the village is pushed toward destruction, Lyra and Elias are drawn together in ways neither of them can resist. What begins as quiet conversation and shared glances becomes trust. Then desire. Then something far more dangerous: a love that asks Lyra to risk the one thing she has protected for centuries...herself.But Lyra is hiding more than her heart. And when the truth comes to light, it could cost her Elias, the village, and the future she never believed she deserved.For readers of emotional historical romance, sci-fi romance, and tragic love stories, To Be Seen is a lyrical, devastating love story about longing, belonging, and the unbearable beauty of being truly known.