Resilient

Lin Mitsui didn't want her life to change.
She had everything planned out-until her body and her family history had other ideas.

Lin co-founded Signature Scent from late nights, custom consultations, and the planner she trusts above all else. Between a POTS diagnosis and a confession of ancestral harm from her grandfather, the life Lin had mapped out down to the hour starts sliding out of her hands.

Determined to make amends, Lin launches the Cherry Blossom Initiative - a handmade product meant as a small, sincere act of repair. But her investors don't want "small and sincere". Her mentor pushes her toward a faster, flashier pivot. Her body refuses to keep her schedule. And her best friends start to feel shut out of a life she can no longer manage alone.

With an investor meeting bearing down and her mentor steering the Initiative away from everything it was meant to stand for, Lin's body breaks down. She must make decisions to either save the deal, or salvage her friendships. And neither option addresses her grandfather's concerns.

She was sure she could still have it all-if she just got the plan right. She's about to learn that some things can't be planned. They can only be shared.

A standalone contemporary novel exploring chronic illness, generational guilt, and the cost of going it alone.