Almost There, Almost Me

Like a true millennial, she climbed the corporate ladder. Then she hit a wall she couldn’t out-work.

Burnout isn’t dramatic — it takes you apart until nothing feels easy anymore. Maria thought she could manage consulting, travel, deadlines, love, even distance. But when exhaustion becomes her baseline and the relationship she’s been holding together across continents begins to fray, she realizes something has to give.

She leaves Chicago and looks for new skies — Morocco, the Himalayas, Dubai. In the air, paragliding over glowing horizons, she finds the quiet she’s been chasing. But grounding doesn’t come from landing alone — it comes from choice.

There’s a man she loves — flawed, devoted, still learning.
There’s a marriage that finally ends.
There’s a second chance that doesn’t come easily — but comes anyway.

Maria must decide:

Can love survive distance?
Can you rebuild your heart without losing yourself?
And what happens when the life you worked for is the life that’s breaking you?

Almost There, Almost Me is a contemporary romance about millennial ambition, long-distance love, travel, and the difficult, deliberate act of choosing joy without shrinking yourself.