Author of grounded speculative fiction and psychological realism
A quiet novel about survival, intimacy, and the uneasy alliances that shape us.

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After six months alone in the mountains, Celeste Hale emerges into a world she no longer recognizes. The town of Sanchez is abandoned, overgrown, and watched. When she crosses paths with Orrin, a cold and breathless figure with eyes like aged blood, she is offered protection at a price she doesn’t yet understand.Tell Me What the Sun Knows is a quiet, atmospheric novel about survival, power, and the fragile intimacy between the human and inhuman.Currently in development. Release details to be announced.
I'm M.S. Harstine, writer of character-driven fiction that explores isolation, power, and uneasy alliances in a shattered world. My debut novel, Tell Me What the Sun Knows, is coming soon.

“She knew what he was. She knew what he could do. And still she stayed. Part of her wanted to run. Part of her kept watching him. The question returned. Am I going to die? She didn’t know. And she couldn’t decide whether she wanted yes or no.”