Silent Squall

A poetic portrayal of the unseen tempests of emotional and physical abuse from the bestselling author of Abandoned Breaths and I Needed a Viking.


Raw and honest, the acclaimed author of I Find You in the Darkness shares her intensely personal, yet relatable stories through finely woven poetry. This new edition of Silent Squall includes an updated introduction and a brand-new chapter of modern poetry. Find understanding, comfort, and hope from the affecting poetry of Silent Squall.


I have singed wings,

and the edges of my heart

are charred, and crisp

by flames of your dismissal.

Yet even though I sift

through ashes of the past,

as I maneuver through

tomorrow . . .

my soul's fingerprint

will be everlasting.


—Alfa