Fine, But Not Finished: A Magical Realism Women's Fiction Novel

A witty and heartfelt journey of self-discovery, resilience, and the courage it takes to rewrite your own story.

Hazel Greenwood is totally fine—except for her crumbling marriage, the gaping hole left by her mom’s passing, and the fact that she’s staring down the big 4-0 with a glass of wine and no plan. But hey, fine is fine, right?

When Hazel and her husband agree to a no-contact, year-long separation (no rules, no hard feelings—ha!), she figures she’ll just coast through the mess and sort things out later. That is until she makes a birthday wish that backfires spectacularly: Hazel can no longer tell a lie, not even a little white one.

Suddenly, her world of polite avoidance implodes. Hazel has no choice but to confront her not-so-fine reality, and when a fellow parent at her son’s school invites her to join her book club, she discovers that self-discovery is far messier than fiction.

But just when Hazel starts rewriting her story, characters from her past and present pop up with their own edits. Now, Hazel has to decide: will she cling to her well-rehearsed ‘fine,’ or will she write herself the kind of happy ending you can’t put down?

For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Camille Pagán, Fine, But Not Finished is a poignant and empowering tale about embracing life’s messiness, finding strength in vulnerability, and figuring out how to turn life’s plot twists into something other than a complete disaster.