Real Life Thrillers

In this contemporary story, Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Lately, things have been relatively peaceful, as long as Tash and her family hide their religion and don't mention its leader, the Dalai Lama. Then a man publicly sets himself on fire in protest. Soldiers seize Tash's parents. She narrowly escapes, and soon she and her best friend, Sam, along with two borrowed yaks, flee across the mountains, where they face blizzards, hunger, a treacherous landscape, and the threat of capture.

She remembers two lives. Only one can be real. After a devastating car crash, Emily wakes in a hospital to find her life unrecognizable. The man by her side says he’s her husband. A child calls her “mom.” The house she’s taken to feels like home—yet every corner is a stranger’s memory. But somewhere deep inside, another life beats like a second heart. A life she knows is hers. A life she refuses to believe has vanished. As fragments from both realities grow sharper, Emily is drawn into a psychological tug-of-war. Each world feels real. Each world holds people she loves.