Just One Year Ago, Everything Began

Sisterhood Sleuths New Year of Courage, Curiosity, and Global Adventures

A new year always arrives with quiet promise, but this one feels especially electric for the Sisterhood Sleuths. As we step into it, we do so with gratitude, wonder, and an open heart for all that lies ahead.

Just one year ago, everything began most unexpectedly. I woke up from a dream with a story so vivid it refused to be ignored. That dream became The Obsidian Eye...and from that moment on, the Sisterhood Sleuths were born. What followed has been nothing short of extraordinary. In one whirlwind year, the series grew from a single idea into a global movement...books published, translated, shared, discussed, and embraced by readers around the world. It has truly been one heck of a year. This January marks another exciting milestone: an article about the Sisterhood Sleuths will be featured in LA Weekly, shining a light on the heart behind the stories and the mission that fuels them. At the same time, our Sisterhood Sleuths Outreach Program continues to open doors worldwide. Schools, youth groups, libraries, and community organizations across the globe are discovering how storytelling can become a powerful tool for teaching confidence, resilience, empathy, and courage. Watching this program grow freely, from the heart, has been one of the greatest joys of my life.

Global book clubs have also embraced the series, bringing readers together across cultures and continents. There is something profoundly beautiful about young people from different parts of the world discussing the same story, learning the same lessons, and realizing how much they have in common. At the center of it all is the Sisterhood Sleuths themselves. Each character brings something unique and powerful to the team: curiosity, bravery, intelligence, and intuition. Loyalty and compassion. They support one another, challenge each other, and prove that no one has to face life's mysteries alone. Together, they show readers that differences are strengths and that teamwork makes the impossible possible.

Helping children understand life lessons through storytelling is a gift beyond words. Stories create safe spaces for big ideas; trust, courage, truth, and friendship to take root and grow. To be living my dream of helping kids worldwide through these stories is the greatest privilege I could imagine. And the adventure is only just beginning.

(c) C&B Creative Partners, 2026