In Chapter 2 of SERA, we find our protagonist thrust into an unimaginable new reality. Sera awakens beneath a scorching, merciless sun, her senses disoriented and the world around her a twisted shadow of the life she knew. Her desperate struggle to grasp the truth becomes a journey into a terrifyingly altered future. One she fears might be her own personal hell.

As Sera navigates through a desolate, ash-covered landscape, she's confronted by the haunting remains of humanity, and revelations that shatter her understanding of time and existence. Her quest for answers leads her to the chilling realization that the world she knew is gone. It has been transformed by catastrophe and time.

But hope flickers as unexpected connections emerge, pulling her toward answers and purpose, tethered by an invisible bond of family and destiny.

Highlights:

• An intense awakening under an unnatural sun, where reality feels like punishment.

• The harrowing discovery of a dystopian, ruined version of Earth.

• A visceral, heart-stopping race to find shelter from deadly acid rain.

• Haunting visions of loved ones, guiding and warning from beyond.

• Revelations of reincarnation, soul fracturing, and the mysterious nature of Sera's existence.

• An emotional encounter with Josie, a mysterious figure who hints at deeper truths yet to unfold.

Chapter Teasers:

• Sera's shocking realization of her new, apocalyptic environment.

• An otherworldly encounter with her son's spectral presence, urging her to "wake up."

• A dramatic and desperate escape from deadly, burning rain.

• The chilling revelation of the date—500 years into her future.

• The introduction of Josie, a luminous guide offering compassion, cryptic truths, and a promise of answers.

Featured Scene:

“The sky was torn open, ripped from edge to edge like a wound. Through it poured fire and ash. It bled across the horizon like a volcanic river of clouds. The mangled remains of what once were people lay strewn across vehicles, frozen mid-escape. Their final screams etched into the stillness of this hellscape.”

Prepare for a heart-pounding chapter that pulls you deeper into Sera’s complex and extraordinary journey. Where every revelation brings her closer to unimaginable truths.

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In the opening chapter we meet Sera, a woman teetering on the edge between hope and despair. Her story begins in a moment of quiet desperation, where ocean breezes provide fleeting freedom from the weight of her past and the burdens of her present.

Sera's life is defined by survival - through childhood trauma, abusive marriages, and the exhausting cycles of motherhood and sacrifice. She wears masks to hide her truth, living a life she never fully chose. Haunted by the echoes of other lives, dreams of distant battles, and forgotten lovers, Sera questions her sanity as realities blur.

A sudden and terrifying event plunges her into darkness, only to awaken in an unimaginable scenario: trapped inside a coffin beneath an ancient tree. Panic transforms into revelation as the tree, mysteriously connected to her very soul, reveals secrets of reincarnation, cosmic missions, and a destiny spanning lifetimes.

But this truth is as painful as it is freeing. Violently reborn, Sera emerges from death, fused with a power beyond her comprehension. Visions of a devastated future and the haunting image of her daughter searching amid chaos compel her toward a mission she barely understands.

Chapter Teasers:

• Sera's chilling awakening trapped in a coffin - buried alive.

• A violent and mystical merging with an ancient sentient tree.

• Cryptic visions of a war-torn future and her daughter's desperate search.

• Intriguing glimpses into past lives filled with secrets, battles, and lost loves.

Excerpts:

• "These moments are not a cure. They’re a pause. A whisper between sobs and a breath between breakdowns."

• "I was raised by angry hands and silent betrayals. I learned early on that love came at a price and that obedience was required if I wanted to survive."

• "I wake hollow. Misaligned. Like my soul was pulled out and shoved back in sideways."

• "You died 500 years ago. I have sustained your body for this time and kept you until you were needed again."

Featured Scene:

"Through my tears and panic I start to claw at that tiny crack above my face. The wood splits the skin of my fingers, but I do not stop. The adrenaline running through my system has dampened most of my pain as blood drips and spills down my arms. The pain is real but it is grounding the panic and fueling my need for freedom. I dig and rip until the sky breaks through a three inch hole above me - a brilliant, impossible blue sky, and branches stretching into the heavens. The wind howls like it’s welcoming me back. It gives me hope, so I continue on."

Prepare to be enthralled by Sera’s journey—where nothing is as it seems, and her truth might just rewrite the fate of an entire world.

A new Earth.
A new Life.
A new being.
A brief glimpse of the future.

Welcome to Story Sunday! This weeks post is for Sera. I just finished writing Chapter 11, and the story has officially reached the point where I can say that Book One is complete! Although, I have said this before. Editing will tell if I need to add more before I publish and start on the next book. I am still working on titles but for now I will just call it Sera.

As I begin the editing process, I’ll be going through one chapter at a time. Along the way, I’ll be sharing teasers and highlights to give you a glimpse into the world of Sera. Today, I will be starting off by sharing the prologue.

I went back and forth on whether or not I wanted to include a prologue, but ultimately decided to do so because I want Sera to be a series, and her discovering herself is the focus of the first couple of books. She will continue to grow and discover but not in the intensity of these first two books. Being a guide of souls does not just happen, we must find ourselves first and heal a great deal of trauma before we can begin.

My goal for future books is that she’ll be going on missions to bring about change, so I wanted to portray her future with this in a very small way — not to give too much away, but to give you an idea of what that world will be like once we get there.

Working through Sera’s story has been deeply personal. In many ways, writing her journey has mirrored my own. Through her, I’ve come to powerful realizations about myself. I am excited to share her story with you all.

- Anna Marie B.

Prologue

Snow fell like stardust, each flake suspended in golden light. Outside the world shimmered as if wrapped in a spell — sunlight piercing through the winter’s breath in a way that defied logic. The air was still, but everything danced. Ice and fire together. Light and frost. It was beautiful, and it was wrong.

Earth had changed. The rules and scientific truths its inhabitants lived by were no longer holding true. Seasons bled into one another. Time cracked open in strange places. Children dreamed of worlds they had never known, and old souls began whispering truths they had buried in past lives. Most humans still ignored it. Others called it prophecy. I simply felt it. But no matter where you fell on this spectrum, you couldn’t deny the change — it was there in reality for us all to see and experience.

As I gazed out the window, the warmth from my cup of tea permeating through my hands, I felt a familiar lull creep into my bones — a call to stillness, a pull into the space between worlds. The green celestial stone at my neck began to hum against my skin. It always did this when something from the beyond reached for me. A message. A mission. A remembering. I knew what was coming; peaceful moments like this were becoming few and far between.

I sighed as I placed my mug on the windowsill and closed my eyes, one hand over the stone as the other rested on the window, grounding me to this world as my soul reached toward another place. My breath slowed, deepened, and I opened myself to the connection — my body becoming a conduit between the seen and unseen.

Standing in front of the window, framed in the golden glow, my silhouette bathed in light and shadow, I connected to that inner power that was guiding me. There was always a moment before the veil parted where I wasn’t sure what would come through, or if I even wanted to see it — truth or madness. And yet, I always welcomed it.

But I am getting far ahead of myself.

To understand where I am going, you must first understand where I began. And to do that, we must return to the moment everything changed. The moment I died… and the moment I was reborn.

This is not just my story. It is a story of awakening.

A story of soulfire.

A story of remembering who we are, when the world wants us to forget.

It is the story of my final human life, as Sera.

Join me on Sunday May 3rd where I will be diving into Chapter One: Death and Rebirth.

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Fantasy. Memory. Divinity. One woman's journey through flame, shadow, and stars.

There are stories that live in our bones before they are ever written.

For years, Sera has whispered to me through dreams, flashes of memory, and the deep spaces in my spirit. It is a story that blends fire and softness, trauma and redemption, lust and love, divinity and death. And above all, it is a story of remembrance.

Sera is a woman who dies… and wakes up in a future that feels like hell. But death was only the beginning. Piece by piece, she begins to remember who she truly is. Not just a woman, but an ancient being of light, fire, and power. She is Seraphine, an Arivolian. Part goddess, part angel. A soul tasked with awakening the world and reclaiming everything that was stolen from her.

There are broken timelines, cosmic lovers, betrayal, sacred rage, children lost to shadow, and choices that shake the very fabric of the universe.

Each chapter is a step deeper into her journey. It is also a reflection of mine, and maybe yours too.

Starting next week, I will be sharing highlights from each chapter of Sera on alternating Sundays between my Ancestral Healing series. Think of it as sitting beside a fire together, flipping through a story too big to tell all at once. A story about what it means to come home to yourself after forgetting who you are.

This series will always be free for all subscribers. But when the time is right, Sera will be released as a book. And I hope by then, you will be ready to hold it in your hands with the same awe and love it was written with.

Until then… welcome to Story Sunday.

I look forward to sharing the highlights of chapter one with you all next week!