Between Love and Life
Toronto never sleeps, but sometimes it watches.
Iris Calderite, a woman in her early thirties, has built a life of careful routines: work, friends, fleeting romance, and the quiet humor that keeps her sane. But subtle disturbances—strangers who linger too long, messages that arrive without explanation, coincidences that feel deliberate—begin to fracture her sense of safety.
As Iris navigates romantic tension with Rowan, struggles with friendships, and laughs through chaos, suspense grows like a shadow behind every corner. Love blooms, but danger lurks in every decision, forcing her to confront fear, trust, and the risk of opening her heart.
Between Love and Life is a tragicomic, suspenseful, and darkly humorous story about choice, resilience, and finding connection in a city that refuses to make life easy. It asks: how do you live, love, and laugh when the world seems quietly against you?

Between Love and Life follows Iris Calderite, a sharp, witty woman in her early thirties living in Toronto. Her life seems ordinary—work, friends, and the small routines that keep adulthood manageable—but beneath the surface, subtle disturbances begin to unravel her world. Unexplained messages, lingering strangers, and moments that feel intentionally threatening push Iris into a state of tension and awareness.


Amid the suspense, romance emerges with Rowan, a man who is as intriguing as he is unpredictable. Friendship, love, and humor intertwine with uncertainty and danger, forcing Iris to navigate trust, fear, and choice.


Blending tragicomic humor, suspense, and quiet horror, the novel explores resilience, emotional growth, and the delicate balance between living safely and loving fully. In a city that seems to watch, Iris must decide whether to retreat into caution—or step forward and embrace life, love, and risk.


Chapter 1 - Between Love and Life