Every Almost
A Sapphic Slow-Burn Sci-Fi Romance
with Amy Eversley (Editor)
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Pub Date Jul 28 2026 | Archive Date Feb 15 2027
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Description
What happens when a stranded engineer from 1990 gets six months of free passage on a starship full of rescued space animals?
CHARLIE WICKETT has a knack for fixing anything you put in front of her. She's got the job she's wanted since she was nine years old, her sister sharing her apartment, and a life in California she built herself, out of nothing, on purpose. It's a good life.
CAPTAIN REYNA SOLAS of the Emberkind CV-0417 is just trying to get through her day, thank you very much. Between an unconventional animal rescue, an angry ship chef, and an Admiral who won't take no for an answer, the last thing Reyna needs is an alien from a non-contact planet crash-landing in her ship's kitchen.
When Charlie accidentally touches a piece of space debris that, technically, shouldn't exist, she wakes up forty light-years from home on an alien animal rescue vessel, looking up at a captain who somehow makes everything a little less terrifying.
Now Charlie has six months aboard the Emberkind as it carries her home. Six months of impossible rescues, alien corridors, and the best engineering problems she's ever been handed. Six months to learn the people who run this ship, who are strange and loud and kind and, somehow, her kind of people.
The Captain is a different problem entirely.
But Charlie will return to Earth… just so long as nobody does anything drastic.
Like find a reason to stay.
A Note From the Publisher
Please note the book is 740 pages. Reviewers have consistently described the length as earned rather than padded, but it's a commitment and worth knowing before making a request.
Themes include grief in several forms, including ambiguous loss. Content notes available on request.
For readers of Becky Chambers, Haley Cass, and Rachel Lacey.
Advance Praise
"A slow-burn sapphic romance that goes far deeper than its charming premise suggests." — Goodreads reviewer
"One of the most precious found families I've ever had the pleasure of reading." — Goodreads reviewer
"One of the best slow burns I've ever read. Very funny, very touching." — Goodreads reviewer
"Insanely honest, deeply human, and so emotionally raw." — Goodreads reviewer
Top 10 in LGBTQ+ Science Fiction and Top 25 in Lesbian Romance on Amazon.
Marketing Plan
Every Almost is the first book in a planned trilogy, with Book Two following in 2027.
In market now:
- Featured author, Golden Crown Literary Society conference (panel, Spotlight reading, two signings)
- Bookstore Romance Day, presented by Underdog Bookstore, August 15
- Queerlastic Book Fair, presented by Huck and Tuck Bookstore, August 28
- Rose City Comic Con, Portland, OR Convention Center, September 11 to 13
- Los Angeles Comic Con, October 30 to November 1
- Podcast interview and live reading, Audiobook Lovin' Podcast, September 19
Ongoing:
- ARC campaign running on NetGalley and BookSirens
- Active TikTok, Threads, and Instagram presence at @authorelizabethhale, with a dedicated sapphic BookTok readership
- Paid advertising through BookBub and I Heart SapphFic
- Independent bookstore and library outreach nationally, print available through Ingram at 55% and returnable
- Audiobook edition in development
- Character art commissions and merchandise for convention and social promotion
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798995411109 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 742 |