In this special episode of Miles Beyond the Page, author and host Michelle Miles goes behind the scenes of Dark Night of the Soul with a collection of bonus author commentaries exploring the choices, characters, and emotional themes at the heart of the story.

Michelle shares why Dark Night of the Soul isn't simply about surviving the battle—it's about what happens afterward. She explores writing a love story in which Anna and Kincade must live with the consequences of everything they've endured and shows why their intimacy, honesty, domesticity, and partnership are essential to portraying a devotion that exists in practice, not just in words.

The commentaries also delve into the Brotherhood as an increasingly personal and psychological threat built around control, Natasha's quieter but significant role in exploring recovery and the emotional lineage between mother and daughter, and the evolution of Quiet Watch. As Walker Manor becomes more than a home, Michelle discusses how found family transforms it into a place of community, protection, and belonging.

🎧 Join Michelle for an intimate look behind Dark Night of the Soul and discover the ideas, emotional threads, and character choices that shaped the story beyond what appears on the page.

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Dark Night of the Soul is available in eBook, paperback, and audio. Grab it at your favorite retailer here.

In this episode of Miles Beyond the Page, host Michelle Miles sits down with indie author and tarot reader Kelly O’Hearn to discuss her Arcanum series, a sweeping historical fiction love story about soulmates whose connection unfolds across multiple lifetimes.

Kelly shares how she published her first novel at age 57 after channeling eight past-life storylines through the Major Arcana tarot cards during the pandemic. With the unforgettable series tagline, “Sometimes happily ever after takes more than one lifetime,” the Arcanum books explore love, destiny, and spiritual connection across settings that include ancient Egypt, Renaissance France, and the Vatican in the late 1400s.

Michelle and Kelly also dive into her collaborative writing process with co-writer Kate Fogarty, the role of editing and beta readers, and the realities of formatting and self-publishing. Kelly discusses why she chose to delegate much of her marketing to a PR and social media team, how her tarot work began after a personal health journey, and the importance of creating without letting self-doubt get in the way.

🎧 Join Michelle and Kelly for a fascinating conversation about tarot, past lives, historical fiction, collaboration, and following the creative path wherever it leads.

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ABOUT KELLY O’HEARN:

Kelly O'Hearn is a master intuitive channeler in high demand for her tarot readings, with clients on every continent but Antarctica. Born in New York City, O'Hearn first put her intuitive skills to work as a professional wine taster, instructor, and sommelier in the elite institutions of Manhattan, Portugal, and Aspen. In 2014, she was drawn to begin reading tarot cards, an ancient practice that does not presume to "predict the future" but offers insight through conversation, perspectives, and self-reflections which can guide one to become one's most authentic self. During the Covid pandemic, O'Hearn used the tarot cards to channel her own past lives. Weeks of readings, all captured on video, inspired the time-bending series of novels that is Arcanum. O'Hearn is the mother of two and lives in Florida.

WHERE TO FIND HER:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyohearnauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Arcanum/61556732236034/?mibextid=LQQJ4d

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kellyohearn_author/videos

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellyohearnauthor

Website: https://www.arcanumtheseries.com/

Tarot Website: https://kellyoh.life/

WHERE TO FIND HER BOOKS:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0D4QJB7LH/

In this episode of Miles Beyond the Page, host Michelle Miles welcomes indie author Leslie Sewell to discuss her young adult fantasy novel The Omulus. Leslie shares the inspiration behind the story, which follows fifteen-year-old Sladd as he begins experiencing dreams in a future Earth where dreaming has disappeared. As he uncovers the mystery of the Omulus—a powerful orb of light within him—he embarks on a journey that bridges worlds and explores the enduring power of hope, imagination, and courage.

Leslie talks about the themes woven throughout The Omulus, including light versus darkness, self-doubt, trust, loneliness, confidence, and the importance of believing in yourself. She also reveals how her lifelong fascination with dreams, along with an undersea realm filled with mermaids and other fantastical elements, helped shape the rich world of her novel.

Michelle and Leslie also dive into Leslie's writing journey, which began at age thirteen and continued through studies in creative writing, poetry, and screenwriting. They discuss her unique "inside outline" process, writing scenes out of order, visualizing stories like movies, building immersive fantasy worlds inspired by real locations, and the challenges of continuity, indie publishing, marketing, and creating an authentic community while maintaining healthy boundaries.

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ABOUT LESLIE SEWELL:

I got it into my head at the age of thirteen that I wanted to write. I studied poetry and screenwriting in school, two forms of writing that are on opposite ends of the writing spectrum. Last year, I published my debut novel, The Omulus.

Storytelling has never been limited to one form for me. Across my work, I return to questions of identity, the human experience, courage, belief, and magic--both the kind we imagine and the kind we practice daily.

Whether through fiction or personal reflection, I'm drawn to stories that explore what it means to grow, to trust, and to step into who one is becoming.

WHERE TO FIND HER:

Website | Facebook | Instagram

WHERE TO FIND HER BOOKS:

Amazon