#emmaintro

In Kismet Harbor, they’re known for being quietly untouchable—the kind of presence that feels calm, composed, and almost untethered from the chaos around her—though few realize how deeply she once burned for everything she’s now chosen to step away from.

Life Now: Living back in Kismet Harbor after leaving a high-pressure editorial career in publishing, working at the local library and rebuilding a quieter, more intentional life. She’s distanced herself from her family after a painful professional and personal betrayal, focusing instead on solitude, routine, and emotional recovery. Home Base: Downtown, Kismet Harbor—a quirky greenhouse turned home with more character than she can describe in a sentence. What They Do: Works at the library, where she’s surrounded by books, research, and storytelling in a slower, more personal way than her publishing days allowed. She’s meticulous, thoughtful, and naturally drawn to organization and narrative structure, often helping patrons far beyond her job description. Their World: Her world is intentionally small, curated for peace rather than ambition, though traces of her former high-achieving life still linger in how she moves through everything she does. Where You’ll Find Them: It's not really a shock to most people that Emma's life consists around the world of books. Whether it's her working at Kismet Harbor Library where she's cordinating crafts to go with books or assisting families find the next book in a series, or stocking her own shelves with books she purchases at Uptown Books she's often engaged in the world of reading. Places like Vinyl Fantasy for some classical music of Seaside Sweets for a pastry isn't too far exaggerated, either. Community: Boundless Bookworms Volunteer · Compassionate Friends · Dear Beloved · Knit Happens · Mindful Madness What People Don’t See: How much she still grieves the version of her life she lost—not just the career or relationship, but the trust she once placed in the people closest to her. Her calmness is real, but it’s also carefully maintained distance. Their Anchor: Books and storytelling—the one constant through every version of her life—and Darcy, her cat, who fills the quiet spaces she used to avoid.