[PREORDER] Alone with You in the Ether
This is a preorder book, available to order from 25 June to 10 July. Estimated arrival is 2–4 weeks after the preorder period ends (it may arrive sooner!).
Every choice we make splinters the world into countless futures. But what happens when someone steps into yours?
Alone with You in the Ether follows Regan and Aldo, two strangers whose worlds collide one day at the Art Institute of Chicago. Regan is a bipolar artist who copes with impulsive decisions and restless curiosity; Aldo is a doctoral student who survives by clinging to patterns and routines.
Drawn together by chance and held there by six electric conversations, they discover that even in chaos, connection can be a kind of grace. Intimate, tender, and unflinchingly honest, Olivie Blake’s novel explores the strange intersections of time, art, and the fragile bonds that make life feel both impossible and real.
📗 In The Mood For…
Understanding Myself
A raw, moving portrait of two people reckoning with their inner worlds.
✅ Speaks to readers who feel at home in their contradictions and questions
✅ Invites you to reflect on your own ways of coping, hoping, and reaching for connection
Challenging My Views
A philosophical, character-driven story that explores mental health, chance, and choice.
✅ Provokes readers to reconsider the nature of coincidence and free will
✅ Suggests that small encounters can shift the entire course of a life
📘 Stories About…
Connection & Solitude
Regan and Aldo move between isolation and intimacy as they navigate their own contradictions.
✅ Balances the ache of loneliness with the power of seeing—and being seen
✅ Reminds readers that true connection can come from the most unlikely places
The Search for Meaning
Both characters are looking for purpose in a world that rarely offers clear answers.
✅ Follows their honest attempts to make sense of themselves and each other
✅ Suggests that beauty lies in the questions, even when the answers remain elusive