My ideal reader? Someone who believes fiction can make a difference.

My name is J.R. Alcyone, and I write historical and literary fiction for readers who believe that made-up stories can make a difference and matter. Some of the themes I’ve explored in my novels include friendship, mental illness, suicide, hope, redemption, forgiveness, and loss. Learn more about me or meet my books.

Prior to the 1950s, most children with congenital heart disease died. Alec Serafeim and his partner Pete O’Neill are determined to change that. The Historical Fiction Company’s 2021 Book of the Year and a five-star Recommended Read by the Coffee Shop Book Club. An extraordinary historical/literary story of overcoming the odds, friendship, ambition, and doing the world good.

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Disclaimer: This novel & its cover were not created with any form of AI technology. However, AI technology was used throughout this website to simulate scenes and the characters from the novel because I could not otherwise find stock images that properly “fit” the story or matched my characters.