Daytime Moon

Kerri Schlottman

Isa has a gift. Premonitions, intuitive insight, a knack for tarot. But she is adrift.

Years ago, she ran away from one coast to the other and never looked back, but when her brother Cole unexpectedly shows up on her stoop, she’s convinced that it’s time to go home. Back in the California desert, Isa is swept up in her former life of late-night drag races by the Salton Sea, beers with the locals, and haunting reminders of the twin sister she lost and the mother she never got to meet.

When Dane, the man who raised them, becomes terminally ill, Isa is forced to confront everything she ran away from. In a posthumous letter, his revelations ignite her fearless internal drive. Traveling up and down California highways, through desert and forest, roaring coastline and border towns, Isa will follow the signs so delicately woven into the fabric of her life – a name, a constellation, a painting, a gleam of recognition on the water’s surface. If she can piece them together, she just might reunite the shattered remains of her beloved family.

Artfully narrated, Schlottman’s novel is an unforgettable journey through hidden stories, the depths of women’s secrets, the shimmering fluidity of memory, and the magic of transmutation.

Praise for Daytime Moon

"Daytime Moon is magnificent. It beautifully illustrates the longing we all have for the places we came from and the places we hope to arrive to, both transitory like sand castles. Gorgeous and intensely felt, Schlottman adds a worthy milestone on her journey of excellence." —Scott Semegran, award-winning writer of Starman After Midnight and The Codger and the Sparrow 

"With exquisite writing, openhearted characters, and a compelling quest to unearth family secrets, Daytime Moon absolutely shines. From New York to coastal California, a vivid and thoughtful story unfolds. Pieces of a mother’s hidden life come together, while Mother Earth shows signs of coming apart. The harsh realities of stranded whales and Amazonian fires meet the mystical powers of tarot cards and dreamcatchers, as Schlottman creates a wonderfully complex texture giving readers an immersive and unforgettable read." —Candi Sary, author of Magdalena

"Daytime Moon is a book about the ties that bind and the ties we find along the way. It's about the journey inward to meet ourselves, and the journey outward to connect with the people who want to love us. The writing is as beautiful as the characters' stories. The tears you cry will be the kind that remind you of what it means to be human." —Kim Hooper, author of Woman on the Verge