There are moments in a creative journey that feel quietly affirming, and this is one of them. I’m honored to share that She Came at the Glass Heel has been awarded Third Place in Romance – Series at the Spring 2026 The BookFest. 

This series has always been deeply personal to me. It was built around the idea that transgender women deserve to be centered in stories of love, desire, and connection—not as side characters, not as symbols, but as fully realized people whose experiences are worthy of tenderness, complexity, and joy. To see that vision recognized in this way is both meaningful and motivating. 

What makes this especially significant is that The Glass Heel was never just a setting. It is a space of intention—a sanctuary where vulnerability is allowed, where connection is possible, and where each story explores a different facet of what it means to be seen. Every character who walks through those doors carries their own history, their own hesitations, and their own capacity for transformation. 

Recognition like this doesn’t mark an endpoint. If anything, it reinforces the path forward. There are more stories to tell, more nights at The Glass Heel waiting to unfold, and more moments of connection still to be written. 

Thank you to everyone who has supported the series, read the books, and believed in these stories. This award belongs to all of you as well.