An Ocean of Stars

An Ocean of Stars, Volume 1, is a work of historical fiction set in 1879 Boston. Phoebe Van Bergen has dedicated her inheritance and spirit to the Van Bergen Women's Hospital to escape the constraints of society and a dark engagement. Her world shifts when she meets Dr. Douglas McLennan, a brilliant but abrasive Scottish physician. While their initial interactions are marked by friction and mutual misunderstanding, they eventually find a rare honesty in one another.

The narrative follows Phoebe and Douglas as they navigate secrets and past traumas. After Phoebe breaks her engagement and travels to Scotland for a medical symposium, a catastrophic disaster on the Tay Bridge forces them to confront their feelings. This fiction novel explores themes of redemption and survival, focusing on whether the risk of heartbreak is worth the reward of being truly known.