— Rina

I didn’t

I never planned to become a writer

I still work as a graphic designer, which probably explains why I think about stories in images as much as in words. Most of my writing happens late at night, when everything is quiet and fictional people become considerably louder.

What began as a single idea slowly became Shadows Can’t Kill the Sun — a story about love, lies, darkness, and the price people pay for the things they are afraid to lose.

My stories live somewhere between romance, suspense, and noir. They are dark, but darkness is never the destination. I’m much more interested in the moment a person who has stopped believing in the light begins to look for it again.

I’m drawn to complicated characters rather than perfect ones — people who make bad choices, hide things, hurt each other, and still reach for something better.

It started with two strangers meeting in an empty park at five in the morning. A musician. A girl with a secret. One cup of coffee. I thought I knew where their story was going.

I’m a graphic designer by profession, and for years storytelling belonged mostly to the visual side of my life. Then, during maternity leave, one idea refused to leave me alone.