Read the full post on why I’m writing this four-book dark fantasy series: https://mileenarayne.com/diary/2025/08/20/why-im-writing-the-chosen-chronicles/

#TheChosenChronicles #DarkFantasy #FantasyBooks #WritingCommunity #TraumaSurvivor #ReligiousTrauma #IndieAuthor #FantasyAuthor #SurvivorStories #HealingThroughWriting #BookSeries #AmWritingFantasy #ExJW #ExJehovahsWitness #BookishCommunity #FantasyReads #AuthorLife #WritingProcess #TraumaInformedWriting #DarkFantasyBooks #BookCoverReveal #NewBookSeries

32 years. That's how long this ex-JW survivor tried to maintain relationships with family members who made their childhood a war zone.

Congregation turned a blind eye to the abuse. Took three decades to finally accept some people will never choose love over cruelty.

CW: childhood abuse, family trauma

https://mileenarayne.com/diary/2025/06/24/when-family-becomes-the-enemy/

#ExJW #FamilyAbuse #SurvivorStories #Healing #Recovery #exJehovahsWitness #ReligiousTrauma

I asked for ex-JW stories and someone trusted me with this: their father was a child rapist, but they became the "black sheep" for leaving the organization. Their sister was sent away to protect the family image, struggled with addiction, and eventually took her own life.

When everything crumbles, some search for truth among the stars.

CW: sexual abuse, suicide

https://mileenarayne.com/diary/2025/06/22/when-everything-you-knew-was-a-lie/

#ExJW #SurvivorStories #Healing #Recovery #ReligiousTrauma

I made a #dancepop song and I’d love if some people could give it a listen on #soundcloud (: It’s about knowing you can’t love someone like they love you and wishing they would let go so they don’t keep getting hurt.

https://on.soundcloud.com/pETjMCXH9em5WuWo8

#sadlovesong #heartbreak #pop #newmusic #newsong #dance #catchysong #sad #love #brokenheart #breakup

Blood of the Wild Gods: The Silence – A Dark Epic Fantasy

Long ago, the gods’ war reshaped the world, birthing the monstrous Beastborn and the Bloodmarked—mortals cursed with divine power, always teetering on corruption. Now, an ancient, erased god stirs, whispering to five souls bound by fate.

As kingdoms fall and forgotten forces rise, the whispers grow louder. When silence itself becomes a weapon, their choices will shape the world—or doom it forever. #darkfantasy #newbook #bookseries