The Bones Beneath My Skin

The Bones Beneath My Skin is a gripping science-fiction thriller and queer love story set in 1995. After losing his job, parents, and sense of direction, journalist Nate Cartwright retreats to his family’s remote Oregon cabin. Instead of solitude, he finds Alex Weir a wounded, secretive man—and Artemis Darth Vader, an extraordinary ten-year-old girl with impossible abilities. As dangerous cultists and government agents hunt Artemis, Nate joins Alex and the girl on a desperate journey across America. Blending suspense, action, found family, romance, and questions about humanity, the novel is both a high-stakes chase and a tender story of hope and belonging. Originally self-published in 2018, it was republished by Tor Books in 2025.