New Release!
People of the Rock
A hopeful story of time-travelling lesbians, quantum entanglement, and goats
In this hopeful queer time-travelling love story, Lucy is destined to save the whole world – okay, Vancouver – from the apocalypse. But does she really have to leave the love of her life to do it? And what’s with all the goats?
Lucy’s ex-girlfriend is missing, her heart is broken, and her shoes are way too slippery when she hits her head and wakes up 500 years in the future. The future, if that’s what it is, is perfect. Vancouver is an eco-paradise, complete with renewable energy, a gift economy, and a smart, hot historian with a big secret. Lucy’s ex is not so lucky.
However, back in the present, her gay best friend is about to be arrested for her murder, and the ancestors of people she now loves will never be born. Will Lucy stay with her true love in paradise or lose everything to save them all?
If you’ve ever worried about how we could possibly thrive after everything the world is throwing at us from pandemics to climate change, this is for you. Sprinkled with nerdy nuggets of seismology, quantum entanglement, and temporal uncertainty for extra seasoning. But goats eat everything, right?
A Word From The Author
Thank you so much for coming to my site. I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I enjoyed hearing my characters tell them. I hope you’ll stay in touch, because there will be lots more. I’m just getting started!
Sophia Kelly
Reading of the First Chapter of People of the Rock – in which Lucy gets a wedgie, and it’s the best part of her week so far…
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Sophia’s new book, People of the Rock, is as layered and genre-bending as she is. Set in a climate-changed near future where parts of Vancouver have vanished into the ocean, the story follows two queer women entangled across time by a mysterious act of magic and a bit of quantum weirdness. It’s a time-travel romance with high stakes, ecological undertones, and a surprising number of goats. Sophia blends speculative science, pagan sensibility, and queer longing into a story that’s both hopeful and deeply human.
Judy Goodwin
Editor, What's on Queer BC
In this crazy world, a story of a happy and smart future with people in community and lots of love! I loved this easy yet fascinating read of hopeful futures, a little mystery, a little science along with a little sacredness, a little romance and main characters i could relate to. Smartly written with fascinating quotes for each chapter tied it all together. I also LOVED reading about the local Vancouver area with such a clever future rewrite too! The blurb for this book above is perfect, as it so neatly describes this lovely read that made me smile and made my heart happy.
Amazon customer
People of the Rock
The weaver and the rock move the heroine – Lucy, her ex-girlfriend, and a few others through one possible timeline. And its paradise. But its only one possible future. A future Lucy falls in love with and also finds the love of her life. But back home her best friend is facing growing suspicion from the homicide detective around Lucy’s disappearance. Can Lucy and her love let go and become separated by a few centuries? Do Lucy and her ex really need to work together? What does our heroine have to do to ensure this time line is the one that plays out? And what the heck do all these goats have to do with it? To answer these questions find a comfy corner, settle in, and enjoy this brilliant read.
JD Bowen
People of the Rock
This story follows the time-travelling adventures of Lucy, a woman fresh from a recent breakup who’s transported into a hopeful but uncertain future. We follow Lucy as she journeys into a version of Vancouver where urban goats and quantum computing coexist harmoniously. While the opening chapter features a confusing cast of new characters, the book quickly finds its stride. I enjoyed stepping into the world, which offered an unusual blend of the romantic, mystical, philosophical and pragmatic. The characters were realistic and engaging, with a steamy queer romance subplot. The story explores the meaning of community and offers inspiration for anyone considering alternative family structures. If you’d enjoy a vision of the future that isn’t only dystopian doom, this book’s well worth your time. Warning: you may find yourself googling goat facts after you finish reading it.
Eliza
People of the Rock
Upcoming: Twin States
Twin States is the story of two psychokinetic clone-sisters raised on separate and very different planets. Reunited, they discover how to prevent their home planet from suffering Earth’s fate at the hands of an all powerful multi-planetary mining company. Due out late 2025 or early 2026.
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