Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Day Like This | 2021 | Buy |
| Mayluna | 2024 | Buy |
Kelley McNeil is an American author who writes literary fiction about women grappling with the gap between the lives they have and the lives they thought they would have. Her work blends emotional storytelling with elements of speculative fiction and music culture.
Her debut novel, A Day Like This (2021), follows a woman named Hannah who wakes up one morning to discover that her husband and daughter apparently never existed. The book was praised for its exploration of grief, perception, and the fragility of the reality people take for granted. Her second novel, Mayluna (2024), takes a different approach, following a woman named Carter who was once part of a successful rock band. The story moves between past and present as Carter confronts what she gave up and why. McNeil worked in the live music and entertainment industry before turning to fiction, and that experience informs Mayluna’s behind-the-scenes depiction of band life.