I Thought It Was A Sign: A Novella

By Dayna Mason

5 Star Review - Readers' Favorite

I Thought It Was a Sign is an uplifting, quietly funny, and deeply relatable story for every woman who's ever lost herself trying to keep someone else. It's about what unfolds when you finally stop arguing with what you already know-and discovering sometimes the life you've been seeking has been waiting for you all along.

A cozy but meaningful novella for readers who want substance without heaviness.

Sometimes the life you're looking for is already looking for you.

Meet Anelie: A woman in midlife, tired of mistaking red flags for soulmates. She didn't leave because she stopped loving him. She left because she finally noticed she was never in the part of the story where love lived. The red flags weren't subtle-she just kept squinting and calling it potential.

Everything changes when she boards a train to Mystic, Connecticut, to stay with a man she's never met in person-one who pairs wine with wisdom the way Socrates might have, if he'd been a sommelier. He doesn't advise. He simply leaves room for her to get there on her own.

Meet Mystic: Not magic. Just strangely well-timed. The kind of town where the right person sits down beside you before you knew you needed to talk.

In Mystic, Anelie meets a coffee shop owner who gives her a gift-and waits. And a barista who believes even burnt toast is a sign and keeps roping Anelie into the conversation. It's disarming how often she's right.

What begins as a trip to escape becomes something else entirely. Slowly, Anelie begins to see the pattern she's been missing her whole life: the signs were never about direction. They were about trust. And sometimes life give you something better than you even knew to ask for.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

Reflective, small-town fiction with subtle magicStories of midlife awakening and friendshipHopeful fiction where love doesn't require a romance

"I think it's the best thing Dayna Mason has ever written. I could easily see it adapted for film or television. I especially loved the subtle touch of magic and that the story's resolution wasn't another romance."
- Tracy Contreras, writer and artist, Seattle, WA

"I Thought It Was a Sign will resonate deeply with women who have lost themselves in relationships just to maintain them, and reveal why they were more than enough all along."
- Ms. Stephanie Larkin, author of Displaced: A Memoir

"A great setting with philosophical conversations-brimming with encouragement and impossible to put down."
- Readers' Favorite

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0997893850
• ISBN13: 9780997893854
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Seattle Indie Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"