Cassette Hearts

<p><strong>In the pre-internet age two lonely souls in New York City connect through a lost mixtape.</strong><br><br>Ava Morales is a photographer who observes the world from a safe distance her camera a shield against connection. Elias Turner is a musician who pours his heart into raw intimate songs he's too afraid to share. When a demo tape titled Echo Garden slips from Elias's pocket and into Ava's hands their solitary lives begin to intertwine without ever meeting.<br><br>Set against the gritty magnetic backdrop of 1990s New York Cassette Hearts is a lyrical novel for anyone who remembers the hiss of a cassette the thrill of a discovered secret and the ache of urban loneliness. It's a story for those who found solace in the songs of The Smiths and the poetry of a city that never sleeps a testament to the art that connects us and the courage it takes to be truly seen. </p>