Until Morning

Lexi Lee believes she's found her soulmate, Night, an elusive street artist whose paintings grace the city's hidden corners. Despite never meeting, she writes letters to him and fantasizes about living within his art. A car accident leaves Lexi in a coma, where she roams Night's paintings and revisits cherished memories. A mysterious boy accompanies her, yearning for escape. Meanwhile, Christopher Young, a businessman amidst mercenary circles, experiences vivid dreams of Lexi. Drawn to her carefree spirit, he seeks solace in their dream encounters. Conflict arises when he discovers his father's property development plans involve taking over Lexi's family inn. As Lexi and Chris grow closer in their dreamscapes, the truth behind her accident unravels, threatening their bond and challenging their beliefs. Choices loom as they navigate loyalty, love, and reality. Will they find a way to reconcile dreams with consciousness and confront the truth that binds them?

Joyce Chua is the author of the young adult contemporary romance, Lambs for Dinner (Straits Times Press, 2013) and Land of Sand and Song (Penguin Random House SEA, 2021), the first of an Asian fantasy trilogy. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in English, and is now a finance editor by day and author by night. When not writing, she can be found on Instagram and TikTok at @joycechuawrites sharing her random poetry or fangirling over Asian dramas.