The Green Donut: A Time Warp Valley Story

A dead car. A silent phone. A crumbling marriage. Sometimes getting stranded in a valley that time forgot is the only way to find your way home.

Joshua and Dillon Robert-Waters have built a perfectly curated life in Chicago. But beneath the surface, their marriage is quietly fracturing... and Joshua is hiding a secret that could destroy everything they have left. Dillon, starving for recognition after years of hearing “that’s nice” about his writing, is desperate for something to change.

When their electric car dies in the heart of rural Sanpete County, Utah, the family finds itself trapped in a mountain valley that locals call the bubble within the bubble. No cell service. No quick escapes. No distractions. Just an isolated community steeped in eccentric pioneer folklore and a way of life that hasn’t changed in generations.

Teenage Xander wants nothing more than to escape this nightmare, until she meets Brent, a local farm boy who makes her rethink everything she thought she knew. And four-year-old Kiersten? She just really needs to poop.

Told through rotating perspectives, The Green Donut is a fish-out-of-water story about a family stripped of their technology and defenses. About two fathers who have to stop running and finally look at each other again. About a marriage that doesn’t need perfection to survive... it only needs presence.

Perfect for readers who love:

• LGBTQ+ family sagas with emotional depth and humor

• Fish-out-of-water, small-town collisions

• Forced proximity and relationship healing

• Stories about radical resilience and finding your people

For fans of The Great Alone, Little Fires Everywhere, and Educated.