Interim: Mistress of the Threads

by Stephanie Marcum

A waitress with a Southern drawl. A ledger that feeds on memory. A choice that could end the world.

Lila Rae McCoy never asked for power. But when a child’s life is seconds from ending, she stops time itself. The cost? Her memory. Then the ledger appears — written in her hand, predicting deaths to come.

Drawn into a war against Renner, a memory-broker feeding on tragedy, Lila learns a horrifying every life she saves fuels his machine. To undo him, she must unravel her own existence — and her name may be the final thread to break.

241 pages, Paperback

Published September 28, 2025

About the author

Stephanie Marcum is a self-published author whose work spans children’s books, poetry, and memoir. Her writing blends honesty and imagination, often exploring themes of love, resilience, motherhood, mental health, and the quiet beauty found in everyday life.

Through her children’s stories, she invites young readers into playful, vibrant worlds where imagination and learning go hand-in-hand. Her poetry offers a raw yet lyrical reflection on the chaos and tenderness of living, while her memoirs and personal works advocate for awareness, healing, and connection.

When she’s not writing, Stephanie is most often found in the joyful mess of motherhood—balancing books, coffee cups, and a thousand ideas at once. She believes stories have the power to heal, teach, and remind us we are never alone in the journey.