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Echo: Life, Love, and Labs
Billy McKay doesn’t fall in love once.
He falls in versions.
From high school hallways to college dorm rooms, from late nights in a newsroom to early mornings at the gym, Billy keeps running into the same question wearing different Is this the one?
Some relationships arrive too early. Some return when it feels like they shouldn’t. One woman circles back more than once. Meanwhile, life keeps moving. Best friends charge ahead. Parents grow older. Careers pivot. Weddings stack up. And through it all, two yellow Labs—first Jack, then Zack—show up at the creek, loyal witnesses to the seasons of a man figuring it out.
Love isn’t always fireworks. Sometimes it’s repetition. Sometimes it’s almost. Sometimes it’s learning when to stop chasing what feels familiar and start walking forward.
Life, Love & Labs is a warm, sharp, and quietly funny novel about growing up without ever quite feeling finished. It’s about friendship, timing, near-misses, and the steady companions who anchor us when everything else feels temporary.
No villains. No grand betrayals. Just life happening in real time.
Because not every story moves in a straight line.
And sometimes the echo is there to teach you when to let go.
He falls in versions.
From high school hallways to college dorm rooms, from late nights in a newsroom to early mornings at the gym, Billy keeps running into the same question wearing different Is this the one?
Some relationships arrive too early. Some return when it feels like they shouldn’t. One woman circles back more than once. Meanwhile, life keeps moving. Best friends charge ahead. Parents grow older. Careers pivot. Weddings stack up. And through it all, two yellow Labs—first Jack, then Zack—show up at the creek, loyal witnesses to the seasons of a man figuring it out.
Love isn’t always fireworks. Sometimes it’s repetition. Sometimes it’s almost. Sometimes it’s learning when to stop chasing what feels familiar and start walking forward.
Life, Love & Labs is a warm, sharp, and quietly funny novel about growing up without ever quite feeling finished. It’s about friendship, timing, near-misses, and the steady companions who anchor us when everything else feels temporary.
No villains. No grand betrayals. Just life happening in real time.
Because not every story moves in a straight line.
And sometimes the echo is there to teach you when to let go.
164 pages, Paperback
Published February 13, 2026
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