Picture Us, Falling

by Quin Madden

Clementine Becker has spent her life becoming invisible. Abandoned by her mother, hollowed out by grief, and carrying a secret, she has no room left for anyone new—until Saxon Stone walks into an art gallery opening in 2012 Seattle.

Saxon is a war correspondent sidelined by injury, assigned to profile a Seattle resident for a human-interest story. When that turns out to be Clementine, what begins as journalism becomes something neither of them planned.

When the truth of Clementine's secret surfaces, Saxon faces an impossible choice—publish the story that could revive his career, or walk away from it to embrace a love he knows won't last.

Both of them must ask the same question: is a connection with a built-in ending worth the devastating cost of having it at all?

Paperback

Expected publication October 20, 2026

Reviews

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one here? Is an absolute masterpiece. This author not only writes stories for the readers but stories for the heart that leave a mark that you will never forget. Clementine and Saxon are two characters I will never forget. They gave me all the feels, laughter, joy, happiness, sadness, i cried a few time but also felt their story to the bones. This one stick out to me since the moment I saw the title. The book is literally the title, watching these two fall into a place where there is no return, where love can conquer, where words are not needed, where little details are necessary and where a world where neither one of them exists is unthinkable. I love this book since page one, the story was great, thw characters where even better and till this day Clementine and Saxon live rent free in my mind. When you you had loved a couple writen by this author, she goes an write another better♥︎

[Meg O'Hara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel has moved my soul in such a memorable way that I find myself thinking of it weeks later. My heart has been both shattered and healed at once. Sometimes it takes a book to put us back on the path to things that help us see what’s really important.

Clemmie and Saxon are two souls afloat in a sea of humanity yet standing out for their experiences and their deep need to be felt, seen, and understood for their unique lives. While not a romance- there’s love, theres healing, learning, and life-changing realizations about themselves and one another. While their lives may not coincide with ours directly, there’s a familiarity in their struggle, and in their paths.

Allow yourself to get lost in this piece. Grab the tissues. Feed your soul. Well done, Quin.