About the Book: In We Burned So Bright, Don and Rodney, a married couple who have shared forty years of love, family, and memories, face an unimaginable final countdown as a wandering black hole threatens to destroy Earth. With only a month left, they embark on a cross-country journey from Maine to Washington State to resolve unfinished business. Along the way, they encounter people embracing, resisting, and redefining the meaning of life’s final moments. A heartfelt queer road-trip novel about love, loss, legacy, and finding beauty even when the end feels inevitable.