After fleeing the wreckage of a chaotic home life and a father's public unraveling, a young woman arrives in New York City with dreams of becoming a writer-and a desperate need to reinvent herself. But when she falls into a heady romance with an elusive man, what begins as passion quickly turns into something stranger, murkier, and harder to escape.

Set against the backdrop of dimly lit bars, fractured friendships, and the quiet ache of being young and broke in a city that doesn't care, The Lady and the Unicorn is an unflinching portrait of modern girlhood. Wry, vulnerable, and fiercely observant, it captures what it means to come of age in a time of instability-when survival means blurring the line between performance and truth, longing and self-destruction.

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Peyton Kullander, also known by her pen name Ophelie, is a poet and author hailing from New Orleans. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a Bachelors in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Creative Writing. Her work touches on the human condition, relationships, mental health, and urban alienation with a poetic voice. Her debut novella Hundred Dollar Tip is available on Amazon. Her chapbook, also titled The Lady and the Unicorn, is out now. Her work has also appeared in Active Muse, WILDsoundWriting Festival, Accendo Review, and Wingless Dreamer. You can also find her on her Substack- The Ophelie Diaries.