Becoming Payton: The Shape of Change (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798274275019)

At forty-two, Payton's life looks steady from the outside: a steady job in real estate administration, mortgage training on the side, and a safe, familiar home shared with her parents and her loyal dog, Lincoln. But under the surface, routine has hardened into restlessness.

When an impulsive conversation with her best friend Clara turns into a two-week trip abroad, Payton finds herself standing on castle walls, wandering cobblestone streets, and laughing in crowded pubs like she hasn't in years. For the first time, she isn't just imagining a different life - she's living it.

Back home, nothing feels the same. Work pulls her one way, training another, and Clara tempts her with possibilities that would upend it all. Caught between who she has always been and who she is becoming, Payton must decide whether to slip back into the safety of routine... or risk stepping into a life she never thought she could claim.

Tender, hopeful, and quietly powerful, Becoming Payton: The Shape of Change is a story of friendship, self-discovery, and the courage it takes to say yes to change - even when it terrifies you.