Bird's Nest

Bird's Nest is a modern noir about what's left after the wreckage. The Broussard's are at the point in their marriage where silence is the loudest in the room, cracking open the places where secrets, betrayals, and grief have been buried too deep. Gabrielle thought she had everything: the house, the man, the future. But loss shatters illusions. Now she's rebuilding. Learning that silences itself can be both weapon and salvation. This is a story about what comes after heartbreak: revenge without rage, reinvention without permission, and the quiet ways we rediscover who we are.Set against dusty sunsets, luxury interiors, and emotional landmines, Bird's Nest blends marriage betrayal, survival, and desire into a slow-burn drama that lingers long after the last page. Perfect for readers who love: Fiction with emotional gritPsychological suspense wrapped in modern noirStrong, unforgettable characters reclaiming powerDialogue that cuts and scenes that play like cinemaA curated chapter-by-chapter playlist to amplify the experience Cat Crenshaw writes like silence has a memory.A native New Yorker now rooted in the West; She tells stories for the ones who crave escape-who want to live inside the silence and stay awhile. Crenshaw's debut novel, Bird's Nest, blends emotional grit, slow-burn tension, cinematic pacing, and a curated playlist into a story that lingers long after the last page.Happily married, fiercely grounded, and often side-eyed by her adorable Yorkie, Ciya-who runs the house and has a fan club of her own-Cat works hard, loves harder, and shows up for her real life: soft-spoken, sharp-minded, and always one lyric away from her next world.Her creations dance where censorship starts breathing heavy-just close enough to the line to feel it tremble.She gives a place to disappear, reflect, and resurface.Built for readers who crave depth, dialogue, and drama-with a pulse. Her characters naturally dance on the edge-layered, sometimes sensual, always unapologetically human.Her words come from the quiet, where survival gets soft and power gets personal. Her work lives somewhere between vulnerability and vengeance-built for readers who crave depth, dialogue, and drama with a pulse.This isn't the beginning. It's the rollout. The cold-blooded shelf is already stocked.And if you understand what she's doing, she's open to representation.Follow her journey at @author_mrs_crenshaw