★★★★★
“A calm, honest look at why men withdraw emotionally without blame or excuses… deeply validating.”
✦ AUTHOR
Mike Singleton
Writing across genres—from literary fiction to romantic fantasy
Jan 10 Release:
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The Man Behind the Silence
From literary fiction exploring the human condition to romantic fantasy weaving fae bargains and memory magic, stories that examine how we connect, survive, and find meaning in the moments that define us.
January 10 Release
The Man Behind the Silence
A grounded look at male emotional withdrawal—and what it really means
NEW • Jan 10
The Man Behind the Silence
Why men withdraw—and how to see clearly when they do
He says he loves you. So why does it feel like he's gone?
When men shut down, after conflict, after intimacy, or under emotional pressure, most explanations either blame them or excuse them.
The Man Behind the Silence does neither. Written by a man who spent decades withdrawing, watched it cost him his first marriage, and finally learned what was actually happening beneath the surface.
This is not therapy-speak or pop psychology. It's a clear-eyed look at desire versus capacity, silence as fear or overload, and how to tell whether someone is truly doing the work, or asking you to accept less than you need.
Clarity doesn't obligate endurance. It gives you choice.
Early Reader Reviews
Early Reader Reviews
★★★★★
“Honest, raw, and deeply aware of the inner world of men… worth reading at any stage of a relationship.”
Romantic Fantasy
Silver Threads & Starlight
A Memory Merchant's Tale • Ink and Enchantment, Book 1
Book 1 • Ink & Enchantment
Silver Threads & Starlight
A Memory Merchant's Tale
Eliza Chen can see the threads that bind every soul, silver cords of fate and golden wisps of memory. When someone starts stealing memories across the city, her strange ability becomes the key to stopping them.
Nico Torres can manipulate those same threads, but he's spent five years running from his power. When his own memories are stolen, he's forced back, and into the orbit of the one woman whose thread is impossibly tangled with his own.
Bound by an ancestral bargain neither agreed to, Eliza and Nico are the seventh generation, the ones meant to either break the pact with the Autumn Court or be enslaved forever.
Fae Bargains
Memory Magic
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Urban Fantasy
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Elise Kova
About the Author
Crafting Stories That Linger
Mike Singleton writes across genres, from literary fiction exploring the human condition to romantic fantasy as M.A. Singleton.
His wife, a voracious fantasy romance reader and his toughest editor, convinced him to stop talking about the stories he wanted to read and start writing them. She remains his alpha reader, developmental editor, and the reason every female character passes the "would an actual woman do this?" test.
Whether writing about ordinary people navigating collapse or fae bargains that refuse to be broken, Mike's work examines the connections that make us human.
"Every story is ultimately about connection. Whether we're connecting with others, with ourselves, or with something larger than ourselves,
these connections are what make us human."