Haley DeVore - Author

04/14/2026

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04/13/2026

Did you know that Untethered is currently ranked #4 in Ingram sales for the Fiction/Dystopian category?! How cool is that!!

Are you ready to dive into the simulation? Get your copy of your next favorite dystopian read, Untethered, today!! 💻✨⛰️

04/07/2026

⛰️✨💻It's time to dive into the simulation. ⛰️✨💻

Untethered is officially out of my hands and into yours!

This started as a mere idea while I was studying at Ohio University and taking creative writing classes for my major. The rough idea of "what would happen if everything we did daily wasn't a choice, but just a giant game of Sims we're a part of?" was shoved into a dusty box in the back of my mind because life got crazy...and who has the time to sit down and write a book anyway, right?

Then I made a deal, a New Years Resolution, with myself that I finally wanted to sit down and plan out the idea and just get it on paper. I wanted to write more like I did when I was in middle and high school. An outline on a yellow legal pad at a table in the back of Donkey Coffee turned into a few paragraphs on a word document. Then the few paragraphs turned into a few chapters.....then I scratched everything I'd written (No joke, hated it all, trashed it and crumbled up the outline) and started fresh while on a camping trip in Eastern Tennessee....It's seen countless drafts, plot changes, characters who were once just there as a side quest turn into the main event...I poured countless hours and emotions into these pages to make it the finished product in your hands today.

I can only hope and wish you find the same sense of adventure, joy and emotions while reading that I had while writing it. Enjoy your time with Georgia, Cal, Juno and Knox. I can't say much about their journey yet...we don't want any spoilers on day one, right?

I'd like to share my last part of my acknowledgements in the back of the book to round this post off. While I have so many people I thanked, I think this part means the most to me and this project:

"The last but biggest thank you goes to the following aspects of my life: the music in my headphones that helped me shape the characters; The Appalachian hills that raised me and made the setting of Untethered; and every story I’ve ever read throughout my life that told little and adult me, “Hey! You can do this too.”
And finally, to myself for finishing this, even when it would’ve been easier to stop."

Enjoy. Happy Reading! Something tells me in my soul that this is only the beginning. ✨📖

(If you ordered from Amazon your book should be with you! If you ordered from Barnes and Noble or another bookstore, I'm guessing your book will ship tomorrow (I don't have control over those). If you ordered from me, my wholesaler should ship them tomorrow! Books that were requested as hand delivered will be to you as soon as I get my box in the mail. If you had it shipped directly to you give it about a week/week and a half and if you still haven't recieved it please reach out to me!)

04/06/2026

Another review for Untethered came in 👀

Everyone who has their books already—what’s going on in the part you’re at right now? (Spoiler free of course) ✨📖

More importantly have you met all the characters and who is your favorite? 🫣

Untethered officially releases on TUESDAY! Get your copy today!

03/07/2026

It’s March 7th…do you know what that means?

It means that Untethered comes out in exactly ONE MONTH! 🎉✨📖

Have you secured your copy yet to dive into the simulation? 💻⛰️

02/10/2026

🚨‼️ 4-STAR ARC READER REVIEW ALERT!! ‼️🚨

Morgan just finished Untethered and here are her thoughts!

…and knowing my ending was classified as evil to a reader only fuels me as a writer! 😈😅🤷‍♀️

Untethered comes out on April 7th…that’s less than two months!! Message me for more information on how to get your hands on a copy! 📖✨

01/20/2026

New work in progress means a new playlist…but also the same Vanilla Chai with Oatmilk and Lemon Poppyseed muffins ✨📖

Stay warm today! ☕️

01/18/2026

Spotted something familiar looking on the board and around the shop at Donkey this morning! 💚✨📖

So honored to have the support of my favorite place to write!

01/15/2026

Typical snow day set up when you have a new idea on the horizon 💜✨📖

01/15/2026

Untethered is listed on Goodreads and you can leave a review! If you were an early reader I would so appreciate an honest review. 📖✨💚 They help books sell!!

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01/15/2026

What?! You haven't pre-ordered your copy of Untethered yet?!

Did you know that ordering from the author when it comes to indie works is the best way to support them? I can send books directly to your house or (for local customers) drop them off!

When ordering through me, I can accept Venmo, PayPal or CashApp...Just fill out my order form and I will email you your invoice! 🥰📖

Wondering if Untethered is for you? Here is a short synopsis, but you can also read the one-pager attached to this! While the context is very mild (aside from some light gore and shocking moments), please know these are adult characters in adult situations, so adult language is sprinkled throughout...I like to make my dialogue and characters feel as real as possible!

Synopsis:
Georgia Boone thought she understood survival in a post-apocalyptic world: life alone on her Appalachian family farm, careful routines, and the constant threat of Bloodmouths haunting the treeline. Trust is scarce, allies even scarcer, but Georgia has made it work... until a mishap at the river tears her world apart.

Presumed dead and swept from everything she knew, Georgia wakes inside a sterile pod with a truth she never imagined: the life she lived was never real. According to the scientists surrounding her, it was all part of a controlled simulation designed to test human resilience.

Thrown back into the fractured new reality, Georgia finds herself aligned with a ragtag group: Knox, the soft-spoken sunshine with a talent for easing tension; Cal, the fiercely protective backwoods fighter; and Juno, Cal's sharp-eyed, intuitive sister. But as they navigate hostile terrain and unravel half-truths, the unsettling sense grows that the four of them are connected in ways none of them understand.
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01/13/2026

Pre-order your copy of Untethered today! 💚✨📖

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