
The Seahorse Effect
by Angela Young

Set during the fevered climax of the 2028 LA Olympics, The Joe Effect is a propulsive novel about ordinary lives colliding with a single shattering moment. When Olympic favorite Joe Wylie collapses in the 400-meter final, four families in the stands confront unplanned parenthood, infidelity, inherited trauma and the slow loss of a parent. As ambition falters and secrets surface, Joe’s downfall becomes a catalyst for reckoning and grace, revealing how one moment can irrevocably change everything.