Feb 23, 2026
Chatting with Ashlyn McKayla Ohm is always a delight. Listen in as we chat about her spin-off new series and the first book, Between Heaven and Earth. I love Avery and can't wait for you to meet her and Addisyn.
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Anyone listening to Ashlyn talk about Colorado will see just how much she LOVES the Rockies. This new series combines her love of the mountains with a love of Lakota culture and the stories she's discovered there.
Between Heaven and Earth by Ashlyn McKayla Ohm
In the High Country, Heaven is closer
than they know...
After fighting to overcome her mother’s abandonment, Avery Miles is
thrilled to be working at a nature center in her beloved Colorado
Rockies. But when her younger sister, Addisyn, begins revisiting
their past, Avery’s struggle with anxiety returns—especially as
Addisyn comes dangerously close to the secret Avery kept to protect
her. And Avery’s problems worsen when she’s forced to work
alongside the creative—and cocky—YouTuber Creed Running Wolf on a
conservation project with a surprising link to her own past. Now,
Avery is caught between Addisyn’s search for the truth and the
anxiety that’s becoming harder to hide…and the only answer lies in
the town she ran from years ago.
Creed Running Wolf has always been fascinated by the Lakota concept
of kapemni—a doorway
between Heaven and Earth. If that doorway exists, he’s sure it’s
not in Colorado, the place he never wanted to see again. However,
as he learns Avery’s story, he begins to hope he can still rewrite
his own—especially as he and Avery find common ground. But when the
past resurfaces and his friendship with Avery is shattered, they
will both have to face everything they’ve tried to escape—and
discover once and for all what would truly bridge Heaven and
Earth.
Captivating and compelling, Between Heaven and Earth is an honest yet
hopeful look at the stories we tell, the secrets we keep, and the
healing power of forgiveness.
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