The audiobook edition of Cinnamon: An International Crime Mystery of Hidden Legacies was published on 31 July 2026. Hearing the finished story move from page to voice brought Ava’s world to life in an entirely new way — more intimate, immediate, and real. Listen on Audible. After its release, the voice created for the audiobook was added to the ElevenLabs Voice Library under the name Kate Mercer, where it can now be selected to read other stories.

I began working on the audiobook edition of Cinnamon, four months before its release. Over the following months, the project gradually progressed through recording, careful listening, retakes, editing, pacing, and mastering.

Cinnamon was officially published by Hilali Productions Ltd on 28 January 2026. This was the completed version of the story: rewritten, professionally edited, and finally ready to meet its readers. A release shaped not by rushing forward, but by having the courage to begin again.

While revisiting A Sprinkle of Cinnamon over the summer, I realised something wasn’t sitting right. The story was there, but the execution no longer felt grounded enough. I liked what it was trying to do, but not how I had written it. So I went back to the beginning. Over time, I re-planned the structure and worked on a new version with a firmer sense of control before handing it over for professional editing. What emerged was the version the story had been asking for all along—clearer, steadier, and more deliberate in its pacing and voice. That version became Cinnamon, prepared for publication in January 2026 alongside its Turkish edition. Not a revision. A reset.

I began working on the editing of Sequence Breach, reviewing its tangled logic, misplaced commas, and the occasional existential crisis disguised as a paragraph. Progress came piece by piece, with each connection bringing the story into clearer focus.

Another milestone: work on the first full structural outline for Sequence Breach reached a more settled stage. My notes included diagrams of memory, fractured timelines, and one reminder that simply said “buy more coffee.”

I worked on proofing the Turkish edition of İstanbul’un Sırları. Reading my own story through another language felt like hearing my voice with a new accent — familiar yet transformed.

Work began on the Turkish edition, İstanbul’un Sırları Kitap 1. The translation is taking shape under careful hands — faithful to tone, not tethered to every word. Watching it grow feels like meeting the story’s twin.

Returned to Istanbul — at least on paper. Revisiting my notes on the Bosphorus tunnels reminded me why the story began: the thrill of something ancient and half-remembered beneath the city’s modern pulse.

The Istanbul Secrets — Book 1 was finally published. Holding it feels strange — like meeting someone I used to dream about. Early readers noticed details I didn’t know I’d written. Apparently, the subconscious edits too.

Final read-through before publication. The hardest part wasn’t the words — it was letting them go. A Sprinkle of Cinnamon feels alive now, walking on its own.

I became absorbed in the legends surrounding The Book of Barnabas — guarded more fiercely than most secrets. I couldn’t read it, but the myth itself reshaped the plot.

Finished my first full draft. It feels like completing a marathon in slippers — exhausting, ridiculous, and deeply satisfying. The characters changed direction mid-sentence, as if they knew better than I did.

Found an article about the tunnels beneath the Bosphorus, and that was it — focus gone, imagination hijacked. Within days, I had post-its, sketches, and too much coffee. The tunnels became the story’s spine.

Today I began writing The Istanbul Secrets — Book 1. The title arrived the instant I sat down — as if it had been waiting. I could almost smell the bazaars before I wrote a single line: cinnamon, rain on stone, and ferry horns over the Bosphorus.

On the Fringes of Perception, written by Fox Deur and narrated by Aida Adriana, was released as an unabridged audiobook on 22 December 2020. The completed production marked another major step in Aida’s early narration journey. Listen on Audible.

Alice in Wonderland Illustrated by Aida Adriana: Narrated Version by Aida Adriana was published as an audiobook on 30 November 2020. Narrating Lewis Carroll’s classic brought its curious characters and dreamlike world to life through voice. Listen on Audible.

An audiobook audition for Fox Deur’s novel On the Fringes of Perception was submitted on 19 September 2020. Preparing and recording the audition was another important step in developing confidence, character interpretation, and long-form narration skills.

Work began on the narrated audiobook edition of Alice in Wonderland, four months before publication. Recording and shaping the performance marked an early chapter in Aida Adriana’s audiobook journey.

Preparation began for an audiobook audition for On the Fringes of Perception. The early work focused on studying the text, finding the right narrative tone, and developing a clear recorded performance.