E.A. Fournier - Author and Book Website
2026
BookLife Prize
Quarter-Finalist
Her Lost Diary
He read her private diary. How can he ever hope to win her trust?
Engineering grad student Chayce Wagner lives by logic and order. But his structured world is upended when he finds a nameless diary tucked into the seat pocket of his Delta flight.
Every handwritten page pulls him deeper. It discloses a normal, happy life shattered by secret sins and fears—one that seems destined for destruction. Chayce is determined to rescue the woman behind the ink.
Esteffi Avila is a ghost by necessity—anonymity is her only hope for survival. She erased her identity and fled her home to escape a cartel hunting for the fortune her parents embezzled. Her diaries are the only pieces of her soul she has left. Losing the current one feels like a death sentence.
As the killers close in, her biggest threat might not be the men with the guns, but the stranger who is committed to becoming her savior.
Her Lost Diary is romantic suspense that is part cartel thriller, part contemporary romance: think Sicario meets You’ve Got Mail.
This is a novel built for the BookTok and Bookstagram communities and traditional book clubs, who appreciate a morally complex heroine, high-stakes storylines, and slow-burn payoffs.
It’s best consumed in long, greedy sittings; the kind where you keep promising yourself just one more chapter. You’ll be immersed in a life in hiding, and feel the deep discomfort—yet exhilaration—of being intimately understood by a stranger.
Praise for Her Lost Diary
" A high-stakes romance with an urgent narrative...Fournier's convincing prose keeps readers engaged and hoping for a well-earned happy ending."
---The BookLife Prize, Publishers Weekly
"Throughout Her Lost Diary, readers sense that the twists and turns of chance can decide the fates on a whim. That precarious setup keeps the tension high and readers guessing."
---The BookLife Prize, Publishers Weekly
"In Her Lost Diary, talented author E.A. Fournier pens a compelling, multifaceted novel where good struggles against the evil machinations of an international drug cartel. Esteffi Avila is an innocent young woman hiding from the cartel due to her late parents’ embezzlement. But after reading her forgotten diary, engineering student Chayce Wagner is determined to find her, no matter the personal cost. An outstanding contemporary novel—the ultimate roller coaster ride. Definitely 5 stars!”
---Laura Taylor, 6-Time Romantic Times Award Winner
"This is a captivating read with twists and turns that kept me thoroughly engaged. Details make this story very real, but the characters make it right. You'll worry, you'll laugh, and you'll cry out loud both in joy and in sorrow. Normally, when I read, I like to spread things out, reading 10-20 pages at a sitting, that way I get to bask in a book for a week to a month. Her Lost Diary didn't allow that. After the first two sessions, I just simply couldn't stop."
---Hedge Capers, playwright, singer, and lyricist