Riley smiled.
That final word is the punch. Free. Not “freedom,” which is abstract, but “free”—raw, unfinished, a state of being without the ceremonial ribbon.
Riley Reyes doesn't just write romance; she writes experiences. Her "Of Sound Mind" series is built on the premise that love and madness often share the same DNA.
Riley Reyes, a 35-year-old woman from California, found herself at the center of a contentious court battle when her family challenged her mental competence. Reyes, who had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, was deemed to be of sound mind by the court, despite her family's claims that she was unstable and vulnerable to manipulation. The case raised important questions about the nature of sanity and the difficulties of assessing mental competence.