What happens when the life you spent years building suddenly unravels? When grief upends everything, and the only way forward is back-to a place you swore you'd never return?

In this raw, darkly funny, and deeply moving memoir, Alee trades in a peak chapter of life as a successful spiritual coach in Venice Beach for the somewhat suffocating embrace of her hometown on Long Island. What begins as a temporary stay to grieve and handle the aftermath of a tragedy becomes a longer reckoning-with loss, with family, and with the echoes of a past she thought she had healed, alongside a version of herself she thought she'd outgrown.

Joined by her mother (her accidental roommate and frequent accomplice for this journey), Alee navigates the strange art of navigating a life interrupted, untangling from generational wounds and tightly wound expectations, and finding nourishment-literal and spiritual-in unexpected people and places.

Through moments of heartbreak, absurdity, and courage, Dark Times Catering explores what it means to fill up and rebuild after devastating loss-one awkward step, cosmic sign, and family dinner at a time.

Alee Reina Hoffman is an Akashic Records guide and healing artist who has held a professional practice for nearly two decades. She works with people around the world, helping them to reveal the most powerful themes and beautiful storylines possible in their lives. Alee can be found on all social media platforms at @aleereina. She has a special offering for readers of this book at aleereinahoffman@gmail.com