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Deep Fried Evil - The Mirrorborn 1

Genres: LGBTQ+, Magical Realism, Fantasy
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

The night a monster walked into the diner, Kat McCarthy’s life took a hard left. One minute she’s serving burgers at Salvatore’s House of Food. The next, a customer drops dead in the middle of the floor—and the cause is definitely not natural. Kat isn’t surprised magic exists. She grew up around it. She just never thought it had anything to do with her. Now a centuries-old sorcerer is hunting her through the streets of Ottawa. And the women in Kat’s family—the ones who always seem to know exactly what’s going on—are suddenly very bad at answering simple questions. Like what she can do. Why the supernatural world has decided she matters. And why everyone keeps looking at her like she’s the problem. Because in this world, some secrets are worth killing for. And Kat may be the most dangerous one of all.

The Spaghetti Supper Sangha - The Stafford Falls Series 3

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Olivia Sutton is living her best life right now -- she's painting again, her work is in demand and she's about to marry the most wonderful woman in the world, so of course there are complications. She can't seem to get Bianca Wren to stop crying, there are builders tearing apart the store next to the Second Chance Café and every single person she knows seems to have an opinion about their upcoming wedding. But even bigger problems are brewing in the idyllic town of Stafford Falls. Some folks in business suits are scoping out the waterfront with dollar signs in their eyes and the citizens of the town might be in danger of losing exactly what makes Stafford Falls so special. Can the townsfolk take on the big developers? Who is going to stand up to the mayor? And will Olivia and Julia actually make it down the aisle?...

The Date Square Dharma - The Stafford Falls Series 2

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

What do we have in this world besides moments with those we love? Olivia Sutton has every reason to be happy. And yet…her best friend is leaving her cryptic messages, a rebellion is forming at the church luncheon committee and her recently deceased friend, Eddie Spaghetti, has started talking to her.But even bigger problems are brewing in the idyllic town of Stafford Falls. For one thing, Angie’s business is struggling, and for another, Olivia can’t seem to bring herself to actually work on the heartbreaking portrait of Eddie Spaghetti that she promised to paint. It seems like things can’t get worse…until the mayor and his cronies set their sights on Julia’s café and then the gloves are off.Will Julia be able to keep the café open? Will Angie’s fledgling business ever get off the ground? And how will Olivia make her way to the other side of her grief?The much-anticipated...

The Kitchen Sink Sutra - The Stafford Falls Series 1

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

It’s amazing how quickly your whole world can unravel… Thirty-six-year-old Olivia is an artist who’s just been let go from her day job. Also, the presumed love of her life has suddenly decamped to another continent to avoid a lawsuit - but all of this pales when Olivia finds out that her beloved grandmother, the woman who raised her, has had a stroke. Olivia rushes back to her hometown of Stafford Falls to care for Nana Sutton only to find that the odd little place where she grew up has changed. For one thing, she keeps running into a perpetually smiling Buddhist monk who offers to teach her the secret to great happiness. And then there’s that intriguing woman with the beautiful smile and kind eyes who’s opening a café that serves life-saving espressos. As Nana recovers, Olivia finds herself making a life in the little town, but when her...