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Emily is a normal girl working at Big Burger who has the unfortunate luck to look exactly like Big City's superhero darling, the Chosen One. It has been the bane of her existence, as it disrupts her life and the lives of those around her when supervillains come knocking, wanting to prove their mettle by fighting the Chosen One. With common sense and years of rage built up inside, she usually serves their butts to them on a platter, asking, "Did you want fries with that?"

Amber LaLanie burst upon the music scene a decade ago like a ball of fun energy. Her "live for the day" attitude has hid her insecurity and extreme loneliness in the sea of people around her. Then she met a production intern, Kylee, who has a way of drawing out the real Amber that lies within. This is set in the same world as Music of the Soul but is a standalone book.

Roberta Valentine used to be a party girl. But that is all over as she searches for a real relationship. She feels her chances slipping away as she moves into her 30s. She has all but given up. Then she meets her main competitor in the outdoor gear business: Blake. That woman slowly weaves her way into Roberta's heart. The biggest obstacle? Blake is straight.

Mia has lived a life full of harassment, for an affliction not many understand. She thought college would be different, her escape, after all, people there are more mature, right? She was wrong. A rebellious girl, Vee, saves her from a bad situation and teaches her that every single day is a gift. A romance blooms between them that not even time can erase. This is the second book in the Music of the Soul series, all books are stand-alone novels.

Nearly a year after the dramatic events at the Roebling Suspension Bridge, the otherworldly citizens of Cincinnati are settling into the new state of affairs. O'Flanagan's has become the hub of fae activity in the area, under the watchful eye of troll Evangeline Kane. But other sentinels of the city also frequent the bar, including gargoyle Kalila Storm.

The Flotilla Project’s runner, Lenonre, is off on her honeymoon in Ireland, and Paya Doshi’s right-hand woman, Ange, is busy managing the renovation of the Project’s newest acquisition. Paya finds that the Flotilla has grown to a size that is difficult for her to manage on her own while having to also manage the deliveries and ride service. So, she hires Reid on the recommendation of Lenore’s little sister, Christine. She is delighted to find that Reid is the mysterious person that Christine has been sneaking around with the past few months.

When distressing news calls June home from London to the Seattle area, she discovers something she was not expecting in the most unlikely of places. She never would have thought that she could find such musical talent hiding in the kitchen of the Pike. A young woman, Ashley, has been mute as long as she can remember, after a dog attack when she was little had scarred her throat and damaged her vocal cords.

Emily Monroe may be a lot of things, but one thing is for sure, she is not the Chosen One. Now that the truth about Emily and the Chosen One has been revealed to them, they are reeling, and things will never again be the same for Emily at Big Burger. The Chosen One rebels, learning the truth about her family, and the mayor strips her of the mantle of the champion of Big City. While the new hero of the city, Mega Girl, makes dangerous decisions, the Chosen One must learn to be a normal person and get a new job and a normal life.

Best friends Katy and Leigh start college and it is a whole new terrifying universe for Leigh. She is extremely introverted and plagued with anxiety around other people, whereas Katy is fun, social and outgoing.

When it comes to love, Brandye can't see what is right in front of her. A blind artist, Robin, shows her that all relationships are not doomed to end badly, and soulmates are destined to find each other.

Finnegan Temperance McLeary-May, dog walker extraordinaire, has had an eventful time in Manhattan since she first moved to New York City. Her unique profession and quirky, bubbly personality endear her to everyone who meets her. While attending a college football game with her family for Brianne, one of Finnegan's friends gets hurt when the opposing team's mascot, a bulldog, gets taken.

Paya Doshi is a woman obsessed with helping those in need. She runs the Flotilla Project with her best friend, none other than Tabby Cat - international pop sensation - herself. Paya stumbles upon Angie Wells, a woman in need on the streets, who she quickly finds is an amazing woman in her own right.

Eliza Montrose lives an unorthodox life, backpacking through Europe with a string bass, Audrey, on her back. She plays her doghouse bass in jazz clubs in every port in her wanderings. She doesn't need anyone but herself and her Audrey. On the last leg of her journey, she finds herself in London to try to get a chance to play in the last two venues on her list before going back to the lonesome life she left behind in Seattle all those years ago.

Francine Brighton is a young woman trying to find out just who she is, and what her place in the world is as she starts her freshman year of college. She finds a kindred soul in a woman, Natasha, who has an affliction that effects how she interacts with people. Natasha harbors another secret that Fran is intimately familiar with. When a person has dropped so low that the only currency they have left is their pride...even the littlest thing can cause an insurmountable rift. Luckily for Fran, her new sister, June, scoffs at the mere concept of the word insurmountable.

Kacy Green is at a point in her life where she feels she needs to act more mature and get her own place instead of crashing at her various band mates' flats as she has done for 10 years since she ran away from a bad situation at home when she was 15. Things are starting to click for her and for the band. London Harmony is hosting the biggest battle of the bands the world has ever witnessed. Things start to fall apart when their lead guitarist defects to another band.

Abigail suffers from two conditions that allow her to experience the world around her in such a unique manner that she can literally see and feel the music around her. On a chance meeting at a music repair shop, she meets a tinker Isabelle, who is unlike anyone she has ever met. Together, they work to get Abi's unique music noticed. After a near tragedy, they discover that unbeknownst to them, she already had.

The playfully evil sisters, Zoey and Eve, play matchmaker from their bakery, The Pike, in Pike Place Market in Seattle. Ligaya is a quantum physicist working in a research lab at the University of Washington. She is seduced by the numbers and math with a drive that excludes everything in her life including social interactions. Emotions have always been hard for her to understand or express. When she meets an ex-firefighter, Allison, she finds herself fighting to understand all the new feelings rising inside.

For almost two decades, Penny ruled the punk rock world. But then it all fell apart when she decided to leave it all behind. Losing her family, her fortune, and her fame, what else could happen? Her routine physical answered that for her. She decides to end it all, but stumbles upon a woman, Sandra, who shows her the power of true selflessness and love. This is set in the same world as Music of the Soul but is a standalone book.

This Sucks is the second in the best-selling series of young adult novellas that follow three friends with paranormal powers as they graduate from school and start an odd jobs business together. Violet Parsons isn't your typical teenage girl. She hasn't been since an accident two years ago that almost cost her life. A little paranormal intervention changed her in ways she has kept hidden from even her closest friends.

Fleas is the first in a series of young adult novellas that follow three friends with paranormal powers as they graduate from school and start an odd-jobs business together. Steph Ryder is a lycan shifter, but she is underpowered - what is known as a stringer. She can't shift into her full werewolf form, but she can manage to take the form of a fox. Steph must find out who framed her best friend, Penny, for a theft at the high school that got her expelled just days before graduation.