For centuries, tales have told of merfolk haunting the seas, strange creatures teasing or helping sailors at their whim, occasionally having them for dinner.

And not in a cordial sense.

Alexis Silver was ahead of her time, a woman too smart to fit into society at the turn of the century. She gave up her dreams of higher education for love, marrying young, but her husband and the life she wanted perished soon after in World War I.

Heartbroken and restless, Alexis booked passage on a cruise along the West Coast in search of adventure, but adventure found her.

The ship capsized, killing everyone on board—except for her. As she drifted far beneath the waves, inexplicably alive, the reason for her survival flashed by in a streak of silver: a merman.

He had passed along the curse—or gift, as Alexis sees it.

Mess is determined to throw the perfect unbirthday party for her girlfriend, Maya. But as the night drags on and Maya remains missing, things start to spiral. Fast. Between tea parties gone rogue, phone-smashings, inedible cookies, and guests on the edge of walking out, Mess battles not only her demons but the clock itself.

Fueled by the highs and lows of addiction, biting humor, and a cast of eccentric misfits, Maya’s Unbirthday is a wild jigsaw puzzle of love, loyalty, and beautiful madness, where every twist peels back another layer of mystery.

An electrifying LGBTQ+ story packed with heartbreak, passion, and steamy, intense, messy relationships.

When pastries turn deadly, it takes more than flour and sugar to uncover the truth…

Maggie Harper’s dream of opening a bakery in her hometown of Maple Creek is finally coming true. With her loyal golden retriever Max by her side, she’s ready to delight the town with her delectable creations at The Sweet Pawtisserie.

But her grand opening turns bitter when renowned food critic Harold Winters samples her signature danish—and promptly drops dead in front of the horrified customers. With her bakery shut down and the town whispering about poisoned pastries, Maggie must prove her innocence before her dream crumbles like day-old cookies.

As she digs into Harold’s past, Maggie discovers a web of corruption, blackmail, and small-town secrets that someone wants to keep buried. The suspect list grows faster than rising dough: a restaurant owner with fake family recipes, a bitter ex-wife with a grudge, and an ambitious councilwoman with something to hide.

Frederica Dunn is well aware that, as a maid, her options for a bright future are limited. When she loses her parents, her home, as well as her reputation, she is left devastated. Having to fend for herself, and without any hope for employment, she gets deeply upset by the sudden appearance of a man who had abandoned her many years ago. Will she find the courage to give him another chance or will she be forever haunted by her past?

Nash, the estranged heir to the Blackmore Estate, has never forgotten about Frederica, and how she made him feel when they were younger. He runs to her side when tragedy strikes the estate, but he is left disappointed when she rejects him. To finally regain his inheritance and claim his long-awaited bride, Nash will have to compromise and agree to his father’s request; to discover the mysterious perpetrator hiding behind a series of death notes. When time is ticking, will he find a way to succeed or will he give up, and fail once again?

Dear Diary,

My dad needs a girlfriend, and I’ve already picked her out.

Miss Adler would be perfect for him, right? She’s super pretty. She has the best smile and she gives the best hugs. And she’s, like, the most amazing teacher in the world.

Dad is my hero, but I can tell he’s lonely. He tries to hide it from me, but sometimes at night, when he thinks I’m asleep, I’ll sneak downstairs and find him sitting on the couch, staring at nothing. He’s never had a girlfriend, not since the divorce. Mom messed him up. She’s good at that.

He’s smart and funny, but he doesn’t laugh enough. I’ve seen other moms at school check him out so I guess he’s handsome. (Eww.) And he makes up the best nicknames. He calls me Dandelion. I bet he’d give Miss Adler an awesome nickname too.

They’re perfect for each other. I just know it. Now I only have to show them I’m right.

Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on the popular reality competition show Chef’s Special. Too bad the first memorable move she makes is falling flat on her face, sending fish tacos flying—not quite the fresh start she was hoping for. Still, she’s focused on winning, until she meets someone she might want a future with more than she needs the prize money.

After announcing their pronouns on national television, London Parker has enough on their mind without worrying about the klutzy competitor stationed in front of them. They’re there to prove the trolls—including a fellow contestant and their dad—wrong, and falling in love was never part of the plan.

As London and Dahlia get closer, reality starts to fall away. Goodbye, guilt about divorce, anxiety about uncertain futures, and stress from transphobia. Hello, hilarious shenanigans on set, wedding crashing, and spontaneous dips into the Pacific.

Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children’s librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed twenty-five dollars in potato skins instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that’s sure to become Half Moon Hollow legend. On her way home, she’s mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead. And thanks to the mysterious stranger she met while chugging neon-colored cocktails, she wakes up with a decidedly unladylike thirst for blood.

Jane is now the latest recipient of a gift basket from the Newly Undead Welcoming Committee, and her life-after-lifestyle is taking some getting used to. Her recently deceased favorite aunt is now her ghostly roommate. She has to fake breathing and endure daytime hours to avoid coming out of the coffin to her family. She’s forced to forgo her favorite down-home Southern cooking for bags of O negative.