All that Tara wants is for her mommy to be happy. (And also, a puppy.)

Vivian had a literal unicorn…and tragically lost him while she was pregnant and already chasing a three-year-old. Her daughter is a kirin, a lucky Chinese unicorn, but can’t finish a meal in less than an hour, her son is eight months and already has four teeth, and she’s working full-time as a nurse. She doesn’t have the time for romance, no matter how handsome the new temporary pediatrics doctor is or how good his cookies are. She definitely doesn’t have time for a puppy.

As a unicorn shifter, Doctor Becket can heal anything…except for a broken heart. The only problem is that every time he does, he loses a little bit of his own lifespan. He’s made peace with this trade-off…until he meets a courageous single mother who reminds him what there is left to live for.

Instinct tells Becket that Vivian’s home, with her two adorable children and their new puppy, is exactly where he needs to be, but how can he risk her happiness and safety? Especially when someone who knows his secrets is willing to do anything to get him back…

Is it possible that Vivian will love two unicorns in her lifetime and lose them both?

Unicorn’s Instinct is a funny and touching tale of healing and heart, with a guaranteed happy ever after, lots of laughs, adorable children…and one lucky puppy.

Ice guys don’t always have to finish last…

Polar bear shifter Clay and single mom Chloe are finally ready for a real date—not just a not-a-date—but a penguin-shifting toddler has another agenda, and the evening out that they were hoping for does not go at all to plan.

The sizzling conclusion of the First Comes Love trilogy, First Date is a short, satisfying romance romp with adorable shifter children and hilarious misadventure in the Day Care for Shifters series.

How much does a polar bear weigh? Just enough to break the ice!

Navigating on-line dating is hard enough for a single mom and first shift baker, but Chloe has a whole new set of problems when her little boy suddenly changes into a pushy baby penguin.

Clay doesn't want to be the kind of guy who can't respect boundaries, but when Chloe cancels their not-a-date, his polar bear insists that he ride to her rescue.

Arctic meets Antarctic with a love at first sight sizzle in this short standalone romance story in the Day Care for Shifters series. Originally published in Sweet Sprinkles anthology.

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Chloe crouched, groping blindly for her phone, and Ryan—or what had been Ryan—squirreled out of his clothing and rolled from her arms, landing on the floor with a determined plop that turned into a comical waddle towards the bathroom, making happy little squeaks with every step.

Chloe found her phone without once looking at it and scrambled after the fuzzy little bird that had been her son. “Ryan?” she said plaintively. “Honey?”

Ryan got to the edge of the bathtub and flapped his stubby little wings as he tried to hop up into it. “Meep! Beep!”

A penguin, Chloe realized in shock. Ryan was a baby penguin.

He looked like a stuffed animal, with dense downy feathers all over his gray body. His face already showed distinct markings, with a black hood over round white eye patches. His dark, beady little eyes blinked rapidly.

Chloe still clutched her phone and Ryan’s abandoned clothes.

Should she…call someone? Was there a helpline for this? Has your child has turned into an Antarctic bird? Call our hotline for harried mothers!

As the brains behind Wilson Kinetic’s rocket to success, Tobias Underhill measures up in every way but height. He’s got money, connections, and any woman he wants. But he knows his success is hollow without someone to share it with.

Milliner Valentina Briggston is on a mission of marriage.

Valentina has to marry to protect her successful business of (slightly magical) women’s hats, and she has selected her quarry with care. Unfortunately, she finds herself with a rival, the fiery and fashion-defying Charlotte Jones, who is disturbingly beautiful, unexpectedly clever, and, if Valentina is being honest with herself, much more interesting than the man they are supposed to be vying for.

When their intended husband-of-convenience becomes the focus of supernatural mischief, the two rivals reluctantly have to collaborate to figure out who—or what—is targeting him...and why. What starts as a truce to protect their practical interests ends up as an opportunity for happiness that neither of them saw coming.

All Manner of Hats is a short, sweet lesbian romp of manners with magic, ghost horses, and cunning hats, in a steampunk-flavored world of dirigibles, duels, and cityships.

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Birch Hearts is a collection of short stories and novellas by Elva Birch, full of romance, adventure, and magic.

Shifters, witches, spaceships, and swords...these stories aren't always straight, but they are always straight-up fun. They don't share a setting, but they all celebrate diversity and growth, and you know you'll get a satisfying conclusion in a bite-sized book.

And always? A touch of the impossible and irresistible.

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★★★★★ ...full of touching, real moments, woven with magic and unique characters.
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