Kater Cheek: 18 books

Two literary science fiction short stories about women making difficult life choices. What if you could keep your children from getting any older? Would you let them age naturally, or keep them little forever? "Emily's Fifth Birthday" explores this idea. In a world where health...

Two fantasy short stories about people who are haunted by (and protected by) the unseen. In "Voice Like a Cello," a woman who is tormented by the voices of the dead travels to France for her father's wedding. In "Bear Country," an artist living in the back country...

11-year-old tomboy Scar loves animals and would give just about anything to be one. She gets her chance when she learns of a group of magic animals led by a cat named Miu. Miu offers to grant magic powers if Scar and her brother Brady agree to perform a task. But the evil Miu betrays them and turns...

Two humorous fantasy short stories involving cats. What's a woman to do if her pet cat does something really, really bad...like kill someone he shouldn't? "Mean Little Kitty" involves a cat, a witch, and her teenage son. Good superheroes need good sidekicks, but Brad aka "Clockstopper,"...

But Susan Stillwater’s story is just beginning. She’s stuck in a not-quite-right version of her home town, where her brother and sister are dead, the magical investigation bureau is asking her about the illegal summoning of a djinn, and a talking lizard claims he only wants to help. Susan has...

Fiona loves LA, but she loves her step-mom even more, so when she gets a call saying Carlotta isn’t acting like herself, Fiona drops everything to return to her old hometown.When Fiona arrives in the wine-country town of Clementine, she finds that her step-mom literally isn’t herself—someone...

Susan never expected to find a corpse in her backyard, especially not one no larger than a doll. Her well-intentioned burial and investigation attracts the notice of the victim’s kin. They think she murdered him, and they want vengeance.Griff just wants a little more money. When his friend’s...

“Werewolves,” Laurel said. “Werewolves took my boys. Find them. Track them down.”From Selkies in the Puget Sound to were-Javelinas in the high deserts of New Mexico, to were-cougars in Appalachia, Kit uses genealogy research of her husband’s family to find out what’s gone wrong...

Kit Melbourne is a Dayrunner. Her job is to do everything the Vampire Guild Leader asks of her, whether tracking down murderers, dodging assassins, casting spells, or picking up the dry cleaning.At work, Kit fights to be respected for her growing power, while at home she struggles to balance her dangerous...

Despite her broken heart, Kit has finally gotten her life under control. She's got an exciting new job as Dayrunner to the Vampire Guild Leader. She has a new circle of friends, new teachers, and a boyfriend who can't get enough of her. She's frustrated that every ward she makes falls apart when she's...

When Kit Melbourne, struggling artist and part-time barista, inherits a magic bindi from her uncle, her life will never be the same. This bindi and the power it brings draw the attention of baby-boomer witches, an ancient forest goddess, the Vampire Guild, and expat faeries living in the college town...

First, they lose a roommate. Then they lose the air conditioner. With no money to fix it, Susan, Zoë, and Griff get desperate enough to turn to magic to keep from losing the house. Susan casts spells to solve both problems. When their new roommate's metaphysical disability magically keeps the house...

Something is wrong with Kit's boyfriend, really wrong. Kit knows he's under a curse, but no one seems to believe her or want to help her--except Fain, the sexy vampire with ulterior motives. When she's not working inhuman hours making a fake forest for the creepy and mysterious Ms. Yseulta, Kit is...

"The Third Pig"Johannes Schwein never trusted that wolf from the day he sauntered into town, but his brothers insisted that Conn would never hurt anyone.First one brother, then the other, has his house blown in. Conn swears he’s innocent, and hints at a dark secret from his past. Johannes knows...