Found Family
Characters forming family bonds with non-relatives
5 items found (1 series, 4 stories)

Divine Curiosities: The Orchard Bride
by Meadoe Hora
Vika is enjoying the off-season when there are no tourists to crowd her bookshop. But an early pink-blossomed tree and a viral ghost video kick up something older. With Ben’s practical magic and her basset hound's uncanny nose, Vika sets out to solve the mystery of the orchard bride. Dahlia Vale is no tragic bride. She once was a powerful witch who stayed behind to protect what she loved. But, now her binding is loosening, the knot she protects is unraveling. The violence of the past is seeping through. To save the orchard, Vika must untangle the truth that the town erased, but first she must win Dahlia’s trust. As shadows of the past bleed into the present, the knot Dahlia protects is unraveling. When it does, the past will come through hungry.

Shana, the Christmas Squirrel!
by Michelle Luise
Shana isn’t just any squirrel—she’s a spunky, bilingual, Puerto Rican squirrel on a mission to become a famous Christmas squirrel! With quirky friends and wild adventures along the way, Shana is sure she knows exactly who she is and who she's meant to be … until she discovers a truth that changes everything. A joyful holiday story about identity, belonging, and the magic of embracing who you are.

Benedicta Hicchecok
by Kat Sidhe
Benedicta Hicchecok is an immortal witch who values order, privacy, and control—especially over her dangerous old barn, which houses her family grimoire and the spellwork that anchors her power. When the township threatens to condemn the barn as unsafe, Benedicta faces losing both her livelihood and her magical legacy.\ Her carefully managed life is further disrupted by the arrival of her younger sister, Temperance—called Tempe—a chaotic, bohemian witch with a talent for trouble. Tempe brings with her an enormous Samoyed dog and Alexandros Papadopoulos, a polite but banished vampire fleeing supernatural politics. Though Alex’s presence is risky, his considerable wealth offers a possible solution to Benedicta’s mounting problems.\ Before plans can be made, faulty wiring sparks a fire that destroys the barn. Alex risks his unlife to retrieve the family grimoire, earning Benedicta’s reluctant gratitude. With no barn left to save, Benedicta allows Alex temporary refuge in exchange for funding a new, modern magical workspace.\ As the new arrangement settles, Benedicta pushes Tempe to contribute meaningfully to the family business. Tempe agrees to handle sales and deliveries—until Benedicta deliberately includes a stop involving Coyote, a trickster god from Tempe’s past. Tempe’s encounter with Coyote reveals that old supernatural entanglements are far from resolved.\ Meanwhile, Alex receives a package from his vampire progenitor, signaling that his banishment is temporary and that larger vampire politics may soon threaten Benedicta’s carefully warded territory.\ By the end of the opening arc, Benedicta has lost her old barn but gained a stronger foundation, an unreliable yet useful sister, and a vampire ally whose presence brings both opportunity and danger. Forced to abandon isolation, she begins navigating a future where family, magic, and supernatural politics are deeply—and messily—intertwined.

après SKI SCHOOL
by Dan Joe
Après Ski \[ah-prey-skee\] His life is a total mess; hers isn’t. He’s never once been accused of overachieving and she doesn’t date losers. So when a potentially life-changing promotion is dumped on his lap, it appears his laid-back snow bumming days might be over, that is if he wants to prove he’s serious about her. *It might help if everyone would just be honest, but that doesn’t seem to be a running theme here*. Can Winston Mac change his ways before it’s too late? Before Erica is swept off her feet by country music’s hottest badboy at the most exclusive mountain party known to man? Will his old college rival spoil all the fun by setting him up and stealing the promotion out from under him? Will a knockout Norwegian supermodel show up just to test him in ways he didn’t think possible? *Love-triangle, anyone?* Or will his people-pleasing ways, ADHD and debilitating caffeine addiction get the better of him, forcing him to accept his role as a world-class loser? *Let’s hope not.*

Lifnos Cozy Mysteries
by Lisa Troy
On a fictional Greek island, Anastasia Livanitis solves murders and other crimes with her ghostly sidekicks, and her journalist best friend, Nikos.