Leave Room for Magic: Four Whimsical Sapphic Romances of Family, Wonder, and Magic

Not everything real can be seen. And not every kind of magic needs an explanation. Sometimes magic looks like a monster hiding in a child’s closet. Sometimes it arrives as an unexpected friendship that becomes something more. Sometimes it is found in traditions that turn strangers into family—or in a wish made quietly by someone hoping there might still be room in the world for one more miracle. Leave Room for Magic brings together four warm, whimsical stories of love, wonder, family, and the extraordinary things waiting just beyond what we think we know. In When Mom Met the Monster Hunter, eight-year-old Jimmy sees creatures no one else seems willing to believe exist—until his teacher enters his mother’s life and suggests Jimmy may not be imagining quite as much as everyone assumes. A Merry Monster Christmas returns to Jimmy’s wonderfully unusual family, where a missing Santa Claus, frightened monsters, and an adventure into the Between prove that hope may be one of the most powerful forms of magic. In Dating a Demon Mom, three children have decided their widowed mother needs something she definitely did not ask for: a girlfriend. Their matchmaking efforts lead to an unexpected connection—and a reminder that traditions matter most because of the people we share them with. And in Santa’s Secret, a daughter who knows the truth behind one of the world’s greatest legends begins to wonder whether the greatest gift she can give her mother is the chance to fall in love again. Romantic, funny, hopeful, and touched with fantasy, Leave Room for Magic is a collection for readers who enjoy sapphic love stories, unconventional families, curious children, friendly monsters, and a world where wonder still has a place. Because growing up doesn’t have to mean giving up on magic. Sometimes, we have to leave room for it.