The Appleton Cozy Fantasy Series
Set in the cozy fantasy shared world of Cozy Vales, this series follows hearth witch and baker Genever Wells as she moves to the small village of Appleton and decides to reopen and abandoned bakery. As ramshackle as the building is, fixing it up pales in comparison to navigating the residents of Appleton (especially Kenric Brown, the possibly talented but definitely cute crafter who agrees to help Genever).
Small town secrets.
Sourdough shenanigans.
One annoyingly cute carpenter.
All hearth witch and baker Genever Wells wants is to open her own Banneton Bakery. The catch? Only Banneton Baking School graduates can work at Banneton Bakeries. The problem? They've rejected every single one of Genever's applications.
Determined to keep her next application out of the rejection pile, Genever reopens an abandoned bakery in the remote village of Appleton and shows off her talents. It’s the perfect key for unlocking the gates of Banneton and her baking future.
But Genever quickly learns fixing the dilapidated building will be the easy part.
Navigating the tight-knit community of Appleton, dealing with the frustratingly charming carpenter (who's the only person willing to repair the building), and making friends with the local Banneton Bakery shop manager? Harder than two-week-old bread.
Genever's determined to reopen the bakery, but will that really be enough to get her into Banneton? Or will it crush her dream flatter than a dropped soufflé?
A Hearth Fit For A Witch is a lighthearted, humorous tale and part of the Cozy Vales shared world.
The Cozy Vales Collection
The Cozy Vales Collection includes seasonal anthologies with holiday themes. All anthologies are free and set in the cozy fantasy shared world of Cozy Vales.
L.A. Scott has contributed a short story to every anthology.
The Manhattan Magic Cozy Urban Fantasy Series
Melina Morgan knows about the secret world of the fae, and she knows how dangerous that is. Her mother drilled that into Melina’s head. It’s why Melina has been hiding out in a small North Carolina town - fae almost never go there. But when Melina’s dragged from her quiet hometown and up to Manhattan, she must face the fae. Lots of them. Worse, she’ll learn secrets that make her question the lessons her mother taught her…
Holiday season? More like holifae season.
Weird things are happening in the quiet coastal town of Cold Creek, NC., but all Melina Morgan wants is another fun-filled holiday season.
Guess that's a big ho, ho, nope.
The fae are coming for Melina Morgan.
To save herself and her home town of Cold Creek, Melina will have to walk straight into the fae-filled city of Manhattan. Good thing she’s armed with lots of sourdough . . .
Melina saved House Vervain…but for how long?
Unseelie fae are still sneaking into Manhattan and causing trouble. I still haven't learned to cast any kind of powerful magic to stop them, so I'm going to have to find another way. And I need a solution fast to avoid a war between the fae.
The Little Yokai Series
“They say no good deed goes unpunished. That went double for Little Yokai.”
In a world where the Japanese supernatural spirits known as Yokai wander the physical plane, Bureau of Souls Agent Keiko Miller has an oath to protect the innocent and bring justice to the guilty. She also has a secret of her own: she's part Yokai. She'll have to protect that secret like her job and her life depend on it, because they do.
My name is Keiko Miller. I've been an agent at the Los Angeles Bureau of Souls office for four years, and I'm one of the best. I ought to be. I'm part Yokai. So trust me when I say I know all about the supernatural entities that spilled into Japan thirty years ago. I'm one of them.
For my entire life, I’ve kept the Yokai side of my family private. Thanks to Madara, the magical koi fish who hides my Yokai aura, only my father knows I’m half kitsune. Sure, it sucks leading a life of lies, but I’ve got things under control.
Until I don’t.
I'm on the hunt for a serial killer stalking the Yokai of Los Angeles - and the killer might just be a fellow Bureau of Souls agent. But I need to move fast. The deeper I dig into this case, the more it feels like someone is out to frame me as the rogue agent.
After a simple prisoner transport turns deadly, I'm on the run and off the grid with a Yokai suspect under my protection. The Bureau and Vigilance both want the suspect back in their custody. Several Yokai want the suspect dead. I want to know who double-crossed me.
As much as I don’t like it, I’m about to put my life in the hands of a Yokai I know I can’t trust. I should be arresting him - instead, I’m counting on his help. And I'll need it to keep my Yokai side secret. After years of living two lives, I may finally have to choose one of them - and that choice will cost me everything I care about.
After years of living a double life and hiding behind my mortal identity, I may finally have the chance to save my mother, reunite my parents, and reveal my kitsune side to the world. That is, if I'm willing to help a crime boss who’s wanted by the Bureau and almost the entire gokudo network.
Cloak and Dagger (Delta Underground Operatives)
A life-leeching necromancer and a life-loving wood elf. It’s a match made in hell…or the latest dating app.
But if they can overcome their differences, their powers will pair perfectly. And that’s precisely what Delta Underground Operatives needs: a dualcasting assassin team who can save the world.
Short Story Collections
A collection of fictional mini-narratives inspired by real-world facts.
Daily Story Seeds are narrative appetizers, little “what if?” writing exercises that often have a hint of the fantastical, though they’re inspired by some factual online post I’ve read.
An arrogant monk learns the cost of his hubris.
A deity seeks the hand of a mortal, with deadly results.
A samurai wills his love back from the dead.
Folklore Tales of Old Japan expands seven traditional, tiny folklore tales into larger, longer narratives, allowing readers to dive deeper into the stories and spend more time with the characters.
Amazon Vella Stories
This year, Ivy Hunter got a lump of coal in her stocking the size of Cincinnati: her father died mysteriously on Christmas Day. Equally mysterious? The message he left Ivy, one which will send her down a path of magic, secret organizations, and monsters from beyond the mortal plane.