BOOKS

Bonnie's debut novel, Pearly Gates, is set to release on June 1st, 2025 - just in time for Pride Month!

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A dead drag queen. A cozy café. A shady deal—and an unexpected family.

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Deceased drag queen Pearly Gates has the worst job in the afterlife: cosmic sanitation worker. When her soulmate leaves her, claiming she’s incapable of growth, Pearly hatches a plan to win him back. By striking an illicit bargain to take over the caseload of a burnt-out spirit guide, she’ll prove she’s worthy of love—and redemption.

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Her mission takes her to Thunderbolt Books & Coffee, a small-town Midwest bookshop café haunted by a 1920s burlesque dancer. Tasked with guiding a grieving young widow, a terminally ill college graduate, and a struggling trans woman, Pearly uses wit, charm, and a touch of magic to help them heal and find love. Then she discovers the café’s owner is her soulmate reincarnated.

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As one of Pearly’s charges falls for the café owner, she faces a dilemma: be the good guide she promised to become or sabotage the relationship. Between saving the café, dodging bumbling afterlife detectives, and surviving a lip-sync battle with her own body double, Pearly must decide what matters most. If she fails, she risks losing everything—her job, her soulmate, even her soul.

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Pearly Gates is an uplifting LGBTQ+ fantasy celebrating queer identity, found family, new love, and second chances—even after life’s final curtain call.​​​

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Pre-order on Amazon HERE

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Check out all the five-star reviews on Goodreads HERE

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