If you love fantasy with heart, wit, and that sly thread of absurdity only a master storyteller can pull off, then Michele Emmy belongs at the top of your reading list. A Clarion graduate and Colorado Gold Fantasy Award winner, Michele builds magical worlds filled with relatable chaos, flawed heroes, and creatures both delightful and diabolical. Her books are clever, compassionate, and always beautifully human.
When she’s not wrangling imaginary realms or dreaming up unexpected plot twists, she can be found tinkering with her five Instant Pots and contemplating the idea of exercise—a vibe many of us deeply understand.
Here’s a closer look at the stories readers can’t stop talking about:
Gift Idea #1 Family Magic
Flunking motherhood? There’s a spell for that… or possibly a curse.
Motherhood is messy, magical, and occasionally monstrous, and Tina is drowning in the deep end. Between the sleepless nights and postpartum blues, she’s desperate for help, so when a friend introduces her to a “parenting class” promising simple spells to soothe stressed-out moms, she jumps at the chance.
The teacher seems kind. The magic seems harmless. But across the alley looms a strange squat building that calls to students in unsettling ways… and Tina can’t shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong.
Blending humor, heart, and creeping dread, Family Magic is the perfect read for anyone who knows parenthood is equal parts love, chaos, and sheer survival.
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Gift Idea #2 Pieces of Eight
Wetworld is dying. Dryworld doesn’t care. And one emissary stands between survival and extinction.
In this haunting ecofiction tale, the oceans have reached their breaking point. Rising temperatures and choking pollution drive Wetworld to send one of its own to Dryworld — our world — in a desperate bid to understand the enemy and stop the devastation.
But as the emissary uncovers the truth about humanity’s choices, she faces an impossible reality: saving one world might doom the other.
Thoughtful, gripping, and eerily relevant, Pieces of Eight explores the fragile connections between humans and the ecosystems we depend on. It’s eco-fantasy with heart, hope, and teeth.
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Gift Idea #3 Hex-A-Gone
If two wrongs don’t make a right… how many does it take to fix a magical disaster?
Thalia Gold knows exactly how fast a life can fall apart. One impulsive mistake at age twelve cost her everything: her family, her place in the magical community, and her own budding powers.
Now seventeen, she’s determined to rebuild, starting with a job at her Great-Aunt Sally’s rundown magic shop, Hex-A-Gone. But on day one she signs a cursed contract that lands Aunt Sally in prison, threatens the Charmed Community, and paints a gigantic magical target on her own back.
Every attempt to reverse the curse sends Thalia deeper into danger. Secrets unravel. Enemies close in. And someone far more powerful—and far more ruthless—wants to erase her before she uncovers the truth.
Fast-paced, funny, and packed with heart, Hex-A-Gone kicks off an irresistible YA urban fantasy series full of mystery, magic, and second chances.
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Why Readers Love Michele Emmy
Michele’s stories blend the fantastical with the familiar—family struggles, environmental anxieties, personal redemption arcs, and all the messy, wonderful imperfections that make characters unforgettable. Whether she’s conjuring domestic spells gone sideways, crafting underwater emissaries battling climate collapse, or dropping teens into cursed contracts, her writing always delivers tension, humor, and emotional punch.
With publishing credits across newspapers, magazines, and journals, and award-winning fiction recognized by RMFW, Michele brings serious storytelling chops wrapped in approachable, imaginative fun.
If you’re ready for fantasy grounded in humanity, with twists sharp enough to sting, Michele Emmy’s books are your next great escape.