Parisian librarian by day and parkourist by night, the last thing Viola wants is an arranged marriage (ick) with a man (double ick.) If Viola can fund the library and keep it open, she might keep her job and freedom. “Might” being the key word. To make matters worse, strange magical shades keep attacking her, threatening her physical safety. Viola knows magic is real and wants to be part of that world, but she can’t find a way out of her mundane life. She can only vent her troubles to her confidant, a lady gargoyle…though the statue has never spoken back.

Boudicca is a creature without a soul—a fact as steady as the stone she’s made of. Yet when the mage who created her gives her a task that requires Boudicca to appear human, she’s feeling new, soft things for the librarian who likes to climb Paris in her slippers. Viola could never love a monster, not if she knew Boudicca’s true form, but Boudicca finds herself putting her heart on the line to help keep the library open…and help Viola discover the magic that will pull her into a new world of freedom.

The Librarian’s Gargoyle is a cozy sapphic monster romantasy set in turn-of-the-century Paris.