When Cary Met Pickles: Cary Redmond Short Stories

By Kat Simons

A new job, a new house, a new demon dog… And so much to learn.

Cary Redmond has a lot of study ahead of her if she wants to survive her new job as a magical Protector. Study means books. And books mean spending time in a bookstore—something she will never object to. However, the place her mentor sends her isn't an ordinary bookstore. And the clientele are more than what they seem.

But with the help of The Bookstore's proprietor and the resident basset hound, Cary is sure she can navigate this new world without getting eaten by anything.

Maybe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: T&D Publishing
• Release date: Nov 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393913283

Kat Simons

Kat Simons earned her Ph.D in animal behavior, working with animals as diverse as dolphins and deer. She brought her experience and knowledge of biology to her paranormal romance fiction, where she delights in taking nature and turning it on its ear. After traveling the world, she now lives in New York City with her family. Kat is a stay-at-home mom and a full time writer.

Book preview

When Cary Met Pickles

When Cary Met Pickles

Kat Simons

T&D Publishing

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Author’s Note

About the Author

Books By Kat Simons

A new job, a new house, a new demon dog… And so much to learn.

---

Cary Redmond has a lot of study ahead of her if she wants to survive her new job as a magical Protector. Study means books. And books mean spending time in a bookstore—something she will never object to. However, the place her mentor sends her isn’t an ordinary bookstore. And the clientele are more than what they seem.

---

But with the help of The Bookstore’s proprietor and the resident basset hound, Cary is sure she can navigate this new world without getting eaten by anything.

---

Maybe.

WHEN CARY MET PICKLES

Copyright © 2019 by Katrina Tipton

---

Cover design: T&D Publishing

Cover art: © Keith120 © Viorel Sima © Kseniya Ragozina

Published by: T&D Publishing

---

T&D Publishing: http://www.tanddpublishing.com

Kat Simons Website: http://www.katsimons.com

Kat Simons Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/OxQQL

---

All Rights Are Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

---

This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously, and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locale or organizations is entirely coincidental.

---

eBooks are not transferable.

They cannot be sold, shared or given away as it is an infringement on the copyright of this work.

For all the basset hound and bookstore lovers.

1

The bookstore wasn’t on any map. Didn’t have any obvious signs or displays to proclaim it open for business. And, Cary was absolutely certain, had never been on this street in all the years she’d lived in Portland, Oregon.

To be fair, she didn’t come to this part of town very often, but she was pretty sure she’d have known about the little independent bookstore if it had always been here because she loved bookstores. The fact that this one looked, from the outside, like it belonged in this exact spot and had been here for a century was even more interesting.

The façade was simple painted wood, creamy white and clean despite the messy, rainy, muddy March weather. The door was oak and heavy looking, with a lovely brass handle. The name of