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Bonnie's debut novel, Pearly Gates, is set to release on June 3rd, 2025 - just in time for Pride Month!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Pre-order on Amazon HERE

Check out all the five-star reviews on Goodreads HERE

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