María Sharon for the ship thing prettttty please!
who’s the werewolf and who’s the hunter
Sharon’s the werewolf who is supposed to be careful about who she talks to. This does not stop her from talking to the new woman in town and finding her a bit more attractive than most.
Maria doesn’t know why she’s going home with a local, she usually doesn’t until after. But this woman is different, although she can’t put her finger on it...
who’s the mermaid and who’s the fisherman
Maria’s a badass pirate who sees a beautiful mermaid trapped in a net and cuts her loose. As thanks, the mermaid--Sharon, so her lulling voice sounds out--protects the ship and makes sure rival ships go down permanently
who’s the witch and who’s the familiar
Maria’s the sleek dog who looks quite regal, while Sharon cannot stop getting weird stains on her jeans and forgets her witch hat a lot. They get together on well, and Sharon is almost always underestimated.
who’s the barista and who’s the coffee addict
Sharon’s the barista who watches amused as Maria orders coffee every morning for her and her boss. Apparently it’s a High Stakes Security job, and Maria downs her coffee from the get-go. Sharon has the order ready to go each morning, even if she isn’t there.
This leads to Fury making his right-hand-woman go down to the coffee shop and actually ask this woman out.
who’s the professor and who’s the TA
Maria’s the professor who is good if a little intimidating. Sharon’s the sweet TA who always has coffee brought in for Professor Hill, smiles at her when she makes an excellent point, and makes sure the students understand the material if they need some office hours.
who’s the knight and who’s the prince(ss)
Maria’s the knight who is one of the best-trained knights. She gets put on protection detail for Sharon, which she doesn’t necessarily like. She was trained to pursue threats, villains, and fight for the crown.
Queen Peggy assures her that “believe me...you’ll need your training.”
What Knight Maria wasn’t expecting was a princess who would much rather escape, and is quite good at it.
But not as good as Maria is at finding her.
who’s the teacher and who’s the single parent
Sharon’s the teacher, and Maria has small, silent Bucky as her new charge. Ms. Carter is nice, sweet, and Bucky clocks her as a crush the moment his new guardian sees her.
So of course with his table group of Nat, Steve, and Sam? Well, they can make a match. Call it an extracurricular.
who’s the writer and who’s the editor
Sharon writes the Cheesiest, Funniest, Worst Romance-Mystery-Murder books ever. Each title is a horrible pun, the suburban moms love the novels, and Maria hates editing them.
“I hired you, right?” Sharon asks. She brings over cookies and lemonade as a treat and an appeasement for her latest installment, which is a new chief-of-police Harriet, who falls in love with new-small-business-owner Lena.
Maria hates that she’s editing it.
But Sharon isn’t as bad as her books are.
