In Emma Jean Finds a Friend (Artistic Warrior Publishing, 2015), Emma Jean is an unhappy girl living in an enchanted land. After a bird steals her pet snail, Emma Jean is determined to find a real friend. Her journey for a friend takes her through various landscapes where she meets an assortment of characters.

Reluctant Angel (Artistic Warrior Publishing $19.95) is the story of Ana Murphy, a 28-year-old living in Vancouver in 1986. Ana was supposed to die on her 28th birthday, but she doesn’t. Instead she wakes up from a serious brain injury to discover that ten years previous she’d signed a contract that makes her a real-live guardian angel. Life takes on new meaning as she follows the instructions of her guides and becomes a reluctant angel in human form. From a walk around the block to flying halfway around the world, Ana fulfills her duties. Things get complicated when she discovers she’s pregnant with a child she isn’t sure she wants. Ana meets characters including a drug addict, a self-centered reporter, a rescued cat and a meditation instructor. There are plenty of twists and turns as Ana and her quirky guardian angels maneuver the space between this world and their's.

Darcy Nybo is a writer and children's author. She also teaches writing workshops at Okanagan College. Nybo makes her home in Kelowna.

BOOKS:

Reluctant Angel (Artistic Warrior Publishing, 2021) $19.95
Emma Jean Finds a Friend (Artistic Warrior Publishing, 2015) $12.95 9780991883363. Illustrated by Sharlene McNeill.
The Great Grape Adventure - Okanagan (Artistic Warrior Publishing, 2015) $9.95 9780991883325. Illustrated by Gaby Knodel.

[BCBW 2021]