Fans of Son of a Trickster and A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will love this adventurous tale of friendly first contact, interdimensional conflict, and quirky romance. Melanie-affectionately known as "Melanie Mayhem"-is an Anishinaabe woman whose chaotic life is held together by sheer willpower and a unique intuition. She thought her life couldn't get any more complicated, until a fated (and physically comedic) meeting at a Minnesota art fair forces her to cross paths with Nakwe. Nakwe is a mysterious Lemurian artist on a secretive mission for A.L.I.C.E.

(the Alien Lineages Intelligence for the Consortium of Earths). He also happens to be the unknowing son of the mythological trickster spirit, Wenabozho. When the two are forced to collaborate on an art project, the installation takes on a life-and a new dimension-of its own. Their burgeoning bond creates unexpected, mind-bending side effects like telepathy, instantly drawing the attention of a ragtag, space-faring crew aboard a living spaceship called The Finder. With the crew monitoring dangerous dimensional instability right in her backyard, Melanie must overcome her deep-seated distrust and fear of attracting chaos. She has to decide if her love for Nakwe is the universe's ultimate trick-or the only hope for stabilizing both their realms, and her heart. Buy your copy of Bead Me a Portal to Midnight today and dive into this star-spanning, cozy, Indigenous sci-fi romcom!.