Olive Trix, a sixteen year old aspiring witch, works at her family's coffee shop called The Black Brew in the small town of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. She uses her alchemy skills to make coffee and muffins that offer more than your average pick-me-up. Even though she excels at potion making, her ability to use magic is next to none, something she finds extremely frustrating. When a stranger comes to town cloaked in his own spell of illusion, everything changes. For the first time, Olive is forced to use her magic delving into an untapped resource she never knew she possessed. In the valley, her powers grew, waiting to be unleashed. In the Brew, magic was happening to all that passed through its doors. In her arms, she held the Bean. In the main house, a visitor came a knocking. In the bottle, a message formed. In the mountains, a portal opened. Inside her, was something Between Worlds!
About the Author: I was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan but have also lived in Ontario and Alberta. As a child, I wanted nothing more than to escape this world and live in some kind of fantasy. I was captivated by movies like Labyrinth (1986), where Jareth the Goblin King pulls Sarah into his labyrinth, trying to make her forget her past and be trapped forever. I must admit, at the time I thought Jareth, played by David Bowie, was dreamy-spandex and all! Over the years, I fell in love with many make-believe men and their stories of adventure. I wished for Conan, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger to save me from some kind of serpentine beast, for Madmartigan, played by a long-haired, dirty Val Kilmer, to defend me from raiders sent by the evil Queen Bavmorda, or for bearded Commander William T. Ricker, played by Jonathan Franks, to beam me aboard. However, as time passed, it became apparent that no Goblin King was coming to take me away, so it was up to me to create my own stories filled with adventure and superheroes. I attended the Alberta College of Art and Design, where I majored in glass blowing. After many burns, slivers, and cuts, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction. Today, I work as an artist, creating pieces out of clay and fibre. I now live in Calgary, Alberta with my Toy Manchester Terrier named Soy Bean. I've never forgotten over the years the wonderful adventures my imagination has taken me on, and for this reason I started to write. I've always found books, movies and video games a real escape, and I wanted to create something that could help others escape as well.