Mall Goddess
Kylie Kaiser has spent twenty years invisible. Mopping floors.Creating art in secret. Waiting.
This is the story of what happens when she stops waiting for permission. Mall Goddess — for anyone who's ever felt unseen.
When your dreams are dying, sometimes you have to chain yourself to what matters most.
Kylie Kaiser is a fiercely independent custodian with a secret: a hidden studio inside the Fort Empire Mall where she crafts her beloved Punk Piglets. When the mall faces closure, Kylie's job, her art, and the community she loves are all on the line — and the forces working against her run deeper than she imagined.
With the return of her high school sweetheart and his ambitious wife, a web of political corruption threatening everything she holds dear, and an unexpected connection with Officer Henry Sandoval, Kylie must decide what — and who — she's really fighting for.
Mall Goddess is a funny, fiercely original story about creativity, community, and the courage to believe in yourself.
“Mall Goddess is a heartfelt and refreshingly original story about creativity, resilience, and finding purpose in the most unexpected places.” Sublime Book Review
"Themes of integrity and resilience underlie this engaging, fast-paced story that conveys a glimpse of what it’s like to live in a struggling town with few employment opportunities. ... This title is well-suited for book clubs, given its potential appeal to a wide range of fiction readers and included discussion questions." BlueInk Review
"A rebellious janitor urges a small town to save her beloved mall in Dahlman's novel." Kirkus Reviews
"Mall Goddess is a playful, ebullient novel in which a woman goes to great lengths to preserve an irreplaceable space." - Foreword Reviews
The Night Nurse and the Jewel Thief
One last shift. One maybe-kinda-dead guy.
One dazzling disaster.
Nancy Norman’s world crumbles when fire consumes everything she owns. The glamour-obsessed home care nurse faces an impossible choice: retirement with nothing, or one final night shift that could change everything.
She takes the job. Her assignment leads her to an eccentric billionaire’s sprawling estate, where environmental activism masks darker secrets. But Nancy’s quiet night takes a violent turn when thieves storm the mansion, hunting for a legendary sapphire collection. Suddenly, she’s fighting for survival against trained criminals, high-tech security systems, and the mansion’s bizarre defenses.