In 1992, they left the Southwest and moved to the Oregon Coast where they ran a bookstore called 14/Green Gable Books and two B&Bs and also rehabbed houses and re-sold them.

"[7] Julie Bindel wrote in The Guardian, "In the authors' world, any good butch will have a beautiful femme on her arm, who, every now and again, needs to be allowed to put her feet up.

"[8] The collection won the Huffington Post contest called "The Most Unusual Cookbooks", and it made a brief appearance in the movie The Perfect Family.

"[11] Hardesty published her first full-length novel, The Truck Comes on Thursday: Book 1 in the Loni Wagner Series, in 2010 through Teal Ribbon Publications and a second edition through L-Books in 2011.

This book is a wonderful addition to any romance or mystery collection as well as for those interested in reading about police work, Native American culture, and a touch of Arizona history."

[12] Over the years, Hardesty served as a reviewer for the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table, focusing specifically on works by notable lesbian authors.