When life goes sideways, embracing the adventure is the fastest way to set things right.
One day I was just a widow facing the prospect of an empty nest, living a life that was anything but enchanted. The next, I had discovered my magical roots, and my rightful place as the Guardian of the portal between the Faery and Earth.
There was shock. And there was fear. After all, no one plans to start over at forty-five. I intended to grow old with my husband. I thought we’d live an ordinary life. So I’ll be damned if I’m going to waste this opportunity to live in a world I always thought was imaginary.
I’m half-witch, half-faery, and facing dangers as real as the ache in my bad knee. Ibuprofen and caffeine keep me going, and I could do this for the rest of my life. Whoever thinks my family home is an easy mark better take notice: the new Guardian in town isn’t going down without a fight.
After all, she’s already learned to let go of her simple existence and believe in the extraordinary power inside of her. What could possibly stop her now?
Being the
Guardian isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. My new life is weird and hard. Think magic comes easy to those who wield it? Think again! I’m more likely to blow something up than shield
it.
As
dark Fae make their way through the portal and my best friend’s children are kidnapped, it’s time for me to learn how to cast a location spell. Problem is, before I can start I’m pulled through
the portal and left stranded in the Fae realm. I have no choice but to pull up my granny panties and figure this out. Everyone I love needs me.
Now
I'm desperate for help. Lost in the Fae realm, I’m forced to seek it in a place where my enemies rule with an iron fist. My new trainer is powerful, patient, and very unexpected. The exact
opposite of Sebastian. And even if they’re both extremely good looking, I don’t have time for an alpha male showdown over the rights to my affections. An evil entity is stalking supernaturals in
Cottlehill Wilds, and I need to get back through the portal to help Violet find her kids.
Turns
out, learning my magic is the least of my problems.
Rumor has it that midlife is for drinking wine, traveling, and discovering the joy of life. But there's no rest for the wicked. Or for a Fae-witch hybrid like myself.
Danger follows me everywhere - even to the grocery store - as the evil entity continues to stalk supernaturals in Cottlehill Wilds. But I barely have time to worry about that now that the Fae Queen is dead.
My bad. No, seriously. I let my power loose and it took over.
Leaving Grams behind to return to Eidothea and fight a war wasn't exactly in my plans. As usual, I'm totally clueless. At least I have my orthotic inserts to keep me on my feet and Sebastian and his irresistible kisses to lift my spirits when things go wrong.
And let's face it: things are going to go wrong.
Just because I can cast a spell without burning off my eyebrows now doesn't mean I can survive giant trolls, bogharts, or the insane Fae King. And since my best friends refuse to let me face this battle alone, the stress of saving the realm and the people I love most in both worlds is threatening to turn me prematurely grey.
Sometimes being the Guardian really sucks.
There's no
magic in any realm that can fix this mess. I've just got to dig in and get to work.
One
day I'm fighting beside my best friends in the Fae realm, and the next I can't light a candle without burning down my house.
I always thought witches weren't supposed to have hot flashes unless we were cursed.
But then the day came when I discovered that I'm cursed.
How?
Well, the pandering ex and the nearly-empty nest would be bad enough on their own.
But did I mention the demonic assassin who's set his sights on me too?
I told you, I'm cursed.
I'm
also done with letting life just happen to me. Nothing has been the same in Cottlehill Wilds since my best friend Fiona showed up. Me included.
Fate better stand up and take notice. This witch is just getting better with age.
At
forty-four, I know who I am. I have what it takes to fix my wild magic, deal with this killer demon, and save the supernaturals who call my small English town home.
And I can do it all despite the wild magical flares, the stray chin hair, and my new wrinkle.
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Guess who just discovered her Phoenix lineage? I'd rather go back to just being cursed. Hot flashes have nothing on bursting into flames...
Imps are taking over Cottlehill Wilds, wreaking havoc at every turn. Chasing them around my store with unreliable magic, while not alerting the mundies, is harder than raising twins.
To make matters worse, the target on my back has never been bigger since I killed the demon our resident psychopath summoned. Car bombs and ambush hoards? Someone really wants me out of the
picture.
And
wouldn't you know that Fate has decided to mess with whatever is developing between me and Thanos just as I finally decided to open up to him.
Bad
news for all the haters: it's going to take more than a car bomb, a trip to the Underworld, and a dip in the River Lethe to get under my lightly wrinkled skin. With a top-of-the-line moisturizer
and a fully charged fire extinguisher, I've got this too.
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After a harrowing visit to the Underworld, I finally shifted into my Phoenix. Flying doesn't stop Fate from insisting that I fight for my life, though. All of these brushes with death are for the birds.
Catching the local murderer red-handed should have put a stop to the constant danger I'm in. But now I have to escort this Tainted scum to the Underworld for a dip in the River Lethe, and it seems Fate isn't done messing with me yet.
I'm just supposed to make sure Lily's mind is wiped, but Hades has other plans. If I can escape our unexpected meeting alive, I still have to return to Earth and help my best friends cleanse
Cottlehil of all the Blood magic.
I
thought Fate had moved on to messing with my relationship instead of my life. Boy was I wrong.
Kidnappings,
a Hellmouth, and an epic battle keep me on my toes. I'll roll with the punches, even if it means having a glass of wine with Fate. The more I get to know her, the more she seems like another
overworked, overlooked woman in desperate need of some girlfriends. After all that we've been through, the Backside of Forty Coven is ready to welcome her with open arms.
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I've mastered my magic, faced down demons, and killed an evil Fae king. There isn't much I can't do. Except tell my kids I'm a powerful witch-Fae hybrid.
My kids return home to Pymm's Pondside for the holidays. Before I can tell them about my magic, a pixie, and a mermaid blow my cover. Their shock is expected, but not their anger.
Turns out my oldest nearly burned down their house and was convinced something was wrong with her. I could have helped her if I hadn't insisted on hiding my magic from them.
The girls give me the silent treatment while my son can't stop asking questions. Thank goodness Violet and Aislinn are here to help ease my children into the magical world.
But as my daughters start to come around, all three of my children go missing. Convinced the evil entity stalking Cottlehill Wilds is to blame, I enlist the help of all my friends.
When I fall under the same siren spell as my kids, I'm thrown to the proverbial wolves and Sebastian is my only hope. Is his love for me strong enough to overcome the enchantments? And can he rescue us all?
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Stone demons, giant spider monsters, and a pissed-off goddess have nothing on being pregnant at forty.
I'm
a Fae, not a witch, and yet every witchy problem in Cottelhill Wilds still finds me. My best friends and I are just magnets for trouble.
Troublesome
vampires, rogue demons, evil Fae royalty, and Tainted witches are just a few of the curiosities we've attracted. And our injuries? Just a few concussions, stab wounds and brushes with poison. It
has taken quite an adjustment, but we're finally settling into our roles as the local team of superheroines, and I love it. Belonging to the Backside of Forty gives my life purpose and a meaning
I was missing before.
Now we're hot on the trail of the Dark One when a kidnapper whisks us from Violet's bookstore and leaves us in an isolated cave system. It's not ideal, but I'd rather face the monstrous creatures hunting me now than face the love of my life and tell him my little secret.
I may be nearly six months pregnant with a dragonette, but our enemies had better gird themselves because this mama bear is more confident and dangerous than she's ever been, and I won't stop until everyone knows why it's a bad idea to mess with an expectant woman and her baby.
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Ancient traps, Fae beasts, and a lava chamber are the hurdles I must overcome to reach the dragon equivalent of a maternity ward. No biggie, right?
Solving one crisis after another with my coven left me battered me to a pulp at times, but it prepared me for my most difficult journey yet: returning to Eidothea to save my child's life. Apparently, most beings can't successfully carry a dragon's baby unless they undergo trials and tribulations to reach the lava tunnels in a forbidden mountain in the Fae realm. I know I will make it, because I have a much bigger issue to deal with.
Argies's overprotective brother, who just so happens to be my new king, is insistent on having things his way. Argies and I have barely made it past his discovery of my pregnancy, and now his brother thinks he can force me to stay in his realm. I've outsmarted a controlling ex, mastered the language of manipulation, and I'm one-third of the Backside of Forty. And did I mention I'm about to give birth to a dragon? King or not, he's got to learn that I'm not someone to be messed with.
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The Dark One, Blood Magic, and a goddess with a vendetta are all in a day's work for the Backside of Forty. And they pale in comparison to being the single mom of a dragon baby.
The magical world doesn't believe in maternity leave. As soon as my baby arrives the Dark One doubles her efforts to steal enough power to become a goddess. Set on a wild goose chase that leaves too many mundie victims along the way, I haven't had a moment's rest. The secret of paranormals is about to be exposed and the hellmouth is on the verge of collapse. No one is safe in Cottlehill Wilds and it's up to my best friends and me to make sure evil doesn't prevail.
Didn't I mention we're superheroines?
With the man that I love by my side and a new baby to care for, I have more on the line than ever before. This is the fight of our lives, and it will take all of my wit and power to eliminate the threat to our world. Now is the time we show our enemies why messing with our coven is a bad idea.
IN THE GODDESS"S MAGICAL SNARE
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A deep dive, a magical trap, and countless unknown dangers await the Backside of Forty as the coven ventures beneath the waves in a wild, underwater rescue mission ordered by Artemis
herself.
We
thought we'd seen all that the magical world has to offer, but we were wrong. In the service of the goddess our next adventure takes it out of our element. Literally. And diving deep beneath the
waves with Violet’s unreliable ex as our guide on this trip to a mystical mermaid city is only the beginning.
If we can survive the journey, that is.
As we wander the deepest reaches of the ocean, we're on a quest to find a treacherous magical weapon and return it to Artemis as quickly as possible. But just locating the goddess's magical snare isn't enough to get us back on dry land. The powerful lure has the ability to incapacitate even the gods, and our magic is no match for it at all. Sure, we agreed to rescue the snare, but soon it becomes clear that we might have bitten off more than we can chew.
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With a dangerous Object of Power in a mundie’s hands, the Backside of Forty is off to Greece for a danger-filled adventure deep in the ancient playground of the Gods and Goddesses...
The goddess Artemis exerting her influence over our lives is proving to be a bigger pain in the ass than we expected. As her missions take us away from Cottlehill Wilds and our mates more often than not, it seems our biggest challenge is simply not resenting her. Up next on our itinerary? Hunting down a human archaeologist who somehow got his hands on a downright deadly artifact.
Locating our target is no simple task, but with the help of our magical skills we track the archaeologist halfway across the globe. There isn't time to appreciate the beautiful ruins of ancient Greece as we navigate Zeus's magical traps and mind mythological monsters. This is much more than a simple retrieval mission, and it seems someone else has plans for the Object of Power. Suddenly this mission is a race against the clock, and the outcome is a matter of life and death. If we can't find the Object, countless lives will be lost, and the magical world will finally be exposed.
When Grams is kidnapped as part of a nefarious plot, the Backside of Forty is plunged into a world they aren't prepared to navigate...
To rescue their beloved Grams, the coven will stop at nothing, even if it means a wild journey through mystical markets and The Library of All Knowledge. Meanwhile, the goddess Artemis would rather the ladies focus on her priorities, none of which have anything to do with Grams's predicament.
As they uncover Artemis's secrets, conflicting motives begin to appear. Trouble finds the witches no matter where they go, and soon the Backside of Forty finds itself working with the Pleiades to uncover the truth about the Fountain of Youth before it's too late.
But saving the fountain from falling into the wrong hands could mean losing Grams, and the coven isn't willing to make that sacrifice. Can they find a way to make it all work with the help of their midlife magic? Find out in this captivating tale of supernatural sisterhood, mystery, and the importance of family.
A coven of unlikely heroes could never be stopped from racing against time to save the goddess Selene from the threat of a lethal poison.
As a deadly poison threatens to end Selene’s divine existence, the Backside of Forty must shift their focus to a new and daring mission: harness the goddess’s immense power before it unleashes havoc upon the world.
The perilous journey takes them to the far corners of the globe, beginning with a crucial visit to Gretna Green. Once they gather the knowledge of rare and elusive ingredients for a potent Godstone, the coven is off to Spain. But time is running out, and the goddess’s life isn’t the only one hanging in the balance.
Daring to venture to Selene’s ethereal realm is their only choice, though the harrowing quest has never been attempted by mere mortals. And for good reason. The creatures that guard their beloved goddess’s domain are fearsome, and accessing her magical store is rumored to be more dangerous than helpful.
In this riveting race against fate, the Backside of Forty must summon every ounce of their collective strength, wit, and courage to accomplish the impossible. Can this intrepid trio redirect the destiny of gods and mortals alike?
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And just like that, something
other than a wave of hot flashes turning up the heat on this kickass coven...
When they're tasked with safeguarding the ashes of a goddess who slipped through their grasp once before, the Backside of Forty comes prepared for almost any surprise. Except, of course, for the
one that they're dealt. As Artemis tosses the coven a flicker of flames from the forge of Hephaestus, it quickly becomes clear that this mission won't have the warm and fuzzy solution they've
been hoping for.
But chaos is nothing new for this crew of magical midlifers, and they aren't about to sweat a single misfortune. Battling a bombardment of mythical creatures, legendary beings, and a parade of
peculiar entities definitely adds to the challenge, but it's the final leg of their current journey that gives each of them reason to pause. Protecting several ultra-powerful objects that could
send even the most nefarious dark witches running for their spell books will be anything but easy. Doing it on the brink of a supernatural disaster could be impossible.
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In
this gripping tale, three middle-aged mavens armed with cauldrons and sarcasm find themselves knee-deep in the Crimson Moon curse...
When a desperate friend shows up at Pymm's Pondside with a deadly hex and a plea for help, the Backside of Forty embark on a quest that takes them from cozy tea shops to the shadowy halls of the
Protectorate Guild.
As Fiona, Aislinn, and Violet navigate the perils of the magical realm and the challenges of menopause, they seek the guidance of a gargoyle in their quest for the elusive cure.
But this journey isn't all wand-waving and potion-brewing; it's a wild ride across England, uncovering secrets that make their cauldrons bubble with more than just magic.
Will they gather the rare ingredients, outwit the witch behind the curse, and save their friend before the Crimson Moon claims its final victim? Find out in this spellbinding tale where midlife
becomes a magical adventure, and the real magic lies in the power of friendship – and maybe a well-timed hot flash or two. Join the Backside of Forty
coven, where midlife crises come with a side of witchy mysteries and a snarky comment for every spell.
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Destroying the Magical Shield: Paranormal Women's Fiction (Midlife Witchery Book 18)
As Artemis, the divine huntress, dodges a pesky artifact that wants more than just her secrets, the savvy witches of the Backside of Forty dive into action. To save the goddess and her power, the coven's next quest will take them to the gardens of Mount Olympus and into the place no one else dares to treat -- the goddess's own inner sanctum.
But breaking into Artemis's private chambers is just the beginning of this crew's conundrum. With their unmatched wit and sharp spellcasting skills, these witchy heroines must navigate Olympian politics and divine dramas all while keeping tabs on their ever-fluctuating hormones. Can they keep their cool and find the artifact before Artemis loses her mojo and becomes just another mortal woman?
Buckle up for a hilarious and hair-raising journey through the cosmos, where wrinkles and witchcraft will collide to save the goddess's divinity that hangs in the balance, and maybe snag a mystical souvenir or two along the way.
When
Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn are sent on a globetrotting adventure to track down the elusive Garden of Eden, it quickly becomes clear that no one has done more than the Backside of Forty Coven to
redefine midlife magic and style.
Chaos threatens to erupt if the coven can't find the sacred garden and its forbidden fruit, but these wise witches are up to the task of locating the legendary produce. Armed with spells,
sarcasm, and a few extra pounds, the trio embarks on a quest that spans continents, facing off against rivals and guardians. From ancient ruins to modern metropolises, they chase clues, battle
foes, and even find time for a spa day, because saving the world doesn't always require giving up self-care.
But beware! These bewitching babes aren't the only ones hunting for the ultimate prize. As they traverse exotic locales and explore archaic mysteries, they encounter adversaries who will stop at
nothing to claim the forbidden fruit first.
Can the Backside of Forty coven beat the competition and secure the secrets of Eden, or will they discover that some fruits are best left forbidden? Grab your broomsticks and join these sassy
sorceresses for a hilarious and hair-raising escapade where magic meets midlife and the quest for immortality takes an unexpected twist!
WHISPERS OF THE MAGICAL FOREST
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to sipping merlot... surprise! The Backside of Forty uncorked a peaceful wine-tasting weekend only to be poured into a multi-car pileup in a blizzard. So much for a relaxing girlfriends' getaway...
Before you can say "cabernet", Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn stumble upon a corpse buried in the snow, and it's buzzing with that unmistakable eau de supernatural. Turns out, the scenic village is more crime scene than picture postcard, with ritualistic killings that make ordinary weekend plans look downright boring.
The local mundie police think they can actually handle this mess, but spoiler alert: they can't. It's up to the coven, armed with trusty magic (and a bottle opener or two), to locate the killer before any more bodies -- supernatural or otherwise -- pile up.
That will be easier said than done one a dark-magic-loving shifter decides to kidnap Aislinn and hide her away deep in the forest. The battle to save her
just might push these magical midlife mamas over the edge, nearly wrecking their favorite boots in the process.
Once they're out of the woods (literally), a new discovery leaves the girls aghast, and as the last of the snow settles, the real battle is just beginning. And in this magical world, survival is
never the finish line. It's just the signal for the next round of chaos to start. Cheers to that, right?
The Backside of Forty are about to face their deadliest case yet. When magically gifted university students start turning up dead across London, their bodies drained of power and marked with precise geometric patterns, these seasoned supernatural investigators realize they're dealing with something far more sinister than a regular magical murderer.
As the body count rises, they discover an ancient organization has infiltrated London's universities, using cutting-edge technology to harvest magical essence from gifted students. With victims piling up and their own children at risk, these fierce friends must race against time to stop a group of immortality-obsessed zealots before they can complete a ritual that would forever alter the balance of magic itself.
Blending modern technology with ancient magic, these determined women will need every trick in their considerable arsenal—from phoenix fire to vampire allies and dragon magic—to take down an enemy that's had centuries to perfect their deadly craft. But when one of their own kids is captured and their enemies prove to be magically enhanced beings with powers stolen from dozens of victims, they'll have to risk everything to prevent a catastrophic magical disaster from being unleashed on London.
Get ready for a wild ride through London's supernatural underbelly where middle-aged mom-magic meets quantum physics, and the deadliest weapons might just be sarcasm and a properly brewed cup of coffee.
Just
when Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn thought they'd earned a damn break, Artemis crashes their victory dinner with catastrophic news: Olympus is under attack, gods are dropping like flies,
and—surprise!—only they can save divine butts from extinction.
Goodbye, overdue peaceful evening. Hello, next world-ending crisis.
Whisked away to Mount Olympus without so much as a toothbrush, the three magical misfits discover someone's treating gods like magical juice boxes—draining their divine essence and leaving them
to fade into oblivion. And the culprit has been using Artemis's own lodge as their villain headquarters. Talk about a hostile takeover.
With their complementary abilities working overtime, the witchy wonder triplets will navigate godly politics (think high school drama but with lightning bolts), infiltrate secret training
facilities for god-impersonators, and uncover a conspiracy led by Callisto—Artemis's scorned ex-companion with serious boundary issues and a flair for divine theft.
Their investigation takes them from Olympic chambers to sketchy Athens clubs offering "godly experiences" to mortals with more money than sense, and finally back to Cottlehill Wilds, where the Hellmouth is once again center stage for magical mayhem.
Between saving weakened deities, protecting their families, and figuring out what the hell a "divine ascension ritual" actually entails (spoiler alert: it's not a relaxing spa day), the Backside of Forty faces their most ridiculous challenge yet. Because nothing says "thanks for saving reality last week" like being drafted into a divine civil war.
At least no one's trying to steal their brains this time. Progress!
Three months after saving the gods from certain doom, the Backside of Forty crew thought they'd earned some peace and quiet. Fat chance of that happening in Cottlehill Wilds.
When Constable Lance shows up at Fiona's door with news of a dead body—Derek Morrison, the town council member who tried to exile supernatural families during their last crisis—they know their quiet days are officially over. As if they'd ever really started.
The magical signature at the crime scene is unlike anything they've encountered, and Derek died experiencing what can only be described as psychological torture. Someone forced him to relive every cruel decision he'd ever made before his heart gave out from the guilt.
Using Violet's enhanced witchcraft and Aislinn's elemental magic, they piece together a disturbing pattern: someone is systematically targeting people who took advantage of others during the Prometheus crisis. Call it vigilante justice with a supernatural twist.
But as more victims turn up the trio realizes this isn't just about punishment. Something ancient and powerful is corrupting their entire community, turning neighbors against each other and amplifying everyone's worst moral impulses with catastrophic results.
The trail leads to a Celtic burial site and a missing artifact that was never meant to be a weapon. Now they're racing against time to identify the wielder before the whole town tears itself apart in the name of justice. Too bad the person behind it all is someone they care about.
Saving the day is one thing. Saving a friend from themselves while an ancient relic tries to turn them all into judge, jury, and executioner? That's a whole different level of complicated.
Good thing the Backside of Forty crew is getting really good at making the impossible possible.
The gods are dying in their sleep. The killer calls it retribution.
It's three in the morning when Artemis manifests
at Pymm's Pondside looking like death warmed over. With divine power flickering like a faulty light bulb and dark circles that shouldn't exist on a goddess, she's begging for help with nightmares
that are literally killing her kind and Fiona Shakleton knows their hard-won week of peace is officially over.
The goddess of the hunt has never asked for anything. She demands, expects, and occasionally threatens. But asks? Never. Which means things are properly buggered.
The nightmares aren't random—they're echoes of magical vengeance from a mystery cult the Olympians destroyed centuries ago. A cult that discovered how to make gods mortal and paid for that
knowledge with their lives. Now someone is channeling their collective rage into a weapon, systematically executing the divine beings responsible for their massacre. And with each god that dies
screaming in their sleep, the vengeance spreads, infecting anyone with supernatural heritage and threatening to tear reality itself apart.
As the Backside of Forty digs deeper, they expose an uncomfortable truth. The mystery cult wasn't trying to destroy the gods, they were only trying to hold them accountable. The Olympians killed
them not for being evil, but for threatening divine supremacy. Which raises the question no one wants to answer: are they fighting to stop mass murder or just protecting the powerful from
consequences?
Fiona's still recovering from nearly losing herself to Roxy's corruption. Violet's phoenix nature is evolving in ways that blur the line between destruction and transformation. Aislinn's daughter
is manifesting terrifying new abilities. And they're all being forced to choose between stopping a mass execution and acknowledging that maybe, just maybe, some gods deserve what's
coming.
With two days until the new moon ritual that will kill every guilty deity simultaneously, the team must find a third option between revenge and impunity. Because if they fail, it won't just be
gods who die—it'll be everyone caught in the crossfire when the boundary between mortal and divine realms shatters completely.
Retribution or responsibility. Murder or consequence. Sometimes the line between them is just semantics and desperation.
And the Backside of Forty is about to find out which side of that line they're really on.
Some nightmares hunt you.
Others make you question whether you're the monster for trying to wake up.