Hexes, Exes, and Hot Flashes: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798268562644)

Some women have midlife crises. Vera Blackwood got magic instead.

Fifty, freshly divorced, and feeling invisible? That was Vera's reality-until her birthday candles exploded in a restaurant, her hands started glowing, and her dead grandmother's ghost showed up with some very inconvenient news: Vera comes from a long line of powerful witches, and her magical powers are finally awakening.

Perfect timing, right? Just as everything else is falling apart.

Between hot flashes that trigger power surges, an ex-husband who suddenly wants her back, and the minor detail that she has no idea how to be a witch, Vera's life has gone from boring to bizarre overnight. Enter the Hot Flash Society-a secret coven of midlife witches who've been waiting for her. There's Maggie, the wise healer; Ruby, the fierce tattoo artist; and Patty, who can literally smell your lies. They're ready to teach Vera everything her grandmother never could.

Then there's Marcus Sullivan, the gorgeous coffee shop owner with warm brown eyes, mysterious powers of his own, and a connection to Vera's past she never saw coming. As their chemistry heats up (and not just from her hot flashes), Vera discovers that embracing her magic means embracing all of herself-including the parts she thought were too old, too messy, or too much.

But someone else has noticed Vera's awakening. Cornelius Thorne, a dark warlock with a decades-old grudge against her grandmother, has returned to steal the magical power hidden beneath their coastal town. If he succeeds, everyone Vera loves will be destroyed-including her two adult children, who are just discovering their own magical heritage.

Now Vera must master her unpredictable powers, protect the mysterious ley lines running through Moonhaven, navigate a romance that feels too good to be true, and prove that the most dangerous thing in the world isn't dark magic.

It's a menopausal witch who's done playing small.

• Witty, wine-drinking heroines who say what we're all thinking
• Paranormal romance with actual grown-ups
• Found family and fierce female friendships
• Magic systems where hot flashes are a feature, not a bug
• Second-chance romance with swoon-worthy moments
• Laugh-out-loud humor mixed with genuine heart
• Empowering stories that celebrate women over 50

"Nora Roberts meets 'Practical Magic' with a hilarious midlife twist!"

Book One in The Midlife Magic Chronicles series. Full-length paranormal women's fiction standalone with series potential. Features a diverse cast, closed-door romance, found family, magical mayhem, and the revolutionary idea that your most powerful years might just be ahead of you.

CW: Mild language, moderate fantasy violence, discussion of divorce, death of a secondary character, magical battles, and hot flashes with attitude.

Life doesn't end at fifty. Sometimes that's when the magic finally begins.