Witching Well (Hex after 40)

Description

The Book Club meets Hocus Pocus in this paranormal women’s fantasy!

“I’m leaving.” Two shocking words, torching a marriage of over twenty years. Totally blind-sided, Shannon, a middle-aged, stay-at-home mom, is traded in for a newer model.

One of the few possessions her cheating ex didn’t swipe from under her nose was the mountain resort she inherited from her dear Aunt Maeve. With limited funds and bleak job prospects after being out of the workforce for so long, the decrepit resort is a lifeline.

What is with the water in the small town in the Catskill Mountains that every guy she meets looks like he stepped off the cover of GQ magazine? But, she’s HAD it with men! Or maybe not . . .

Aunt Maeve’s lifeline comes with an extra feature. Shannon discovers a wishing well in her forest and learns that magic is real. So are witches and their spells. Her aunt Maeve was a witch and now it’s Shannon’s turn.

And this discovery catapults her from the mundane. She’s no longer a Spanx-wearing, soccer mom fighting traffic and a mid-life spare tire. Who has time for bitterness when there’s a world of magical witchcraft to learn?

But the learning curve is steep.

Spells go off the rails. Sometimes you end up turning your best friend into a sex addict. Other times, looking for revenge on your ex, it boomerangs back to bite you in the butt. She’s learning. Give her a break, okay?

While she’s trying to figure this out, a handsome developer with designs on using her land to create a million-dollar subdivision has his eye on her enchanted resort. As if her personal tropical moments, a muffin-top, and a bad back aren’t challenging enough, she has to deal with his tricks to sink her. Why does he want her property so bad? Can’t he find someplace else to pillage?

Shannon is going to need all the magic that the little wishing well showers on her and then some.

Witching Well, book one of the Hex after Forty series, is a story of a woman thrown into the deep end, who surfaces, claiming her power. Midlife, divorce, and trying to stay sane and be a good mother aren’t the end. There’s magic, heart-warming friendship, and maybe even love in this roller-coaster ride of life’s next stage. Come along, buckle your seatbelts, and get ready for some tears of laughter and joy.