The Book Club meets Hocus Pocus in this paranormal women’s fantasy!
“I’m leaving.”
Two shocking words ending a marriage of over twenty years. Totally blind-sided, the 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 her dear Aunt Maeve willed to Shannon. She’d spent many summers there as a teen. Were the friends she’d made there still around? With limited funds and bleak job prospects after being out of the workforce for so long, the decrepit resort is a lifeline.
A lifeline that catapults her from the mundane, where she’s no longer a spanx-wearing, soccer mom fighting traffic and a mid-life spare tire around her middle. Who has time for bitterness when there’s a world of magical witchcraft to learn?
Wait. Witchcraft?
From the moment she sets foot on the property, it’s a carnival of weirdness. She stumbles onto a strange little well in the forest that she’d never seen when she and her friends explored years ago. Good grief! Did it just talk to her? She must be losing it.
The old house needs work but that’s not the worst part. The place is haunted! Her Aunt Maeve isn’t as “passed on” as she’d thought. Turns out she was a witch. Yes, a real spell-casting, broom riding, wishes-come-true witch.
And Shannon is expected to carry on the legacy? Which could be cool if magic didn’t have such a steep learning curve.
Spells go off the rails; it happens. Sometimes you end up turning your best friend into a sex addict. Other times, looking for revenge on your EX, a spell boomerangs back to bite you on the ass. She’s learning. Give her a break, okay?
While she and her besties try to figure this witchcraft stuff out, a handsome developer with designs on using her land to create a million dollar sub-division, muddles things even further. 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. Can’t he find someplace else to pillage?
Shannon is going to need all the magic that the little witching well showers and then some to keep the enchanted resort.
“Witching Well,” book one in 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 to be a good mother aren’t the end. There’s magic, heart-warming friendship and maybe even love in this rollercoaster ride of midlife. Come along, buckle your seatbelts and get ready for tears, laughter, and the hilarious chaos of life’s next magical chapter!
*****
As reviewers have said:
“A great start to an exciting new cozy. Three friends that come together stronger and funnier than their teenage years. Colorful characters, delightful antidotes, A little romance makes this a number one series.”
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“I just loved everything about this book, it’s a fantastic storyline with such great and loveable characters that I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait to read the next book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.”
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“This book, The Witching Well, is the first book in the Hex After 40 series by Shelley Dorey. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next book in the series. Shelley created a delightful cast of colorful characters and an enchanting storyline filled with surprises and LOL funny moments. I couldn’t put the book down and read well into the night.”
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