The Witching Well: A Paranormal Women's Midlife Fiction Novel (Hex After 40 Book 1)

Name: The Witching Well: A Paranormal Women's Midlife Fiction Novel (Hex After 40 Book 1)
Price: 2.49 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (2380 reviews)
Author: Shelley Dorey

by Shelley Dorey

Contemporary Fiction Fantasy

4.5 (2,380)

4.5 stars from 2,380 reviews. Top 76% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You're a woman over 40 who wants to read about someone your age becoming unexpectedly powerful instead of invisibly sidelined.
You loved Practical Magic or Hocus Pocus and want that tone again: witchcraft that's funny, messy, and doesn't take itself too seriously.
You appreciate found family stories where friendship and laughter matter as much as the plot, especially among women rebuilding their lives.

Maybe not for you if...

You want serious, dark magic with high stakes and life-or-death consequences; this book is deliberately playful and forgiving of magical mishaps.
You're looking for slow-burn romance as the main arc; the love interest is charming but genuinely secondary to Shannon's self-discovery.
You prefer standalone novels; this is book one of a series, so the ending leaves threads open for the next instalment.

About this book

Shannon, a middle-aged stay-at-home mom, is blindsided when her husband of over twenty years leaves her for someone younger. With limited job prospects and funds after years out of the workforce, she inherits a decrepit mountain resort from her Aunt Maeve—one of the few assets her ex didn't take. She remembers spending summers there as a teenager and hopes to reconnect with old friends. Upon arriving at the property, Shannon discovers a mysterious well in the forest she never saw before. The well speaks to her. The house is haunted by her Aunt Maeve, who was a witch—a real spell-casting witch. Shannon is expected to inherit and continue her magical legacy, despite having no experience with witchcraft. As she and her friends attempt to learn magic, spells frequently backfire with unexpected consequences. Complications mount when a handsome developer arrives with plans to build a subdivision on her land. Shannon must navigate her newfound magical abilities, her responsibilities as a mother, and this developer's schemes to acquire her property. The Witching Well is the first book in the Hex After 40 series.

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