Spellbound

Hex After 40, Book 2

By: Shelley Dorey

Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens

“I’m leaving.”

Two shocking words, torching a marriage of over 20 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 back

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 to be a good mother.

©2021 Michelle Dorey (P)2022 Michelle Dorey

Loved it!

It is just as good as the first book in the series! Can't wait for the next one to come out!

Spellbound

this book just keeps getting better. I think this one was the funniest, I really can't wait for the next book to come out. the narrator did a good job too.

Funny and an easy Listen

I enjoyed this one also, and it looks like a third book is coming.

I had more difficulty trying to figure out which of the three girls were speaking. Female voices sounded alike. ☹️ Didn’t have the problem on the first book.

Will go on to 3rd book when it comes available.

Enjoyable

This is the second installment on this series. The three main characters are bumbling through midlife and learning the craft. Spells are going haywire and it’s giggle inducing. This one doesn’t focus so much in there midlife as their mishaps. Love is in the air but will it pan out? The narrator does a good job. I would like ore distinctions on the characters voices but over all she does well and is an enjoyable listen on my walks through the trails this week!

Must read!!

Loved the creative way this story evolved. Really enjoyed seeing the journey the 3 gals take throughout this novel. Great second installment.