"Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where the magic begins at midlife.
When Shay reopens Hollywood Lakes Inn, her biggest worry is whether the plumbing in the 200-year-old house will spring a leak. But as she readies for her first VIP guest, she's caught in flashbacks that never happened—memories so vivid she wonders if she's losing her perimenopausal mind.
With no time to dwell, she focuses on Porter Nichols, the famous screenwriter renting the entire second floor. He's got a script to finish and a terrible case of writer's block. When an unexpected guest arrives along with some disgruntled muses, Shay suspects his problem is magical in nature. But finding the solution threatens to derail her first night with Finn.
The deeper she delves into Porter's mystery, the more her own is revealed, and the fate of the word witch is called into question. She'll need to summon all of her power—and the ghost of her beloved grandmother—to protect the legacy of the witch.
Hollywood Lakes Magical Midlife is a coming-of-middle-age series filled with witchy adventures, found family, and a slow-burn romance. It's a paranormal women's fiction with wit, attitude, and a heart of gold."
"Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where friends are family and the magic begins at midlife.
Since moving to Hollywood Lakes, Shay's life has been full of surprises—like the mysterious crow gifts she keeps finding on her porch and her childhood summer camp turning into a getaway for adults.
It's all cocktails and crafts until Color Wars begins, and Shay learns her former nemesis is captain of the opposing team—even meaner now than she was then. Shay's determined to win . . . until word witch duty calls.
A famous actor—and Shay's former client—disappears, threatening to derail the camp's success. Who's taken him and what do they want? And does it have something to do with the mysterious circle of oak trees at the forest's edge?
Shay's about to learn that being the word witch isn't only fun and games because sometimes, midlife comes with faery strife."
"Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where the magic begins at midlife.
When Shay's longtime crush takes her to an '80s movie marathon to celebrate her forty-fifth birthday, she's sure nothing can spoil their romantic do-over.
But things get radical when the entire audience becomes trapped in an '80s mall—acting like teenagers and living out iconic scenes from their favorite films. Hormones and angst make for a disastrous first date, and Shay wonders whether Finn really is the one who got away . . . or if it's time to let him go once and for all.
When the movies end, so does their chance to escape. Will Shay get back to the future in time to blow out her birthday candles? And will Finn be there if she does?
Witchteen Candles is a blast from the past and a love letter to the '80s—with boomboxes, big hair, and an eternal flame."
"Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where the water is warm, the coffee is hot, and the magic begins at midlife. This semi-cozy paranormal women's fiction series has wit, attitude, and a slow-burn romance.
Shay Atwater is a talent manager in Hollywood with a knack for making dreams come true. But somehow, she's never quite found her own. At 44, she fears she's running out of time—especially in Hollywood where women of a certain age become invisible.
She needs a reset, and settling her grandmother's estate is the perfect opportunity for a getaway to Hollywood Lakes, the idyllic town where she spent summers in childhood. But when her BFF, Avery, shows up begging to use her grandmother's inn as a movie location, what's meant to be a vacation turns into anything but. And when her teenage crush moves back to town, divorced and handsome as ever, she's really in for it.
Exploding lights and ghostly sounds ruin takes until the director threatens to shut down the shoot. Shay must find out what—or who—is wreaking havoc, and she's betting the ancient spell book in the attic will help. If only she can figure out how to open it, she might just find the calling she's been seeking and awaken the witch within."
