Download or read book Midlife Fairy Tales Murder written by Corky Reed-Watt and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scruples that Beverly had followed since childhood seemed to be working well…until she hit midlife and her husband filed for divorce, her teenagers mutinied against her, she was promoted to a high-stress position, and she found a murder victim in the ladies’ restroom of Gerry’s Socks & Shoes. Through an emotional and sometimes comical series of events, Beverly attempts to unravel some mysteries of life and help catch the bad guys while struggling with her own personal quirks, fears, and expectations. In her journey she finds that sometimes people who do not follow the rules are heroes, and villains are not always foiled. Sometimes a man who becomes your best friend does not match your expectations for Prince Charming. Most surprisingly, a casual friend that you least expect to go that extra mile will become a dear friend, even though she dances to a completely different drummer and follows mores that Beverly will never understand.
Download or read book You Light Up My Midlife Crisis written by Robyn Peterman and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midlife is definitely a journey. The road has massive potholes.And the crisis... it's the gift that keeps on giving. Being forty is supposed to be freaking fabulous not fatal. Taking on a daunting new job minus the description isn't the smartest move I've ever made, even if it was to save a friend. Hopefully, it doesn't turn out to be the stupidest... or deadliest. Why can't things stay the way they were? I love my old job. Supergluing ghosts back together and solving their issues is its own reward. Not to mention, I'm seriously good at it. Although, I must say, I'm ridiculously excited for the new Death Counselor's arrival in nine months... Adding to my problems, there are four new angels in town who are riding my butt and judging every move I make. Literally. Who knew destroying one Immortal could cause me so much trouble? If I'm found guilty, I'll be pushing up daisies. Luckily, my nutty friends have my back and the Grim Reaper has my heart. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing is impossible. I am living proof. Let's just hope I live to prove it.
Download or read book Shoot the Moon written by JB Lynn and published by Jennifer Baum. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things only get more complicated when, on the one-year anniversary of her husband’s disappearance, she wanders around her neighbor’s pasture in the middle of the night. Slightly inebriated, she witnesses a moonlit crime…that nobody else believes happened, despite the photographic evidence she provides. Her neighbor wants her charged with trespassing, Her family and friends are worried about the toll that the stress of the past year has taken on her. Kiki needs to maintain her focus if she’s going to have a shot of emerging from this collection of cow patties unscathed in this novella.
Download or read book Midlife Can Be Murder written by Jane Isenberg and published by Avon. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When middle-aged New Jersey community college professor Bel Barrett encounters former student Ashley Roberts, a young woman distraught over the "accidental" death of a colleague, Bel is compelled to investigate the tragedy and becomes caught up in the dangerous world of corporate espionage and murder. Original.
Download or read book Midlife Murder written by Amy Eastlake and published by Booksforabuck.com. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her husband divorces her publically and in the most humiliating way possible, Heather Montag says some crazy things. Which explains why the police come calling when Montag is murdered. Assisted only by new friends from a trailer park and a teenage girl from a program Heather is assigned to as community service, Heather has to find the real killer--or risk Texas's all-too-common lethal injection.
Download or read book Midlife in Glimmerspell written by Addison Moore and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impending divorce. A hot homicide detective. And spontaneous time travel.Midlife in Glimmerspell is proving to be magical. If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I'd better buckle up because I'm about to go over the hill and off the rails. *A laugh out loud Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* After catching my husband in bed with another woman, I gave him the heave-ho, put our house on the market, and moved away to an enchanting little town for a brand new start. What I didn't count on was the fact that enchanting little town might just be-enchanted. Glimmerspell is rumored to be home to vampires, werewolves, and fae, but those are just simply gimmicks to lure tourists to their snowy little town-aren't they? Nevertheless, I've got a job at the Haunted Book Barn where my niece films her infamous video blog-Murder, Mayhem, and Baking. She's somehow wrangled me into helping out with whipping up the sweet treats, and in the middle of filming an episode a hot flash strikes and I'm transported to another time, place, and another day entirely. If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I'd better buckle up because I'm about to go over the hill and off the rails. Midlife in Glimmerspell can be a real killer. From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore- Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"
Download or read book Midlife Psychic written by Carolyn Arnold and published by Hibbert & Stiles Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot flashes in my forties? Expected. Waking up psychic? Not in my wildest dreams. My name is Erin Stone. I’m forty-three with a daughter away at college and a successful career as a communications officer with the 911 dispatch center for the Toronto Police Service. My life had just returned to a new normal after my divorce and everything was going along smoothly. Then BOOM! Turns out the universe had other plans for me. I dreamed of a plane crash—only it wasn’t just a dream. The crash happened in real life. Eighty-three dead. A vision, plain and simple. Not exactly. My family certainly wouldn’t understand. And me…psychic? I’d dabbled in new-age spirituality in the past but never plunged into the deep end. Now I’m in over my head. Why was I given this vision, and does it hold clues as to what caused the crash? My best friend, Trish, is convinced it does, and a handsome stranger with the National Transportation Safety Board is willing to partner with me to solve the mystery. But if I’m going to embrace the vision as telling of newfound psychic abilities, I will need to keep my paranormal gift a secret from my daughter, brother, and aunt. Little good that might do them though. Someone out there has their own secrets and is willing to go to great lengths to protect them. Now the very gift I was given has put the lives of my loved ones at risk. Will my psychic abilities be strong enough to save them? This work of paranormal women’s fiction features a strong-willed heroine in her forties with enough baggage to check some, along with a heavy dose of magic and a splash of romance. Readers love Midlife Psychic: “What a heart-pounding good story. I was totally drawn in and couldn’t put the book down.” ~ Goodreads Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Had me on the edge of my seat with mystery, giggling with a hint of romance, and completely invested and engulfed in the storyline.” ~ Leels Loves Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Your attention is grabbed right from the outset, and you won’t want to stop turning the pages.” ~ The Faerie Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A wonderful suspense-filled thriller with a little paranormal twist.” ~ Goodreads Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I did like the paranormal story line, especially the tense, wild climax.” ~ The Reading Café, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Download or read book A Midlife CatAstrophe written by Morgana Best and published by Best Cosy Books. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nell Darling moves to a small Aussie mountain town after a messy divorce, she decides her life will be purrfect. But life has decided to be no such thing. Nell discovers a body, buys a mysterious bookstore, and starts to suspect she is losing her mind--all because a local cat begins stopping by for a chat. Yet Nell has no time to paws and reflect. Soon she is chasing her tail to solve the murder. Hot on her heels is the dreamy Detective Caspian Cole, who seems to think Nell is mad fur real. But it doesn't matter what Detective Cole thinks, because Nell is about to discover that menopause doesn't mean her life is put on pause. In fact, menopause is a sign that Nell's has finally begun. Litter-ally a fun read for women who are coming into their power! A Midlife CatAstrophe is Book 2 in the MenoPaws Mysteries paranormal cozy mystery series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best.
Download or read book Shoot First Ask Questions Later written by JB Lynn and published by Jennifer Baum. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pet portrait artist Kiki Long is driving to her first day of work at her new job as the Pride Falls forensic photographer when she spots a smoking car that's skidded off the road. After confirming nobody is inside, her natural inclination to document what she's witnessing takes over and she starts taking pictures, which means she's standing too close when the vehicle explodes. Now she's dealing with a head injury and an irate detective who accuses her messing up his crime scene. That's nobody's definition of a good first day. But she did do a good job with the photos. They prove that the owner of the car didn't die in the explosion, and they give the ornery detective a place to start his investigation. It's the goat that Kiki saw before she started snapping photos that makes her curious. Despite the detective's dismissal of her idea, she starts her own amateur sleuthing along with her two best friends, Her curiosity just might just get them all killed.
Download or read book Oh Shoot written by JB Lynn and published by Jennifer Baum. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since her husband disappeared seven months ago and it came out that he’d been embezzling funds from the town, pet photographer Kiki Long has been keeping a low profile. But now it’s time to focus on creating a new life for herself. Risking the wrath of the town’s residents, Kiki attends the annual Pride Falls Fair where she’s regarded with a mix of animosity, curiosity, and pity. When a participant in the pie eating contest drops dead due to poisoning, Kiki realizes that the pictures she captured at the fair could hold the key to figuring out the mystery of his death. But it’s not like she can go to Sheriff Rockland with them. He still considers her to be a suspect in her husband’s disappearance. With the help of her cat, Kodak, Kiki sets out to prove that her friend, who baked the deadly pie, did not poison it. Can she catch the killer? Or will this new development be what lands her in prison?
Download or read book Midlife Misadventure and Murder written by K.M. Waller and published by Kizzie Waller. This book was released on 2024-07-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as Murder and a Texas Brisket by Sweet Promise Press. If you like wacky mystery adventures with a touch of southern midlife-sass, you’ll love Midlife, Misadventure, and Murder. A Texas vacation turns deadly when a BBQ competition judge ends up dead. In Texas for a brisket cooking competition, Georgia gal Beatrice O’Rourke and her eccentric friend Marlin get more than they bargained for when they stumble into a murder plot. Can Beatrice put the clues together before she and Marlin become next on the murderer’s menu?
Download or read book Miss Fitz Discovers Midlife Magic written by Red Tash and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Fitz at Midlife! Melissa Fitzpatrick (aka Miss Fitz) is a blissfully married mother of four living happily ever after in a cozy-yet-bustling tourist village in picturesque Brown County, Indiana. Between juggling the needs of her family and a part-time writing gig, she soaks in quality girl time with her besties, aiding them in the running of their side-by-side popular coffee shop and handmade soap boutiques. Missy simply adores animals of all shapes and sizes, and they love her right back--from the strays she collects at her home, to the black cat in town who seems to read her thoughts. Pleasantly plump and practically invisible in her mom attire and minivan, Miss Fitz revels in her Hallmark Channel-ready life--that is, until a tycoon of local business sends his vehicle careening through a wrought iron fence into the well-manicured flower beds of the shopping center, thrusting a group of coffee shop regulars into harm's way. Reacting instinctively, Missy throws her large quilted handbag at the truck--only to find that sometimes a purse is more than a purse, and her two besties are into more than just tarot cards and Stevie Nicks. It's not long before Miss Fitz finds herself in the center of a murder investigation, discovering there's more to midlife than menopause. Are you ready to come out of the broom closet with Miss Fitz at midlife? Who better to play detective than a well-read, wise-cracking woman finding her power in her forties? A tale of friendship and love, MISS FITZ DISCOVERS MIDLIFE MAGIC is a cozy mystery by Red Tash that will have you laughing as you discover along with Miss Fitz and friends that midlife can be truly magical. "I loved this book. Melissa Fitzpatrick (Miss Fitz) is a sleuth I can relate to and root for. Her world is both perfectly plain and transcendently whimsical; love, family, and friendship are rock-solid, yet wreathed in tendrils of fantasy as light as air. And there are recipes, because Miss Fitz rocks in the kitchen, just like her creator, Red Tash. In short: read this charming mystery, try a recipe or two, and join me in happy anticipation of more books in the series." ~Emma Jameson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author "A magical, midlife mystery with a touch of whimsy. Can't wait for the next Miss Fitz adventure!" ~Shéa MacLeod, author of Lifestyles of the Witch and Ageless, Season of the Witch series of Paranormal Women's Fiction Cozy Mysteries "Miss Fitz and friends are a kind of found family--and they know how to throw a great girl's night out! I wish I could live in their town and have coffee with them at Bethany's Brews." ~Reviewer A. Channing "These characters are like the women from Practical Magic, if they were on the Hallmark Channel--but funnier, and smarter. I wish I had Missy's purse!" ~Reviewer S. A. James Includes recipes, talking cats, wildflowers, and a few choice words. This is a Paranormal Women's Fiction Cozy Mystery, where mature women not only deal with aging and chronic illness, but sometimes say naughty words and drink midnight margaritas as they sleuth their way to hidden truths. Good witching fun, with a sidecar of the supernatural.
Download or read book The Cat The Witch and the Dead Dude written by JB Lynn and published by Jennifer Baum. This book was released on 2024-09-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While pulling a Halloween prank, a group of teenagers find the town’s homeless man covered in blood, muttering about a witch. Most of the residents of Pride Falls assume he’s responsible for whatever terrible fate has befallen the missing town librarian, but pet photographer turned crime scene photographer Kiki Long doesn’t see it that way. She pursues an alternate theory while attempting to convince her incarcerated husband to grant her a divorce, avoid a creepy stalker, and figure out the perfect costume to wear to her friend’s Halloween bash. Hard to say whether she’s got a shot of pulling any of it off.
Download or read book Thankful Grateful Busted written by JB Lynn and published by Jennifer Baum. This book was released on 2024-11-04 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her friend volunteers her pet photography services to the local animal shelter, Kiki Long finds herself partnered with a juvenile delinquent who is performing court-ordered community service. Soon after, the girl is accused of setting fire to the home of a stuffy animal shelter board member. With the Sheriff’s Department stretched thin, Kiki is asked to not only document the crime scene but to ask around about the teenager who’s gone missing. Kiki juggles her volunteer responsibilities and professional obligations while trying to put together a Thanksgiving dinner for the ragtag group she considers to be family.
Download or read book Fountain of Age written by Betty Friedan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betty Friedan launches a new revolution with this powerful, bestselling book breaking through the American mystique of aging as decline. Through hundreds of interviews, Friedan confronts our denial and demolishes society's compassionate contempt--to offer a vision of what can be embraced.
Download or read book Murder in LBJ Cove written by Verena DeLuca and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty, foxy, and fond of forensics. Moving back to my old stopping grounds came with more trouble than I bargained for. I left my investigation agency back in Fort Worth, to start over free from stress. Two weeks into my retired life, I found myself in a 55+ community-HELLO! Only 43, thank you-and bored out of my mind. I was not cut out for early retirement. So, I did what any attractive single lady would do-jump as far out of my comfort zone as possible. My mama laughed me out of the kitchen when I told her about my new job as a baker's assistant, but that was nothing compared to her reaction when I dropped the bomb about the new murder case I was working. Served up in right in my backyard of all places. At least it was as far away from the adultery I used to solve. While I had my doubts about taking on the case, the country Sheriff put his full faith in me. Not to mention the deputy that came along with the job-boy was he going to be trouble with a capital T. Here's to hoping my keen eye can solve the case before my nerves get the best of me. Murder in LBJ Cove is the first book in Firedrake Investigations, a midlife P.I. cozy mystery series set in the heart of Texas. Each novel is a clean, snarky mystery, centered around murder, with a sprinkle of romance. This series is a tie-in to our Hill Country Mysteries series, where you'll discover Kyrah's secret: A Fresh Brew (Book 1).
Download or read book Cruising Through Midlife written by Addison Moore and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impending divorce. An ornery homicide detective. The cruise of a lifetime. And ghosts. Midlife on the high seas is proving to be a real killer. A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel: Cruise Ship COZY MYSTERY If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I'd better buckle up because I'm about to go over the hill and off the rails. *A laugh out loud Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* A cruise ship cozy mystery! My name is Trixie Troublefield, and I see ghosts. It's sort of a new thing, and it's more than a problem. While I was busy running around doing some last minute packing for my tropical anniversary cruise, my husband was busy bedding three other women-at the same time. So I did what any other sane person would do-I grabbed my suitcase and took to the high seas, alone. Here's the thing. I've never been on a plane or a cruise ship. I've never left the state of Maine. I've never been on my own. I've never seen ghosts before either, but that seems to be on the universe's agenda for me, too. I've got eighteen days to recalibrate, rethink my life, recharge, and eat all the food I can get my hands on. And I might look into a poltergeist pest control service while I'm at it. Of course I'll start a travel blog and log all of my adventures for the world to see. Why not rub all the fun I'm having in my cheating ex-husband's face? I'll call it Suddenly Single! What a Trip. But no sooner do I step on board of that stately cruise ship than I stumble upon a body. Midlife on the high seas is proving to be a real killer. From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore- Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"
