Ava Harper is ready to settle into her new life of witchcraft, necromancy, and being a bonded mate. All she wants to do is help her best friend learn about her powers and write her next bestselling book.

Unfortunately, new events conspire to keep her on her toes. Wasn’t almost dying bad enough?

In addition to dealing with the chaos in her personal life, now a group of necromancers want to make sure Ava doesn’t abuse her changing power.

As she focuses on calming down that drama, a new and separate threat appears out of nowhere to make things more difficult.

And all this while trying to plan a wedding. Really, it’s all getting deadly depressing. Ava will have to rely on her strength, her family, and her friends to make sure everyone comes out of this alive.

The Witching After Forty series is part of the Life After Magic World.

Something’s gone wonky in Shipton Harbor…

Widow, author, and mother Ava Harper should’ve never moved back to Shipton Harbor.

After her husband Clay died, Ava couldn’t stay in the house she’d shared with him, so she packed her old Hyundai and drove home. The plan is to fix the old place up and sell it, all while trying to figure out where the next chapter of her life will take her.

Wait a minute...
Hasn't she already done this?

Her life is so normal, but lately, it feels like something is missing. Even after running into her childhood best friend, Sam, Ava can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right.

Like she's having a bad case of deja vu.

A note from Lia and L.A.: The beginning will feel very familiar. Stick with it because not everything is as it seems. Welcome to Ava’s Normal Midlife.

Ava Walker: Mom, Bonus Mom, almost-mother-in-law, and soon-to-be grandmother! The entire Howe-Harper-Walker clan is through the roof excited for Michelle and Wallie’s baby.

Nobody more so than Lucy-Fur.

In the midst of all the last-minute baby preparations, Zoey faces immense familial challenges of her own. After receiving a mysterious message from her cousin, Zoey goes on a journey to learn about her family and pride. Ava is at her side every step of the way.

Not all of the news is good.

Ava and Drew are determined to help Zoey and Larry find out what happened to Zoey’s parents. Zoey’s uncle, a gigantic man with an easy smile, doesn’t quite seem to be who he says he is. Could he be hiding some big clue that will help solve the mystery of Zoey’s parents’ deaths?

Only time will tell.

Sam and his new psychic powers would be very helpful in digging to the bottom of this if only they could pull him away from his own family research…With Olivia spending so much time dealing with her family, Ava’s support system is rather scattered at the moment.

Oh, well, Ava can always call on her friends to help if push comes to shove. After all, what’s the point of knowing the ruler of hell, ruler of the vampires, ruler of the hunters, and being the most powerful necromancer in the world if Ava doesn’t use those connections?

Ava’s life has been a delicate balance of the mystical and the mundane, but nothing could have prepared her for the whirlwind that is two paranormal infants. Holy naptime, Grandma.

It was enough to expect to help raise a super-powerful baby witch in the form of her new granddaughter Imogene. Now Ava and Drew are the adoptive parents of the world’s cutest baby ogre. Despite his monstrous appearance, Ava's maternal instincts kick in, and she finds herself loving the most unusual baby she could ever imagine.

Ava only thinks her hands are full, but then Olivia is called away on a mission to hunt intruders in Faery. As Ava navigates the challenges of forty-something motherhood, Imogene's untamed powers, and the antics of her beautiful new son, Shipton goes haywire. The entire town is plunged into a riotous spectacle of wacky magical mishaps, and nobody is around to help except the coven.

With her hands full, Ava must navigate the chaos, balancing the demands of her unconventional family while taming the unpredictable energies that threaten to upend Shipton Harbor.

As long as Ava doesn’t forget the diaper bag, she’s got this covered.

Ava Walker, Mom, Grandma, adopted mom, finds herself juggling more than just her magical responsibilities. When tasked with planning a last-minute town Christmas in July event, things take a mysterious turn as Olivia, the hired band Pentagram, and even Luci and Lucy, vanish into thin air at different times for seemingly different reasons.

As if that weren't enough, Imogene continues exhibiting powers that defy explanation.

Determined to unravel the mystical mayhem and reunite with her missing loved ones, Ava enlists the help of Drew’s sister Lily, who brings her new friend Gil.

Did we mention that Gil is a gnome?

The search for Ava’s missing friends and feline companions leads Ava to an unexpected resolution at a mystical location in Scotland, where magical secrets are unveiled, and the ties of friendship and family are strengthened… until she gets back home for the town party and Baby Butt causes some unexpected chaos.

Now the cat is out of the bag and pretty much everyone in Shipton Harbor knows about magic. What else can Ava do but silence them and keep them from telling the world?

Does it go exactly to plan? Pffft. Of course not.