Sarah's Magical Midlife

The Awakening at 45

The Awakening at 45
I turned my ex-husband into a toad during our custody hearing. Accidentally.
At 45, Sarah Whitmore thought her life was over—divorced, broke, living in a studio apartment above a coffee shop, fighting for custody of her teenage daughter. Then she discovered she's a witch. Not the broomstick-and-pointy-hat kind. The accidentally-turning-people-into-amphibians-when-angry kind.
Turns out, magic runs in Sarah's family. Her grandmother was a witch who suppressed her powers to protect her children. But magic doesn't disappear—it waits. And Sarah's awakening couldn't have come at a worse time.
The Magical Council—ancient, powerful, and terrified of women like Sarah—wants to strip her magic and take her daughter. Her ex is working with them to destroy her in court. And Owen, her mysterious coffee shop landlord who's been watching over her for months? He's a magical guardian with feelings that violate every rule in the supernatural handbook.
Armed with her grandmother's grimoire, a talking cat familiar, and a coven of rebel witches who are tired of hiding, Sarah must master her rare truth magic before the Council destroys everything she loves. Because when you threaten a mother protecting her daughter, you're about to learn what real power looks like.
Perfect for fans of:

• Paranormal women's fiction with bite
• Midlife magical awakenings
• Found family and sisterhood
• Slow-burn romance with supernatural guardians
• Witches who fight back

Tropes: Late-blooming witch • Forbidden romance • Found family • Truth magic • Single mom with powers • Rebel coven • Evil magical council • Talking cat familiar • Courtroom magic battle • Mother's protective magic