When two old college
friends reunite,
it's midlife mayhem as a
magical adventure begins.
One death ring. Two old friends. Welcome to a cursed midlife!
After Professor Izzy Doyle’s career is derailed by a treacherous colleague, she strikes out to start over, and ends up on her estranged best friend’s door step, where she realizes, life has a way of brewing up surprises.
Mae Lawson dreams of joining an exclusive magical society, but disaster plagues her every attempt at spellcasting. Still, the society will forgive her inadequacies and grant her membership if she can convince Izzy, to join too. The challenge? She and Izzy are ex-best friends, and Izzy doesn’t believe in magic.
Just as Mae and Izzy start to reconnect, Izzy places an ancient ring on her finger. As if midlife wasn't complicated enough, the ring sticks tight and slowly takes possession of Izzy’s finger and then her hand. The women must heal their fractured past and work together, navigate the paranormal, and confront an ancient mummy—before the cursed ring claims Izzy’s life.
Perfect for readers who crave a touch of snark with their sorcery!
Magic doesn't play by the rules.
When Mae Lawson's aunt is found dead in the family's antique store, Mae becomes the primary suspect. But Mae knows there's more to the story, especially since the powerful Cat's Eye Pin vanished. To clear her name, Mae teams up with her best friend, Izzy Doyle, for a crash course in amateur sleuthing.
As if a murder investigation wasn't enough, Mae's cheeky live-in gnome, George, also goes missing. Could George have witnessed the crime? Or worse, is he caught up in the Cat’s Eye curse?
With secrets unraveling and time running out, Mae and Izzy must track down George, the powerful pin, and the murderer before they end up on the wrong side of the law or worse, victims of another deadly curse.
The race for power ends now—one way or another.
Izzy Doyle knows magic is real—and it’s ruthless. After betrayals, near-death escapes, and the collapse of everything she once trusted, she’s no longer searching for answers. She wants resolution. That means finding Milly—the one person who still holds a piece of her heart, and maybe the only one with the information to stop a war.
But Milly has disappeared into enemy territory, hiding among the Potestas—the darker of two secret magical societies fighting over the Legend of Threes: a trio of ancient artifacts said to grant unimaginable power to whoever unites them.
With Mae and their gnome sidekick George, Izzy follows the trail, uncertain whether Milly is working for the wrong side—or trying to take it down from within.
What they uncover is a daring plan: steal the three most dangerous magical objects in existence and return them to their source—before either faction can seize them. But outsmarting both sides will take more than magic. It will take loyalty, sacrifice, and the courage to risk everything for what’s right.
Will the artifacts end the world—or will Izzy and Mae end the war for good?
Discover how Izzy and Mae meet in Curses & Charms! This thrilling prequel to the Chronicles of a Cursed Midlife is a testament to the power of friendship, the thrill of adventure, and the magic that lies just beneath the surface of the past.
Let the Adventure—and the Friendship—Begin!
When Izzy Doyle and Mae Lawson meet in graduate school, they instantly bond over their shared passion for archaeology, the mysteries of ancient relics, and tea. Fun-loving, brilliant, and inseparable, the two best friends dive headfirst into their studies, never imagining that their academic pursuits would lead them into a real-life adventure.
But when a legendary death mask is stolen from their university—a relic rumored to be cursed and known for leaving a trail of bodies in its wake—Izzy and Mae find themselves at the heart of a dark and dangerous mystery. With suspicion mounting and the clock ticking, the duo must put their wits and friendship to the ultimate test.
As they race to find the stolen mask, they discover that some myths are more than just stories—and some curses are terrifyingly real. Can Izzy and Mae solve the mystery before the curse claims its next victim?
