Midlife—when the magic really begins… Happy Birthday and hello Mid-life crisis to me. At forty-five, I thought life was over. Dead-end job, empty nest...it was just me and the cat. But when I lost my house and moved in with my senior citizen mom—that was the icing on my cake. Then, out of nowhere, my luck changed—or so I thought. I won a trip to an Inn... Who knew the prize would be learning I’m not just a broke, divorced, empty-nester—I’m a witch. Join Mercury a she discovers her hidden past and the world of magic waiting for her at the Phoenix Inn. Book one of the Magical Midlife in Retrograde series

As Mercury's cat guardian, my main job has been to protect her from magic. Not that I remember why... So when she won a free trip to the Phoenix Inn on an Island in Wisconsin, I didn't worry. But now, I know better. The Phoenix Inn isn't a simple private hotel on a lake, no, it's so much more. Now, Mercury is discovering the one thing I know is dangerous...her magic! And I'm tangled like a kitten in a ball of string, embroiled in the middle of a brand new life of mystery, mayhem and possibly murder. Good thing a cat's got nine lives. Join Mercury and her cat Mr. Yow, as she discovers her hidden past and the world of magic waiting for her at the Phoenix Inn.

Midlife—when the magic really begins… I thought winning the title of Innkeeper was the tough part, but then...there's another murder at the Phoenix Inn. Solving magical murders while trying to learn how to run the an inn isn't what I thought my midlife would be about. Add in dealing with a hotel manager who would rather I was dead, being haunted by the ghost of my deceased friend, and trying to keep track of my cat Mr Yow who seems to have the hang of the hotel business better than I do....maybe my new magical midlife isn't what it's all cracked up to be.Join Mercury and her cat Mr. Yow, as she discovers her hidden past and the world of magic at the Phoenix Inn. Your magic begins at midlife.