How many ways do you need to say goodbye to your ex until he finally leaves you alone? My formal name is Aran of The Dagda. I rue the day I became Aran Derringer, but soon I'll be changing it back to plain old Aran O'Malley. Most days it’s not so bad being a forty-year-old witch from the lineage of the Tuatha de Danann. The last seven years weren't the best, but I don't have time to be regretting the past. Despite what my demon hunter ex-husband and his demon hunter council told the world about me, I am not and never was a criminal. Before I could break myself out of prison, though, the demon hunter council made me a deal I couldn’t refuse. A legit early release is costing me all my pride and a lot more trouble than a jailbreak would have, but I like the idea of not being a magickal fugitive. I swear to Goddess Danu that to get my magical divorce from Jack, I’ve become desperate enough to do just about anything, even if it means helping his stupid bosses. 40 Ways to Say Goodbye is an exhilarating new paranormal women's fiction tale from USA Today Bestselling Author Donna McDonald.

My bad luck with men is a joke in my family. The two other women in my family think I attract only bad guys. Rasmus morphing into some ancient winged creature and flying away convinced my mother she was right. Working with Colonel Benson and the sexy elf Conn recruited to guard my daughter is worsening her opinion. Can you believe my daughter at twenty thinks I'm the naive one? Well, the joke’s on both of them. Turning forty didn’t make me extra picky, but they need to stop judging me for saying no. Colonel Benson is happily married, and I turned down the sexy elf Conn dangled in front of me on principle. I don’t have time to deal with ancient winged creatures, eccentric fairy folk, and back-stabbing demons. The last thing I need is another man determined to ruin my life. Jack Derringer did a bang-up job of that already. Speaking of my ex, and I really wish I didn’t need to, but it seems Jack is involved in something extremely shady. It turns out that the reason Jack sent me to prison was to line his wallet. Should I be flattered that my absence was worth so much to someone? Finding out Jack betrayed me for money is why I informed my daughter that I couldn’t promise to not kill her father when I saw him. No one’s paying me these days, but I still need to sort this out, find a way to permanently lose the guy I divorced, and maybe find the one that flew away from me before he gets captured again.

Am I really angry or having a midlife crisis? Life is easier when you’re younger. Mulan, the new bestie I never wanted, is in crisis. Rasmus left weeks ago and hasn’t returned, so I’m in crisis. I put a demon compulsion on my ex to make him forget he was evil, so my daughter is in crisis. All Conn seems capable of doing is laughing at me and my pain. We’ll see who gets the last laugh, though. Mulan thinks dating him violates everything in her life and negates the reason she was given her powers. Not that I would laugh at Conn’s pain—I wouldn’t. Okay, well, I would, but I’d feel bad about it. Maybe. Men in general aren’t high up on my “things that make me happy” list at the moment, and I confess my attitude is quite fair to my normally very helpful familiar. 40 Ways to Tell a Lie is an exciting paranormal women's fiction tale from USA Today Bestselling Author Donna McDonald.