{"product_id":"magical-midlife-survival-guide-audio-book","title":"Magical Midlife Survival Guide, Book 1 (audio book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Breathe. Take your time. It's your turn to be exquisite, and radiant, and unstoppable.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt forty-two, Lainie Cassidy finally does what she should have done years ago: she takes her two kids and leaves her abusive marriage. No money. No safety net. No looking back. Just a desperate need for a fresh start and the bone-deep knowledge that midlife isn't about fading into the background—it's about becoming who you were always meant to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is her do-over. Her second chance. Her hard-won new beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen she finds the watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDigging through old boxes for homemade Halloween costumes, Lainie stumbles onto her grandmother's antique pocket watch—and the moment her fingers close around it, her ordinary life cracks wide open. The watch is a talisman. A vessel of ancient magic tied to a centuries-old secret her family has been guarding for generations. And it's connected to books in ways Lainie can't begin to understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurns out, magic is real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuddenly she's discovering a hidden supernatural world that's been humming just beneath the surface of her ordinary suburban life. Characters are stepping off the page and into her living room. Supernatural creatures are showing up uninvited. A snarky talking cat has opinions about everything—especially her wine intake. And the magic is getting harder to hide from her kids, her fierce best friends, and everyone else in her life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen the watch conjures him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA devastatingly handsome dragon shifter pulled straight from the pages of a romance novel—protective, powerful, completely out of his element in the modern world, and absolutely determined to win Lainie's heart. He calls her the chosen one. He says she's awakening to power she was born to wield. The problem? He's not supposed to exist outside the book. And the dark creatures now hunting Lainie want the talisman's power for themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe came looking for a fresh start. She got more than she bargained for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmed with wine, chocolate, fierce friends, a sassy talking cat, and midlife magic she's still figuring out, Lainie must decide: play it safe, or step into her power and embrace the woman—and the warrior—she was always meant to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagical Midlife Survival Guide is the first book in the Wine, Chocolate \u0026amp; Paranormal Shenanigans series—a feel-good paranormal women's fiction adventure full of humor, heart, found family, and a slow-burn romance that proves it's never too late to rewrite your story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of K.F. Breene's Magical Midlife Madness, Shannon Mayer's Midlife Bounty Hunter, and anyone who believes the best adventures start after forty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA feel-good cozy fantasy romance and midlife magic adventures—where second chances spark supernatural love, found family, and a lot of laugh-through-the-chaos charm. If you love stories with soul mates, forbidden lovers, fate, dragons, ancient magic, and rags-to-riches magic, you'll love the Wine, Chocolate \u0026amp; Paranormal Shenanigans Series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond Edition: originally published in 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Wine, Chocolate \u0026amp; Paranormal Shenanigans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series reading order:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"a-ordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagical Midlife Survival Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagical Midlife Uncorked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagical Midlife Vintage Blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagical Midlife Blush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidlife Full-Bodied and Magical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Larissa Emerald Author","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55004183396674,"sku":"MM1aud","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/5874\/2850\/files\/BookBrushImage-2026-7-20-9-2325_c6d6755d-277f-46de-873d-e4bbd4129ed0.jpg?v=1784568498","url":"https:\/\/larissaemeraldauthor.com\/products\/magical-midlife-survival-guide-audio-book","provider":"Larissa Emerald Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}