A kingdom divided. A rebellion rising. A crown ripe for the taking. My witchcraft made a fortress soar from the earth, fracturing the kingdom in two. Once, the raja pictured me as his queen. Now, I lead...

"You are an accomplished woman, but even you cannot withstand a current that has been churning for centuries." One minute, I'm just your average forty-year-old Londoner, past my sell-by date and going...

My nails made little moons in my palms. Middle-aged women might have froth and bubble on their upper layers but underneath, we were tidal waves. Death is coming for me, of that there is no doubt. My hair...

I'd animate gargoyles and vampire finches if that's what it took to keep my loved ones safe. I have earned the grudging respect of London's Otherworld, and I'm ready to enjoy my second chance at love...

"Dreams are such fragile things. Nebulous wishes oxygenated by slumber. You enjoyed a taste of your dream. Now I will turn it into blackened ash." So the Father of the Gods is alive, and Gaia kept it...

"You have neither your grandmother's talents, druid, nor her beauty, but you can make something of yourself yet." My friends and I might have saved the day against a vengeful god, but I still don't know...

A woman in her midlife knows who she is. Unless her family has been hiding a magical secret.Book 1: Midlife Dawn Broken by grief at forty years old, I'm ready for change. When a mysterious man tells me...

"Real power is not grasping or vengeful. It is quiet, but it is still fierce. It is a whisper you hear inside yourself." By now, my hopes of a quiet life in the Otherworld are dead and buried. I've accepted...

A woman in her midlife knows who she is. Unless her family has been hiding a magical secret.Short Story 0.5: 'The Magical Grandmother'Rajika Verma is a grandmother. She is also Custodian of a library...

My sister was magic. They killed her. They say we are magic too. Three sisters living together in their forties has its challenges. Life is humming along just fine if you overlook our clashing personalities,...

Three magical sisters. A raja with claws. A labyrinth of deceit. Darkness wakens in Jalapashu. In this kingdom, silks are soaked in blood, and bones bend like boughs. To survive, my witch sisters and...

Shivers of excitement shot up my spine. It was time to draw a line under the past and find a new me. By forty, I thought I'd be living my best life. When my idiot husband gambles away our savings, I divorce...