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Forty, Fabulous and . . . Fae?: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Midlife Mayhem Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Melinda Chase (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,409 ratings
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No one expects their happily-ever-after to end at forty—but here I am one Prince Charming short of a fairytale.

Living back at Mom’s place with her and Gram is not how this ex district attorney intended to start the next chapter of her life, but I shouldn’t be surprised it’s where I ended up.
You see, my family is cursed.
Literally.
At least that’s what both Gram and Mom claim.
I’ve never given much thought to their ridiculous superstitions, but when three local patrons from my mom’s occult shop end up dead, even I’m a bit unnerved.
So, I decide to dive right into the crazy headfirst.
And what I thought would be the end of my journey…may only be the beginning.

Forty, Fabulous and...Fae? Is the first book in the Midlife Mayhem Series by Melinda Chase. Melinda loves writing tales that prove life—romance—and ‘happily-ever-afters’—do exist beyond your twenties! Her debut Series features a snarky, hilarious heroine, Shannon McCarthy, and her wild adventure of mid-life self discovery filled with mystery and romance. It's sure to please fans of traditional paranormal romance and cozy paranormal mysteries!
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Melinda Chase is an emerging author of paranormal women's fiction and cozy female mysteries. Over forty years young, Melinda loves writing tales that prove life-romance-and ""happily-ever-afters""-do exist beyond your twenties! Her debut series, Midlife Mayhem is a snarky, hilarious, romantic adventure, sure to please fans of traditional paranormal romance and cozy paranormal mysteries!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B089Q3X7HP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Witchy Mysteries (June 3, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 3, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2747 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08XS5V9PM
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Melinda Chase is a bestselling author of Paranormal Women’s Fiction & Cozy Female Mysteries.

Over forty years young, Melinda loves writing tales that prove life—romance—and ‘happily-ever-afters’—do exist beyond your twenties!

Her original Series, Midlife Mayhem is a snarky, hilarious, romantic adventure, sure to please fans of traditional paranormal romance and cozy paranormal mysteries!

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Rhonda Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Story and Characters But...
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020
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I did enjoy this book. I liked the characters and the premise of the story was very interesting. My concern is that there was no true end to the book. A lot of hidden truths were finally unveiled, a betrayal dealt with, and a significant battle occurred. But there was no final resolution, not even with the combatants in the battle. There was no huge cliff hanger, the book just felt unfinished. There are already 5 books out in the series and after reading all the blurbs I do not see a final resolution to all the issues. I do not like these ongoing storylines. The book feels more like a long serial than a series to me. Or maybe an urban fantasy type of book which naturally has these many, many book plotlines that never seems to resolve fully. I do not like most urban fantasy either for that very reason. I rated this book 5 stars because many people don't mind this type of ongoing storyline. It is just not my cup of tea, normally, not unless I am already a fan of the author.
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Bookdragon41
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent start to a book
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
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I read this series and enjoyed it greatly. The story is fast paced and has interesting plot lines twined through. My withholding of a star is because of 2 pet peeves. At 150 pages this is half of a book. Great if you want a quick read. Also the cliff hanger endings bug me. But since the series is pretty much complete this is not that big of a deal if you have Kindle Unlimited.
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Maine Ah
3.0 out of 5 stars Magic Can Happen After 40
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020
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A 40 year old DA named Shannon has just divorced her husband after his affair with his employee and decides to return to her hometown of Portland to live with her mom and grandmother in the house she grew up in. Little does she realize her family members are witches and even more of a surprise is the discovery she is one too..and more. Shannon discovers there are ritual murders occurring to women from the witches coven her mom and grandmother belong to and that Hunter, the man she has met, hopes to work with and is attracted to, is not who he says he is.

I was enjoying it until near the end when this intelligent, assertive woman decides she still carries a sexual torch for this guy who has lied to her, verbally abused her and almost killed her..that part is psychologically weird and does not feel congruent with who and what this woman is supposed to represent. She has spent years working with criminals for goodness sake and shouldn’t have the hots for her attacker just because at the last minute he doesn’t kill her, that’s more like Battered Woman Syndrome or Stockholm Syndrome. That ending pretty much turned me off about continuing the series since it makes the storyline somewhat predictable and the last thing I want to read about is a woman who is sexually drawn to an abuser.
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Miki Pooley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
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Loved the story now I'm going to buy it . the how Melinda Chase wrote this story . I just started this book and I'm done
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Connie Barnett
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting storyline
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2021
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The MFC was somewhat annoying. She would demand answers, get an answer she didn't like & storm off; then decide she needs answers again & gets mad/storms off again. I order the characters, but that behavior didn't seem consistent with her being a 40 something DA.
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Kathy Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! What a book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2021
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Even though it ends on a cliffhanger, this is one heck of a story! Shannon hadn't known she was a witch till she had divorced her husband and gone home to her mom and grandmother, when she was 40. Then she found out they were witches and she was witch and fae, a combo that shouldn't even exist! Murder of other witches, and the attempted murder of Shannon follow, and you just have to read this book, and the sequel, like I am!
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SL
5.0 out of 5 stars New author? Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020
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Wow, I was looking for more of the midlife books...(getting powers when you hit 40) and I stumbled on this book. It was well written. Fun, Held my interest enough to bing read. I hope there are more to come. It wasn't a cliff hanger ending....(comfortable cliff hanger but would like all the ends tied up. Book two would be wonderful. I also read Potions and pearls and it filled in the prequel to the story. The Author has talent.....and I really hope she writes more.
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Manila J. Dobbs
4.0 out of 5 stars Forty, Fabulous and Fae?
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2020
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I enjoyed this book. It was a fun read. Usually, I do 't enjoyed books that start with the lead character living a lie. The learning curb is too high and not satisfying. But this book is different. It was likeable. Even though they used that trick of stopping the story in the middle so you have to buy the next book to find out what happened, it is a good book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2021
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It had a good storyline, and definitely one of those you can't put down. Would definitely recommend if you like authors such as Shannon Mayor
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Tessa
4.0 out of 5 stars A cliffhanger - my bête noire!
Reviewed in Australia on August 1, 2020
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Shannon McCarthy, a DA married to a judge, at least she used to be. But the judge wanted to ‘live an different story’! Now Shannon is back with her mom and grams and trying to work out how some weird things have happened. She’s a bit of a control freak, who isn’t, but what she walks into when she gets home is completely outside her control! A funny, whacky, mystery that paints the Fae in a different light, or should I say ‘dark’?
A terrible cliffhanger- I detest cliffhangers - but at least the next book is already out! Mwa -ha - ha!
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A girl called Julian
2.0 out of 5 stars Formulaic, pedestrian, unimaginative
Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2020
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The “magical midlife crisis romance” genre, where the heroine is the “wrong” side of 40, has taken off in the last few years with good reason. Neither life nor the opportunity for romance evaporate just because one has reached a certain age. But this story merely presents the common, bare bones of the formula - marriage/relationship breaks down, heroine realizes she has powers she wasn’t aware of, tumbles into a world she didn’t know existed and someone is out to get her, but a mysterious charmer helps out.

I could say that the book is too short for real story or character building as an excuse, but there are too many examples of similarly short novels where the situation and heroine’s character are engaging from the first page.

The personalities are thin and, in my opinion, annoying; dialogue and plot predictable. Despite a “cliffhanger” ending, I’m not interested in knowing what happens next. Mind you, I must confess to being predisposed against writers who think emotions or thoughts etc. are “reigned” in.

My rating system: 1= Disliked it, 2= Just Readable... wish/glad it was free, 3= Enjoyable but didn't stand out from the crowd, 4= Very enjoyable, well written, happily bought (will buy) more from this author, 5= Un-putdownable, riveting story, brilliantly written, may have changed my life finding this author.
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Gelc
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting idea
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2020
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Interesting idea, good pace, liked the characters. I wanted a bit more character development but I am guessing that plays out in the rest of the series.
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Veronica Strachan
3.0 out of 5 stars Forty and feisty
Reviewed in Australia on July 23, 2021
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Shannon gets herself in a complete tangle trying to sort out a series of unexpected events. The story had her going home to her mother's house and finding a fabulous guy all in the middle of her life being turned upside down from discovering her family secrets!
A little predictable, but a fun easy read.
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