Magical Midlife Madness: Leveling Up Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

K.F. Breene (Author), Nicole Poole (Narrator), Hazy Dawn Press, Inc. (Publisher)

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"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of 20 years packs up and heads for greener pastures, and my son heads away to college, that's exactly what my midlife becomes.

A do-over.

This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at 40 I'm ready to carve my own path.

Eager for a fresh start, I make a somewhat unorthodox decision and move to a tiny town in the Sierra foothills. I'll be taking care of a centuries-old house that called to me when I was a kid. It's just temporary, I tell myself. It'll just be for a little while.

That is, until I learn what the house really is: something I never would've thought possible.

As my new life begins, a couple of things become immediately clear: Forty isn't too old for adventure. Not by half. It is too old to take crap from anyone, however, or care what people think.

I had no idea how incredibly freeing that could be. Or how dangerous this new life would become.

I have a chance to start again, and this time, I make the rules.

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7 hours and 9 minutes
Author

K.F. Breene
Narrator

Nicole Poole
Audible release date

February 18, 2020
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English
Publisher

Hazy Dawn Press, Inc.
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B084CZNDH4
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	7 hours and 9 minutes
Author	K.F. Breene
Narrator	Nicole Poole
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	February 18, 2020
Publisher	Hazy Dawn Press, Inc.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B084CZNDH4
Best Sellers Rank	#2,771 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #49 in Paranormal Romance (Audible Books & Originals) #164 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #640 in Paranormal Romance (Books)

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JKom

Jessie's turning over a new leaf - but gets more than she bargained for

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 11, 2023

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Jessie's been a Domestic Doormat - excuse me, Stay At Home Wife - for 20 years. Now her successful husband has dumped her, and their son is an adult in college. It's time to rediscover herself, she decides. But with no job or prospects, she has to crash at her parents' house. But it barely takes 24 hours before she realizes there must be something better to do than stare at her old poster of Brad Pitt and try to avoid looking at her dad in the mornings, who has decided to start off his days **sans** clothing ("they scratch!" he claims).

A friend offers her a caretaker job in a small town. Great, she thinks, I liked that eerie old house when I was a kid, and then I can have some time to decide what I'm going to do with my life.

But Jessie's wrong....very wrong. She didn't pick that house because she liked it. It was the house that picked her - and it wants her very badly to stay. Forever.

As her all-too-few allies tell her, it's her decision. She can walk away, right now. Or she can stay, and be the focus for the immense power of the house. But if she does that, her mundane human existence is over. All sorts of magical creatures, good and bad, will be attracted to such a source of power.

What will she decide to do? Or is the decision going to be made for her?

There is a lot about this intro book that was fun. Enjoyed the way the mysteries were plotted so that the pacing and tension ratcheted up steadily. I really liked how everyone, including Jessie, realizes that it's her age and experiences that have made her the ideal locus for the house's power; at twenty she wouldn't have been ready to deal with it.

And the room full of dolls - oh, that was a GREAT in-joke for every horror movie fan!

The humor is fun, even if somewhat rote. I rounded the rating up from 3.5 just for the dolls. Otherwise, although entertaining the whole cast of characters was a little too much Generic Supernatural to really stand out. I may or may not read Bk 2, to continue the series. YMMV

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Carol N.

K. F. Breeze’s Best Series Yet!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 1, 2023

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I have read several series written by K. F. Breene, and this series is my favorite. I love paranormal books with magic and mystical creatures, which Breene has in abundance, but the humor she adds to her characters makes this one a 10 out of 10! I have never laughed so hard and enjoyed a series as much as this one. Especially book 3 when Jessie’s parents come to visit. How does the author come up with some of this stuff? It’s great! She pairs the adventure with the action scenes and the humor so well. I am looking forward to reading book 8 when it comes out and hope there are still more to come.

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Mikeyc4023

An epic coming of 2nd age tale

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2023

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All in all very charming for someone who's missed their letter to Hogwarts and is still hoping for their invitation from gandalf, but still wanted to see themselves reflected in a story. This has all the vibes of a Hallmark movie if it was written by a wiccan smart arse. I volunteer for the role of Jessie when this gets turned into an Amazon prime original series. (Users Wife who refused to get her own AmazonPrime)

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MaD

Fun start to series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 31, 2023

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This seems to be a fun start to a new paranormal series about a 40 something divorcee looking for a restart. There are a few ache and pains comments but not nearly as many as some other midlife stories , so that's appreciated .Her parents are a hoot and the characters she meets are definitely unique! I can't wait to see how this unfolds.

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Good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2023

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Good quick read. Interesting story. Hopefully, it continues that way. Could stand a little more sex appeal, maybe coming? ( I hope) characters set up for it....

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Laura Stephenson

An interesting, sometimes quite humorous magical story.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 11, 2023

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This is the story of a middle-aged woman starting over, and fighting out that mysterious house she's moved into wants her to take it on a job she didn't know existed. She didn't know the magic existed. The characters are very different and zany, and in with the humor and gritty magical reality there is a very good story about a woman learning how to be who she really is. I really like this.

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M. Marie

hilarious

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2023

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I didn’t think I could like any series better than Demigods of SF but this one didn’t disappoint. I was dying laughing at Jess through this whole book. Audible narration was good. Can’t wait to listen to the rest.

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Kimberly Johnson

loved it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2023

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It was nice having someone my age be the hero and be the chosen one. It was also nice it was a mom. Being able to empathize with Jess was really nice. I love it.

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Laura Henman

Hilarious!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 20, 2023

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The only time I've read anything with Ms. Breene, was when she co-authored with Shannon Mayer on Shadowspell Academy. So I thought I'd give one of her books a try!!

And I chose this one!!

Right from the start you fall in love with Jess and I've got to admit that she is most definitely someone I would be extremely close to.....BFF's and all that boo 😂🙉🙉😂

It's so funny, that even when they're in "danger" it just had you laughing out loud enough, that even my dog covered her ears and asked me to stop 😭😭

I always get the audio with books and i don't know what's going on, but over the last few books, not only had the author been great, but their choice for who narrated the books for them.

And this ladies and gentleman is no different!!

I've come across her again, ANOTHER bloody fantastic author!!

In fact I'm going to tell you quite categorically, that this young/middle aged narrator, is absolutely, without any doubt, The BEST narrator I've ever heard before!!

Not only does she bring all the characters alive, but every single one of them has their own voice!! And boy, you can't help but imagine every single one of them in your minds eye and even get a feel for how they'd walk while their talking!!

Sounds crazy?!?!?!

Trust me,

I KNOW,

However it doesn't change the experience. Her vocal range is amazing and the way that she passionately portrays Jess when she's drunk, hungover or squawking due to finding a giant rat in front of her. Or the corner she thinks would be great for flat too scalps 🙈🙉🙈🙉🤔🤔

I know, you don't get it,but if you buy these two and listen while you read, I promise you, you'll be extremely happily did!!

Now I'm supposed to say whether or not I'd recommend these two......

I mean, seriously??? Hasn't anyone been paying attention??

Look up ^^^^^^^^^ there, what do you think?? Sheesh 🙄🙄🙄🙄

What are you still doing here?? Skiddaddle and get buying them and enjoy 🙄🙄🤦🤦😂😂

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Amazon Customer

Pretty good but

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 4, 2022

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As a nearly 40 year old I'm confused by the description of the main character with aching joints and deceptive knees. Like the author either hasn't hit 40 and thinks it's super old, or is super old and has forgotten how young 40 feels when you're there! I think, if she'd said 50, I'd have been more OK. But I'll see how I feel at 50, maybe that won't seem so old when I reach it, either!

Otherwise, made me laugh a lot, interesting story and characters, definitely better than reading about sweet young things saving the world and meeting their Prince charming 🤣 my first foray into pwf, I'll be reading more for sure!

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serendipity5

Wonderful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 23, 2020

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I absolutely adore KF Breene's DDVN world so when all 13 books of the new PWF event published at once I went to hers first, knowing I could rely on warm, wonderful characters and a story full of wit and action. I obviously was not disappointed. I did find myself sceptical at first of a boatload of books centred on women in their 40's (umm, my age, not very exciting) but this totally won me over and now I can't wait to get to the rest of them, some of them authors I also love.

Jess was funny, relatable and simultaneously what you would expect and a complete surprise too. With her life crashing and burning behind she embraces the new and proves herself capable of change and growth. The house and it's strange town are refreshing and delightful, with a whole host of eccentric characters. Looking at you Niamh! Can't wait for the next.

10 people found this helpful

Laila

Brilliant, incredible, hilarious read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 21, 2020

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Hilarious, incredible brilliant book! I was so excited about this new trend PWF genre created by 13 fabulous authors and every book I read I'm loving it more and more. This book isn't an exception. Couldn't put it down!
Kickass heroine in her forties, so no- nonsense, no drama just taking fresh start from the scratch diving into new life where magic awaits her. Getting to know her amazing crew of weirdos which I love and it's so much fun to read about them! Can't get enough of Austin!
Storyline is unique even for a paranormal world!
What are you waiting for?? Just pick up this book because you really need this in your life and will want more!

6 people found this helpful

Shannon

It hit nearly all bases for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 2, 2022

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I really enjoyed this book. There were many funny moments that took me by surprise. The three elderly characters are also entertaining. The only negative is that I find her self doubt or emotional baggage a bit repetitive and when she is tearful, I don’t feel sad with her. It’s slow burning which is working for this book.

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