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Midlife Mysteries & Magic Books in Order

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Browse Midlife Mysteries & Magic by Brenda Trim in reading order, with short book summaries to introduce the series and help you decide where to begin.

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Midlife Mysteries & Magic books in publication order

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1

Magical New Beginnings

by Brenda Trim

2020

A widowed mother discovers her witch and faery ancestry at forty-five. Suddenly responsible for a portal between worlds, she must learn to use unfamiliar powers while defending her home against supernatural threats.

2

Forged in Magical Fire

by Brenda Trim

2021

Discovering her Phoenix ancestry brings new problems for a witch already under attack. While imps invade Cottlehill Wilds and assassins pursue her, she must manage unreliable powers and a complicated connection with Thanos.

3

Hellmouth & Hot Flashes

by Brenda Trim

2021

Demons overrun Camden as a witch works to establish a Hellmouth and help her familiar. Family revelations and a dangerous attack complicate her efforts to protect the town and master her inherited power.

4

Holidays with Hades

by Brenda Trim

2021

A witch's holiday preparations spiral when Hades joins the guest list. Curses, an intrusive ex, and dangerously overwhelming powers threaten the celebration she wants to share with her family and supernatural friends.

5

Laugh Lines & Lost Things

by Brenda Trim

2021

A missing ghost, an enchanted sewing machine, and a vanished coven member demand a new witch's attention. When demons invade, she must defend her town without the powerful ally she usually relies on.

6

Like a Fine Magical Wine

by Brenda Trim

2021

Escorting a murderer to the Underworld brings an unexpected confrontation with Hades. Back home, blood magic and kidnappings threaten Cottlehill, forcing a newly transformed Phoenix and her coven into another dangerous battle.

7

Magical Makeover

by Brenda Trim

2021

After divorce, a nurse returns home and discovers a dangerous magical world. With children to protect and supernatural strangers seeking help, she must embrace powers that turn her fresh start into a mission.

8

Magical Twist

by Brenda Trim

2021

After her power kills the Fae Queen, the Guardian returns to Eidothea to face a war. With friends beside her, she must confront dangerous creatures and a king threatening those she loves.

9

Magical Yule Tidings

by Brenda Trim

2021

Fiona's children come home for the holidays and unexpectedly discover her hidden magical life. Their anger becomes a more urgent crisis when all three vanish, drawing the family into a dangerous supernatural enchantment.

10

Mind Over Magical Matters

by Brenda Trim

2021

A new Guardian struggles with unpredictable magic as her friend's children disappear. Stranded in the Fae realm, she needs training and a route home before the danger stalking Cottlehill Wilds claims more victims.

11

My Magical Life to Live

by Brenda Trim

2021

A forty-four-year-old witch struggles with unstable powers, an overbearing ex, and a demonic assassin. Determined to reclaim her life, she must master her magic and protect the supernatural residents of her English town.

12

Cadaver on Canal Street

by Brenda Trim

2022

A sister's visions of murder interrupt preparations for a demanding siren's birthday party. When a body appears on Canal Street, the sisters must identify a killer while confronting zombies and their own unfamiliar powers.

13

Captured by the Dark witch who has long pursued her, Phoebe faces poison and a desperate escape. Saving her mate will require magical allies and nursing skills she never expected to use on demonic stones.

14

Two supernatural deaths force Phoebe back to the city she left after her divorce. Facing an alimony lawsuit and a dangerous investigation, she finds herself trying to clear her ex-husband's new wife of murder.

15

French Quarter Fae

by Brenda Trim

2022

The Voodoo Queen brings Dark Fae to New Orleans and captures two sisters. Cut off from their powers, Dani and Lia need their family's help before Marie's plan to summon a dangerous loa succeeds.

16

Artemis sends the Backside of Forty beneath the ocean to recover a dangerous magical weapon. Guided by Violet's unreliable ex, the coven must reach a mermaid city and confront a snare powerful enough to trap gods.

17

King's Day Magical Mischief

by Brenda Trim

2022

The sisters gather their extended family at Willowberry Plantation for the holidays. As playful pranks mingle with alarming supernatural events, they must uncover the Voodoo Queen's latest scheme before the festivities turn deadly.

18

Magical Complications

by Brenda Trim

2022

Pregnant with a dragon's child, a member of the Backside of Forty investigates the Dark One with her friends. Abducted into a cave system, she must protect her baby while surviving the creatures hunting them.

19

Magical Delivery

by Brenda Trim

2022

To save her unborn dragon child, a Fae mother must reach forbidden lava tunnels in Eidothea. Deadly trials stand in her way, while the child's royal uncle threatens to take control of her future.

20

Magical Moxie

by Brenda Trim

2022

New motherhood brings no respite as the Dark One pursues enough stolen power to become a goddess. With human victims mounting and the Hellmouth destabilizing, the Backside of Forty must defend Cottlehill Wilds and their families.

21

Nasty Curses & Big Purses

by Brenda Trim

2022

A witch returns home to a gravely injured familiar and a grandmother whose personality has changed. While helping an elf threatened by a poltergeist, she must also discover what is hurting her family.

22

Six sisters buy a rundown New Orleans plantation to expand their party business. When an old curse releases dormant magic, they must learn their new powers while hosting supernatural clients and appeasing the Voodoo Queen.

23

A supernatural investigator heads to New Orleans seeking a necromancer who can restore her ghoul's soul. Vampires, dangerous magic, and the Voodoo Queen complicate a mission that puts her closest friend's life at risk.

24

The Voodoo Queen targets the sisters' families and allies in revenge. Drea's psychic gifts become central to their response as the women balance magical training, demanding clients, and a threat to one of their own.

25

Deadly Quips & Furry Lips

by Brenda Trim

2023

Pregnant and already overwhelmed, Phoebe agrees to find a missing shifter child with Stella's help. Their investigation leads toward a familiar Dark witch and a confrontation with Hades as increasingly dangerous traps close around them.

26

Etou-Fae the Hard Way

by Brenda Trim

2023

A dangerous loa searches the bayous for a new host, forcing the sisters to locate six sources of his power. An alliance with a djinn may help them protect their families and challenge the Voodoo Queen.

27

Guardians of Magical Power

by Brenda Trim

2023

A lethal poison threatens Selene, and her uncontrolled divine power could endanger the world. The Backside of Forty searches for rare ingredients and ventures toward the goddess's guarded realm in a desperate effort to contain the crisis.

28

Hunting for Magical Meaning

by Brenda Trim

2023

A human archaeologist acquires a deadly magical artifact, sending the Backside of Forty to Greece on Artemis's orders. Divine traps and rival seekers complicate a race to recover it before lives are lost and magic is exposed.

29

A supernatural hurricane threatens New Orleans while one of the sisters is framed for murder. Pursuing a stalker and the storm's hidden source forces the family to call on every ally before the city is devastated.

30

Levees, Lost Crowns & Loa

by Brenda Trim

2023

A broken levee floods New Orleans just as a lake monster and a missing crown demand the sisters' attention. The crown's connection to a dangerous loa makes recovering it essential to protecting their city.

31

Phoebe's search for her missing mother uncovers the body of an unusual supernatural hybrid. When her familiar goes into labor, she must seek Hades's help while balancing two urgent threats to those she loves.

32

When Grams is kidnapped, the Backside of Forty searches magical markets and a mysterious library for answers. Artemis's competing demands entangle the rescue with the Fountain of Youth, forcing the coven to protect family and powerful secrets.

33

Pixie Dust & Brain Rust

by Brenda Trim

2023

The pixies sheltering on Phoebe's property become targets in a plot aimed at her. Her responsibilities to these refugees pull the middle-aged witch into another threat within the magical world she now inhabits.

34

Royal Street Romp

by Brenda Trim

2023

Strange incidents on Royal Street threaten to expose New Orleans's hidden magical community. The Six Twisted Sisters investigate a force driving supernatural residents toward violence while facing a choice between their loved ones and broader secrecy.

35

Transformed by Artemis into a Relic Keeper, Nylah faces upheaval that nearly costs her husband's life. Protecting her family requires building a sanctuary for powerful artifacts while learning to survive the supernatural responsibilities she never chose.

36

Twisting The Magical Fires

by Brenda Trim

2023

Charged with protecting a goddess's ashes, the Backside of Forty receives a dangerous flame from Hephaestus's forge. Mythical enemies complicate their efforts to safeguard powerful objects as a larger supernatural disaster threatens to overwhelm them.

37

To rescue her captive mate, Phoebe must seek help from Hades despite his disapproval. A journey with Stella into Tartarus pushes their magic and fragile human bodies toward the limits of what they can survive.

38

Combating the Siren Song

by Brenda Trim

2024

Nylah's work on her magical sanctuary is interrupted by a stolen Siren Song in unsuspecting human hands. Chasing its growing trail of chaos from Bali to America's east coast tests her confidence and forces her to seek help from friends.

39

A cursed wishing well grants deadly wishes across New Orleans, drawing the Six Twisted Sisters into a citywide emergency. Temporal disturbances and hostile spirits complicate their search for the source before more wishes turn fatal.

40

Defending the Phoenix Flame

by Brenda Trim

2024

Nylah answers a plea from the Emberflare phoenix clan after its protective Phoenix Flame disappears. Pursuing the relic through frozen realms brings false accusations and hidden enemies, turning a recovery mission into a fight to prevent a magical catastrophe.

41

An artifact threatens to strip Artemis of her divine power, sending the Backside of Forty to Mount Olympus. Fiona, Aislinn, and Violet must enter the goddess's private sanctuary and navigate divine rivalries to stop it.

42

Dodging the Magical Curse

by Brenda Trim

2024

A friend arrives at Pymm's Pondside suffering from the deadly Crimson Moon curse. Fiona, Aislinn, and Violet follow clues across England, seeking rare ingredients and a gargoyle's guidance before the hex claims another life.

43

Matching tattoos lead to an unexpected awakening on a remote magical island, where Phoebe cannot find Stella. Unstable powers, stranded inhabitants, and hostile supernatural forces complicate the friends' struggle to reunite and escape.

44

Fruit of Magical Freedom

by Brenda Trim

2024

Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn search across continents for the Garden of Eden and its forbidden fruit. Rival hunters and ancient guardians turn their mission into a race to secure a prize with dangerous implications for immortality.

45

Mud Bugs & Cherished Hugs

by Brenda Trim

2024

A missing nymph draws the Six Twisted Sisters into Willowberry Plantation's buried history. An old feud, hidden tunnels, and storm-activated curses threaten the supernatural refuge they have built and the neighbors who depend on it.

46

An ancient relic threatens to drain Christmas magic from the world, interrupting Nylah's family holiday preparations. With her pegasus and witch friends, she races to recover it before a power-hungry enemy can turn festive chaos into lasting disaster.

47

A Greek vacation with her daughters becomes a relic rescue when Nylah senses danger surrounding the Key to Atlantis. Battling mythical creatures and consulting scholars, she seeks help from friends to stop a witch from claiming the lost city.

48

Shady Secrets & Sun Spots

by Brenda Trim

2024

An elderly woman vanishes before human witnesses, sending Phoebe and Stella to Salem to investigate. A goddess's vendetta and concealed motives turn the missing-person case into a threat to Phoebe's unborn children and the magical world's secrecy.

49

Sweaty Nights & Gator Bites

by Brenda Trim

2024

The Six Twisted Sisters investigate unexplained deaths while planning a family reunion for their longtime enemy, Marie Laveau. Curses and dangerous clues threaten both the celebration and their effort to stop the mounting body count.

50

Wrinkles, Wit, & Wisdom

by Brenda Trim

2024

As Phoebe prepares for triplets, Stella's mother disappears from her retirement community. The friends uncover a siren's revenge plot and must rescue her before the kidnapping becomes another weapon against Phoebe and her growing family.

51

Fighting a wildfire in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Nylah discovers mysterious runes and evidence of supernatural interference. With Kaiya and Aeira, she must unravel the connection between enchanted flames, hidden relics, and a possible arsonist before the destruction spreads.

52

Phoebe's husband ventures into the Underworld for a flower that could save her and their unborn triplets. At home, a hostile ghost takes over, leaving Phoebe and her allies to face an escalating supernatural siege.

53

A wine-tasting getaway ends in a blizzard and the discovery of a body linked to ritual killings. As Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn investigate, a dangerous shifter turns their search for a murderer into a rescue mission.

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