The Magic of Meatloaf: A Cozy Paranormal Women's Fiction Story (Midlife Magic on the Menu: A Witches of Portney Series Book 1)

The Magic of Meatloaf (Book 1: Midlife Magic on the Menu series)

A fresh start. A magical town. And a meatloaf that just might change her life.

Melly didn't believe in magic—until it crashed into her.

After fifteen years of caring for her mother through a mysterious illness, Melly is adrift. She's closer to 40 than 30, has lost her purpose, and no longer knows what to do with her life. Accepting a job at the retro diner in the small town of Portney seems like a great temporary solution. After all, the meatloaf is as legendary as the boss is sweet.

When everything changes:
But her future grows even more uncertain when a freak accident shatters her understanding of the world and leaves her with the magical ability to hear people's thoughts (fears, joys, secret kidnapping plans…), and mysterious government agents show up asking probing questions about an unsettling pendant left behind by her mother.

Thanks to the local witches who take her under their wing, Melly discovers that reading minds isn't the curse she thinks it is, and true friendship comes in surprising shapes.

Finding home:
Melly may not have come to Portney looking for magic, a found family, or a place to call home, but sometimes you find where you belong when you least expect it.

This cozy paranormal women's fiction features:
Mind-reading powers and magical discovery
Rediscovering purpose after losing your identiy as a caregiver
Retro diner setting with legendary comfort food
Fresh starts in midlife
Found family and witch mentorship
Mystery surrounding mother's past and magical pendant
Government conspiracy elements
Set in the beloved Portney universe

Perfect for readers who love: Annabel Chase, K.F. Breene, Shannon Mayer, Linzi Day, Kristen Painter, and Iris Beaglehole—as well as magical realism, small-town found family, cozy fantasy, midlife transformation stories, and tales about women finding and embracing their true power after 40.

Pull up a stool at the diner counter in the magical beach town of Portney, where the meatloaf is legendary, the witches are welcoming, and new beginnings come with a side of magic.