Midlife, Myths and Memory

Neris thought midlife meant slowing down—not waking up magical.

At forty, Neris, a heartbroken archivist freshly fired from her job and reeling from her mother’s death, just wanted to disappear into a pint of ice cream and a stack of unsorted family papers. Her life was safe, small, and entirely uneventful—exactly how she thought she liked it.

Until her mother’s final request shattered that illusion: take my ashes home to Aileandra Island.

There’s just one problem—Neris thought that place only existed in bedtime stories.

But when a mysterious stone pendant leads her across Scotland and through a magical fog, Neris finds herself trapped on an island where the myths she studied came to life, magic hums beneath the soil, and everyone seems to think she doesn’t belong.

To bury her mother, Neris must complete three ancient trials: confront her regrets, reclaim her name, and release everything she thought defined her. Along the way, she uncovers buried truths about her family, the island, and the power she never knew she had.

Turns out, Neris isn’t just a middle-aged woman with a knack for cataloging secrets—she is one.

With a broody dragon shifter watching her every move, a sharp-eyed unicorn guardian keeping her alive, and a crumbling magical council deciding her fate, Neris must do what she’s always avoided: trust herself.

Because this isn’t just about laying her mother to rest—it’s about waking up her own life.

Midlife, Myths & Memory is the first book in the Mythic Midlife Series—a lush, emotional journey of second chances, hidden magic, and the fierce hope that the best part of your story might still be ahead.