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The Shade of Things: A Humorous Paranormal Women's Fiction (Magic After Midlife Book 5)
by Deborah Wilde
About this book
Miriam Feldman’s life has become Running Man with a side of Squid Game when she’d much prefer The Great British Bake Off.
When Miri partners up with her detective ex-husband on an off-the-books magical missing persons operation, she expects buddy cop adventures galore. Instead, she gets more than she bargained for, starting with a mouthy golem who’s forced onto the team. Their mission? Crash a secret—and deadly—competition targeting non-magic humans to rescue the young woman at the heart of their case.
So, a regular Thursday nowadays.
If that funhouse of horrors wasn’t enough, she still must fulfill her oath to a master vamp by locating the artifact bound up with her parents’ murders almost thirty years ago. He refuses to say why he wants it, but all signs point to “Danger Danger Will Robinson.”
All of that leaves no time in her schedule for sexy times with a certain wolf shifter. Which is probably just as well, seeing as he doesn’t know she’s been forced to keep secrets from him, too.
Laugh? Cry? Coffee!
Featuring a smart older heroine with zero effs left to give, laugh-out-loud banter, and a swoony shifter romance, this clever mix of urban fantasy and mystery will have you bingeing 'just one more chapter.'
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- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B09PKLZ5T6
Reader Reviews
July 22, 2022
This has been a wonderful ride following this wonderful cast of characters. Deborah Wilde, in my opinion, is a marvelous writer. There are many parts that make me wish I was a faster reader because I'm like a kid being told I was going to Disneyland and every second is to slow until you get there. Fantastic writing, Ms. Wilde as written several wonderful characters and I love them all. I laugh out loud at parts and I'm enjoying read her story to a point I can't wait to read, what I'm guessing,...
August 20, 2022
Another winner! This book was a nail biter. I’m not a real fan of trips to hell or some dangerous world because they are often drawn out to the point of exhaustion…is it done yet? And often times the evil characters are just either gross or violent to the point of brutal. I sometimes get an anxious feeling because I just want the quest to be over with! I know that’s a sign of good writing & I appreciate the talent of those authors BUT I truly enjoyed Deborah’s spin on the Human Race. It was a...
July 31, 2025
Another interesting story in Miri's adventures. The story was kind of all over the place, but had a decent ending. There were some really good lines, like \"Weird was a distant signpost in the rearview mirror of my life.\" Looking forward to the next book. )
March 18, 2022
Every time a new Magic After Midlife book comes out, I think this is it, this is the one. My new favorite Miri. But good Lord. Deborah Wilde brought it home in The Shade of Things and broke my ever loving heart with the absolute roller coast of emotions she took me on. If you have been like me and have been wondering about backstories, this is the book for you. Ah, but whose backstory will be revealed? And whose story will break your heart? The action is non-stop in this book and I was on the...
April 9, 2022
Got ten stars this story deserves it. It starts fast and keeps up the pace all through. Miri is paired with her ex to solve one mystery only to be thrown into several more that brings everyone she cares about into the mix and magic abounds and her wolf shifting lover helps to bring the world back in line before she is totally dead. Boy what scary fun and breath taking story. Definitely not a lightweight read her teen is involved also. )
