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Throwing Shade: A Humorous Paranormal Women's Fiction (Magic After Midlife Book 1)
by Deborah Wilde
About this book
Middle-aged. Divorced. Hormonally imbalanced. Then she got magic. Underestimate her. That’ll be fun.
Miriam Feldman is ditching her shapewear and finally letting her magic fly free.
When Miri was a teen, her parents were murdered by magic assassins. These days, her aggressively normal job as a law librarian suits her just fine. Normal keeps her daughter safe. Normal means no one notices the dangerous power she’s spent years pretending she doesn’t have.
That ends when her ride-or-die best friend vanishes after tangling with vampires.
To get her back, Miri unleashes the rare shadow magic she’s kept buried for decades. It’s intoxicatingly empowering—and impossible to ignore.
Plunged into a hidden supernatural world where not knowing the rules is a fast-track to a painful end, Miri's audacity is both her greatest weapon and her biggest risk. She enlists help the only way she can: by blackmailing a grumpy French wolf shifter into her rescue mission. He has the infuriating habit of disagreeing with her every move… and a baffling drive to protect her, even though she doesn’t need it.
Then there’s their chemistry. Sharp, undeniable, and very much not on her To-Do list.
As threats multiply and secrets unravel, Miri discovers that magic doesn’t just change the rules—it changes her. But will claiming this second act cost her the people she loves… or finally give her the life she thought she’d missed her chance at?
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
- B08MZQFJ8C
Reader Reviews
October 24, 2025
A well written and paced story with a smart heroine ready for a change of career. There's a bit of humor, interesting side characters, the requisite sexy wolf shifter (why always hot wolves? How about a sexy hunk who turns into an elk? A pig? A bison?). There is also a great divorce arrangement. But what sets this book apart is the use of Jewish culture/ mythology/ lore in the use of monsters and mayhem. I kept turning to Wikipedia and found a trove of information. Ms. Wilde doesn't make them...
February 6, 2026
So many types of paranormals and just the plots makes the story interesting and captivating. Though a few filler moments but not too bad. ) One person found this helpful
October 17, 2022
4½ stars. I have read other books by Deborah Wilde, so I have been looking forward to reading Throwing Shade for awhile. I waited to read it until most of the series was out because with her other works I tore through the whole collection in a matter of days, & I didn't want to be stuck waiting for what happens next. The book did not disappoint. Deborah Wilde writes such relatably realistic characters. I related to Miri so well, as we are of an age. (On a side note, it is so nice that authors...
March 15, 2021
Paranormal Women’s Fiction was that genre I didn’t know I needed until some fanfreakingtastic authors came around and created it. Ever since then I have been devouring PWF series like crazy. When Deborah Wilde announced that she was launching a new PWF series, I was bouncing out of my seat excited. And let me tell you what, she did. Not. Disappoint. Fans of Shannon Mayer’s, K.F. Breene’s, Robin Peterman’s, and Darynda Jones’s PWF series will absolutely love Miriam as their latest midlife...
March 26, 2024
I waited until I finished the entire series to write a review. I bindged listened this series. I listened to these books constantly until Iwas done. The narration was pretty awesome, the plot, twists, turns, action were awesome. The character were so funny. I know i must have looked like a crazed person while riding my bike and listening to Mitsy and Huff and Puff. Loved it. I hope you give it a chance. ) 4 people found this helpful
