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Midlife Threshold: A Cozy Urban Fantasy Romance
What if your dead husband wasn't who you thought he was and your midlife crisis was actually a magical awakening? Sharp, funny, and impossible to put down.
Six months after burying her husband, Nissa is running on coffee, yoga pants, and conversations with an AI that keeps telling her to go outside. Then her kitchen starts glowing, something knocks from inside her front door, and a woman who looks like she runs a country club shows up with a sword strapped to her back.
There's another layer to reality and it’s ancient, dangerous, threaded through every street and shoreline she's ever known. It's always been there. And now that Nissa can see it, it can see her.
Armed with a sharp tongue, an inconvenient attraction to a man who won't answer a straight question, and a found family she never expected, Nissa has to navigate a world where words carry weight, debts are binding, and her quiet coastal life was never quiet at all.
Midlife Threshold is the first book in The Seaveil Series—a cozy paranormal urban fantasy with a heroine over forty, witty banter, a slow-burn attraction, laugh-out-loud humor, and a found family you'll wish you could join. Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Hannah Nicole Maehrer.
Six months after burying her husband, Nissa is running on coffee, yoga pants, and conversations with an AI that keeps telling her to go outside. Then her kitchen starts glowing, something knocks from inside her front door, and a woman who looks like she runs a country club shows up with a sword strapped to her back.
There's another layer to reality and it’s ancient, dangerous, threaded through every street and shoreline she's ever known. It's always been there. And now that Nissa can see it, it can see her.
Armed with a sharp tongue, an inconvenient attraction to a man who won't answer a straight question, and a found family she never expected, Nissa has to navigate a world where words carry weight, debts are binding, and her quiet coastal life was never quiet at all.
Midlife Threshold is the first book in The Seaveil Series—a cozy paranormal urban fantasy with a heroine over forty, witty banter, a slow-burn attraction, laugh-out-loud humor, and a found family you'll wish you could join. Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Shannon Mayer, and Hannah Nicole Maehrer.
- GenresParanormalRomance
430 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 2026
About the author
Chloe North
3 books24 followersChloe North is the author of the Seaveil Series.
She writes paranormal women's fiction with humor, heat, and heroines who are done pretending to have it all figured out. When she's not writing, she's dictating into her phone at the beach and hoping nobody's listening.
She also writes a free serial on her website featuring ghosts and vampires.
She writes paranormal women's fiction with humor, heat, and heroines who are done pretending to have it all figured out. When she's not writing, she's dictating into her phone at the beach and hoping nobody's listening.
She also writes a free serial on her website featuring ghosts and vampires.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
August 25, 2026
Thank you to Goodreads for this giveaway book! I really enjoyed this! While halfway through the book I knew what was going to happen I still was fully engaged and interested. It ends on a cliff hanger and I’m looking forward to reading the next two books. Give this debut author a chance. I was pleasantly surprised!
August 2, 2026
Nissa is still mourning the death of her husband and her twins leaving for college. She doesn’t know how to move past her grief, but the AI program she’s been talking to has helped. Until the day when she asks the veil to lift, the room starts glowing and someone walks through her wall talking about magic and wearing a sword. She’s going to need a lot of coffee to deal with this.
I really enjoyed this story. The world is intriguing and the characters are interesting and layered. The book was well written with some very funny lines. I didn’t like that it ended in a cliffhanger and there were a few inconsistencies and things that seemed like plot holes to me that I found mildly annoying.
Book 2 comes out August 31, but if that one also ends on a cliffhanger I may wait to read it.
I really enjoyed this story. The world is intriguing and the characters are interesting and layered. The book was well written with some very funny lines. I didn’t like that it ended in a cliffhanger and there were a few inconsistencies and things that seemed like plot holes to me that I found mildly annoying.
Book 2 comes out August 31, but if that one also ends on a cliffhanger I may wait to read it.
July 22, 2026
I loved this book and it is my first ever paranormal book that I’ve read so far. I can’t wait for the second part of the book to come out because this one ended on a cliffhanger. I wish it hadn’t ended because now I have so so many questions and thoughts for the next book. I loved how the main character kept pushing herself past the pain that she went through with her husband’s death and betrayal. I recommend this book to anyone who’s interested in the paranormal genre!
June 24, 2026
Midlife Threshold is one of those rare books you simply can't put down. Every chapter left me eager to turn the page to see what came next. It's thought-provoking, surprisingly fun, and unlike anything I've read before. Highly recommend!
August 5, 2026
In the category of midlife new beginnings and finding magic this is funny and sweet. Im really looking forward to more tales of Nissa and her new found friends
August 14, 2026
I love this book. I love meeting an FMC who is midlife, everything is falling apart and she is desperately trying to find herself again.
The characters are so clear and are well written. I can feel their energy while reading. Mags, The cafe owner? She’s my favorite. She feels like the biggest hug most satisfying hug. Vivienne? She’s sharp. She makes you want to sit up straight. Our FMC? She feels like lost and in pain in the beginning, then feels more powerful and solid as the book goes on. Nath? Well, I’ll let you discover him 😉
This is a Paranormal Women’s fiction, (urban fantasy) with a touch of romance with a gorgeous talk drink of water 😍.
The magical world is so rich. You are right there with the FMC as she discovers magic, discovers herself again, and giving herself permission to live after losing her husband and her kids have moved out.
If you love Magical Midlife Madness, you will LOVE Midlife Threshold
The characters are so clear and are well written. I can feel their energy while reading. Mags, The cafe owner? She’s my favorite. She feels like the biggest hug most satisfying hug. Vivienne? She’s sharp. She makes you want to sit up straight. Our FMC? She feels like lost and in pain in the beginning, then feels more powerful and solid as the book goes on. Nath? Well, I’ll let you discover him 😉
This is a Paranormal Women’s fiction, (urban fantasy) with a touch of romance with a gorgeous talk drink of water 😍.
The magical world is so rich. You are right there with the FMC as she discovers magic, discovers herself again, and giving herself permission to live after losing her husband and her kids have moved out.
If you love Magical Midlife Madness, you will LOVE Midlife Threshold
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