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Becoming Crone

by Lydia M. Hawke

A new calling at sixty

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A new calling at sixty

Claire Emerson’s search for purpose begins after divorce and loneliness unsettle the life she knew. On her sixtieth birthday, a gargoyle, a wolf shifter, and an unexpected magical calling pull her into a conflict with dark supernatural forces. The setup brings later-life change into an urban fantasy framework, pairing Claire’s resistance to her supposed role as humanity’s defender with the practical challenge of facing danger without the training she expected to receive. Her age and physical changes are part of the premise, alongside the book’s themes of identity, belonging, and discovering a capacity for action in an unfamiliar world.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in urban fantasy with supernatural creatures and magic.
  • Readers drawn to stories about later-life change, purpose, and identity.
  • Those looking for a fantasy premise featuring a woman in her sixties.

Themes

Purpose and identityLater-life changeMagic and supernatural conflictLoneliness and belonging

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Book overview

She wanted purpose. She got dark magic and war.

 

Claire Emerson is adrift. After a lifetime as a wife, mother, and grandma, she never saw divorce or loneliness coming and is desperate for some sense of purpose. But when her sixtieth birthday brings a snarky gargoyle, an annoyingly sexy wolf shifter, and an unknown magical calling, she thinks she's losing the only thing she has left: her sanity.

 

Refusing to believe she's the powerful defender of humankind her so-called protectors claim, Claire attempts a return to her safe life... only to have her powers ignite when she's attacked by dark supernatural creatures. And without the training she was supposed to have received, she has no idea how she'll defeat sinister mages plotting her demise.

 

Can Claire overcome creaky joints and major hot flashes in time to save the world - and her own life?

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