She must learn to fly, but can she withstand the allure of the handsome new teacher?Now a Top 3 book in the entire Amazon Kindle store!The decision has been made. Jessie has taken the magic, and all the weird that goes with it. Including wings.There’s only one problem – she can’t figure out how to access them.Through a series of terrible decisions, Jessie realizes she must ask for help. Gargoyle … Jessie realizes she must ask for help. Gargoyle help.
But she could’ve never predicted who answers her call – he’s an excellent flier, incredibly patient, and a good trainer. He’s also incredibly handsome. And interested.
Maybe flying isn’t the only thing she needs help with. Maybe she needs help getting back on that saddle, too, emerging into the dating pool.
Except, the new gargoyle is also an alpha, just like Austin, and the town isn’t big enough for two.
Turns out, flying is the least of her problems.
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This is a great book. Lots of laughs and Austin is dreamy! I highly recommend books written by K.F. Breene!
It’s a wonderful pleasure to read this incredible story. Its peculiar characters jump over the reader grasping them , holding them to the core. How great it’s to meet again Mr. Tom, Niam, Edgar and, of course, Austin and Jess and being introduced to new characters. I never am tired of being surprised by the way our Queen Breene presents her narratives. A funny, adventurous, mysterious, and romantic book. Already longing for the next.
I love this rag tag team! Jessie needs all of her friends to help her learn the ins and outs of her new magic. They provide it well and with hilarious commentary to boot! The bickering between Niamh and Mr. Tom is what being centuries old and having no #?*!’s to give is all about. Niamh is truly my spirit animal and favorite human! Dear sweet Mr. Tom and his lack of boundaries and filter, bless you for gracing the pages of this series. We meet a few new recruits when a summons is sent out to the gargoyles to aid and protect Jessie. Ulric is my favorite. He’s definitely the most normal of the bunch and I can see him and Jessie being great friends. Austin Steele *deep sigh* that man is just straight fire. It’s probably a good thing he’s a polar bear because damn! I’m looking forward to more in this series and I can’t wait for the next one.
Love this book!!! Chocked full of wonderful whacky characters and a heroine who is over 40 who is a joy to watch grow into her mystical powers! It’s refreshing to see a woman in mid-life grow, learn, and kick butt!!
This book offers, magical creatures, mystery, intrigue, action, adventure, a bit of romance, and plenty of laugh out loud moments! It’s very entertaining to see characters that are all seasoned with life and experience, but still struggling to try to figure it all out!! I absolutely love this book and can’t wait to see what happens next!!! Keep them coming KF Breene…please!!!!
Well K.F. Breene has done it again! I loved the first book & couldn’t wait to find out what happens next and Breene did not disappoint. The characters in this series are absolutely fantastic – they all have their own unique personalities (some might say quirkiness), but that just makes them more lovable and when they are working together towards the same goal – they are definitely unstoppable. I love Jess and Austin and the rest of Ivy House’s occupants and cannot wait to see what kind of shenanigans they get into next.
My family knows, whenever I read one of KF Breene’s books without me telling them. The goofy grins and frequent chuckles while reading one of her books are apparently a dead give away. Not that I have or want any control over my reactions. The banter and the situations our cast of characters find themselves in, are simply hilarious. A perfectly ordinary scene, like for example having tea together, becomes a laugh out loud show of witty conversations and delightful weirdness. While the overall theme is about a woman in her early 40s finding, accepting and finally becoming her new self, it’s the side kicks and their eccentric personalities that add the spice to the mix. There’s a bit of action in this story and a bit of slow burn romance as well. The deep friendship that connects the main couple combined with the loyalty of the surrounding team gives this story happy, wholesome vibes. Add KF Breene’s unique humour that shines through every page and you have a wonderfully entertaining and satisfying read in your hand.
A true escape from the real world!
Move over Austin! There is a new alpha in town and he wants to be at Jessie’s side! Austin may not want the role Ivy House is pushing on him but the guy is more than willing to step up. Things are heating up fast and there are a lot of new players! Who would have thought there could be anything worse than killer dolls?!
This author always makes the impossible seem plausible! Totally unique characters who are quirky to say the least. Unbelievably funny, very exhilarating, a bit steamy and never predictable!
In an attempt to unlock her magical wings, Jessie inadvertently sends a summoning call that brings gargoyles to Ivy House. One of these gargoyles is an alpha which poses challenges for the current alpha of the city. In a race to unlock Jessie’s wings before danger abducts her, it will take Ivy House, a decrepit butler, a cranky old lady, a demented vampire, a polar bear, and knife wielding dolls to get the job done.
I love the characters in this series (yes it’s only book two but they make an impression). I hope that the author continues this series in the PG-13 manner in which it is written. I would hate to see another #PWF series shelved, unfinished because of graphic content.
Another great Jessie chapter has ended and we all eagerly wait for the next. Who would have thought this one would include a live “show” and a fake Bigfoot!! I daresay, I think I enjoyed this book even more than the first one and I’m loving getting to know the quirks of all the characters! Come on next book!!
Great characters who interact with each so well they could be your own family the way the keep bringing up the past ,the grudges & sarcasm when anyone has something to say but also how they pull together when the chips are down. This book will resonate with all women of a certain age , minus the beasties of course , some of which i admit i had to google because i hadn’t heard of them so technically this book is educational as well . I laughed out loud so many times i was sent to bed because i was interrupting the families tv , Gargoyle solo sex is a vision that will take a long time to leave my mind but still i want more .
Book 2 in this Leveling Up series from K.F. Breene, and after reading book 1 I was anxiously waiting for this one, and it didn’t disappoint, another stunning, exciting, funny and downright entertaining read!!
Jessie has accepted the Ivy House magic, electing to keep herself looking her age and not any younger, having battled her way through life and has the life scars to prove it. This didn’t go down well with the other Protectors of the house, who were expecting to become a younger fitter version of themselves.
Jessie has a lot to learn about the house and its magic and how to use it, most importantly she needs to learn how to fly. She still has very limited control over her magic, using it without knowing at times, sending out calls for other protectors to come and help her.
Austin is till refusing to answer Ivy House’s call to help Jessie, which is why several gargoyles respond to her call for help, turning up to help her learn her magic and help her fly, being their new Queen and all. The Alpha gargoyle has the added bonus of being hot and sexy and Jessie is attracted to him.
She is determined to get on with her life and tries on line dating with some seriously disastrous and hilarious results. She even tries going for a date with the Alpha gargoyle!
But people are still trying to kidnap her, knowing her connection to Ivy House and it’s power, but of course they underestimate her and especially Austin, who is absolutely lethal in his polar bear form!
Brilliantly written and hugely entertaining, I love all these new characters and their quirks, each one very different, its creative and very funny. I love Austin and am hoping that his connection with Jessie turns more romantic in next books, they would be awesome together.
Full of sass, sarcasm and one liners that will make you howl along with plenty of drama and magic that keeps the story flowing and immersive. Another not to be missed series from K.F. Breene.
K.F. Breene did it again! This book is fantastic and such a great continuation to the series. I love this ensemble of fun and quirky characters.
I absolutely loved this return to Ivy House and Jessie’s world! As the story picks back up Jessie is attempting to reenter the dating world, a perilous endeavor in the best of circumstances! Niamh, Mr. Tom, and Edgar are being their usual helpful/unhelpful hilarious selves and Austin Steele is as sexy and alpha male as ever! Aside from that Jessie still has to learn her new powers as a gargoyle and heir to Ivy House with the help of a whole cast of new and very interesting characters. Oh, and to top it all off, there are still nefarious forces at work attempting to take Jessie and the power of Ivy House for themselves. Adventure, comedy, subtle romance, this book has it all! I cannot wait for the next one!
There is nothing better than reading a great story by a fantabulous story teller and that is exactly what KF is. I have only ever been impressed, awed, amazed and addicted by this author. I also love that the FAB 13 got together and started Paranormal Women’s Fiction for older women. I love her brand of crazy and the outlandish characters, their wit and charm that never leaves you wanting. I look forward to the impossible being the possible when KF takes us to impossible realms and worlds and makes you a member of the team.
I absolutely love this story! Jessie is a badass chick. With so many great characters, amazing storyline and plot and nail biting world building….it’s fantastic from start to finish!
I love Jessie and Austin together, they make a brilliant team together and Ivy House and her inhabitants are freaking crazy fun! An amazing story!
I always know when I pick up a Breene book that I will escape from the current world and laugh out loud. The story telling just sucks you in 100%. Magical Midlife Dating was flawless! The characters are flawed but they own it. They are funny and fabulous. The story has plenty of action, humor, a few twists, steamy tension, and magic! Give it a try, you won’t regret it!
Wow! This book was so fun, entertaining, hard to put down and filled with laugh-out-loud humor! The characters are such awesome unique individuals; with their odd quirks, colorful language, attitudes, habits and personalities. Jessie has a lot on her plate and the outcomes are really hilarious. I think everyone needs an Ivy House; you just can’t beat a house that talks to you, entertains you and protects you in the devious ways it does. I love those dolls! This book is action-packed with dangers, magic, gargoyles, a vampire, shape-shifters, mystery, suspense, humor, romance, dolls, mages, a basajaun, an alpha, twists and turns and more!
I just love all things Breene and the book is no different. The writing is phenomenal, the characters are intriguing, the story plot in engaging and everything is so exciting that it grabs you and holds you until the end. I love that the author chose to turn this into a series instead of stopping at book 1. It’s a classic idea for the paranormal genre with a superb new twist. Well done to the author on another successful book. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
We start book 2 with Jesse attempting to jump off the third floor of Ivy House. Not to plummet to her death but to try and get her wings to save her from that fall. This sets the theme for the book to my mind. Waiting for Jesse to make the jump to finally accept her magic and this new life.
Along the way she tries some online dating, thinking she wants to date non-magical guys. This leads to some dating hi-jinks that make me glad I’m married and not dating!
She also accidentally sends out several calls for help. Wait until you meet the alpha who answers that summons.
Will this new alpha be the answer to her problems or just another issue to deal with?
And what about Austin? Where does he fit in?
I’ve been waiting for this book since reading the first one in the series and I was not disappointed! I actually did laugh so much as I read it that I kept getting *the look* from my husband who was trying to watch TV. In this book, the second book of the series, we get Jessie trying to develop and use her new magical powers all while trying to ease back into the dating scene – with normal humans – with hilarious results! The characters are wonderfully quirky and fun to read, I adored the house, specifically the personality of Ivy House. And oh my gosh, those dolls!
The best part of this series though besides the characters is that the story is engrossing and is sprinkled with keen insights as to what it’s like to be a woman in the middle of her life. I’ve highlighted several parts already that really hit home, like “How many times had a man reduced me to some cliched version of an indecisive female, or a bad driver, or a hysterical woman . . .” and “I shouldn’t cave to people’s expectations of women my age.”
I found this book to be powerful, positive, engrossing and funny. I highly recommend it and can’t wait until the next one!