A Paranormal Women’s Fiction with tons of humor. For many, midlife is the beginning.It was a day like any other day for Marina Trahan…until she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Before that eye-opening wake-up call, Marina would have described her life as average or uneventful, maybe even boring. But now, chaos and confusion reign supreme. She’d expected to slide through midlife with … through midlife with her unwanted extra pounds, chin hair, and hot flashes and move somewhat gracefully into elastic waist pants and having no verbal filter. But with a wayward husband, a high-maintenance daughter, a lackluster career, and a crazy mother all weighing her down, Marina is ready to wave the white flag of surrender.
Then an intriguing stranger named Alexios shows up out of nowhere and insists she is descended from a goddess and is the only person who can save the world from certain destruction. She has roughly a week to do it. Solving a centuries-old mystery seems like a more interesting proposition than the other situations Marina is facing, so she accepts his challenge. But her search for a magical item of power reveals far more about Marina than she ever knew. Maybe enough to save the world. And even herself.
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“Wrong side of 40? More like the right side of funny and a fantastic read from Jana DeLeon!” – Mandy M. Roth, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
“Wrong has never been so right! Jana DeLeon has another hit with the sweet, sarcastic, southern charm that is The Wrong Side of Forty. Give me more!” – Kristen Painter, USA Today Bestselling Author
“Amazing read! Solving age old mysteries and saving the world? This is a job for someone with life experience. Move over twenty-year olds. Jana DeLeon is going to show you just how awesome it is to be on the Wrong Side of 40.” – Michelle M. Pillow, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the (Un)Lucky Valley Series
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Wrong Side of Forty: Marina at Midlife #1
After catching her husband in bed with the local .. Umm, she’s a vile child/woman that’s slept with most of the men in the town and she doesn’t care if they’re married if they don’t! Marina is mortified & horrified, their poor daughter, Avery, is going to be distraught & not just because her parents are splitting up, her Dad’s new girlfriend stole two boyfriends off of her in high school & is only 3 years older than her!! Her life just imploded because Harold is a stupid, selfish man, she’s so hurt & angry!!
After moving out to her Mother’s old fishing cabin she meets Alexios, he claims a lot of nonsensical things one of them being she’s descended from Aphrodite & another is that if she doesn’t find a powerful ring that stolen long ago then their world & hers will end!! Yeah, she doesn’t really believe a word of it even with the evidence he provides until she wakes up the next day with no wrinkles, grey hair or aches & pains! So with her sister Halcyon as her aid they set out to find this magical ring to save the world but life goes on …. Badly! Arrests, attacks, gossip & more
This is a painful, sarcastically funny coming of age – if that means waking up from a fog and starting to take charge of your life at nearly 50 – read! She’s not ready for any of it but with the help of her sister & 2 seniors, one who gives no f*cks what so ever & the other the classiest, kindest women she’s ever met, she will face it all with her head held high & their strength supporting her decisions all the way!
Debbie, 1970, UK
This book was AMAZING! I loved everything about it! Marina is a true, kickass character! I loved that it was such a different kind of story overall and while it did have the fantasy elements, the plot was pretty down to Earth and realistic. What does a woman do when her husband is caught cheating, in the act? She gets revenge by picking up the pieces of her life and moving on and bettering herself. I am on pins and needles, waiting for a sequel! Amazing and brilliant, I really can’t say enough about how awesome this book was. A real page turner!
Overall rating: 4.8
Love these characters, love the story! Thoroughly enjoyed the accuracy of midlife with all its aches and pains! I felt the stab from betrayal as well as the heartache over the well being of our children. Having the main character have a possible love interest without making it the focal point was brilliant! Placing a sibling relationship front and center kept me intrigued and was very refreshing! Definitely worth reading over and over! All my reviews are always voluntarily written
Good read. A little long winded at points but overall funny and enjoyable.
When Marina catches her slug of a husband in bed with the town floozy, her life takes a turn that she couldn’t have seen coming, especially in her 40’s. Instead of throwing in the towel, she pulls up her big girl panties and sets about making things right. Add in a demigod (duh… this is paranormal fiction), hot flashes, two (slightly scary) ladies of a certain age, and the new in town hunk and you’ve got yourself a story worth reading.
Marina literally walks in on her hubby and the other woman!
She is now setting out on the 2nd part of her life without the cheating louse. She still has to deal with her high IQ but equally highly strung daughter in college and now with the added challenge of a mother who would never win “mum of the year”.
Enter a Demigod with a mission. Apparently Marina is descended from a Goddess and it’s up to her to find a magical ring and avert a war in the heavens – no biggie!
OMG the other woman in this barely qualifies as such! She is a total gold-digging, sugar daddy grabbing Ho! She’s not only done Marina wrong but she also did the same thing to Marina’s daughter – twice! That left hooks is deadly by the way. And can I just say that Marina’s new friends and allies are like Golden Girls meet Steel Magnolia on acid – OMG I weed myself with their antics.
Marina Trahan has just had an eye opener. Going home early to surprise her husband with some afternoon delight, she walks in on him already having one. The girl taking her place is three years older than their daughter. The same twit that broke up some of their daughters relationships in high school.
Now starting over at the age of 48 in a small town judgmental town isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. As if that isn’t bad enough, she has been told by a demigod that she is distantly related to Aphrodite. Finding out you are related to a Goddess and are needed to help save the world all while trying to hold what is left of her sanity and relationship with her daughter turns out to be just a bit trying.
There are a few colorful characters that will make you laugh along the way.
This book is part of a new series that revolve around heroines a bit older than the normal ones. Mature women who are a lot tougher than most think. Ones who give the little men a run for their money.
I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest!
This was a great book !
Marina was going to go home early to surprise her husband.
Instead, she got a surprise of a lifetime:
Her husband in bed with another women.
Now what ?
Can Marina star over at the age of 48 ?
On top of that, she is supposed to save the world.
Just shoot her now! LOL
Loved the characters + the storytelling !
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!
I can’t wait for Marina’s next adventure.
“Amazing read! Solving age old mysteries and saving the world? This is a job for someone with life experience. Move over twenty-year-olds, Jana DeLeon is going to show you just how awesome it is to be on the Wrong Side of 40.”
It was slow starting and far fetched but a great audio book for a road trip
I’m a fan of Jana DeLeon Miss Fortune Cozy Mystery series so I knew this had to be a winner and I wasn’t wrong.
What’s not to love, gods and goddesses living in a camp that backs up to a swamp and an old hound dog also with a smart and sassy sister and good friends. Turning 40 never was this funny.
I adore Jana DeLeon and all her books. This one was hilarious. Enjoy!
Lynda Rees, award-winning author
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I’ve been a fan of Jana Deleon’s for years, so buying this book was a no-brianer and I wasn’t disappointed. Wrong Side of Forty has Ms. Deleon’s trademark wit, funky southern small town hijinks, and quirky characters but with a dash of mythology and some really great women. If you’re looking for a fun, uplifting women’s fiction book, then start right here because while our main character might have spent the last twenty years being a doormat, she’s done and fighting back but grace (sort of) and style (lots). Add in some super fun secondary characters and it’s the perfect book to spend a few nights with or lose yourself in for the day. Looking forward (as always) to what comes next from this author.