When thirty five year old librarian Emelia Whitlock begins hearing a mysterious hum and glimpsing impossible colors at the edges of her vision, she chalks it up to stress-or maybe a midlife crisis. But when a child's innocent question about magic cracks open something long-buried in her soul, Emelia finds herself drawn northward, away from the quiet routines of Brampton and into a world she never imagined was real.
Crossing the Veil into Atheria-a hidden realm of dragons, living magic, and ancient songs-Emelia discovers that her longings for meaning and connection were not signs of madness, but a calling. As the valley's magic begins to fade and its dragons fall silent, Emelia is named the Lost Guardian, the one foretold to unravel a centuries-old curse known as the Twisted Thread.
But the path to healing Atheria is treacherous. Haunted by illusions, tested by ancient magic, and confronted by a spectral Keeper who believes silence is salvation, Emelia must confront not only the darkness threatening this world-but the doubts that have always threatened her own.
A sweeping fantasy of self-discovery, resilience, and the power of quiet strength, My Midlife Dragon Crisis is a luminous tale for anyone who has ever wondered if it's too late to find their purpose-or their magic.