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Sep 30, 2026 3 min

Golem for Broke

from What I'm Reading Hosted by Rand-lee Bowslaugh

Synopsis (taken from Amazon) Surviving your forties requires coffee, good friends, and a morally flexible relationship with illegal magic. Tovah Silver runs Mad Queens Inc., an unlicensed magical problem-solving agency with her three best friends. They’ve built their reputation on grit, loopholes, and unrepentant competence, ignoring those who think their perimenopausal magic tops out at party tricks. They’re wrong but correcting them would be a felony. Every one of the Queens has a forbidden second magic buried deep—until an assassin golem forces Tovah to unleash hers. She thinks she got away with it. Then Nikolai Azarov shows up. Vancouver’s only golem maker would call her story creative if he wasn’t too busy calling BS. Worse, once he figures out what she actually did to that golem, he doesn’t turn her in. He names his price. Now Tovah must honor a dangerous bargain with a man who’s already insufferable without leverage, outmaneuver the magic cops circling her agency, and hunt down whoever left a hand-delivered clay effigy on her bed. Middle age isn’t a crisis. It’s a weapon. Perfect for fans of paranormal women’s fiction, slow-burn romance with banter, and found family who’d help you hide a body. Get your copy here (affiliate link) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit randileebowslaugh.substack.com/subscribe

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