Meg Ripley

Twelve sassy midlife heroines. Twelve sizzling wolf shifters. One wildly addictive shifter series. Get lost in the Marked Over Forty series, now available as a complete collection packed with steamy fated mate romance, magical twists, laugh-out-loud moments, and heart-melting happily ever afters.

Unleash the magic of second chances and sizzling shifter passion with Fated Over Forty: The Complete Series Collection, where it's never too late to find your fated mate!

A grumpy Alpha wolf. A sunshine witch. A mate bond neither could accept—or resist. Nia Patel is a twenty-eight-year-old shifter witch from Salem, venturing to Montana to open the bakery she and her best friend Brianna had dreamed about since college.

Steamy midlife shifters, fated mates, and seaside secrets—get the complete Destined Over Forty series in one binge-worthy collection.

Now that my dad’s gone, the survival of our family’s ranch is in my hands. And as much as I can’t stand the idea, I’ve agreed to open it up to city slickers looking for a taste of Wyoming life.

I thought I’d be spending another Christmas without a mate, But one look into Lars Olsen’s eyes beneath the mistletoe Tells my bear, at forty, she’s finally found her other half. The problem?

Humans prove to be odd creatures, but one blue-eyed psychic compels me in ways I’ve never experienced. I can barely keep my inner dragon in check when she’s near. The fierce need to protect her completely takes over, and I know I must have her....

As soon as I encountered Nikki, my bear went wild with need. But my mate died in childbirth years ago, and as a military trained doctor, I still beat myself up for not being able to save her. I never thought I’d love again....

Decades ago, he was my first love, my biggest heartbreak— And the mate I was destined for all along. I’ve known Dex was my fated mate since we were teens. He was the quarterback with an easy smile and dangerous charm.

When my husband ran off with our saloon’s hostess, I left Montana, joining my college-aged son in Oregon. Eugene’s a far cry from my little hometown, But I did my best to blend in with the locals, And tried heading out for a jog....

Between caring for his shifter war brothers at the VA, being a single dad, and attending to his duties with the elite Special Ops Shifter Force, Dr. Drake Sheridan has his hands full....

When I got divorced and moved to the quiet Oregon countryside.... The last thing I expected was for a hot stranger to pound on my door, demanding I go with him in the middle of the night. His sister-in-law’s in labor, and he swears she’s on death’s door....

I never imagined the drama that would ensue once Dwight stepped into my life....

They say life begins at 40.... But when infertility led to my divorce, it seemed more like the end. When I’d rather be at home in my sweats binging '80s movies, my dad begs me to go to Carlton with him for moral support as he presents my much younger sister to their unmated Alpha....

A one-night stand with a hunted wolf was nothing I would've predicted. Neither was having his baby at forty. I was just about to pack up my tarot table—Until Grant Harlan showed up for a reading.

When Max and I got into an argument all those years ago Over deciding the best way to raise our little boy, I needed to blow off steam and take a walk. Little did I know my father would have me captured, Demoted to the lowest member of our pack, And living a life of servitude.

Hudson Taylor knows there’s something missing from his life: a mate. But between his tactical missions with the Special Ops Shifter Force and running his communications company, this veteran can only ignore the roar of his inner lion....

When my childhood best friend asked me to be her bridesmaid, I didn’t realize that meant spending a week on a yacht. With her obnoxious, conceited new friends. Sounds like a trip from hell for a 40-year-old shifter witch—until my inner bobcat zeroes in on her mate on board.

I thought Gage and I were destined to be together forever. Until he rejected me and abandoned our pack. I found my fated mate over twenty years ago, but got impatient waiting for him to admit his feelings. In my infinite teen wisdom, I cast a love spell to give him a nudge.

A midlife career switch just ignited a new chapter—With a single dad wolf as hot as the flames he fights. After my divorce, working in the same ER as my arrogant ex was off the table, so I decided to try visiting nursing instead.