Black Magic Squirrel

Book Synopsis — Black Magic Squirrel Lettie Daniels, a 49‑year‑old African American librarian from Toad Suck, Arkansas, has spent decades living a life that is tidy, predictable, and entirely too small for a woman born with old magic in her blood. A practicing Wiccan with a rare ancestral gift—the ability to shift into a black squirrel—Lettie has spent most of her life hiding her powers, suppressing her wildness, and convincing herself that adventure is for other people. Until the day she quits her job and decides to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. Armed with a backpack, a beginner’s understanding of long‑distance hiking, and a growing spark of courage, Lettie begins the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, she meets River—a charismatic, mysterious, and endlessly curious fellow hiker whose own past is tangled with secrets. As the two become companions on the trail, Lettie finds herself supported, challenged, and drawn deeper into the mountains’ ancient magic. The forest responds to her awakening power: shadows whisper her name, spirits watch from the branches, and her squirrel form becomes increasingly difficult to keep contained. Something on the trail is calling her—something far older than human footsteps, and far hungrier. As Lettie battles weather, exhaustion, self‑doubt, and supernatural forces that stir with every mile, she must confront the truth she has avoided for decades: she is not meant to live small. She is meant to be wild. Black Magic Squirrel is a midlife quest of empowerment, friendship, witchcraft, and the healing found only in the deep heart of nature. It is a story of rediscovering your magic—and daring to follow it.