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Angela Candler Author I’m Angela Candler, therapist, author, and unapologetic alchemist of healing, truth, and feminine fire. Welcome to the journey.

SA Indie Author
Dark Fantasy
Women's Fiction
Chronic Pain Warrior
Women's Advocate
Mindfulness Master Practitioner

Co-Founder

Local Book Hive After years of living in survival mode, I reclaimed my voice, my story, and my power, and I help other women do the same. Through mashing up all my teachings, healing, therapy, writing, and soulful self-practices like facial yoga and mindfulness, psychosex therapy(women's wellness), I guide women to rise from burnout, trauma, and silence into fierce self-worth. I believe in messy magic, radical self-love, and starting over as many times as it takes. This space is where I mash it all up: healing, truth-telling, soul work, and a little rebellion.

18/10/2026

It was supposed to be a short story. A little Scottish Gothic darkness, a few hundred words, then back to my other projects like a sensible author.

Unfortunately, the story had absolutely no intention of behaving.

The characters wanted more time, the plot started making demands, and now we’re heading into full-blown WIP territory. Apparently, I’ve mistaken an opening chapter as an invitation for more.

Then my friend went and did this voiceover, which did absolutely nothing to help my self-control.

So here we are. Expanding the story, following the darkness, and pretending I’m still the one making the decisions.

Send Coke Zero. I suspect we’ll be in the Highlands for a while. 🖤📚

Latest ARC reviews 💞 for Menopause & Mayhem 😎Available on pre order through The Local Bookhive and Amazon if outside of ...
15/10/2026

Latest ARC reviews 💞 for Menopause & Mayhem 😎

Available on pre order through The Local Bookhive and Amazon if outside of SA.

When the ARC reviews start coming in 😱❤️Angela Candler Author
24/09/2026

When the ARC reviews start coming in 😱❤️
Angela Candler Author

I wrote Menopause & Mayhem because I wanted to put a fun, older FMC firmly in the spotlight.I wanted women to pick up th...
13/09/2026

I wrote Menopause & Mayhem because I wanted to put a fun, older FMC firmly in the spotlight.

I wanted women to pick up this novella, have a bloody good laugh, and occasionally stop mid-page and think, “For God’s sake… that’s me.”

Because menopause is tough. It can be confusing, emotional, frustrating and downright ridiculous. One minute you’re absolutely fine, the next you’ve forgotten why you walked into the kitchen, your bra has become an instrument of torture and Brian has apparently taken over all cognitive operations.

But these are the stories we should be sharing.

We’re entering a new era where women are talking about menopause more openly, laughing about the chaos, comparing notes and realising that getting older doesn’t mean becoming invisible.

And I wanted to celebrate that.

So this book was written for laughter. For recognition. For those little flickers of yourself you might find tucked between the pages. And for reminding us that an older FMC can still have adventures, make questionable decisions, start again, swear at her hormones and have a bloody brilliant story worth telling.

So, why not give an older FMC a go?

Come and meet Keely, her magnificent Scottish Fold cat Hamish, and join them as they navigate menopause, mayhem and the unexpected adventures that come with discovering there’s still an awful lot of life left to live.

Menopause & Mayhem
Releasing 30th October 2026
The Local Bookhive

Because midlife isn’t the end of the story. It’s where things start getting interesting.

08/09/2026

IT’S FINALLY HERE!

The South African Paperback Special Edition of Blood & Salt has arrived, and holding it today reminded me of something I think we sometimes forget.

Celebrate the small wins.

Take the photo. Open the bottle of bubbly. Buy yourself the cake. Do the ridiculous little happy dance in the kitchen. Tell someone you’re proud of yourself.

Because we spend so much time chasing the *big* moment that we forget a journey is actually made up of hundreds of smaller ones.

Finishing the chapter.
Writing the words when you didn’t feel like it.
Sending the manuscript.
Getting the proof copy.
Fixing the mistakes.
Trying again.
Not giving up.

Each one might feel tiny at the time, but they’re not.

They’re footsteps, aeventually, all those small wins lead you somewhere you once only imagined standing.

Today, mine led me here, holding the South African Special Edition of *Blood & Salt in my hands.

So yes, I’m celebrating this one.💯🙌✌️

And if you’ve had a small win recently, celebrate the bloody thing.🖤

You’re allowed to be proud of how far you’ve come, even while you’re still figuring out where you’re going.

ARC TEAM APPLICATIONS OPEN.SEE LINK IN THE COMMENTS. At fifty one Keely's body has declared mutiny. ...
25/08/2026

ARC TEAM APPLICATIONS OPEN.

SEE LINK IN THE COMMENTS.

At fifty one Keely's body has declared mutiny. Between hot flushes, brain fog, and society's insistence that women become invisible after a certain age, she's beginning to wonder if this is really all life has left to offer.
Then her neighbours move to Peru and leave her an opinionated travelling Scottish Fold cat named Hamish.
Suddenly, everything changes.
An online menopause support group, a trip to Wales, unforgettable new friendships, runaway adventures through Edinburgh, far too much prosecco, and a charming hotel owner with kind blue eyes send Keely on a yearning to journey to Scotland, where she begins to rediscover the woman she'd almost forgotten.

Heartwarming, hilarious and full of British humour, Menopause & Mayhem is a cosy romantic comedy about friendship, second chances, and discovering that life's greatest adventures can begin at any age.

Especially when your cat is leading the way.

Quiz Results: MOSTLY A — BLACKTHORN WITCHPowerful, intuitive and impossible to control. Magic runs through your blood, ...
12/08/2026

Quiz Results:

MOSTLY A — BLACKTHORN WITCH
Powerful, intuitive and impossible to control. Magic runs through your blood, but every gift comes with a price.

MOSTLY B — KELPIE GUARDIAN
Loyal, dangerous and deeply connected to the ancient waters. You protect those you love—even when it costs you your freedom.

MOSTLY C — UNSEELIE FAE
Clever, seductive and beautifully dangerous. You know every secret of the court—and exactly how to use them.

MOSTLY D — MATRON DRAGON
Ancient, commanding and fiercely protective. You do not follow rulers. You decide whether they are worthy of their crowns.

Got a tie? The magic has chosen you for something far more dangerous… Tell us your result in the comments.

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02/08/2026

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