second career book ideas

An Orchard for Retired Familiars

An adult veterinary herbalist turns an abandoned orchard into a home for magical animals whose witches have moved on. The oldest raven refuses adoption until someone asks what retirement means to him.

The Bathhouse for Homesick Giants

A retired stonemason opens a bathhouse for giants whose aching feet carry memories of places they can no longer visit. Her first guest has brought a mountain the town would rather forget.