The spooky season is upon us, which means it’s time to curl up with a warm blanket, a cup of apple cider, and a fantastical read. For readers like me, that’s going to be a cozy fantasy romance. I’ve compiled a list of witchy romances to complete your autumn TBR. Keep reading to discover some enchanting fall books!
The House Witch by Delemhach
Secrets never stay buried for long when you work in a castle. When Finlay Ashowan signs on as the royal cook for the King and Queen of Daxaria, he’s a puzzle some are keen to solve. He’s content leaving his backstory a mystery, creating fantastic and unique meals and keeping grubby hands out of his kitchen.
But of course, servants chatter, and his identity is soon revealed. He didn’t do himself any favors by meddling in the royal affairs, though. As the court learns of his powers, he finds himself thrust into a medley of unexpected situations: guarding the pregnant queen, fending off promiscuous knights, dodging the wrath of the royal mage, and rooting out a spy within the castle’s walls. Just when he thinks he’s had enough, secrets from his past find their way to his present, confusing his already overwhelmed heart.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Mika Moon has always followed her rules. Well, most of them. She hides her powers, lays low, and avoids other witches to escape detection. Her one glaring defection from her solitary life? An online account where she pretends to be a witch. She assumes it will get buried with all the other internet spoofs.
Then, she receives an unexpected message asking her to take on three young witches as apprentices and teach them how to control their magic. She knows it breaks her rules but heads to the isolated and mysterious Nowhere House anyway. She finds herself immediately entwined in the lives of all of the eclectic bunch who live there.
Particularly interesting to Mika is the unfriendly and handsome librarian who views her as a threat — but can’t help being drawn to her. Mika begins to settle in and view herself as a part of the Nowhere House family, but when dangers come calling, she must decide if she is willing to risk everything for people she’s just come to know and can’t help but love.
The Herbwitch’s Apprentice by Ireen Chau
Witchcraft is a death sentence in the kingdom of Olderea, and sixteen-year-old Amarante Flora has just discovered she’s half-witch. The worst part? She’s afraid if she doesn’t keep it under control, she’ll accidentally reveal herself during courting season. And she has her eyes set on Prince Ash.
As she learns more about her powers, she begins to discover that witchcraft — and the witches who harness it — is not as dangerous as society has told her. But when the queen falls terribly and unexplainably ill and innocent witches are being blamed, she joins forces with Prince Ash in an investigation.
But protecting the witches could mean revealing herself. And when exposing the culprit comes at the cost of her life and risks the wrath of the prince she’s trying to help, Amarante must make a choice that could cost her everything — no matter what she chooses.
The Coven by Harper L. Woods
Willow’s father has raised her to be a deadly weapon against the Coven that stole his sister and his birthright, and she will do anything to protect her brother from experiencing the same. Duty sends her to the secret Hollow’s Grove University, where she can practice her magic free from humans’ prying eyes and deadly prejudices. There, she finds herself butting heads with none other than the gorgeous and frustrating Headmaster, Alaric Grayson Thorne.
He hates her. She hates him — and his whole organization — even more. Despite the school’s prestigious reputation, secrets and rumors about the massacre that caused the school to close decades ago still run rampant. Even if most people are only talking about the opportunity it provides them.
The Coven will open its doors for the first time in 50 years to 13 students. Only the best will make it. Only the best will survive the wrath of Hollow’s Grove ghosts.
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Women in the Owens family have been blamed for their town’s misfortunes for over two centuries. Sisters Gillian and Sally are no exception to the rule. Even as children they were ostracized, taunted, and rumored to be witches. Their aging family even seemed to encourage the finger-pointing and whispering. Their beloved black cats, dusty house, and mysterious concoctions did them no favors.
All the sisters dream of is escaping their prejudiced town, being free, and belonging. And they’ll take whatever path they find suitable enough to do it. One will marry. One will flee. But their bonds of sisterhood have been forged strong, and they will always find their way back to one another.
From deadly secrets to found families to curious chefs, these witchy romances have all the elements sure to guarantee their place on your fall bookshelf.
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