Depending on where you are, the weather is (finally) starting to cool down, and there’s nothing better than pulling your favorite throw blanket out of storage and curling up with a good book. Whether your ideal fall read is cozy, whimsical, spine-chilling, or something in between, these witchy books are sure to catch your eye. So grab a blanket and your favorite beverage and prepare to get lost in one of these magical worlds!
Love’s a Witch by Tricia O’Malley
Sloane MacGregor is about to turn twenty-five, the year when all witches gain their magic, and she plans to celebrate this birthday far from her hometown of Briarhaven. But when her grandmother summons Sloane and her sisters to break the curse on their family, she is forced to return to the tiny town. Knox Douglas, the mayor of Briarhaven, is less than thrilled about the cursed MacGregors stirring up trouble, but the biggest problem of all is the way he can’t take his eyes off of Sloane.
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Head Witch in Charge by Avery Flynn
In this sequel to the wildly popular rom-com Witcha Gonna Do?, Flynn transports readers back to Witchingdom and introduces recently married Leona Sherwood and Erik Svensen. But this is far from a happy marriage. Erik and Leona’s families are bitter enemies, and Erik won’t agree to a divorce unless Leona returns an ancient spell book to his family’s estate. Along the journey to Erik’s estate, however, Leona begins to realize that he might not be the trickster she assumed him to be. Leona’s determined not to fall for him, but her heart has other plans…
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The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano
The year is 1646, and Thomas and Margaret Jones have just arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to make their way in the New World. Reticent Thomas and headstrong healer Margaret are opposites, but they are united by mutual love and a child on the way. But Margaret’s boldness raises suspicions in their Puritan community, and she soon finds both her life and her marriage at risk. Inspired by real diary entries and court records, this is not only a trip through history, but a close examination of what it means to love.
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Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
Annie Wildwood loves nothing more than making others happy. So when her coven tasks her with helping an orphan teenage witch named Maeve control her powers, Annie sees it as the prime chance to please everyone. Maeve and Annie butt heads from the moment they move into the cabin, but just as they start to get along, the cabin’s owner unexpectedly returns. Getting attached to Maeve and the cabin owner definitely wasn’t in Annie’s carefully laid plans, but she soon realizes that her rigidity and people-pleasing tendencies are the very things holding her back from true happiness.
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The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Poison comes in many forms: plants, liquid, and especially men. Piers Corbin has grown up near poison for her whole life, even marrying a man whose dark tendencies threaten to swallow her whole. To escape this marriage, Piers fakes her own death and flees to her estranged aunt’s house, where she learns that she is part of a long line of Bane Witches—poison eaters—that ingest poison and use its magic to eliminate evil men. Piers sets out to carry on her family’s mission and quickly finds her biggest target yet: a local serial killer.
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Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve
Weatherstone College has three rules: don’t walk the halls at night, don’t interfere with the ancient magic thrumming through every corridor, and don’t trust spellcasters. But rules are meant to be broken, and the protagonist does so from the moment she walks in. When a monster attacks her, she has no choice but to turn to Logan Kingston, the son of her father’s enemy—and the most powerful warlock at the school. But the strange mix of hatred and obsession about Logan grows in her heart might just be more dangerous than any monster…
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A Spell for Midwinter’s Heart by Morgan Lockhart
Ever since a spell back in high school went awry, Rowan Midwinter refuses to practice magic. But her hometown hasn’t gotten any snow, putting the beloved winter festival at risk, so she reluctantly returns to help the festival run smoothly. What she didn’t expect is the festival landlord’s son, Gavin McCreery, pitching in to help, and the chemistry that ignites between them. As the end of the festival approaches and the stakes rise higher, Rowan must confront her past and open her heart to a new future.
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House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama
After her father dies in the aftermath of his political campaign and her brother moves to Manila, Josephine’s life is dark and lonely. So when her childhood friend Hiraya offers an escape through nostalgic games at her house, Josephine accepts. But the house is far from ordinary, from its strange smell to the constant feeling of being watched, and Josephine begins to understand the dark rumors about Hiraya’s family. The truth about Hiraya and the games is hidden somewhere behind the house’s walls, but can Josephine stay alive long enough to find it?
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A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love by Ann Rose
The Dead of Night Halloween store appears and disappears seemingly out of thin air, and no one in town thinks much of it. But Pepper White knows all about it—she was cursed five years ago to be the Keeper of the Store. Pepper has come to terms with her inevitable disappearance alongside the store after Halloween ends, at least until Christina Loring walks in. Unfortunately, the only way to pursue their budding relationship is to trick someone else into taking on the curse, something Pepper vowed to never do. Stuck between her previous promise and newfound love, Pepper must find a way to break free from the past to live out the future she dreams of.
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A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
Doreen MacKinnon may be one of the most powerful witches in centuries, but even she cannot outrun the generational curse put on her family that bars them from finding true love. This curse was set three hundred years ago by Ambrose MacDonald, whose love for a MacKinnon was forbidden, and he has been trapped in a tempest ever since. When Doreen finds Ambrose and frees him on the condition that he will help break the curse, Ambrose sees it as the perfect opportunity to get his long-awaited vengeance. But as they work together, their chemistry intensifies, and Doreen must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to break the curse.
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The Late-Night Witches by Auralee Wallace
Cassie Beckett’s life is painfully mundane, and she spends most of her time keeping her three kids and younger sister in check. But when vampires arrive on Prince Edward Island as the witching month of October begins, Cassie comes face-to-face with buried family secrets, new powers, and one mission: rid the island of vampires. As Halloween night rapidly approaches, Cassie must learn what it means to be a witch and finish what previous generations of witches started.
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The Sea Witch by Eva Leigh
Condemned to death for witchcraft in Puritanical New England, Alys Tanner steals a ship and becomes captain of The Sea Witch, leading a crew of all-female sorcerers. But the British Navy is on their tail, seeking to control the Caribbean and eradicate all witches. When The Sea Witch captures naval navigator Ben Priestley, a path to take down the navy emerges. Between navigating turbulent seas and fighting off monsters, Alys and Ben’s initial mistrust grows into something else that neither of them expected.
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A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance
Growing up on Cape Cod, best friends Mazzy and Nora are no strangers to odd occurrences. But when one of their spells summons a corpse from the ocean, both girls realize that there is something bigger at play than mere murder. Using spells and divination, they discover a string of disappearances in the area stretching back years and begin hearing ghostly voices that reveal the locations of other bodies. As more corpses wash up on the beach and the voices threaten to consume Nora, Mazzy must find a way to sever their ties to the dead.
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The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Minerva grew up hearing stories from her Nana Alba about encounters with witches and other supernatural forces. Now a graduate student writing her thesis on horror literature, Minerva discovers that a prominent horror novel was inspired by the author’s real-life experiences and ominously mirrors Nana Alba’s encounters with witches as a young woman. As her academic career continues, Minerva suspects that she, too, is being stalked by a malevolent force that wants her dead.
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The Last Witch by C. J. Cooke
In 1485 Innsbruck, women are expected to rear children, run the household, support their husbands, and most importantly, be submissive. But Helena Scheuberin has always been an outspoken, strong-willed woman, which quickly ignites suspicion of the local priest whose life’s work is eliminating “witches” from the town. When her husband’s footman dies, Helena is accused of both murder and witchcraft. Based on factual events, this is the story of a woman who dared to challenge the patriarchy and reclaim its power for herself.
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The Moorwitch by Jessica Khoury
After making a twisted deal with a fae named Lachlan to escape her abusive household, Rose Pryor has finally made a life for herself teaching young Weavers how to spin spells with thread and needle. But her magic is fading with every spell used to train her students and is on the precipice of disappearing forever. When Lachlan sends her to the Scottish moors to find the doorway to the fae realm and repay her debts, Rose meets Conrad, a lonely young laird who hires her as a governess. Torn between her budding feelings for Conrad and obligation to Lachlan, Rose faces an impossible decision that puts both her magic and her love for Conrad in jeopardy.
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A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Once upon a time, Sera Swan was one of the most powerful witches in Britain, but that was before she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the dead, lost her magic, and got kicked out of her Guild. Now she (reluctantly) helps Jasmine run a magical inn in Lancashire, where she discovers an old spell that could restore her magic. And there’s no better person to help her than Luke Larsen, the aloof magical historian staying at the inn who wants nothing to do with her. To everyone’s astonishment, including his own, Luke agrees to help Sera with the spell, and Sera finally discovers that she doesn’t have to weather life’s ups and downs alone.
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Bespelled by Laura Thalassa
This sequel to the hit novel Bewitched returns to Selene Bowers, who was forced into a marriage pact with powerful sorcerer Memmon the Cursed, all while trying to reclaim her lost memories. Now, equipped with her full memory, the truth is not what it seems. To repair their relationship, Memmon creates a binding spell that puts him completely under Selene’s command with one catch: if she falls in love with him, the bond breaks. As her enemies draw closer, Selene must decide whether to trust Memmon again.
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