50 Books like The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

Aftertaste

by Daria Lavelle

When a dishwasher cooks the dead's favorite meals, the ghosts appear: but they refuse to leave.

3.86

20k+

🔪 Culinary Fantasy 👻 Grief And Ghosts 🔮 Psychic Food Powers 💔 Doomed Romance 🖤 Sacrificial Love

Aftertaste 92%

When a dishwasher cooks the dead's favorite meals, the ghosts appear: but they refuse to leave.

by Daria Lavelle 2025

3.86

20k+ ratings

🔪 Culinary Fantasy 👻 Grief And Ghosts 🔮 Psychic Food Powers 💔 Doomed Romance 🖤 Sacrificial Love

Midnight at the Blackbird Café

by Heather Webber • 2019

Anna Kate must run her dead grandmother's café, where the pies deliver messages from the grave.

4.04

65k+

🏘️ Small Town Magic 🥧 Culinary Magic 🕊️ Generational Healing ⚔️ Family Feud 💛 Found Family

Midnight at the Blackbird Café 95%

Anna Kate must run her dead grandmother's café, where the pies deliver messages from the grave.

by Heather Webber 2019

4.04

65k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magic 🥧 Culinary Magic 🕊️ Generational Healing ⚔️ Family Feud 💛 Found Family

The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

3.99

58k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Sugar Queen 94%

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

by Sarah Addison Allen 2008

3.99

58k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

Du thé pour les fantômes

by Chris Vuklisevic • 2023

In a Nice tea salon, a ghost medium and her poisonous twin unravel their mother's shattered past.

3.80

4k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 💔 Estranged Sisters 👻 Ghost Medium 🍵 Magical Tea Shop 🔍 Family Secrets

Du thé pour les fantômes 93%

In a Nice tea salon, a ghost medium and her poisonous twin unravel their mother's shattered past.

by Chris Vuklisevic 2023

3.80

4k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 💔 Estranged Sisters 👻 Ghost Medium 🍵 Magical Tea Shop 🔍 Family Secrets

The Forget-Me-Not Library

by Heather Webber • 2025

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

4.09

9k+

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss

The Forget-Me-Not Library 93%

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

by Heather Webber 2025

4.09

9k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss

Spells for Forgetting

by Adrienne Young • 2022

After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.

3.85

73k+

🖤 Small Town Gothic 🍂 Folk Magic 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌙 Friends To Lovers 🔑 Generational Secrets

Spells for Forgetting 93%

After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.

by Adrienne Young 2022

3.85

73k+ ratings

🖤 Small Town Gothic 🍂 Folk Magic 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌙 Friends To Lovers 🔑 Generational Secrets

Everything She Does Is Magic

by Bridget Morrissey • 2025

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

3.75

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Everything She Does Is Magic 93%

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

by Bridget Morrissey 2025

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

The House Witch

by Delemhach • 2022

A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.

4.10

36k+

☕ Cozy Fantasy 🍳 Kitchen Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🐈 Cat Familiar

The House Witch 93%

A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.

by Delemhach 2022

4.10

36k+ ratings

☕ Cozy Fantasy 🍳 Kitchen Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🐈 Cat Familiar

Love's a Witch

by Tricia O'Malley • 2025

Back in her magical hometown, a cursed witch collides with the leader who wants her gone.

3.84

8k+

🧙‍♀️ Witchy Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Magic 👯 Sister Witches 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Love's a Witch 93%

Back in her magical hometown, a cursed witch collides with the leader who wants her gone.

by Tricia O'Malley 2025

3.84

8k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witchy Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Magic 👯 Sister Witches 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Hidden

by Fern Michaels • 2021

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

4.01

18k+

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

Hidden 93%

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

by Fern Michaels 2021

4.01

18k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

A Little Too Familiar

by Lish McBride • 2022

An animal mage accidentally bonds a werewolf who was taught to fear her. Now they're roommates.

3.90

3k+

🤝 Found Family 🐺 Werewolf Romance 🐾 Magical Creatures 🧑‍🍳 Alpha Caretaker 🔥 Slow Burn

A Little Too Familiar 93%

An animal mage accidentally bonds a werewolf who was taught to fear her. Now they're roommates.

by Lish McBride 2022

3.90

3k+ ratings

🤝 Found Family 🐺 Werewolf Romance 🐾 Magical Creatures 🧑‍🍳 Alpha Caretaker 🔥 Slow Burn

The Crescent Moon Tearoom

by Stacy Sivinski • 2024

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

3.60

12k+

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🫖 Tea Magic 😢 Bittersweet Sisterhood

The Crescent Moon Tearoom 93%

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

by Stacy Sivinski 2024

3.60

12k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🫖 Tea Magic 😢 Bittersweet Sisterhood

Best Hex Ever

by Nadia El-Fassi • 2024

A cursed witch and the best man she can't resist share a cottage at a wedding.

3.46

9k+

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Romance 🍰 Kitchen Witch 🏡 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Protagonist

Best Hex Ever 93%

A cursed witch and the best man she can't resist share a cottage at a wedding.

by Nadia El-Fassi 2024

3.46

9k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Romance 🍰 Kitchen Witch 🏡 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Weekend 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Protagonist

The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake

by Rachel Linden • 2025

A grieving cooking-show host flees to Italy, where her family's magical cookbook stays blank.

4.04

3k+

🪄 Magical Realism Lite 💕 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Generations ✨ Whimsical Warmth

The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake Summary

The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake 94%

A grieving cooking-show host flees to Italy, where her family's magical cookbook stays blank.

by Rachel Linden 2025

4.04

3k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism Lite 💕 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Generations ✨ Whimsical Warmth

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

3.63

3k+

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells Summary

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells 94%

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.63

3k+ ratings

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire

Her mother is cursed. Alonso can break it. He's the witch Penny was taught to hate.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Witch Coven Politics 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Magic Bargains 🌾 Gothic Midwest

The Glittering Edge 92%

Her mother is cursed. Alonso can break it. He's the witch Penny was taught to hate.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Coven Politics 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Magic Bargains 🌾 Gothic Midwest

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris

by Evie Woods • 2014

A grieving Irishwoman lands at a haunted French bakery where the bread stirs lost memories.

4.05

55k+

🍞 Culinary Magic 📜 Dual Timeline 🏘️ Small Town France 👻 Benevolent Haunting 📖 Secret Family History

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris Summary

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris 93%

A grieving Irishwoman lands at a haunted French bakery where the bread stirs lost memories.

by Evie Woods 2014

4.05

55k+ ratings

🍞 Culinary Magic 📜 Dual Timeline 🏘️ Small Town France 👻 Benevolent Haunting 📖 Secret Family History

An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating

by Cecilia Edward • 2025

Flung from 1690 to today, a lonely witch navigates dating apps and the quiet veterinarian next door.

3.65

6k+

🧹 Cozy Witch Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐱 Animal Familiar 💔 Dating App Disasters ⚡ Opposites Attract

An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating Summary

An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating 93%

Flung from 1690 to today, a lonely witch navigates dating apps and the quiet veterinarian next door.

by Cecilia Edward 2025

3.65

6k+ ratings

🧹 Cozy Witch Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐱 Animal Familiar 💔 Dating App Disasters ⚡ Opposites Attract

South of the Buttonwood Tree

by Heather Webber • 2020

An outcast finds a baby under a magical tree; claiming her exposes hidden family pasts.

4.28

15k+

🏘️ Small Town Magic 🫂 Found Family 👶 Abandoned Baby Mystery 👯 Secret Siblings 🌿 Southern Folklore

South of the Buttonwood Tree 93%

An outcast finds a baby under a magical tree; claiming her exposes hidden family pasts.

by Heather Webber 2020

4.28

15k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magic 🫂 Found Family 👶 Abandoned Baby Mystery 👯 Secret Siblings 🌿 Southern Folklore

The Faraway Inn

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2026

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

4.17

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

The Faraway Inn 92%

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2026

4.17

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

The Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Coven's Secret 92%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Vanishing Bookstore

by Helen Phifer • 2026

Before thirty-five, the witch hunter always kills her. Dora has one lifetime to end the curse.

3.88

4k+

🖤 Generational Witch Curse ⏳ Dual Timeline Witches 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 🌿 Herbal Healing Magic ✨ Sisterhood Magic

The Vanishing Bookstore 92%

Before thirty-five, the witch hunter always kills her. Dora has one lifetime to end the curse.

by Helen Phifer 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🖤 Generational Witch Curse ⏳ Dual Timeline Witches 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 🌿 Herbal Healing Magic ✨ Sisterhood Magic

Time Loops & Meet Cutes

by Jackie Lau • 2025

An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.

3.60

7k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance 🥟 Magical Food 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔧 Stem Heroine

Time Loops & Meet Cutes 92%

An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.

by Jackie Lau 2025

3.60

7k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance 🥟 Magical Food 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔧 Stem Heroine

Bitten

by Kelley Armstrong • 2001

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

4.02

106k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Bitten 92%

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

by Kelley Armstrong 2001

4.02

106k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Strange Folk

by Alli Dyer • 2024

Lee brings her children home to Appalachia, but the magic she fled waits in the woods.

3.64

2k+

🏔️ Appalachian Folk Magic 📖 Family Grimoire 🔮 Ancestral Magic 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌿 Reluctant Witch

Strange Folk 92%

Lee brings her children home to Appalachia, but the magic she fled waits in the woods.

by Alli Dyer 2024

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Appalachian Folk Magic 📖 Family Grimoire 🔮 Ancestral Magic 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌿 Reluctant Witch

Song of the Hell Witch

by Taylor Hartley • 2025

A duchess's forbidden magic kills her husband; she flees with the thief she left behind.

3.71

855

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Second Chance Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Forbidden Magic ✊ Feminist Rage

Song of the Hell Witch 92%

A duchess's forbidden magic kills her husband; she flees with the thief she left behind.

by Taylor Hartley 2025

3.71

855 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Second Chance Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Forbidden Magic ✊ Feminist Rage

The Enchanted Greenhouse

by Sarah Beth Durst

Turned to wood for creating life, a librarian wakes to a greenhouse of sleeping plants.

4.10

53k+

🧶 Cozy Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💚 Healing From Trauma

The Enchanted Greenhouse 92%

Turned to wood for creating life, a librarian wakes to a greenhouse of sleeping plants.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2025

4.10

53k+ ratings

🧶 Cozy Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💚 Healing From Trauma

Small Town, Big Magic

by Hazel Beck • 2022

A small-town bookseller discovers magic is real, her memories stolen, and an ancient evil waking.

3.32

17k+

🏘️ Witchy Small Town ☕ Cozy Fantasy Romance 🪄 Hidden Magic Identity 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🧹 Found Family Coven

Small Town, Big Magic 94%

A small-town bookseller discovers magic is real, her memories stolen, and an ancient evil waking.

by Hazel Beck 2022

3.32

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Witchy Small Town ☕ Cozy Fantasy Romance 🪄 Hidden Magic Identity 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🧹 Found Family Coven

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

by Sangu Mandanna • 2025

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

3.93

117k+

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Summary

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping 94%

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

by Sangu Mandanna 2025

3.93

117k+ ratings

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities

by Heather Webber • 2023

A strange letter pulls a grieving woman to Driftwood, where a shop of curiosities reshapes her life.

3.92

14k+

🦋 Small-Town Magic 🫂 Found Family ☕ Coffee Shop Setting 💕 Small-Town Romance 🎪 Eccentric Townspeople

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Summary

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities 92%

A strange letter pulls a grieving woman to Driftwood, where a shop of curiosities reshapes her life.

by Heather Webber 2023

3.92

14k+ ratings

🦋 Small-Town Magic 🫂 Found Family ☕ Coffee Shop Setting 💕 Small-Town Romance 🎪 Eccentric Townspeople

La comida de los recuerdos

by Yuta Takahashi • 2020

Her brother died saving her. A seaside kitchen offers one meal to speak with the dead.

3.95

8k+

🍲 Culinary Magic 👻 Speaking To The Dead 🍱 Food As Memory 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Quiet Healing

La comida de los recuerdos 92%

Her brother died saving her. A seaside kitchen offers one meal to speak with the dead.

by Yuta Takahashi 2020

3.95

8k+ ratings

🍲 Culinary Magic 👻 Speaking To The Dead 🍱 Food As Memory 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Quiet Healing

The Elsewhere Express

by Samantha Sotto Yambao • 2026

Born to save her brother, she boards a train built from daydreams where grief has physical weight.

3.55

10k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Processing Grief 🎨 Artist Protagonist

The Elsewhere Express 92%

Born to save her brother, she boards a train built from daydreams where grief has physical weight.

by Samantha Sotto Yambao 2026

3.55

10k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Processing Grief 🎨 Artist Protagonist

My Mother Cursed My Name

by Anamely Salgado Reyes • 2024

A girl who sees spirits must bury her grandmother in Mexico to break their curse of names.

3.83

1k+

🍂 Generational Saga 🍲 Magical Cooking 👻 Reluctant Psychic ✨ Lyrical Prose 🌵 Texas Borderlands

My Mother Cursed My Name 92%

A girl who sees spirits must bury her grandmother in Mexico to break their curse of names.

by Anamely Salgado Reyes 2024

3.83

1k+ ratings

🍂 Generational Saga 🍲 Magical Cooking 👻 Reluctant Psychic ✨ Lyrical Prose 🌵 Texas Borderlands

Magic in the Moonlight

by Auryn Hadley • 2022

She inherits a witch's cottage, a wounded forest, and two contractors who are already a couple.

4.25

1k+

🌿 Cozy Witch Fantasy 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Found Family 🦨 Animal Familiars 🌲 Enchanted Forest

Magic in the Moonlight 92%

She inherits a witch's cottage, a wounded forest, and two contractors who are already a couple.

by Auryn Hadley 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🌿 Cozy Witch Fantasy 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Found Family 🦨 Animal Familiars 🌲 Enchanted Forest

Dance Upon the Air

by Nora Roberts • 2001

An abused wife hiding on a witch's island falls for the sheriff who sees her truth.

4.21

75k+

🧙 Witch Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Magic 🫂 Abuse Survivor ✨ Cozy Witch Vibes 😬 Reluctant Witch

Dance Upon the Air 92%

An abused wife hiding on a witch's island falls for the sheriff who sees her truth.

by Nora Roberts 2001

4.21

75k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Magic 🫂 Abuse Survivor ✨ Cozy Witch Vibes 😬 Reluctant Witch

Vianne

by Joanne Harris • 2025

Pregnant and taught to run, an orphan discovers home in a dead woman's Marseille kitchen.

4.14

4k+

🫂 Found Family 🍲 Healing Through Food 📖 Inherited Recipes ✨ Gentle Magic 🔍 Hidden Past

Vianne 92%

Pregnant and taught to run, an orphan discovers home in a dead woman's Marseille kitchen.

by Joanne Harris 2025

4.14

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🍲 Healing Through Food 📖 Inherited Recipes ✨ Gentle Magic 🔍 Hidden Past

Stay A Little Longer

by Kait Nolan • 2019

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

4.32

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Stay A Little Longer 92%

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

by Kait Nolan 2019

4.32

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

The Honey Witch

by Sydney J. Shields • 2024

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

3.54

29k+

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

The Honey Witch 92%

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

by Sydney J. Shields 2024

3.54

29k+ ratings

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

The Binding Season

by Claudia Cain • 2023

A broken witch must stop a fae plague as her family's dark secrets surface.

4.46

125

⚡ Unstable Magic 🏘️ Small Town Witch 🧚 Fae Romance 🔒 Family Secrets 🩸 Forbidden Magic

The Binding Season 92%

A broken witch must stop a fae plague as her family's dark secrets surface.

by Claudia Cain 2023

4.46

125 ratings

⚡ Unstable Magic 🏘️ Small Town Witch 🧚 Fae Romance 🔒 Family Secrets 🩸 Forbidden Magic

Magic Lessons

by Alice Hoffman • 2020

Trained in secret magic, Maria curses her bloodline after the magistrate she loves betrays her.

4.22

70k+

🧹 Witch Trials 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🌳 Generational Saga 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚖️ Colonial Salem

Magic Lessons 94%

Trained in secret magic, Maria curses her bloodline after the magistrate she loves betrays her.

by Alice Hoffman 2020

4.22

70k+ ratings

🧹 Witch Trials 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🌳 Generational Saga 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚖️ Colonial Salem

Rewitched

by Lucy Jane Wood • 2024

A bookshop witch who hid her magic must prove her worth by thirty, or lose it.

3.73

32k+

🧙 Cozy Witch Fantasy 📚 Magical Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance ☺️ Feel-Good Fantasy

Rewitched 93%

A bookshop witch who hid her magic must prove her worth by thirty, or lose it.

by Lucy Jane Wood 2024

3.73

32k+ ratings

🧙 Cozy Witch Fantasy 📚 Magical Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance ☺️ Feel-Good Fantasy

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

by Sangu Mandanna

An internet witch is hired to teach three magical orphans before the outside world discovers them.

4.03

390k+

🏡 Cozy Witch Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 English Seaside

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Summary

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches 92%

An internet witch is hired to teach three magical orphans before the outside world discovers them.

by Sangu Mandanna 2022

4.03

390k+ ratings

🏡 Cozy Witch Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 English Seaside

Bad Luck Charm

by Julie Johnson • 2023

Framed for ritual murder, a Salem witch must trust the childhood crush she's spent years avoiding.

3.78

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🧙 Witch Romance 🔮 Reluctant Witch 💕 Childhood Crush 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bad Luck Charm 92%

Framed for ritual murder, a Salem witch must trust the childhood crush she's spent years avoiding.

by Julie Johnson 2023

3.78

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🧙 Witch Romance 🔮 Reluctant Witch 💕 Childhood Crush 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Love & Curse Making

by Kelly St. Clare • 2022

A cupid matchmaker cursed never to be touched falls for the detective investigating her.

4.21

4k+

🎭 Paranormal Rom-Com 💔 Love Curse 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🕵️ Detective Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Love & Curse Making 92%

A cupid matchmaker cursed never to be touched falls for the detective investigating her.

by Kelly St. Clare 2022

4.21

4k+ ratings

🎭 Paranormal Rom-Com 💔 Love Curse 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🕵️ Detective Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Bookstore Sisters

by Alice Hoffman • 2022

Summoned home, a dog walker must rescue her estranged sister and their failing island bookstore.

3.98

105k+

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The Bookstore Sisters 92%

Summoned home, a dog walker must rescue her estranged sister and their failing island bookstore.

by Alice Hoffman 2022

3.98

105k+ ratings

🏪 Family Bookstore 👭 Sibling Reconciliation 🏝️ Small Island Life 🥧 Baking Therapy 🌊 Coastal Maine

Spells in the Summertime

by Auryn Hadley • 2023

She inherits wild magic, two boyfriends, and a coven that kills to own her forest.

4.51

852

🏠 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🌿 Nature Magic 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🏘️ Small Town Witch

Spells in the Summertime 92%

She inherits wild magic, two boyfriends, and a coven that kills to own her forest.

by Auryn Hadley 2023

4.51

852 ratings

🏠 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🌿 Nature Magic 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🏘️ Small Town Witch

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by Wallis Kinney • 2024

A hedge witch shelters the rival who betrayed her as a death god's pact comes due.

3.88

14k+

🔮 Gothic Witch Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 📖 Magical Inheritance 🏡 Found Family

A Dark and Secret Magic 92%

A hedge witch shelters the rival who betrayed her as a death god's pact comes due.

by Wallis Kinney 2024

3.88

14k+ ratings

🔮 Gothic Witch Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 📖 Magical Inheritance 🏡 Found Family

Tough Love

by Melanie A. Smith • 2021

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

4.07

194

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero

Tough Love 92%

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

by Melanie A. Smith 2021

4.07

194 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero

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by Elizabeth Everett • 2026

A magical hotel is dying, and only a widowed mother's hope can keep its world alive.

3.53

1k+

🏠 Found Family Fantasy 🏨 Sentient Magical Home 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Battle-Scarred Hero

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel Summary

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel 92%

A magical hotel is dying, and only a widowed mother's hope can keep its world alive.

by Elizabeth Everett 2026

3.53

1k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family Fantasy 🏨 Sentient Magical Home 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Battle-Scarred Hero

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by Meg Shaffer • 2026

A story guardian enters a vanishing detective noir to save it, falls for its hero, forbidden.

4.05

25k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 🪄 Book Magic ☕ Cozy Fantasy Vibes 🪞 Metafiction 🏠 Found Family

The Book Witch 91%

A story guardian enters a vanishing detective noir to save it, falls for its hero, forbidden.

by Meg Shaffer 2026

4.05

25k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 🪄 Book Magic ☕ Cozy Fantasy Vibes 🪞 Metafiction 🏠 Found Family

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