Ooh baby Fall reading is fully in swing over here. I have been on a roll picking books that are BRINGING the vibes.
I’ve always loved a light paranormal romance/rom-com and I’ve loved the influx particularly of witchy rom-coms and romances that have come out ever since the popularity of books like The Ex Hex and Payback’s A Witch.
I’ve noticed that each year I’ve added more and more witchy rom-coms to my personal Fall reading list and they are the perfect type of reads for the season combining cozier witchy things, romance and a lot of times a fantastic setting that adds to that autumnal feeling.
A nice balance to the dark fantasy and horror I tend to gravitate to in the Fall especially once October hits.
This year looks to be my biggest add of romances/rom-coms with witches at the center so let’s take a look what new offerings are coming out this year if you are looking to add some to your Fall reading list.
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Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom
Read it if you want: a light-hearted witchy rom-com, quirky family shenanigans, cozy small town feels
Delia’s family has always claimed that the woman in the family are witches but a hex took away all their powers. She might have believed it as a child but as and adult she think it — and their belief that she’s an especially powerful witch — is just a tall tale.
When Delia breaks the curse without even realizing it, this isn’t just a surprise to her but to the hot temporary neighbor who has been keeping an eye on the family to make sure the hex HIS family put on hers isn’t broken.
Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
Read it if you want: cozy fantasy romance, slow burn romance, found family, magical trials, 30-somethng characters, really good self discovery, all the best vibes of 90’s witchy stuff meets new & fresh, Stars Hollow vibes but make it British
A burnt out witch and bookshop employee risks losing her magic forever if she can’t pass the trial her coven has tasked her with and convince them of her worthiness as witch — a task made harder by a saboteur of some sort thwarting her success.
She must rely on the help of an assortment of people in her life on this journey to prove her worthiness to the coven and herself — including the charming & frustrating watchman who has been tasked with keeping her out of danger.
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Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Read it if you want: a spicy witchy rom-com, a cursed/hexed love life, strong Fall/Halloween vibes, magical baked goods
This one is about a cafe owner and witch who thoughtfully infuses a bit of magic into the baked goods she serves up to her customers. Romantically though, this witch has a hex over her that has closed her off to even perusing romance in order to not hurt anyone she might come to care about.
That is until a chance encounter with a museum curator turns into a chance Fall-filled weekend spent together when they both find out they are a part of the same wedding party.
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Hex & Hexability by Kate Johnson
Read it if you want: something with Bridgerton vibes but make it witchy
This one feels like it’s for all the Eloise Bridgerton girlies.
It’s about a young woman who is not all about that Society life — she cares little about getting married and wants a life outside of the Ton. With the arrival of a mysterious aunt, certain aspects of her life start to make sense when she finds out that she’s actually a witch. This knowledge introduces her to a magical side of London she never knew and a duke who is just as much as an outsider as her.
P.S. The other two witchy romance reads from this author are on Kindle Unlimited.
A Spell For Heartsickness by Alistair Reeves
Read it if you want: a MM witchy romance with some spice (and on Kindle Unlimited!)
An aspiring fashion designer knows he is destined to a cursed early death like his mother but is determined to make a name for himself before the inevitable happens. That dream seems to take a detour when the placement he was hoping to get in the city, thanks to a prophecy, sends him to an unwelcoming small town in search of his destiny instead — a destiny with no easy answers with two enchanting men as contenders and magical forest that could be related to his curse.
Deja Brew by Celestine Martin
Read it if you want: small town magic + romance infused with an extra dose of FALL vibes (like fall festivals and mouth-watering Fall foods)
Warning: have some sort of pumpkin beverage or snack nearby before picking this one up
This one takes readers back to the charming & magical seaside town of Freya Grove but, while this is part of a series, this latest release can be read as a standalone without having read the others.
It focuses on the Caraway family so if you did read the first two books you’ll be more familiar with some of the characters and the town/magic part of the world-building which might help things flow easier but not necessary if you want to just dive in.
Anyways, this one focuses on Sirena who is an ex-celebrity chef who has just had the worst October between job stuff, her magic being on the fritz and an disastrous Halloween party.
With a magic tea and a wish, she ends up getting a second chance and gets to re-do the entire month of October over.
This second chance involves her striking a deal –and maybe even romance — with a former reality star with a broken heart who might be able to help her magic problem.
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Rise and Divine by Lana Harper
Read it if you want: to conclude this witch romance series and enjoy a book focused on Dasha and Ivy’s romance
I desperately need to read the last couple books of this series. Somehow I fell completely behind. Rise and Divine is the 5th and final book in this witchy series set in Thistle Grove.
I just don’t think it makes sense to read this book as a standalone without having read the other ones so go catch up if this one sounds good to you!
This spicy sapphic, second-chance romance focuses on Dasha and Ivy who are also battling an evil that threatens their town.
Truly Madly Magically by Hazel Beck
Read it if you want: a Stars Hollow-esque small town and a second chance romance
Another one that I’m going to say technically COULD be read as a standalone but I think there’s too much overlap from book to book to make it the best reading experience. The first two books in the Witchlore series are on Kindle Unlimited and a fourth will be out NEXT Fall so get caught up!!
This one, not shockingly with how the last book set up, focuses on Ellowyn and Zander and their tumultuous relationship as they need to work together to face attacks targeting Ellowyn from the Joywood coven and their own coven preparing for Ascension.
De-Witched by Sophie H. Morgan
Read it if you want: a grumpy/sunshine romance between a warlock on a mission and a human who isn’t supposed to know him/witches exist
I haven’t read the first one but this one is calling my name! It seems like reading the first book, The Witch is Back, might be more helpful than diving right into this one as it seems we might miss some of Leah’s arc (she’s a friend side character in that one) from that one to this one.
This one is about a human woman named Leah who knows, even though she shouldn’t, all about witches and magic as she is friends with some witches and co-owns a bar with them.
When the warlock she met at a high society witchy masquerade ball – a ball she definitely wasn’t supposed to be at – walks into her bar she knows exactly who he is and he has NO idea that she was the woman behind the mask there.
He’s a powerful warlock who has been sent to live among humans for three months – without his powers – as part of a condition in his parents will and before inheriting his family’s business.
He has no idea his new boss is the woman he met weeks ago nor that she knows about witches/magic. And she’s in for a surprise when he isn’t quite the Prince Charming she thought him to be from that night.
Not Your Crush’s Cauldron by April Asher
Read it if you want: a spicy friends-to-lovers and forbidden romance between a straight-laced witch and her bad boy guardian angel
This is the third book in the Supernatural Singles series and it seems like you’d be fine reading this as a standalone though obviously world-building things might be best read in order and knowing the established couples.
A straight-laced witch and professor of the supernatural challenges her students to get outside of their comfort and realizes she needs to do the same so she makes herself a list of some daring and challenging things for her.
Unbeknownst to her, this list ends up making her higher risk and getting assigned her very own guardian angel who happens to be her new roommate and long-time secret crush.
He can’t tell her she’s his new assignment and he also can’t have feelings for her as her guardian angel making the secret crush he’s had on her harder to keep at bay while they are living together and spending time on her list.
Potions & Proposals by Kate Callaghan
Read it if you want: a cozier witchy romance, rivals-to-lovers romance
This one is about two childhood rivals whose coven gives them an ultimatum — after pranking gone wrong and both being nominated to the successor to the retiring High Priestess — to either be magically bound together to prove they can work together or risk their possible banishment. A spell gone wrong, in an attempt to prevent the binding, makes things even more complicated and they will need to find a solution together.
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What are your favorite witch-led romances and rom-coms? Are there any new ones that aren’t on my radar but need to be? Let me know!
P.S. For more reading inspiration that brings the fall vibes:
- best YA books for Halloween
- best witchy YA romances & rom-coms
- best teen vampire books
- best YA horror books to read
- my favorite dark academia books
Kristina says
Ouhhh hot hex boyfriend is right up my alley! Added to my list 😌
Jamie says
Right?? It’s everything I want for the Fall.