After the mysterious death of her mother, Juniper Hawthorne is left in charge of the family apothecary. The problem is, she can’t bear to run her mother’s old shop. She abandons it all, leaving the witches in Starbrook without their supplies.
Fellow witch Ozan Demir makes his grand return to Starbrook with emotional baggage, a business degree, and an idea for a new apothecary. When his old rivalry with Juniper reignites, sparks of passion begin to fly, too.
If Juniper doesn’t fill her mother’s role in the small community, she will lose the shop and her memories with her mother along with it.
A Charmed meets Gilmore Girls cozy fantasy romance for fans of Laurie Gilmore and Hailey Blackwood.
Tropes: Rival Shop Owners, She’s Grumpy x He’s Sunshine, Meddling Family, She Hates Him x He’s Obsessed, He Falls First & Harder, Cozy Cottagecore, Rivals to lovers, Banter, Family Drama & Sisterhood, Small Town.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Cheating (Not MC’s), Grief/Death.
The troubled middle child returns home just in time for danger—and a hot werewolf bodyguard?
Aspen ran away from Starbrook after college and never looked back. That all changes when a series of events brings her back to her family home… but it can’t be that easy.
Their family tavern is under attack, and the only one who can help is a mysterious werewolf in charge of the tavern’s security. Mac is a wanderer at heart, blowing through Starbrook without a care—or so it seems, until he reveals the secrets of their late mother’s death.
In any other circumstance, he would be catnip to Aspen. A brooding bad boy with tattoos? Sign her right up. But Mac has secrets of his own that have him pushing her away, despite their blossoming, magical bond.
Tropes: Corrupt Witches, Reluctant Fated Mates, Werewolf x Witch, Bodyguard Romance, Grumpy x Sunshine, Small Town.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Grief/Death, Brief mentions of Blood, On-Page Death (Not a MC).
The youngest Hawthorne just met the woman of her dreams—too bad she’s a demon sent to steal her magic.
Six months after the latest attack on the Moonlit Tavern, Laurel Hawthorne is left in charge. With the weight of the family business on her shoulders and the looming threat of another attack, she’s never been more alone. That ends when a dangerous stranger steps in to break up a bar fight, and Laurel has found her hero.
Or so she thinks.
But Nerissa is no hero. She’s bound by a soul contract, and her only hope for freedom is to steal the Hawthorne witches’ most powerful weapon: their magic.
What starts as a deception ignites into irresistible forbidden desire. But if Laurel chooses love, she risks her family’s safety. And if Nerissa chooses her heart, she’ll lose her freedom forever.
Tropes: Cozy Sapphic Romance, Small Town, Forbidden Love, Deadly Bargains, Villain gets the girl, Demon x Witch, Secret Demon, Light Monster Romance, Light Stalking.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Chronically Ill Parent.
For years, Maple Hawthorne waited for Aris Montclair to return. But he’s back now… and he’s changed.
Bubbly kitchen witch Maple Hawthorne loves her family, small town, and career. There’s just one problem: she still hasn’t moved on from her ghosting ex, Aris Montclair. So she puts her all into her career—running the Moonlit Tavern.
When Isadora Montclair offers her the chance to make a magazine-worthy wedding cake, Maple has to take it, even if it means running into her ex.
Aris Montclair left Starbrook after a vampire attack changed his life, but he left his heart with Maple. When he returns for his sister’s wedding to find that Maple’s involved, it’s impossible to stay away from her.
Now, Maple and Aris are closer than they’re ready to be. Can Aris keep his vampiric secret, or will the truth break her heart all over again?
Tropes: Cozy Paranormal Rom-Com, Small Town, Found Family, Second Chance, Forced Proximity, Healing & Acceptance, Vampire x Witch, Best Friend’s Brother, Secret Vampire, Caretaking.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content including blood drinking, FMC with active chronic illness flares (fainting).
Aurora thought she would find peace in the small town of Starbrook. Instead, she gets a sentient cottage and a coven rivalry with the infuriating man she spent an incredible night with. And her home seems to like him more than her.
Aurora Seren hasn’t been able to use her magic in three years. She can’t lead a coven! But good luck convincing Starbrook’s head witch of that. Now, Aurora is a magic-less witch who’s supposed to be a leader, and she’s stuck in a wailing haunted house that pours magical rain on her when she’s trying to sleep.
And little does she know, the leadership position was already promised to someone else.
Sterling Poole. Her cottage may like him, but that doesn’t mean he likes Aurora. Their differences—the very thing that attracted them in the past—make their rivalry heat up in and out of the bedroom… until Sterling realizes she needs his help to get her magic back.
But getting close to Sterling has never ended well for anyone.
Tropes: Witch Coven Rivalry, Meddling Sentient House, Past One-Night Stand, Cozy and Spicy, Forced Proximity, Magical Workplace Romance, Witchy Small Town.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual Content, Grief, Death of Loved Ones.