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(a sweet, clean romance with a single kiss and mild innuendo, minimal fantasy violence (a minor injury and use of blood magic), no swearing)
AUTHOR LAURA GREENWOOD
PUMPKIN SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE (BOOK 1 )
A cursed teapot turns a coffee shop-owning witch's life upside down.
When coffee shop owner, Willow, receives a mysterious teapot from her best friend, her charmed life is turned upside down.
Between the cursed warlock who thinks he's still in Ancient times, the cat who insists on coming through her window and making herself at home, and a new employee, Willow has her hands full.
Can she unravel the mess she's found herself in? And can she do it without losing her heart?
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Pumpkin Spice and All Things Nice is book one of the Cauldron Coffee Shop Series, a cozy urban fantasy featuring a coffee-shop-owning witch, an ancient warlock cursed to live in a teapot, and a cheeky cat. It includes an m/f romantic subplot.
If you love cozy urban fantasy, coffee shop settings, low-stakes adventures, cat familiars, and a warm and fuzzy feeling vibe, start the Cauldron Coffee Shops series with Pumpkin Spice And All Things Nice.
Why this book may be a good choice for you and/or your family...
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice by Laura Greenwood is an excellent choice for families who enjoy light, wholesome paranormal romance with a touch of magic. The book features a sweet, slow-burn romance between the characters, with no explicit sexual content. The romance is charming and innocent, with only a single kiss and a bit of mild innuendo, making it suitable for younger readers or those seeking a clean love story. The story also includes mild fantasy violence, such as a minor injury caused by blood magic, but it remains gentle and appropriate for most readers. The magical elements, set in a cozy, whimsical world, are both fun and engaging, making it an enjoyable read for those who love a little fantasy mixed with romance. For families who appreciate stories with light fantasy elements, Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice offers a perfect blend of magic, romance, and adventure, all wrapped up in a feel-good, family-friendly package. The content is easy to navigate for readers of various ages, and the mild romantic tension and magical intrigue make it both engaging and appropriate. Overall, the book provides a delightful escape into a charming, magical world without venturing into any mature or heavy themes, making it a great pick for a wide range of readers.
(includes witchcraft, mild violence, a few suggestive themes, and some romantic tension)
AUTHOR ESME ADDISON
A SPELL FOR TROUBLE (BOOK 1)
Fans of Ellery Adams and Heather Blake will be charmed by this seaside cozy mystery series full of humor and heart, mermaids and magic
Aleksandra Daniels hasn’t set foot in the quiet seaside town of Bellamy Bay, North Carolina in over twenty years. Ever since her mother’s tragic death, her father has mysteriously forbidden her from visiting her aunt and cousins. But on a whim, Alex accepts an invitation to visit her estranged relatives and to help them in their family business: an herbal apothecary known for its remarkably potent teas, salves, and folk remedies.
Bellamy Bay doesn’t look like trouble, but this is a town that harbors dark secrets. Alex discovers that her own family is at the center of salacious town gossip, and that they are rumored to be magical healers descended from mermaids. She brushes this off as nonsense until a local is poisoned and her aunt Lidia is arrested for the crime. Alex is certain Lidia is being framed, and she resolves to find out why.
AUTHOR JULIET BLACKWELL
SECONDHAND SPIRITS (BOOK 1)
Love the vintage- not the ghosts
Lily Ivory feels that she can finally fit in somewhere and conceal her "witchiness" in San Francisco. It's there that she opens her vintage clothing shop, outfitting customers both spiritually and stylistically.
Just when things seem normal, a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area. Lily has a good idea that some bad phantoms are behind it. Can she keep her identity secret, or will her witchy ways be forced out of the closet as she attempts to stop the phantom?
(mild language, supernatural themes, some violence, and romantic tension)
(mild violence, witchcraft themes, and occasional romantic tension)
AUTHOR HEATHER BLAKE
IT TAKES A WITCH (BOOK 1)
FIRST IN THE NATIONAL BESTSELLING WISHCRAFT MYSTERY SERIES!
Darcy Merriweather and her sister, Harper, hail from a long line of witches who have the power to grant wishes using spells. They’ve come to Enchanted Village in Salem, Massachusetts, to join the family business, but soon find themselves knee-deep in murder…
Until three weeks ago, Darcy and her sister, Harper, were working dead-end jobs and trying to put their troubles behind them. Then their Aunt Velma delivered a bombshell: they’re actually Wishcrafters—witches with the power to grant wishes with a mere spell. Wanting a fresh start, they head to their aunt’s magic-themed tourist town to master their newfound skills.
But their magic fails them when a wanna-be witch turns up dead—strangled with Aunt Ve’s scarf—and Ve’s sweetheart, Sylar, is found looming over the body. Ve is standing by her man, but Darcy overheard Sylar wish that the victim would disappear—forever. With Harper distracted by her handsome new crush, Darcy is determined to sleuth her way to the truth. But it’ll take more than a wish to unravel this mystery...
(moderate crude humor, some substance use, some kissing, mild language, some violence, minor gay/lesbian characters)
AUTHOR RUBY BLAYLOCK
THAT WITCH DOESN'T KILL YOU (BOOK 1)
Being a witch is a lot harder than it looks.
When single mom Twyla Hedgewood is told that she's one of three very powerful witches, she's pretty doubtful. After all, she can barely balance her checkbook, nevermind tackle complicated spells and magic. Her sisters seem to be handling the witchy stuff much better than she is, but her grandmother is convinced that the three of them are somehow the most powerful witches their sleepy little town has ever seen. After all, they're not just witches, but they're half faery, too.
When her lousy ex-husband winds up murdered in her bed, Twyla has to prove that she's innocent, but that won't be easy. The Sheriff hates her entire family and would like nothing more than to see Twyla get locked up forever for the murder. With the help of her two sisters and a few quirky supernatural friends, can Twyla figure out who really killed her ex so she can clear her name and possibly nab a date with the cute shifter cop investigating her?
Welcome to Frog Hollow, Mississippi, where paranormal and normal are pretty much the same thing.
Family, friends, and freaks...
Meet the residents of a town with a very special link to the 'Other Side,' a town whose residents include vampires, shapeshifters, demons, angels, and the occasional drunk faery. It's a town with many secrets and shames, and it's up to Twyla and her sisters to sort through them all and figure out just who they can trust.
(suitable for all ages)
AUTHOR SARA BOURGEOIS
BREWING LOVE
Witch way to Tree’s Hollow?
When Lenora “Lenny” Brewer finds herself fed up with her life in the city, she flees to her Aunt’s bed and breakfast in the small town of Tree’s Hollow. A local handyman turns up dead, and Lenny gets herself mixed up in a murder mystery.
Add in a hunky forest ranger, her dream job as an investigative journalist for the local paper, and a cat with so much sass it’s practically criminal, and you’ve got a recipe for a magically good time. Oh and one more thing, Lenny didn’t even know she was a witch until she arrived at her new home in Tree’s Hollow.
Will she learn to harness the craft brewing inside of her, or will trouble boil over and destroy everything she comes to love?
Brewing Love is suitable for readers of all ages who enjoy lighthearted paranormal cozies.
(mild violence, witchcraft themes, and occasional romantic tension)
AUTHOR BAILEY CATES
BROWNIES AND BROOMSTICKS (BOOK 1)
EASY BAKE COVEN
Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees.
While working at the Honeybee Bakery—named after Lucy's cat—Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren't just tasty—Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells!
When a curmudgeonly customer is murdered outside the Honeybee Bakery, Uncle Ben becomes the prime suspect. With the help of handsome journalist Steve Dawes, charming firefighter Declan McCarthy, and a few spells, Katie and Aunt Lucy stir up some toil and trouble to clear Ben's name and find the real killer.
AUTHOR ANNABEL CHASE
CURSE THE DAY (BOOK 1)
The only magic Emma Hart believes in is caffeine and the power of the dryer to lose one sock per load. A public interest lawyer buried under a mound of student debt, Emma’s whole life has been one turn of bad luck after another.
Her streak seems to continue when she gets lost on the way to see a client in the remote Pocono Mountains. A chance encounter with a suicidal angel lands her in Spellbound, a town where supernaturals have been cursed to remain for centuries--probably not the best time for Emma to discover that she's actually a witch.
Between the recent murder of the town’s public defender, a goblin accused of theft, remedial witch classes, and the attention of one smoking hot vampire, Emma struggles to navigate this unfamiliar terrain without losing her mind...or her life.
(light and dark magic, violence)
(light and dark magic, violence)
AUTHOR LEIGHANN DOBBS
A SPELL OF TROUBLE
When town trouble maker, Louella Drummond, drops dead in front of Isolde Quinn's pet store just minutes after threatening both Issy and her cousin Graeme, the police in the small lakeside town of Silver Hollow assume it's from natural causes.
... Until it's discovered that Louella was murdered.
Not just any murder, though. Murder by paranormal means. Dark magic that could only have been performed by a powerful witch. And every law-abiding paranormal knows that dark magic is forbidden and carries strict punishment at the hands of "the committee" - the mysterious entity that provides law and order within the paranormal community.
Being witches, Issy and her three cousins fear they are at the top of the suspect list. To make matters worse, a secret division of the FBI has gotten wind of the happenings in Silver Hollow and sent two agents to ferret out paranormal activity. Even worse than that, Issy is annoyingly attracted to one of them!
Armed with their unconventional posse of familiars, Issy and her cousins dodge the efforts of the 'real" police and the special FBI agents while following a twisty path of clues that lead to a shocking betrayal.
AUTHOR SNOW EDEN
THE WITCH OF THE NORTH POLE
A heart-warming tale of Christmas, elves, Santa Claus…and a really mad witch.
There are many things Cinnamon Mercy Claus is struggling with this holiday season: the memories of long forgotten holidays when the Christmas season was about family; that she’s just found out her grandfather is Santa Claus; and that her grandmother is a witch—who is bent on destroying Christmas for them all.
A dose of Hallmark-warmth mixed with crazy witch mayhem! Clean read--no cursing.
This book can be read as a stand-alone or continue on to the rest of the series
(light and dark magic, violence)
AUTHOR ANGIE FOX
SOUTHERN SPIRITS (BOOK 1 )
One simple mistake…
For a girl who is about to lose her family home,
Releases the ghost of a long-dead gangster,
And opens Verity Long’s eyes to a whole new world.
When out of work graphic designer Verity Long accidentally traps a ghost on her property, she’s saddled with more than a supernatural sidekick—she gains the ability see spirits. It leads to an offer she can’t refuse from the town’s bad boy, the brother of her ex and the last man she should ever partner with.
Ellis Wydell is in possession of a stunning historic property haunted by some of Sugarland Tennessee’s finest former citizens. Only some of them are growing restless—and destructive. He hires Verity to put an end to the disturbances. But soon, Verity learns there’s more to the mysterious estate than floating specters, secret passageways, and hidden rooms.
There’s a modern day mystery afoot, one that hinges on a decades-old murder. Verity isn't above questioning the living, or the dead. But can she discover the truth before the killer finds her?
(a sweet, clean romance with a single kiss and mild innuendo, minimal fantasy violence (a minor injury and use of blood magic), no swearing)
AUTHOR LAURA GREENWOOD
PUMPKIN SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE (BOOK 1 )
A cursed teapot turns a coffee shop-owning witch's life upside down.
When coffee shop owner, Willow, receives a mysterious teapot from her best friend, her charmed life is turned upside down.
Between the cursed warlock who thinks he's still in Ancient times, the cat who insists on coming through her window and making herself at home, and a new employee, Willow has her hands full.
Can she unravel the mess she's found herself in? And can she do it without losing her heart?
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Pumpkin Spice and All Things Nice is book one of the Cauldron Coffee Shop Series, a cozy urban fantasy featuring a coffee-shop-owning witch, an ancient warlock cursed to live in a teapot, and a cheeky cat. It includes an m/f romantic subplot.
If you love cozy urban fantasy, coffee shop settings, low-stakes adventures, cat familiars, and a warm and fuzzy feeling vibe, start the Cauldron Coffee Shops series with Pumpkin Spice And All Things Nice.
Why this book may be a good choice for you and/or your family...
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice by Laura Greenwood is an excellent choice for families who enjoy light, wholesome paranormal romance with a touch of magic. The book features a sweet, slow-burn romance between the characters, with no explicit sexual content. The romance is charming and innocent, with only a single kiss and a bit of mild innuendo, making it suitable for younger readers or those seeking a clean love story. The story also includes mild fantasy violence, such as a minor injury caused by blood magic, but it remains gentle and appropriate for most readers. The magical elements, set in a cozy, whimsical world, are both fun and engaging, making it an enjoyable read for those who love a little fantasy mixed with romance. For families who appreciate stories with light fantasy elements, Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice offers a perfect blend of magic, romance, and adventure, all wrapped up in a feel-good, family-friendly package. The content is easy to navigate for readers of various ages, and the mild romantic tension and magical intrigue make it both engaging and appropriate. Overall, the book provides a delightful escape into a charming, magical world without venturing into any mature or heavy themes, making it a great pick for a wide range of readers.
AUTHOR ELLIE HALL
HAPPILY EVERY HAUNTED
I fell in love with a ghost. Yes, from my past, and I just can’t seem to forget about him.
They say it’s bad luck for a black cat to cross your path—one has been tailing me for days—but it didn’t start there. Years ago, I was trapped in a railcar for twenty-four hours. Also, I accidentally shattered two mirrors and got struck by lightning once.
But I’ve finally caught a break (not of the mirror variety). I’m traveling to Concordia to get the big scoop on supposed paranormal activity out there—think bigfoot, werewolves, and their very own version of Nessie.
I’m skeptical, but the only thing that could derail this trip is if I get stuck on a train again. Sidebar: Looking back, it wasn’t all bad. I met the most handsome and charming guy that day. We talked for hours and I fell in love. For real.
Then he ghosted.
AUTHOR H. Y. HANNA
DARK, WITCH & CREAMY
A witch, a kitty and dark chocolate magic...
Caitlyn is used to being the ugly duckling in her glamorous showbiz family... until the day she learns that she was adopted as an abandoned baby. Now, her search for answers takes her to the tiny English village of Tillyhenge where a man has been murdered by witchcraft - and where a mysterious shop selling enchanted chocolates is home to the "local witch"...
Soon Caitlyn finds herself fending off a toothless old vampire, rescuing an adorable kitten and meeting handsome aristocrat Lord James Fitzroy... not to mention discovering that she herself might have magical blood in her veins!
When she's dragged into the murder investigation and realises that dark magic is involved, Caitlyn is forced to choose. Can she embrace her witchy powers in time to solve the mystery and save those she loves?
WARNING: May contain traces of "Hahaha!"
AUTHOR LILY HARPER HART
WICKED DAYS (BOOK 1 )
Have a witch of a good time …
Ivy Morgan is happy with who she is, and what she can do. She certainly doesn’t need to second guess her life, or her witchy ways ... that is until Shadow Lake’s newest police detective enters her life.
Jack Harker is haunted by a past he refuses to talk about, and he’s not looking forward to a future with anyone – especially a sassy witch with boundary issues.
Jack and Ivy find their paths crossing on a regular basis when a dead body is discovered on the edge of Ivy’s property. Jack doesn’t want any romantic entanglements, but there’s just something about Ivy that keeps drawing him in.
When the truth is finally revealed, Jack has to decide what he believes – and he has to do it before a murderer turns his attention to Ivy.
Can Ivy heal Jack’s wounds? Will she even get a chance to try?
(contains mild romantic elements and fantasy violence)
AUTHOR KAT HEALY
THE PROBLEM WITH PIXIES (BOOK 1 )
A pixie-infested farmhouse.
A pain-in-the-butt familiar.
A hunky lumberjack shifter.
Not at all what a witch on the run like me expects to find in small-town Redbud, Indiana, but life’s been throwing me a bunch of curveballs lately.
Most recently? Discovering a demonic curse on the family grimoire sucking the magic straight out of my coven’s hearts. 10 out of 10 do not recommend, and there’s only one thing an uninitiated witch like me can do.
Steal it.
Get that spell book as far away from my family and the rival coven who cursed it, hide it, and figure out how to break the curse. Preferably before it decides to infect me. Or those hellhound trackers hunt me down.
Say goodbye to carefree afternoon teas and hello to a new identity, a new town, absolutely no distractions—including that gorgeous bad-boy shifter with his own hidden past—and a secret place to work. So those overly curious, gossiping pixies currently infesting my new farmhouse? They gotta go. Tonight.
A new witch is in town, and I’m on a mission.
AUTHOR HEATHER HORROCKS
THE ARTIST CRIES WOLF (BOOK 1)
Moonchuckle Bay ... Movies ... Monsters ... Magic!
SHE’S LOOKING FOR A CHANGE — AND THE FULL MOON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!
Amber has been in love with Samuel for four years and she’s determined to find out if what she feels is real or not — and, if it is, to win him over. Samuel’s just come back from a tour of duty in Afghanistan when his buddy’s cute little sister shows up. Too bad his guilt won’t allow him to let her into his heart, because if she ever learned what he’d done, she wouldn’t give him the time of day. Will a puppy, parents who want to keep them apart, and a town filled with monsters scare off their romance?
Contents: Laughs, sweet romance, light paranormal, friendly townsmonsters, smelly trolls, no swearing.
Flirty Romance with a Touch of Magic by USA Today bestselling author Heather Horrocks.
(It's PG-rated fun with light paranormal and no sex scenes)