Halloween Romance Books: 10 Spellbinding Reads To Snuggle Up With

Brimming with romance and fantastical charm, this novel follows Mika Moon, who is one of the few witches in Britain. Mika knows she has to hide her magic and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan, she’s used to spending time alone and hiding who she is — except on YouTube, where she posts videos of herself “pretending” to be a witch while thinking no one could ever take her seriously. But one day, a message arrives asking her to travel to the mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks the rules, but Mika goes, and is caught up in the magic of it all. She also meets the House’s handsome, grumpy librarian named Jamie. Now, Mika is faced with the scariest possibility of all: finally finding a place to belong and a chance at true love, too.

Riveting moments, chilling twists and sprinkles of simmering romance…this bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover has it all. The plot follows writer Lowen Ashleigh, who was asked by famous author Verity Crawford’s husband, Jeremy, to finish his wife’s series after she got in a terrible car accident and is unable to continue writing. Before Verity’s accident, the family suffered the loss of both of their daughters during two separate tragedies. As Lowen goes through Verity’s office and writing and finds herself spending more time with Jeremy, she discovers more and more secrets about the Crawford family.

Known for her enthralling and eerie page-turners, Rachel Harrison delivers a darkly comedic love story in her new thriller. Rory Morris moves back to her hometown, and past memories resurface. After a night out where she runs into her old almost-flame, Ian, Rory hits a large animal with her car. When she gets out to investigate, she’s attacked. Rory survives — somehow — but soon life starts to look and feel different. She’s now suddenly strong and drawn to the moon…and she begins to feel like she’s changing into someone, or something, else. A gripping, sharp horror romance that’s perfect for Halloween!

This sparkling, original novel stars Florence Day, who works as a ghostwriter for a prolific romance author. But after her recent breakup, she no longer believes in love. When her new editor, who just so happens to be a very handsome man, won’t give her an extension on her book, Florence thinks her career is over. Then she gets a devastating phone call to return home — for the first time in a decade — to help her family bury her beloved father. She travels back to the Southern town where her family owns a funeral home and while there, she’s shocked to find her editor standing at the door. What’s even weirder: No one else can see him. What follows is a series of beautifully woven moments that center on Florence and her ghostly editor whose unfinished business has her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories.

Quaint seaside village? Check! Slow-burn romance? Check! Mysterious vampires and witches? Check! This cozy, paranormal romance series follows Hazel Greenwood, who was treated like an outcast growing up because she inherited her Gran’s powerful magic. In this installment, mysterious vampire hunters target Hazel’s friend, and Hazel and her friends vow to investigate. Danger continues when a vampire kidnaps a young witch. Now, Hazel must also work closely with the ravishing but bossy Deputy Elliot James…who seems like he may be hiding secrets of his own. Attraction soars as Hazel juggles her love life alongside a brewing supernatural showdown.

Beloved romance author Sally Thorne is known for her witty, swoon-worthy sagas, and her latest novel delivers — with a dash of spooky charm! Angelika Frankenstein is rich and beautiful, but unlucky in love. Meanwhile, her brother, Victor, is working in a lab trying to reanimate a corpse. Angelika decides to help her brother and create the man of her dreams. But when Will comes to life, chaos ensues and sparks fly. Filled with carriages, candlesticks and corpses, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match is the spooky-season reimagining of a well-known classic!

Lucinda Caraway loves living in Freya Grove, the mystic seaside town where magical beings of all kinds are the norm. She teaches high school history by day and her nights are spent reading tea leaves and tending to her conjure garden. It’s a good life . . . but she does wish for more. One night, this wish turns into a spell that makes it impossible for Lucy to say no to anything — including a public singing performance, a 10K run and helping her old crush Alexander Dwyer. A fun, magical ride about second chances and taking risks on love.

This delightful, hauntingly funny and smart debut is perfect for rom-com lovers! No one wants a vampire as a roommate, but for artist Cassie Greenberg, that is exactly what happens. Desperate for a place to live, she decides to live in an almost too-good-to-be-true apartment in central Chicago, with the alluring (yet slightly odd) Fredrick J. Fitzwilliam. Sure, he leaves her heart-melting notes around the apartment and asks about her art, but he has a very old vocabulary and stores bags of blood in the fridge. Now, Cassie wants Frederick to come clean…and when he does, she’s shocked. Her new roommate is a vampire…and he has a proposition for her.

Love is brewing in this wonderfully witchy rom-com! When Reggie Johnson answers a job ad, she’s astonished to find that she’s not applying to work at her favorite card game, Spellcraft: The Magicking. Instead, she’s applying to be an actual witch. As in, real magic. Sure, the job has perks: good pay, room and board and her boss is fun. The only problem is warlock Ben Magnus, her employer’s nephew and the most arrogant, frustrating man to ever cast a spell. Now, Reggie faces navigating this new world of magic and her complicated, chemistry-filled feelings for a certain warlock.

Aline Weir has always been different. After all, it’s not every day you meet a girl who can talk to ghosts. She keeps to herself and finds solace in a bookstore and the three mysterious women who run it…until Aline discovers the book of Mischief, which enhances her powers. But when she is invited to a town called Matchstick — that doesn’t exist on any map — she discovers a lost magic that needs to be found and only her unique powers can do it. But there’s a major secret she wasn’t aware of. Magic is actually a person…a dangerous one at that. Now, Aline must figure out not only how to save the town but also how far she is willing to go to save the person she loves.