by Avery Flynn
First published 2026
Effie Sherwood makes impulsive decisions that drive her magical family crazy. The eldest Sherwood daughter acts first and thinks later, which explains how she ends up on the back of Darius Aetos' motorcycle. Darius leads the Aetos werewolf pack and radiates the kind of grumpy intensity that should warn Effie away. Instead, her spontaneous ride lands them both in supernatural hot water when a pack elder declares Darius her fated mate. Now witch and werewolf must navigate treacherous pack politics together, pretending their bond means something while searching for an escape route. The blue moon rises and Darius starts acting like he wants Effie close. She feels the same magnetic pull drawing them together. Effie can't tell if her own magic is misfiring or if the connection between them runs deeper than political convenience. What began as chaos incarnate meeting an immovable force becomes something neither expected to want.
Genres: romance, fantasy, contemporary, adult, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance
Vibes: fast-paced, playful, romantic, tension-filled, witty
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fated-mates, forced-proximity, grumpy-meets-spontaneous
324 pages · Paperback · Berkley