by Hazel Beck
Part of Witchlore, book 3
First published 2024
Ellowyn Good cannot lie. Her own mother saw to that, laying a truth curse on her that has followed her through every awkward coven gathering in Riverwood. As one of the only half-witches around, Ellowyn has always stood a little outside the circle, never quite convinced she belongs to the coven she calls her own. Then the Joywood, the ruling coven of the witching world, come after her directly. That changes things. Why does the most powerful group in the witching world want her specifically gone? Figuring that out means working alongside her newly formed coven, and that means facing Zander again. He was her first love. There is old wreckage between them, the kind that does not clean up easily. The truth curse means Ellowyn cannot pretend otherwise, even when she wants to. With the Joywood pressing hard for absolute control and every member of her coven at risk, Ellowyn has to decide whether she can trust Zander again. Getting that wrong does not just hurt. It could cost all of them everything.
Genres: romance, fantasy, adult, adult-fiction
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: Riverwood, Joywood
352 pages · Paperback · Graydon House