The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (2022)

Teaching three young witches forces Mika to question the isolation her community has treated as necessary. The household's protective librarian, Jamie, has to learn whether making room for her threatens the children or helps them. Their romance belongs inside that wider argument about safety, trust and chosen family. It is warmer than many choices here, with some on-page sex, and gives its central story a complete shape in one novel.