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The Ex Hex (2021)

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The Ex Hex
Book
6.4/10on Open Library
Published
Vivi and Rhys can’t just ignore each other when a joke curse turns out to have consequences. The work of untangling it gives them a way to revisit the breakup. Expect an affectionate setting with more supernatural chaos than a quiet shop fantasy.
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Kiss Curse (2022)

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Kiss Curse
Book
9.0/10on Open Library
Published
Gwyn and Wells open rival magic shops, which gives a flirtation somewhere to happen in between debates over business. The mood changes when her power starts doing strange things. Choose it for cozy town rituals, workplace rivalry, and two people who are apt to be stubborn about the same problem.
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Under the Whispering Door (2021)

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Under the Whispering Door
Book
8.8/10on Open Library
Published
Wallace arrives at a tea shop after dying and has more time than he expected to talk to Hugo, the man helping him move on. Their affection develops while Wallace gets to know the people who pass through. This is warm about second chances while dealing directly with grief and death.
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Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (2024)

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Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love
Book
Published
Rival professors race to find a rare magical bird in England. Devon is charmed by Beth early on, but neither can ignore what it means to trust a competitor with the same goal. Choose this for clever courtship around fieldwork, tea and the danger of being quite close to the birds.
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The House Witch (2022)

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The House Witch
Book
8.0/10on Open Library
Published
Finlay, a cook with magic he keeps to himself, finds ways to help people in a royal household from his kitchen. Life outside that room makes his growing attachment to Annika more complicated. Try it for cooking, practical witchcraft, and a relationship tied to the court’s social rules.
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The Witchwood Knot (2023)

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The Witchwood Knot
Book
9.0/10on Open Library
Published
A governess arrives at a country house where the dangerous residents aren’t all human. The unsettling butler gives Winnie a reason to think again about whom she can trust. It sits on the gothic edge of the list, with a slow romance that shares the book with a spooky house and a real threat.
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Longshadow (2021)

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Longshadow
Book
Published
Abigail wants a life outside the path other people have chosen for her, and Mercy knows enough about the fairy world to make her question its rules. Their romance develops alongside several suspicious deaths. Start with Half a Soul if you want earlier family context.
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Strange Familiars

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Strange Familiars
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Rivals studying magical creatures have to work together. The familiar animals and academic routines give the romance its quieter moments, and cooperation gives both students more to think about than their grades. Choose it when you want the comforts of a campus setting alongside a darker magical threat.
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The Geographer's Map to Romance

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The Geographer's Map to Romance
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Two married geographers who have been keeping a careful distance get sent to solve the same problem. Fieldwork gives them small ways to be useful to one another before either is ready to talk about the marriage. Read it if figuring out how to begin again is more interesting than watching two strangers meet.
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My Roommate Is a Vampire (2023)

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My Roommate Is a Vampire
Book
7.3/10on Open Library
Published
Cassie can’t believe what a good deal she’s found on a room until she starts noticing why Frederic’s schedule, manners, and grocery choices are so peculiar. Their shared apartment gives the supernatural joke time to turn into affection. The letters between them preserve a lot of the awkwardness.
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Paladin's Grace (2020)

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Paladin's Grace
Book
8.0/10on Open Library
Published
A perfumer and a paladin whose god has died meet under inconvenient circumstances. Ordinary things such as the scents Grace notices and Stephen’s habit of knitting make the pair feel at home together before they know what to say about it. This is on the darker edge, with killings and political intrigue.
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Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon (2023)

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Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
Book
10.0/10on Open Library
Published
Mariel is trying to get something ordinary done in the kitchen when she summons a demon who wants a bargain. Pretending to date Ozroth creates a reason to keep him close without telling her family exactly what happened. There are bigger magical stakes in town, but the romance grows through domestic mishaps.
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A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch (2023)

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A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch
Book
8.0/10on Open Library
Published
Calladia steps in to save a man she thought she knew, then has to travel with him while he puts his memories in order. Taking different routes through the same history gives both of them reasons to challenge their first impressions.
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A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire (2024)

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A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing a Vampire
Book
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A plant shop owner who happens to be a werewolf makes a mistake that frees a vampire. His preference for a calm routine gives their unexpected proximity much of its charm, even as the supernatural problem gives them real work to do together.
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Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (2022)

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Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
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Published
A marshal and an undertaker get along far better in anonymous letters than they do when they have to see each other for work. Try this if you like a slow change of minds on paper, and are comfortable with a setting where death and dangerous creatures are part of the working day.
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Silver in the Wood (2019)

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Silver in the Wood
Book
7.6/10on Open Library
Published
Tobias is accustomed to a quiet life at the edge of a wood until Henry Silver arrives. Choose this short book for the small domestic interruptions that draw the men together and the darker folklore that explains why Tobias has kept so much to himself.
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A Marvellous Light (2021)

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A Marvellous Light
Book
9.2/10on Open Library
Published
Robin stumbles into a government job he didn’t know involved magic. His coworker Edwin has ways to help him investigate a curse, if either of them will admit they need the other. This sits on the more dangerous end of the list, with a romance built around research and problem solving.
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