Posted by Eric G.
There is no shortage of romance books featuring witches, supernatural creatures and magical goings-on. One of the most prominent tales of the past few years is A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. For fans of this book, the third and final chapter, The Book of Life, is due in July! I’ve conjured a few more titles that are worth checking out in the meantime.
In Kimberly Frost’s Would-Be Witch, small town witch Tammy Jo has her enchanted hands full as she tries to help a ghost while avoiding a handsome and rich enemy of her family. This book has some similar flavor to Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse books, though Frost’s has fewer characters and plots of which to keep track.
Author Maggie Shayne, a practitioner of Wicca, puts her beliefs to good use in the carefully detailed Mark of the Witch. After intense dreams and an encounter with an enigmatic Gnostic priest, Indira is pulled into a dangerous prophecy spanning past lives.
There are no witches to discover, but there’s some supernatural treasure-hunting reminiscent of Deborah Harkness in Jane Ann Krentz’s Copper Beach, the first book in a new contemporary fantasy series. After you finish the first title, follow up with Dream Eyes, released last year.
For a teen novel with adult appeal, try The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abé, which features a protagonist who, like some of the previous stories, is discovering her own magical abilities as a dark presence threatens her. The boarding school setting reminded me of Libba Bray’s A Great and Terrible Beauty, another standout supernatural story.
If you’re looking for more, sit a spell and check out these other titles:
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
The Water Witch by Juliet Dark
Witchful Thinking by H.P. Mallory
A Little Night Magic by Lucy March
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