Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Themes:
Butch / Femme
Cozy Mystery
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Family Relationships
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Found Family
Friends to Lovers
Grumpy / Sunshine
Hiking / Mountain Climbing / Outdoor Sport
Holiday
Magic
Mental Illness
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Botanist / Gardener
Chef / Caterer / Baker / Foodie
Witch
Geographic Location:
Australia / New Zealand
Setting:
Bakery / Sweet Shop / Cafe
Manor House / Estate
Small Town / Rural
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Queer
Trigger/Content Warning:
There is a scene in which the witch is kidnapped and she has her arm cut to draw blood
Lilac Love
The Glen Haven Series, Book 1
By Rosie Evylin
A secret witch and a woman on the run pair up in this swoony smalltown romance
When Amanda moves to the sleepy small town of Glen Haven, the best part, as far as she’s concerned, is that the locals don’t like newbies. In fact, she’s counting on everyone leaving her alone to hike in the woods and pick up the pieces of her life. Amanda’s running—more like sprinting—from a dark and dangerous past, and she doesn’t need anyone poking their nose into her business, trying to be friends… or even something more.
So when she meets sweet, sultry Elsie, she desperately tries to keep her distance. She knows how badly it can hurt when someone you care about lets you down. Better not to let anyone in in the first place. But now she’s living with Elsie, and she finds herself wanting to be with her all the time, to share things about herself nobody knows. The two form a fast, if unlikely, friendship, and Amanda begins to believe she could trust, and maybe even love, again.
Except Elsie’s keeping a secret.
A big secret.
Something that no one else in Glen Haven knows. She’s a witch, and the woods where her feisty new housemate Amanda loves to hike are in danger from a dark, sinister magic. Can Elsie tell Amanda her secret and enlist her help to find the magical culprit without risking the growing attraction between them? Elsie knows that witches and ‘normys’ can’t be happy together, can they?
You’ll love this closed-door small town romance with a dash of dark mystery, baking and a rambunctious puppy! Lilac Love is a whimsical witchy love story that will light the candle in anyone’s heart.