Wooing the Witch Queen

RECOMMENDED: Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis is $2.99! Thanks to everyone who let us know about this sale. Carrie gave this one a B+:
In these trying times, it’s incredibly comforting to read a book in which people have faith in other people and in which people are given the opportunity and tools they need to develop faith in themselves.
In a Gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests, three magical queens form an uneasy alliance to protect their lands from invasion…and love turns their world upside down.
Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne from her evil uncle, she only wants one thing: to keep her people safe from the empire next door. For that, she needs to spend more time in her laboratory experimenting with her spells. She definitely doesn’t have time to bring order to her chaotic library of magic.
When a mysterious dark wizard arrives at her castle, Saskia hires him as her new librarian on the spot. “Fabian” is sweet and a little nerdy, and his requests seem a little strange – what in the name of Divine Elva is a fountain pen? – but he’s getting the job done. And if he writes her flirtatious poetry and his innocent touch makes her skin singe, well…
Little does Saskia know that the “wizard” she’s falling for is actually an Imperial archduke in disguise, with no magical training whatsoever. On the run, with perilous secrets on his trail and a fast growing yearning for the wicked sorceress, he’s in danger from her enemies and her newfound allies, too. When his identity is finally revealed, will their love save or doom each other?
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RECOMMENDED: At First Spite by Olivia Dade is $1.99! Lara gave this a B+:
If you’re looking for a book of sparkle and light, then this is not the book for you. It’s heavy going emotionally, but so well-written that I could not put it down. My normal routine went out the window because I NEEDED to know how things would unfold. The cast of supporting characters are sincerely charming and I do look forward to the next book in the series.
When Athena Greydon’s fiancé ends their engagement, she has no choice but to move into the Spite House she recklessly bought him as a wedding gift. Which is a problem, for several reasons: The house, originally built as a brick middle finger to the neighbors, is only ten feet wide. Her ex’s home is literally attached to hers. And Dr. Matthew Vine the Freaking Third—AKA the uptight, judgy jerk who convinced his younger brother to leave her—is living on her other side, only a four-foot alley away.
If she has to see Matthew every time she looks out her windows, she might as well have some fun with the situation. By, say, playing erotic audiobooks at top volume with those windows open. A woman living in a Spite House is basically obligated to get petty payback however she can, right?
Unfortunately, loathing Matthew proves more difficult than anticipated. He helps her move. He listens. And he’s kind of…hot? Dammit.
Matthew may not regret ending his brother’s engagement, but he does regret what the breakup has done to Athena. He’ll help her however he can. If that means finding her work, fine. If that means enduring nightly steamy story hours, so be it. And if that means watching Athena through their windows a bit too often and caring about her a bit too much…well, nothing can come of it. She’ll never forgive him. Even if she did, how could he ever tell his beloved younger brother the truth—that Matthew wants the very same woman he encouraged Johnny to leave?
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Pipe Dreams by Sarina Bowen is $1.99! This is book three in the Brooklyn Bruisers hockey romance series. It seems that illustration covers have claimed another series.
A goalie has to trust his instincts, even when taking a shot to the heart…
Mike Beacon is a champion at defending the net, but off the ice, he’s not so lucky. A widower and a single father, he’s never forgotten Lauren Williams, the ex who gave him the best year of his life. When Lauren reappears in the Bruisers office during the playoffs, Beacon sees his chance to make things right.Lauren hates that she’s forced to travel with the team she used to work for and the man who broke her heart. There’s still undeniable sexual tension running between her and Mike, but she won’t go down that road again. She’s focused on her plans for the future—she doesn’t need a man to make her dreams of motherhood come true.
Lauren plays her best defensive game, but she’s no match for the dark-eyed goalie. When the field of play moves to Florida, things heat up on the beach.
One of Mike’s biggest fans doesn’t approve—his teenage daughter. But a true competitor knows not to waste the perfect shot at love.
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The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right by Suzanne Allain is $1.99! This is a historical romance that came out last December. The heroine posses as a her cousin and I was pretty meh on this one.
When a young woman trades places with her noble cousin, their innocent ruse leads to true love in this sparkling new Regency-era romantic comedy of manners from the author of Mr. Malcolm’s List.
When Arabella Grant’s wicked aunt dies suddenly, both Arabella and her cousin Lady Isabelle cannot help but feel relieved. She’d made their lives miserable, and now Lady Issie is free to read to her heart’s content, and Bella is free from taunts about her ignoble birth.
Their newfound freedom is threatened, however, when Issie’s great-aunt commands her to travel to London for a come-out Issie has never wanted. Issie, who is in poor health, is convinced she’ll drop dead like her mother did if she drops into a curtsy before the queen. So when her great-aunt turns out to be nearsighted and can’t tell the noble Lady Isabelle from her commoner cousin Arabella, Issie convinces Bella to take her place. Bella can attend all the exclusive entertainments that her lower birth would typically exclude her from, and Issie can stay in bed, her nose in a book.
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I read the Olivia Dade book from my local library, and it affected me so much I needed to have it at hand to read again, so bought my own copy, and have isnce pre-ordered the next in the series (comes out November 2025). Two thumbs up for At First Spite, it’s well-written and completely readable.
I thoroughly enjoyed WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN—the MCs are a lot of fun as are a number of the secondary characters. I’m looking forward to other books in the series.
For me, AT FIRST SPITE was good, but exhausting. Athena was exhausted by her depression and being in her head was exhausting for me. So I’m glad I read it, but I don’t think I’d read it again.
I enjoyed the entire BROOKLYN BRUISERS series, including this PIPE DREAMS. Sarina Bowen’s ice hockey romances are the best!
$1.99:
– The Secret of Snow: A Novel by Viola Shipman
– Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel by Gabrielle Zevin
– The Temporary Roomie: A Novel by Sarah Adams
$.99:
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– The Charity of a Viscount (The Widowers of the Aristocracy Book 4) by Linda Rae Sande
– Nothing Feels Better: A single parent romance (Better Love) by Brit Benson
– SINS: The Deal by Lexxi James
– Text Appeal by Kylie Scott
– Pretty Buoy (Swallow Cove Book 2) by DJ Jamison
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– Love Me, Cowgirl: A Small-Town Cowboy Romance by Eve Gaddy
– Bought (A New Adult Billionaire Romance) (His For A Week Book 1) by Em Brown
I think my comments keep getting eaten, but WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the MCs and am looking forward to various secondary characters getting their own books.
WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN broke me out of a massive reading slump. This book is sometimes described as “cozy”, which… it kind of is? In a “just go with the vibes and don’t worry about it” sort of way.
At the same time, it’s not. Bad things have happened to our MCs in the past, and they both are dealing with trauma in this book. People they love have been murdered, tyrants are waging war against the disenfranchised, past abuse, toxic exes, people not leaving the heroine alone so she can just experiment in her laboratory in peace, damni— there’s a lot going on. But it’s all pretty cathartic by the end.
Great character arcs, amazing wish fulfillment and social justice power fantasy, absolutely freaking adorable couple, tantalizing sequel bait evil queen squad, and unexpectedly funny at times.
I am waiting impatiently for the sequel.