Best Witch Romance Books

She has power, and she's not afraid to use it. Witch romance puts magical women at the center of the story, whether they're hereditary witches raised in covens, late-blooming practitioners discovering their gifts, or something in between. The magic is hers, and so is the romance.

Witches in romance run the gamut from cozy kitchen witches brewing love potions to powerful sorceresses who could level cities. The common thread is agency: these protagonists shape their own fates, with or without a love interest's help.

The Witch Appeal

Witch protagonists come pre-loaded with competence and power. They don't need to be rescued because they can handle most problems themselves, which changes the dynamic of the romance. Love interests have to bring something to the table besides protection.

The magical system also creates opportunities for romantic tension. Spells that reveal true feelings. Bonds formed through magical workings. The vulnerability of sharing power with someone. Magic weaves through the relationship in ways that purely human romances can't replicate.

Covens and Community

Many witch romances feature covens as found family. The sisterhood of other practitioners provides support, conflict, and a social structure around the protagonist. Coven politics can drive plots, and coven approval of a love interest often matters.

Some stories position witches as outsiders, hiding their nature from a world that fears or hunts them. This secrecy creates automatic tension in any romance with a non-magical love interest. Can you trust someone with the truth of what you are?

The Love Interest Question

Witch romances pair their protagonists with various types: other magical practitioners, supernatural beings who match their power level, or ordinary humans who have to come to terms with the magical world. Each pairing creates different dynamics.

Witch-hunter romances have become their own subgenre, putting the protagonist with someone who should be her enemy. The power reversal when the hunted is more powerful than the hunter creates compelling tension.

If You Love This, Try

• Fae romance for magical love interests who operate outside human rules.
• Dark romance when the witchcraft goes to darker places.
• Enemies to lovers pairs naturally with witch-hunter romances.