13 Paranormal Romance Books to Read For Hoa Hoa Hoa Season

After resurrecting her recently deceased great-aunt Jasmine, Sera, previously one of Britain’s most powerful witches, lost her magic and was exiled from her Guild. Now, she reluctantly helps Jasmine run an enchanted inn, tries to keep its quirky inhabitants (including a talking fox) in check, and dreams of what could have been. When she learns about a spell that could return her lost power, she turns to one of the inn’s handsome newcomers for help.

Having choked on a microwaveable burger, Delphie is both dying of embarrassment and actually dead. Now standing in the middle of the afterlife waiting room in her ‘shine like a star’ nightie, she finds the hottest man she’s ever seen. And he’s smiling at her. When the dreamy stranger is sent back down to earth, Delphie is given the opportunity to go find her possible soulmate and earn a fresh start.

Serena Paris came forward as the first Human-Were hybrid, hoping it would heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, with Humans, Weres, and Vampyres hunting her down. With nowhere else to go, Serena has no choice but to turn to Koen Alexander, the Alpha of the Northwest pack—and her reluctant mate. With threats closing in on her from all sides, Serena finds herself having to lean on Koen, who will stop at nothing to keep her safe, even if she doesn’t reciprocate his feelings.

Gretchen Acorn makes her money as a fake spirit medium. When her best client hires her to investigate a struggling goat farm, she jumps at the opportunity to put some much-needed cash in her pockets. Expecting a kindly AARP member, Gretchen is surprised to find her latest victim (er, client) is the young, hot, and totally skeptical Charlie Waybill. She’s even more surprised to find Everett, the very real, very chatty ghost that is actually haunting the goat farm and doing everything he can to prevent Charlie from selling it.

Everett enlists Gretchen to convince Charlie that selling the farm would be a huge mistake. She has one month to do it lest Charlie fall victim to the same curse that’s left Everett haunting the farm since the 1920s.

Spice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she accidentally saves the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor. Fallon then reveals that all he really wants to do is kill the evil witch enslaving his people. Unfortunately (or fortunately), for Cin, that plan now includes her, whether she likes it or not.

Nick Royer, owner of the Hallowed Grounds coffee shop, embraces Boneyard Key’s ghostly quirks—especially because it keeps the small Florida town’s economy running. When seemingly all of Cassie Rutherford’s friends end up married with kids—except her—she reacts by fleeing Orlando and taking up residence in a Boneyard Key cottage. Despite being charmed by the small town (and the grumpy coffee shop owner who keeps slipping her free banana bread), Cassie can’t help but notice something unusual about her new home.

As Cassie and Nick grow closer while investigating the haunted history of her new cottage, their connection deepens. But Cassie’s worried she’s in too deep in Boneyard Key—and Nick’s afraid to get too close in case Cassie gets scared away for good.

Collins Cartwright has lost her job, is out of money, and has been abandoned by the ghosts who have always kept her company. She has no choice but to return to Sweetwater Peak, the small town she swore she’d never go back to. Refusing to stay with her family, Collins rents a room above the new-to-town upholsterer’s shop. Unfortunately, the ghosts that haunt her new home are also giving her the cold shoulder.

When Brady Cooper agreed to let Collins stay in his spare room, he had no idea she was actually insane—constantly talking to herself and having conversations with no one. But as they spend more time together, the clear lines they put between them begin to blur, and the ghosts can’t stop pushing them even closer.

In less than 24 hours, Samantha Cooper’s life has completely unraveled. She’s single, has nowhere to live, and is trapped in an elevator with Daphne, a gorgeous woman claiming to be a demon. Daphne offers Samantha a deal she can’t refuse. Six wishes in exchange for one tiny trade—Samantha’s soul. Luckily, Samantha only needs one wish to win her ex back and has identified a loophole to get out of the whole soul thing. But Daphne has her own motives. She needs to gather one more soul to get out of her own bargain. Despite their scheming, Samantha and Daphne grow closer and closer as Samantha’s wishes dwindle, and they’ll have to outsmart the Devil himself if they want a chance at happily ever after.

Rosemary Shaw is a bestselling author, and her most successful book is set to become a blockbuster movie. She just has one secret: most of her work is inspired by ghosts she can actually see. Ellis Finch is a Hollywood heartthrob who wants nothing more than to retire, but thinks Rosemary’s historical horror movie is his perfect next role. His problem? Rosemary tried to get him kicked off the project.

While filming at a beautiful English countryside manor, tensions rise between Rosemary and Ellis, and the manor literally comes to life.

Penelope Delmar has been chosen to compete on Cast Judgment, a spellcasting reality show where she’ll be paired with a celebrity teammate for a cash prize that she desperately needs. Unfortunately, her partner is Leandro Presto, a star known for his goofy viral spell videos, not his skills.

Gil Contreras, alias Leandro Presto, has been crushing hard on his pen pal Penelope. He needs the cash prize for his own reasons, but has to stay in character for the show, so Penelope thinks he’s a total loser.

As Penelope and Gil face off against snobby rivals, fix spells gone wrong, and survive dangerous sabotage attempts, they also end up falling for each other—but will Gil’s secret make their romance fizzle out before it even really starts?

Ever since The Arcane Files—a long-running werewolf detective show—went off the air, star Devin Ashwood’s career has tailspinned. But on the night of the once-in-a-century Wolf Blood Moon, he hits a new low after waking up naked in the woods outside his home with no memory of the night. Desperate for answers, he finds Alex Lawson, who runs the online fan forum for The Arcane Files and, in Devin’s eyes, is the closest thing to an expert he can think of. Together, Devin and Alex work to wrangle Devin’s inner beast, quickly getting up close and personal.

Tess Rosenbloom spends her nights managing a chic Brooklyn hotel and her days reading her favorite vampire novels, Blood Feud. Tess doesn’t believe vampires actually exist, but it’s fun to dabble in the online conspiracies that Blood Feud is real. But then, a real-life vampire walks through her door.

It turns out, the sexy villain of Blood Feud is trapped, and only Tess can rescue him. Soon, she finds herself on a secret island where the sun never shines and she is surrounded by deadly vampires, including the one she’s falling in love with.

Uh-oh. For the first time in two decades, there’s been a major zombie breach, and Edie Brandstrup can’t risk more innocent people getting killed. Edie attempts to save her sweet, seemingly harmless neighbor, but as it turns out, he’s actually a super-old, super-surly vampire. For his part, Gaston “Max” Boucher becomes unexpectedly protective of Edie, and because she refuses to stay in his safety bunker, he decides to accompany her on her quest to fight for humanity. Along the way, Max and Edie meet a host of lovable allies, battle side by side to save the world, and fall in love.