A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

A cozy, whimsical second-chance story about rebuilding your life after you’ve spectacularly messed it up—complete with an inn full of quirky guests, a watchful magical Guild, and a heroine who’s grumpy on the outside but aching for her old spark. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping blends warm found-family comfort with a gentle romance that thaws at its own pace.

Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain—until she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and got herself exiled from the magical Guild. Now she’s helping Aunt Jasmine run an inn in Lancashire, juggling guest shenanigans, keeping the fox in check, and grieving the magical future she thought she’d have.

When Sera learns about an old spellbook that could restore her power, she turns to Luke Larsen, a gorgeous historian who might be able to unlock its secrets. Luke has his own reasons for staying at the inn, and he definitely doesn’t plan to get swept up in the madcap magic—or let a certain grumpy innkeeper past his icy walls. And yet… he helps. He stays. He starts to thaw.

Between running the inn, reclaiming her magic, and staying one step ahead of the Guild, Sera’s plate is full—but she’s about to learn she doesn’t have to do any of it alone. Sometimes the best magic is the weird, wonderful family you make.