Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove) by Lana Harper

A fresh, sizzling witchy rom-com with big “come home, stir the drama, kiss the hot witch” energy. Payback’s a Witch brings you back to the magical town of Thistle Grove, where old grudges, family obligations, and a spellcasting tournament collide—right as a revenge scheme starts brewing against the town’s most infamous heartbreaker.

Emmy Harlow is a witch (just… not a very powerful one), and she hasn’t been home in years. Her self-imposed exile is tied to messy family history—and only the tiniest bit to Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual destroyer of dreams. But when the town’s spellcasting tournament approaches and her family is needed as arbiters, Emmy gets guilt-tripped back to Thistle Grove with one plan: do her duty, hang with her best friend Linden Thorn, and return to her real life in Chicago.

Then Emmy runs into Talia Avramov—a dark-magic adept who’s terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, and freshly heartbroken… by Gareth. Turns out Gareth was also seeing Linden at the same time, and now Talia and Linden want payback. They just need one more witch in their corner. Is Emmy in?

Because revenge is one thing.
Falling for the witch you’re plotting with? That’s the real complication.