[PRE-ORDER] The Hearth Witch's Guide to Spite & Spellwork (The Hemlock Saga, #2) by Kiri Callaghan

Release Date: 10/06/2026

sapphic slow burn • cozy fantasy mystery • witches • fey magic • forced proximity • supernatural investigation

A witch is dead, a vicious hex may be to blame, and the one person Detective Avery Hemlock is determined to stay away from is the very person she needs beside her. In this enchanting second installment of The Hemlock Saga, magic, mystery, and a simmering connection collide in a case where nothing is quite what it seems.

The Vibe

As the changeling daughter of the late Erlking, Avery Hemlock has spent centuries cultivating her solitude. After her last investigation put Saga Trygg in danger, Avery knows keeping her distance is the safest choice. Unfortunately, loneliness has a way of making solitude considerably less appealing.

Saga is still adjusting to a world far stranger than she ever imagined. With her grandmother's death behind her and the hidden fey world now part of her reality, she is trying to find her place while resisting the temptation to seek Avery's help.

Then a local witch dies under mysterious circumstances, and the possibility of a revenge hex draws Avery and Saga back into the same investigation. Their partnership brings together Avery's supernatural expertise and Saga's growing understanding of magic, while the unresolved pull between them makes staying apart increasingly difficult.

With hidden secrets, fey politics, magical clues, and an atmospheric modern London setting, this is a cozy fantasy mystery for readers who love clever investigations wrapped in enchantment. At its heart is the evolving bond between two women learning that trust can be just as powerful, and just as dangerous, as magic.

Tropes & Tags

• Sapphic romance
• Sapphic slow burn
• Cozy fantasy
• Fantasy mystery
• Supernatural investigation
• Witchy romance
• Fey and changeling magic
• Forced proximity
• Unlikely partnership
• Protective heroine
• London setting
• Hidden magical world
• Murder mystery
• Magical curses and hexes
• Fey politics
• Found friendship
• Emotional slow burn

Books in Series (In Order)

• The Hearth Witch's Guide to Magic & Murder, #1
• The Hearth Witch's Guide to Spite & Spellwork, #2