[PRE-ORDER] To Vex & To Hex by Neena Noon

Release Date: 11/03/2026

enemies-to-lovers • witchy romance • magical bookstore • grumpy professor • sunshine bookseller

When a fiercely protective bookseller witch meets the prickly grandson of the man she considers family, sparks are bound to fly. Neena Noon’s To Vex & To Hex is a cozy, high-spice rom-com filled with magical bookshop charm, sharp banter, irresistible tension, and two people who may be much more alike than they want to admit.

The Vibe

Lucy Ansari has built her world around Crawley Books, a cozy bookstore-cafe owned by Charles, a magical old man who has become more family to her than the people she was born to. As a witch whose magic is especially connected to books, Lucy feels completely at home among the stories, shelves, and slightly chaotic warmth of the shop.

Then Charles's estranged grandson, Grayson, arrives from Ireland. A reserved, prickly professor with his own reasons for being there, Grayson quickly finds himself at odds with the fiercely loyal Lucy. She is determined to protect Charles and the bookstore, while Grayson is equally determined to prove that he belongs.

Their rivalry quickly becomes a battle of hexes, clever words, and escalating schemes. But beneath all the vexing and sparring is a chemistry neither of them can quite ignore. With a cozy small-town setting, magical mishaps, bookish charm, and plenty of romantic tension, this is a warm and whimsical romance for readers who like their love stories a little witchy and a lot spicy.

Tropes & Tags

• Enemies-to-lovers
• Grumpy professor
• Sunshine bookseller
• Witchy romance
• Magical bookstore
• Bookish romance
• Small-town romance
• Banter and romantic tension
• Opposites attract
• Found family
• Cozy rom-com
• High spice
• Only one bed
• Magical hijinks
• Bookseller heroine
• Emotional, heartfelt romance