10 Must-Read Fall Romance Books for Spooky Season

Meet the second book in the Love at Labyrinth Solutions series featuring a grumpy human/sunshine orc, lots of workplace humor and plenty of spice.

Your computer has stopped responding.

An orc will now reboot your heart.

Greg

IT is supposed to be about systems, servers, and keeping chaos at bay. But then Sean Rivers walked in–human, grumpy, and a disaster with technology. Suddenly, patching servers comes with heated glances, playful banter, and some very hands-on troubleshooting. He’s got my world of logic and code crashing spectacularly, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Sean

I didn’t sign up to be anyone’s project–least of all a hulking, ridiculously cheerful orc who could lift me like a sack of flour. Yet here I am, navigating magical office chaos, endless forms, and Greg’s relentless charm. Between the flirty teasing, stolen touches, and squirting candies, a chemistry bubbles I can’t ignore. Maybe some problems can’t be solved on my own, but I never expected help from a nerdy orc with thick black glasses and shoulders that won’t quit.

Ctrl+Alt+Orc is the second book in the Love at Labyrinth Solutions series

Opposites attract when a sex podcaster finds herself along for the ride with a paranormal investigative group in this “X-Files meets Twister” rom-com.

Daisy Bennett desperately needs something new. When her sex & culture podcast starts losing steam, the last thing she expects is to spend the summer crammed into an RV with a crew of paranormal investigators chasing Bigfoot across the Southwest. It’s supposed to be an entertaining comeback story – follow the believers, record the chaos, and generate some new buzz.

Miles Adler has spent his life searching for answers most people laugh at. As the leader of a small field research team dedicated to unexplained phenomena, he’s used to skeptics. He’s not used to Daisy – the sharp-witted podcaster with a talent for getting under his skin and making him question whether some mysteries are worth solving. What’s worse, she actually listens to him.

As banter turns into late-night campfire conversations, and endless desert highways give way to hidden canyons and forgotten forests, the line between professional and personal begins to blur. Beneath the jokes and the theories, both Daisy and Miles are hiding parts of themselves they’d rather keep buried. After all, it’s easier to chase mysteries than risk being truly known.

But when rival investigators threaten everything Miles and his team have built, Daisy must decide what matters more: the story that could save her career… or the people who have started to feel like home.

Sometimes the scariest thing isn’t what’s hiding in the woods. It’s being seen for who you really are.

Silent Shadows is the first book in the Strange Terrain series – a swoony, slow-burn paranormal romance featuring opposites attract, forced proximity, found family, witty banter, road trips, cryptids, Bigfoot, hidden secrets, adventurous expeditions, and plenty of romantic tension.

Ellenora Morgrave has a problem letting go. When her emotions grow unruly, so does her magic, and the creatures she accidentally raises from the dead refuse to return to the grave. In a kingdom where necromancy exists solely to investigate crimes against the crown, Ella’s undead family could spell her end. But when her father is murdered and her stepfamily stands to inherit not just his estate but his post as head necromancer, Ella must turn to investigations of her own.

Prince Silas has a problem hanging on. Over the years, he’s gained a bit of a reputation. But as sole heir, he’s used to the things he cares about being torn away, including the wild and slightly terrifying girl with a penchant for collecting wounded creatures he fell for in his youth. When his valet dies under suspicious circumstances and the palace guard can’t be trusted, he knows just who to turn to.

Together, Ella and Silas dig up a conspiracy, old wounds, and the dead. But setting things right will test the walls they’ve built to protect themselves, and as Prince Silas realizes he’s found something worth holding onto, Ella may be forced to finally let go.

This Halloween, Tori Graves is celebrating her divorce by finally buying the one thing her ex-husband never let her have.

The viral 12-foot skeleton.

The HOA promptly loses its collective mind and declares war.

When Tori’s desperate plea to save her beloved Halloween decoration goes viral, she’s forced to get creative. Suddenly, Mr. Bonejangles becomes the best thing that’s ever happened to her photography business.

And her heart.

Somewhere between pumpkin carving, horror movie marathons, and pumpkin porter beneath the autumn stars, Tori falls for the skeleton.

And somehow, he falls right back.

But Lois, the self-appointed queen of the HOA, is determined to get rid of Mr. Bonejangles once and for all. As Halloween approaches and the feud spirals into something far more destructive, Tori realizes that loving him is the easy part.

Keeping him may be impossible without a Halloween miracle.

What’s better than a spicy fantasy romance?

How about three featuring a recluse witch in the woods discovering her fated mate, a twist on Hansel and Gretel, and the mysterious librarian welcoming a ghostly encounter to heat up the night?

All three have a pinch of cozy but a heaping amount of steam!

Fall in love with the fantasy again and again in this collection of witchy romances.

Titles included are:

1. The Witch’s Fate
2. Never Have I Ever
3. Haunted Desires

The bisexual, asshole, lumberjack, werewolf your TBR needs!

Two lone wolves are pushed to confront what it means to build a pack of their own and rely on their village after being alone for so long. The only risk, they might just fall for each other in the process.

When Bea Howell puts her beloved farmhouse up for rent as a last-ditch effort to save her family’s apple orchard and moves into the garage apartment to earn extra money, she never expected that a total asshole, full-time lumberjack, and fellow werewolf would move in with kids in tow.

Untethered by a pack, Lane has spent most of his adult life on the move and uncommitted to any man or woman. When his parents, who are raising his sister’s children, are ostracized from the community, he returns to Maine and moves the kids across the state in search of anonymity and a fresh start. Renting the quaint farmhouse was an obvious choice, but his werewolf landlady, was a surprise.

Having sworn off a relationship after her divorce, Bea is surprised when she starts to develop feelings for the interloping werewolf, leading to Bea’s increased involvement in Lane’s family life. Distracted by his infatuation, Lane can’t help but aid Bea with the floundering farm, which makes him unavailable when the kids need him most. As their lives intertwine, Bea is wooed by Lane’s quiet competence, while Bea’s tenacity only furthers Lane’s attraction.

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FALL I WANT PRESENTS FLIRTY FALL FLING!

I read the grumpy skeptic’s fortune in the bottom of a coffee cup. The grounds say he’ll find true love, but I tell him to expect a flirty fall fling … In my defense, he thinks I’m a fraud and made it clear he doesn’t believe in l-o-v-e. I try to forget him, but he keeps appearing wherever I go. Then, he offers me five grand per hour to break a family curse he swears is real. Considering I need the money to repair the roof of my haunted manor, I help him. Our sessions end before the autumn equinox, and instead of walking away he proposes a new deal: be each other’s until Halloween. Against my better judgment, I agree, but with strict rules.

Between sneaking around at the apple orchard and finding each other in the hay maze, I catch myself not wanting to keep him my dirty little secret. The town’s meddling matchmakers don’t know their beloved Jamie is Jameson Cross, a billionaire in hiding. Or that he’s in my bed every night. When the paparazzi track him down and the tabloids leak that he’s dating a witch, his bags are already packed for New York.The cup said he’d find his forever, and I don’t believe it’s me. Magically, the stubborn man who’s never been able to commit to anyone longer than 30 days is determined to prove me wrong.

And I think the universe might be on his side. Pfft. Flirty Fall Fling is the first book in a brand new season series by Lyra Parish. This book is a laugh-out-loud billionaire romance that’s set in a small touristy mountain town where our heroes and heroines fall in love when least expected.

Warning: this book is a spicy secret fling rom-com with all the witchy, fall vibes. It’s time to snuggle up with a soft blanket and get cozy!

“Hide the Witches is a stunning new romantasy series set in a world of magic and cool creatures. Miranda Lyn explores themes of power dynamics and loyalty, as well as a passion between witch and witch hunter that burns right off the page.” — Demi Winters, New York Times Bestselling Author, Road of Bones

“This is exactly the sort of story I needed! Tension, an atmospheric world, the lore, the banter, the romance … I plan to visit again and again. There is no doubt in my mind the book world is about to erupt with love for this book!” — LJ Andrews, Internationally Bestselling Author, The Ever Seas

Some bonds are forged in blood. Others burn everything to ash.

In Grimora, secrets burn faster than witches, and Syneca Black is both. Forbidden fire magic courses through her veins, hidden behind a lifetime of lies because Hunters don’t spare phoenix blood.

When her best friend vanishes and resurfaces on execution scrolls, accused of crimes that she couldn’t have possibly committed, Syn risks everything and volunteers for a hunt that could see both of them killed. It’s the only way to protect the woman who is like a sister to her. But taking that oath means binding herself to Wickett, the legendary Hunter whose sharp eyes and lethal grace have ended countless witches’ lives.

Every moment beside him threatens to shatter her carefully built lies. Every stolen glance fans flames she can’t afford to kindle. He’s sworn to his cause. She’s everything he’s trained to destroy. But in a city where Sprites carry desperate messages and ancient Furies keep secrets, the most dangerous discovery isn’t the growing fire between them. It’s realizing that both hunter and hunted are dancing to someone else’s deadly design.

When the blood debts come due, Syneca must choose: save the woman who stood with her in shadows or trust the man whose touch feels like salvation.

Will the world burn or will she?

This gripping romantasy weaves Crescent City’s unbreakable found-family and layered mystery with Fourth Wing’s beastly bonds, heightened by the witch-and-hunter tension that defines Heartless Hunter.

Kennedy Chesterfield is dead, yet she can’t stop her spirit from popping up in random places among the living. Confused, frightened, and unable to stay in one place longer than a few minutes, Kennedy seeks help from the witches of Shadow Hills-the paranormal small town her mother grew up in. A seance is performed in the town’s most notorious haunted house, and with success, Kennedy is anchored to the location. But there’s a problem: the house is already occupied.

Tucked within the forest outside of town, Theodore Vanderbilt has spent decades haunting his family’s home. Alone, and perfectly content, Theo is happy to keep to himself, hidden away from the judgmental eyes of Shadow Hills, and the descendants of those his family hurt. But when his only friend approaches him about a lost ghost in need of a place to rest, he finds himself opening his home, as well as his heart, to a redhead who upends his entire afterlife.

Both Kennedy and Theo are holding on to guilt from the actions they took in life. Each has something to learn from the other, and with time-and a little forced proximity-they just might find they both have a second chance at happiness.

HAUNT is the third book in the Monster Boyfriends series, set in the paranormal small town of Shadow Hills. Perfect for fans of slow burn and cozy small town romance with a little bit of spice! HOWL and HUNT out now!  – 2026 IngramSpark® Editorial Selection – Romance

Welcome to the bookshop where fictional villains walk, talk … and fall in love.

After her life implodes in spectacular fashion, Mina Wilde retreats to her fog-drenched hometown for what’s meant to be a quiet reset. A temporary job at the charmingly peculiar Nevermore Bookshop should be simple: shelve books, drink tea, avoid drama.

Unfortunately, Nevermore is cursed.

Its shelves don’t just hold stories-they release them. Soon, Mina finds herself entangled with:

• A brooding, grumpy Heathcliff with far too many tattoos and too few feelings.
• A dangerously charming Moriarty who enjoys tea, manipulation, and staying one step ahead of the law.
• A shy, cheeky raven shifter named Quoth, whose understanding gaze sees more than he should.

As if managing three morally grey literary villains isn’t enough, Mina’s ex-best friend turns up dead with a knife in her back. When suspicion falls squarely on Mina, she’ll have to channel her inner Agatha Christie to clear her name.

To survive, Mina must unravel deadly mysteries, outwit real-world villains, and navigate an impossible truth: the three infamous men drawn from classic literature don’t just want her attention … And they want to share her.

This omnibus edition collects Books 1-3 of the Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries, a spicy, cozy paranormal why-choose romance brimming with magical chaos, murder mysteries, gothic humor, and swoony villains who fall hard.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Magical bookshops
• Cozy mysteries with a spooky twist
• Morally grey book boyfriends
• Grumpy/sunshine romance
• Found family and chosen love
• Kooky gothic humor
• Why choose romance with heart and heat

Curl up, pour the tea … and mind the cursed books.