A baker, a pyrotechnician, and a truly magical romance. Sweet contemporary romance with a hint of magic. Steeped in colonial history and small-town charm, Hawthorne, Massachusetts hides its secrets right out in the open. A town where Halloween has more witches than Disney princesses, no one actually believes the Covington family has magic, and yet certain things have community members wondering—like the scone flavored by memories. Expert baker Keira Covington could use some of that family magic. If only it could be acquired like following the steps of a recipe: Take 1 great-great grandma with mystical powers, add 1 ceremony under a full moon, let simmer for 13 years, and kaboom, you’ve got special powers. If it were that easy, she wouldn’t have to stress that she’ll never get the chance to take over the café when her aunt retires. But burning half the customers’ orders and mixing up the other half seems like a terrible recipe for a successful business. Riding his motorcycle on his bucket-list vacation, pyrotechnician Brant Whitbeck can’t seem to leave the charming small town of Hawthorne, Massachusetts. No, literally—the town won’t let him go. Not until he remembers what is truly important in life. The problem is he doesn’t have a single memory from his childhood. When Keira stumbles upon an ancestor’s scone recipe, they start to recognize the chemistry between them, but when someone double-crosses Keira, their burgeoning romance explodes like a firecracker. ♥ ♥ A captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town New England charm, Taste of Memory will leave you wanting seconds. Good thing it’s the start of the Spellbound in Hawthorne series. Look for Sprinkle of Snow coming soon. ♥ ♥

Mix one overworked man, add one misguided woman, sprinkle with magic and find love. As Hawthorne’s unofficial historian and antique dealer, Makenna Wilson knows everything about the town's history, but she doesn’t believe in magic until odd things happen in her store. Antiques start matching themselves to customers and a watch stops time for a man who is not her boyfriend. However, Quin Kayhill is the boy she had wished would kiss her thirteen years ago. Quin, the new director of the chamber of commerce, never has enough time to get to the end of his long list, for which there is never enough time to accomplish all he must do. A complaint about the town’s Christmas plans from Makenna puts him further behind on the plans for the New Year’s Eve celebration. Regardless of how far behind Quin is, he always stops to help a damsel in distress, especially if he can’t stop thinking about her. A kiss under the Mistletoe changes everything for Quin and Makenna. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make for smooth sailing when her old boyfriend threatens Makenna and the town she loves and a blizzard hits the town. Will the magic of her ancestors help them overcome obstacles in their way and find a happily ever after?

Being swept off her feet wasn’t meant to be literal. Liberty Belle Covington has always had a plan. Run the family’s bed-and-breakfast, marry her best friend (or a prince who knocks her off her feet,) and keep every Hawthorne tradition alive. Unfortunately, none of her plans are working out. Her grandfather refuses to see she is the best person to inherit Covington House. Her best friend loves someone else. People don’t see the importance of tradition. And for the first time in her life, Liberty has a cold. Focused on making amends for the biggest mistake of his career, Oliver Bradford doesn’t notice when he slips into old habits—like driving on the left side of the road—and hits Liberty. Unfortunately, she is not impressed with his British accent or his money. Oliver tries to make up for the accident, but Liberty rebuffs his every friendly overture. Frustrated at not being able to do everything herself, Liberty finally accepts Oliver’s help only to discover that not every prince needs to be of royal blood.

♥ It's going to take more than magic to give them a second chance at love. It's going to take destiny. ♥ Eden Noyes hasn’t been back to Hawthorne, Massachusetts, since the summer before college. Sure, her ex, celebrity motivational speaker Carter Hughes lives there, and she doesn’t exactly want to see him. And strange things—things she can’t explain—always seem to happen in Hawthorne that don’t anywhere else, but nobody except Grandma Tansy has any idea the real reason she’s been staying away. That is, if Grandma Tansy even remembers. It seems she’s been forgetting everything else. Which is why Eden trudges back to Hawthorne with her secret. Carter Hughes doesn’t exactly want to see Eden either. She blindsided him years ago when she left, and he’s not about to let her mess with his heart again. Things may not be going so great for him, and Eden Noyes returning to town can only make things worse. Grandma Tansy says it’s their destiny to end up together, but what does she know? It’s going to take more than magic to make up for the tragic mistakes in their past.

With love perpetually out of reach, the only way Claire will get her magic is if the stars finally align. The gravity of not getting it could be disastrous. Claire Covington is running out of time—if it isn’t already too late. She should have asked Grandma Tansy more questions when she’d had the chance. Now, she’ll be the only of the Covington cousins not to inherit her bit of the family magic, and all because she hasn’t fallen in love? She’s trying not to be bitter about it, she really is, but it isn’t like she can control a thing like that. If it isn’t her time to fall in love, it isn’t her time. She won’t force it. She’ll stick with running her bookshop, enjoying the perfect Massachusetts autumn, and putting up with her giddy, lovesick cousins the best she can. Daniel Thackeray’s life is in need of a major course correction. After nearly causing an international tragedy, he’s become much more cautious—double-, triple-, and even quadruple-checking everything, and he’s starting to realize he just might be stuck. What was the secret to getting out of his own mind? He decides to escape to his favorite place—the charming Red Leaves Books, in the out-of-the-way town of Hawthorne with the nook that seems made for him. Maybe there, he’ll get a clearer picture of what the universe has in store for him. The only way for Claire and Daniel to solve their problems is if their trajectories finally collide, but after decades of orbiting around each other, what will finally bring them together? They need to figure it out soon because their hearts and futures aren’t the only ones in jeopardy. The long-awaited final book in the Spellbound in Hawthorne series by Maria Hoagland and Lorin Grace.