Books like 'The Splendid City'
Readers who enjoyed The Splendid City by Karen Heuler also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
fantasy mystery urban fantasy witches-wizards literary-fiction magical-realism romantic-love low-fantasy
-
Freaky Gifts by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWinter break is upon Mystic Caravan, which is supposed to mean a full month of rest and relaxation. Upon arriving at their destination, however, Poet and company find that murder isn’t far behind.Their off-season park is full of paranormals – something that normally makes Poet comfortable – but the death of a local girl points to one of their own being the culprit... -
![Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee]()
Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMystic Caravan Circus is on the move after their winter break. First stop? Moonstone Bay. Poet Parker and crew are looking for a permanent location because traveling won’t be an option for much longer. They’re expecting a normal trip.They’re getting so much more … including a mystery... -
![Prelude to a Witch by Amanda M. Lee]()
Prelude to a Witch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBay Winchester has battled ghosts, shades, poltergeists … and sometimes her own family. It’s the latter giving her fits now. Well, and Hemlock Cove’s younger set of course.Bay thought the worst was behind her when she modified the memories of four tempestuous teenagers bent on stealing magic and wielding it in a tyrannical manner... -
![The Joy of Hex by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Joy of Hex by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHadley Hunter is living the good life until a group of authors shows up on Moonstone Bay, and one of them clearly has murder on their mind.Jasmine Riley was the lone female writer in a male-dominated genre, and she was on top of her game. When she winds up dead in the ditch on the highway outside of the city, suspicion turns to her competition... -
-
![To Love a Witch by Amanda M. Lee]()
To Love a Witch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBay Winchester is at a crossroads in her life. Her powers are growing, her personal life is settled, and there’s a young witch in crisis under her care. Things are … difficult. A good witch at heart, Bay knows that the teenager she’s trying to tame is dangerous. To keep Hemlock Cove safe, she’s isolated her at the campground property she owns with her boyfriend Landon... -
![Witchin' Around the Clock by Amanda M. Lee]()
Witchin' Around the Clock by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWitches are descending on Hemlock Cove and the town is gearing up for mayhem. Bay Winchester is ready to cover the event for her newspaper, and is excited to see faces she hasn’t interacted with in more than a decade.Then the unthinkable happens.The local blacksmith shop catches fire and Bay and her cousin Thistle risk death to try and rescue the owner... -
![The Undead Uproar by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Undead Uproar by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCharlie Rhodes is living the high life … at least for her. She lucked into a new apartment, her boyfriend Jack is attentive and sweet, and she’s about to head to the Big Easy to hunt for zombies.Yes, a multitude of dreams are about to come true.Charlie has never been to New Orleans and she’s in awe of everything she sees... -
![Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee]()
Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStormy Morgan is a witch with too much attitude, an old love fueling new fires in her soul, and a talking cat who keeps threatening to give her an ulcer. She’s got a full plate. Things get even busier in her life when a body drops outside her boyfriend Hunter Ryan’s house … and the death looks like more than a standard murder... -
![How Aunt Tillie Stole Christmas by Amanda M. Lee]()
How Aunt Tillie Stole Christmas by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFourteen years ago, Christmas hit Walkerville with a bang. Or, rather, a big ball of fire. When a local group home for orphaned children goes up in smoke right before the holidays, Tillie Winchester volunteers her family to take in some kids – even though her arch nemesis Margaret Little is dead-set against it. Of course, that’s part of the appeal for Tillie so she’s considering it a win...Categorized as:
witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy cozy paranormal mystery fantasy audiobook -
![No Crone Unturned by Amanda M. Lee]()
No Crone Unturned by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScout Randall is on the verge of getting information about her past. Patience has never been one of her virtues, though. As she’s waiting for her source to get settled, a new problem arises … and it has fangs. When she was a kid, a chance encounter in a park left Scout questioning the existence of monsters... -
![The Witch is Back by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Witch is Back by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBay Winchester is living the high life. She’s engaged, owns her own business, and is undergoing a magical transformation, complete with growing powers at every turn. All that changes when a local teenager goes missing at a festival and nobody knows who took her.The girl’s friends saw the abduction but the description they provide doesn’t match anybody in town... -
![Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee]()
Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s a Christmas from the past but the usual players aren’t all that different. Tillie Winchester is annoyed with the world – what else is new, right? – and she’s fraying under the pressure. Her nieces believe she’s a bad influence on the youngest Winchester generation – especially an acerbic Thistle – and they want her to set a good example... -
![Older, Wiser, Witchier by Lily Harper Hart]()
Older, Wiser, Witchier by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFour women. Four great loves. One great partnership.It’s been years since Ivy Morgan, Harper Harlow, Maddie Graves, and Rowan Gray married the loves of their lives and decided to settle down. Since that time, they’ve joined together to form a fearsome magical quartet. The plan was to stand with one another. Now that plan is being put to the test... -
![Wicked Brew: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee]()
Wicked Brew: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThistle Winchester is at her witchy wit’s end. Great-Aunt Tillie is selling wine at the curb of The Overlook – like it’s a lemonade stand – and her mother and aunts are about to burn someone at the stake. Unfortunately, it’s up to her and cousin Bay to put out the fire. When the two cousins take a stand, they’re interrupted by the arrival of an injured and dazed little girl... -
-
![Luke on the Loose by Amanda M. Lee]()
Luke on the Loose by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuke Bishop is the center of attention and life of the party at Mystic Caravan Circus. He’s a great guy, who just so happens to be in a bit of a funk. That doesn’t change when the circus hits Ohio, one of their least favorite stops. Since nothing ever happens in Ohio. The group believes that will hold true during another boring trip... -
![Howling for Revenge by Tegan Maher]()
Howling for Revenge by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA meddling mother, an ex who shows up out of the blue, and a centuries-old vampire with a God complex is enough to keep any girl busy.Throw in being responsible for keeping the peace in her small southern town, and witch/werewolf hybrid Cori Sloane has so many plates spinning that she could put a circus juggler to shame... -
![Hook, Line, and Murder by Tegan Maher]()
Hook, Line, and Murder by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMoonlight, a handsome man, and… a dead body? Definitely not what Noelle expected when she cast off with Hunter to do a little romantic night fishing. Hunter discovers the girl didn’t exist before moving to Keyhole Lake. A day later, he’s ordered to close the case before he even opens it... -
![The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare]()
The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSomeone paid the vampire king’s creepy son to turn me into one of the bitey undead. I’m not hanging about to find out who or why. The vampires want me to stay with them for one hundred years of indentured servitude but I have this thing about following orders so I ran from the streets of London to the wilds of Alaska.I have an eidetic memory and a can-do attitude...Categorized as:
romantic-love witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy urban-fantasy vampires mystery fantasy -
![Wicked Wedding by Lily Harper Hart]()
Wicked Wedding by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYou are formally invited to the wedding of Ivy Morgan and Jack Harker.Before they walk down the aisle, though, there’s one more mystery to solve.Ivy, who is finishing up the last days of her community service, inserts herself into a tense situation when the alarm at the domestic violence shelter she is working at sounds and she goes off to make sure all the women and children are accounted for... -
![A Haunted Disappearance by J.A. Whiting]()
A Haunted Disappearance by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is book 2 in the Lin Coffin Mystery series. The main mystery is solved in each book but you will enjoy the stories more if they are read in order. Lin Coffin is enjoying her new life on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts... -
![Cakes to Die For by Mara Webb]()
Cakes to Die For by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTake a trip to Compass Cove, an enchanted town full of magic and mayhem…Zora Wick is at the end of her tether. After a lifetime of bad luck, it seems she’s ended up at rock bottom, saddled with debt from her cheating ex, a dead-end job with no prospects and a studio apartment that’s not even fit for a dog... -
![Witch Is How Dreams Became Reality by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is How Dreams Became Reality by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA little of what you fancy does you good...Jill Maxwell wins big! So why is she so unhappy? And who is the one-legged murderer?...but lots of custard creams is even better... -
![Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart]()
Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Harker says the honeymoon will never be over, but it’s back to reality for him and his wife Ivy. Unfortunately for them, that means murder is on the menu … and this newest body is dropped in Ivy’s nursery parking lot.Jack is a mess when he realizes a sniper took out a local woman. Ivy, although shocked because it happened right in front of her eyes, is also intrigued... -
![Mangroves and Murder by Tegan Maher]()
Mangroves and Murder by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's nothing worse than finding a dead body when you're trying to relax at a magical beach resort.Witch Destiny Maganti loves bartending at the Enchanted Coast, but she's in desperate need of a vacation... -
-
![The Surfboard Slaying by Tegan Maher]()
The Surfboard Slaying by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA handsome faerie comes to the Enchanted Coast for a killer vacation, but nobody counted on it being literal. When Marissa Clayton, a recently turned vampire struggling with her new identity, falls under suspicion, Destiny can't just let her go down, especially when she knows for a fact the girl is innocent... -
![Bad Moon Rising by Tegan Maher]()
Bad Moon Rising by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen hikers find a body in a hunting cabin, the case seems cut and dried until the victim turns out to be the right-hand man to the alpha of a rival pack. Handling a paranormal murder case is tricky enough without a pack war looming on the horizon... -
![Rune of the Witch by Heather G. Harris]()
Rune of the Witch by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone wants to be normal but no one wants to be ordinary. When my most hated enemy, Bastion, comes to me for help I tell him to take a long walk off a short pier. I’m not helping the griffin assassin that once killed my lover. But when the Crone visits my coven, she tells me that I have to help him find his daughter or else I won’t achieve my full potential...Categorized as:
witches-wizards romantic-love magical-realism low-fantasy fantasy urban-fantasy magic contemporary -
![Rags to Witches by Mara Webb]()
Rags to Witches by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie Alden would love nothing more than to spend the weekend soaking up the sunshine with her boyfriend, but it seems that’s not on the cards.With a golf tournament taking over the islands, Sadie is required to supervise the event despite having little interest in the sport. Will she make a faux pas on the fairway? Absolutely...Categorized as:
romantic-love witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy cozy paranormal shapeshifters magic -
![May Day by Mara Webb]()
May Day by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie Alden has been having a tough week. A huge question mark hangs over her relationship with Miller and things only seem to be getting worse.As Hallow Haven prepares for the May Day celebrations, Effie and Kate are trying their best to keep Sadie busy. They can only distract her for so long...Categorized as:
romantic-love witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy cozy paranormal fiction shapeshifters -
![A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb]()
A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTake a trip to Compass Cove, an enchanted town full of magic and mayhem…Zora Wick is in trouble. Again.Life in Compass Cove felt like it was heading in the right direction, but events beyond her control force her to hit the road. It’s only been a month since she inherited her aunt’s bakery and business has already slowed down...Categorized as:
magical-realism witches-wizards low-fantasy cozy mystery paranormal fiction psychics -
![Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael]()
Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter barely escaping the business end of the hangman’s noose, Cricket Hawthorne wants nothing more than to forget it all...Maude the magical typewriter, Zoe’s stolen cauldron, Patrick the betrayer, and definitely the witch-hating, robe-wearing cult who tried to end her. Unfortunately, pressing the reboot button isn’t an option...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards action-adventure adult book contemporary cozy -
![Hades by Mark Z. Danielewski]()
Hades by Mark Z. Danielewski
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a viral video puts twelve-year-old Xanther under a spotlight of scrutiny at school, her little white cat—still slumbering, still unnamed—offers the only escape, though it comes at a price. Not even Xanther’ parents can deny the strange currents now shuddering around their eldest, touching off inexplicable happenings. Entities troubling the dreams of the twins seem to have singled out Freya... -
![Grave Wedding by Lily Harper Hart]()
Grave Wedding by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey thought it would never happen, but the wedding of their dreams is finally here. Maddie Graves and Nick Winters are days from walking down the aisle, exchanging vows, and embarking on the life they’ve always wanted. All they have to do is solve one more mystery … and this one is going to be a doozy... -
![Life's A Birch by Annabel Chase]()
Life's A Birch by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife's a birch and then you die in a canal wearing days-of-the-week underpants.Forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne is settling into her new life in the small riverside town of Newberry, Pennsylvania. Part of her misses the bright lights of the big city, but Mia is determined to make the best of the cottage she inherited and its surroundings gardens, as well as her blossoming love life...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards adult animals audiobook book contemporary -
-
![Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIvy Morgan has never been on a vacation. Her fiancé Jack Harker is happy to be the one to provide the experience. With that in mind, the couple embarks on a sea adventure on The Bounding Storm, a cruise ship where sun and fun are the order of the day. Ship photographer Rowan Gray is drawn to Ivy from the moment they meet... -
![Ghostly Distress by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Distress by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHalloween is right around the corner and Harper Harlow should be at her happiest. She's officially moving in with her boyfriend Jared Monroe, after all, and into a house that's right across the street so she won't be separated from her best friend. All should be well - and it is - until one of Harper's customers stumbles across a dead body in the cemetery during a tour one night... -
![Witch in the Water by Mara Webb]()
Witch in the Water by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie Alden has a man by her side, magic in her blood and a ringing in her ears. What was that explosion?As the resident peacekeeper, it’s her job to leave the main island of Hallow Haven and follow trouble wherever it may lead. Once again, it has led her to a dead body. This time it seems like there is much more to the crime than meets the eye...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards adult amateur-sleuth audiobook book cozy -
![A Witch Before the Storm by Mara Webb]()
A Witch Before the Storm by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPack your bags, we’re going skiing!Chelsea Sponks is quickly settling into her new life on Pendle Island, and slowly getting used to being a witch. The annoying talking cat? Still getting used to that. The almost-empty bank account? Time to get a job. Fast... -
![Better Off Dead by Tegan Maher]()
Better Off Dead by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her childhood best friend turns up alive years after her supposed death, Cori is elated. It doesn’t take long for her to realize that Rhea isn’t quite the same person—or werewolf—she was though. When the body count starts rising and all the evidence points to her friend, Cori’s forced to take a second look at the woman who was like a sister to her... -
![Murder & Marigold by Mara Webb]()
Murder & Marigold by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Witch Cozy MysteryAstrid Atwood has just been invited to the Pirate Parade by the hottest police officer in town. A day of sailing around on the Raven Bay lake and flirting with Evan Brooks sounds like a dream, what could go wrong? Before she can even think of stepping foot on a boat, her mom warns her that the coven needs to stay on the shore to protect the sailors from angry water spirits...Categorized as:
romantic-love witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy paranormal cozy mystery fantasy -
![Magical Decisions by J.A. Whiting, May Stenmark]()
Magical Decisions by J.A. Whiting, May Stenmark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 2 in the Magical Sleuth Paranormal Women’s Cozy Mystery series.Two years ago, forty-two-year-old Mackie Fleming lost her husband and a month ago, she lost her job. In the middle of it all, something terrible happens to one of her close friends...Categorized as:
magical-realism low-fantasy cozy paranormal mystery supernatural fantasy urban-fantasy -
![Death & Dahlia by Mara Webb]()
Death & Dahlia by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAstrid Atwood isn’t looking forward to the high school reunion, but maybe it won’t be so bad now that she’s dating the hottest guy in town.As she rushes around town trying to get herself ready, she bumps into a man she never expected to see again, Marshall McKenzie...Categorized as:
romantic-love witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy paranormal cozy mystery fantasy -
![New Moon, New Me by Mara Webb]()
New Moon, New Me by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie Alden calls on her guardian to help her take care of her new year’s resolution, get her familiar out of the house, but developments in her personal life have created a rift between them. Ryder believes that her engagement is a huge mistake and is willing to risk it all to keep her and Miller apart...Categorized as:
witches-wizards magical-realism low-fantasy cozy paranormal supernatural fantasy mystery -
![Third Time's a Charm by Mara Webb]()
Third Time's a Charm by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie didn’t used to be superstitious, but recent events could persuade any skeptic to believe in the paranormal.An old cold case bears a striking resemblance to a murder that occurred in Hallow Haven weeks ago, and now it seems that history is repeating itself in more ways than one. The police have a main suspect, but Sadie has her doubts...Categorized as:
romantic-love magical-realism witches-wizards low-fantasy cozy paranormal shapeshifters vampires -
-
![Give Up the Ghost by Mara Webb]()
Give Up the Ghost by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie suspects that she won’t have a happy Halloween this year, and with good reason.As the festivities sweep the islands, it seems not everyone is in the holiday spirit. Darcy, Sadie’s aunt, is calling in all her favors to wreak havoc and there are a lot of people in her debt...Categorized as:
romantic-love magical-realism witches-wizards low-fantasy cozy paranormal shapeshifters vampires -
![Doom and Broom by Sara Bourgeois]()
Doom and Broom by Sara Bourgeois
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Brighton Longfield discovers her treasured protection amulet is missing, she knows there is big trouble brewing. Not only does she not have the money to replace the expensive charms used to make it, she finds a note in its place from Langoria Skeenbauer telling her that Tuttlesmiths are not welcome in Coventry...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards adult animals audiobook book contemporary -
![The Stubborn Advocate by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
The Stubborn Advocate by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome people won’t rest until they get to the bottom of things. That’s Liv Beaufont. And some want to kill her for her persistence. To try and keep Liv from finding out the truth, Adler brings back an ancient evil that the Warriors exterminated long ago. Now, alone, Liv will have to battle monsters so dark, they frighten even the strongest magical creatures...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards action-adventure audiobook book crime fae -
![Ghost Writer by Mara Webb]()
Ghost Writer by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife sure did get interesting for Sadie Alden once she moved to Hallow Haven. She now lives in a world of magic, ghosts and endless possibilities, what more could a girl want?When the local radio contest announces a Battle of the Bands competition, the islands are a buzz with activity. With her friend, Kate, as the organizer of the event, Sadie is soon dragged along as a judge...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards adult amateur-sleuth audiobook book cozy -
![The Change by Kirsten Miller]()
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBig Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick--a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp feminist revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers--putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town...Categorized as:
low-fantasy magical-realism witches-wizards adult audiobook book contemporary female-mc -
![The Haunted Pendant by Tegan Maher]()
The Haunted Pendant by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow was i supposed to know the town founders sank a trunk full of cursed objects?Seriously, they should have at least put a warning label on it because had I known, I would have left it at the bottom of the ocean. But they didn't, so I didn't, and now we've set dozens of artifacts into the hands of the blissfully unaware non-magicals who live in our small town.It's not entirely my fault, though...Categorized as:
romantic-love magical-realism witches-wizards low-fantasy paranormal mystery supernatural fiction
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
