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Secrets & Spells by C.G. Murray
Release Day: October 16th 2025
Tropes: Small Town Paranormal Romcom, Witch FMC x Human MMC, Discovery of Magic, Fated Mates, Magical Mishaps, Serial Killer on the loose, Found Family, “Who did this to you” but she’s the one asking, MMC with slutty little glasses, Open Door Scenes.
Series: This is Book 1 in a series of connected standalones. Each book follows a different couple.
POV: Dual POV, 1st Person.
Content Warnings: Swearing, Sexually explicit content, Drinking, Accidental intoxication (side character gives MMC a supernaturally strong beer, MMC briefly thinks he’s been drugged, he is with friends and gets through it unharmed), MMC is being stalked (descriptions of feeling like he’s being watched/followed), MMC recovering from a traumatic experience (discussions about the effect this had on his mental health, on-page anxious thought processes, on-page panic attack), Therapy (discussed and on page), Home invasion (no graphic violence, leads to an abduction), Abduction (FMC present, on-page, and MMC past, described on-page, flashbacks), Descriptions of a dead body (not graphic), Mild violence and gore/mention of blood, MMC has a shifted form with horns that are an erogenous zone (explored in a sex scene), MMC is adopted (mentions of abandonment, past, off-page), Death of parental figures (past, off-page, the MMC’s parents and a side character’s father). For readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 350
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Supernatural secrets, spells gone wrong, and a killer on the loose. Can a small town witch and big city reporter survive long enough to make their own kind of magic?
Forced to take time off after a traumatic experience, Jared reluctantly admits a change might be good for him. With no new leads on his attacker, he puts his journalistic talents to use investigating a mystery that’s bothered him for years—the hidden town of Crystal Lake. But what he uncovers is bigger than he ever imagined. Crystal Lake is a town for supernaturals, warded against humans except during its annual Halloween festival. And Jared? He’s not human.
When Selene meets the man from her recurring vision, two key things are revealed: Jared’s her fated mate, and he has no knowledge of the supernatural until she accidentally shocks him with the truth. Now Selene must keep their bond a secret to give Jared a chance to adjust to his new life.
Magical mishaps and a setback in Jared’s supernatural training test their budding relationship. Things only get worse when the body of a human tourist is discovered during the Halloween festival. Notorious serial killer The Raven has followed Jared to Crystal Lake. Can Selene and Jared protect each other and the town, or will The Raven destroy the enchanted life they’re building?