Cozy witch romantic fantasy

Midlife is whenthe magicshows up.

Hot flashes that set things on fire. Houses with opinions. A cat who judges everyone. Laugh-out-loud romances for women who were told they were too much, and turned out to be exactly enough.

849 reviews on Book 1 · #2 in Later in Life Romance on Amazon

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Don't Hex the Handyman by Ivy Spellman

Start here · Hot Flashes & Hexes, Book 1

Don't Hex the Handyman

One badly worded spell. One grumpy Scottish handyman who can't leave. She just wanted her sink fixed.

Cassie Morgan's life is already a disaster: divorced, overlooked at work, and one hot flash away from setting something on fire. When she accidentally summons a grumpy Scottish handyman who literally cannot leave her property, things get complicated.

  • You've ever ugly-cried in the laundry room
  • You believe wine is a food group
  • You want a romance where the heroine saves herself (but the grumpy Scotsman doesn't hurt)
4.3★ from 849 reviews#2 in Later in Life Romance on AmazonHit #67 in the entire Kindle Store (March 31, 2026)

New series · The Witches of Birchwood Lake

Same promise. New town.

Fairhaven is not the only town where the women are like this. Four states north, on a lake in Michigan, a faded lodge is about to get a cook whose onion soup makes grown men cry, a goose named Pancake with strong opinions, and a resident talking cat named Soot who has seen it all before. A brand-new series of complete, cozy witch romances—same promise, new town.

Prequel: Trick of the Light · October 9Book 1: Back Burner · soon
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What readers keep telling us

“Hot flashes weren't funny until now.”

Laure Eccleston · Amazon review

★★★★★

PERFECT!

“Menopause and surprise magic? This was the absolute perfect, hilarious, disaster! I laughed, I cried, I had my own hot flashes. Loved it.”
Pearl C · Amazon

★★★★★

Excellent & funny Witchy Fantasy

“My husband heard me laughing - actually I was cackling and belly laughing reading "Don't Hex the Handyman". It was the best read I've had in awhile.”
judymumu · Amazon

★★★★★

Charming midlife magic with heart and humor

“My absolute favorite part, though, was Luna the cat gaining the ability to talk. Her sarcastic, judgmental commentary had me smiling every time she appeared. (Give me a talking cat and I'll read any book!)”
S.D. Huston · Amazon

4.3 stars across 849 reviews for Book 1 alone

In the cauldron

What Ivy's brewing next

Working title

Previously Enchanted

Women who wake things up. The things stay awake, remember everything, take sides, and cannot keep a secret. Starting with a set of very opinionated tools.

Coming soon

Working title

The Witches of Bellwether

Three midlife witches, one purple Victorian on the Gulf Coast, and a sorcerer stuck as a very disdainful cat. The Golden Girls, if the Golden Girls did hexes.

In development

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