The House Witch

Delemhach — 2022

A heartwarming and humorous blend of fantasy, romance, and mystery featuring a witch with domestic powers and the royal household he serves . . . dinner. When Finlay Ashowan joins the staff of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he's an enigma. No one knows where he comes from or how he came to be where he is, which suits Fin just fine. He's satisfied simply serving as the royal cook, keeping nosy passersby out of his kitchen, and concocting some truly uncanny meals. But Fin's secret identity doesn't stay hidden for long. After all, it's not every day a house witch and his kitten familiar, Kraken, take to meddling in imperial affairs. As his powers are gradually discovered by the court, Fin finds himself involved in a slew of intrigues: going head-to-head with knights with less-than-chivalrous intentions, helping to protect the pregnant queen, fending off the ire of the royal mage, and uncovering a spy in the castle. And that's only the beginning-because Fin's past is catching up with him just as his love life is getting complicated . . . Filled with fascinating characters, courtly intrigue, political machinations, delicious cuisines, cuddly companions, magical hijinks, and will-they-won't-they romance, The House Witch is the first in a captivating new series, guaranteed to satisfy the tastes of any reader. The first volume of the hit romantic-fantasy series-with more than a million views on Royal Road-now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

Reviews

Kiersten@gaiasbones

Feb 7, 2024

I really loved the first third of this book. However, I do think it would've benefitted from more clear cut writing. I did begin to get bored with it during the second half, but alas. That said, I enjoyed Fin as a central character.

Olivia Rousseau @livluvlaugh

Dec 3, 2023

The coziest book you will read. A good comfort read with a little romance and mischief to keep things interesting

Katie Buchanan@katieirene

Nov 5, 2023

Very little plot line outside of the adventures of a witch who doesn’t want people to know he’s a witch and is a cook in a castle with a crush on a widowed Lady. If this had not been a bookclub book, I probably would have marked it DNF. It felt like it dragged on forever, but it was still cute.

Ashley Steele@akinasaku

Feb 6, 2023

I enjoyed how the story was told, especially all the detail added in which helped the scene really play in my head. I had minor issues in regard to the book. The love interest definitely came as a shock since he didn't seem like he wanted to be close with anyone. But as we progress in the book, you see a little more character development as he slowly shows he's not cold hearted. I wished there had been more details or interactions to show why they felt that way rather than it be just small moments. The romance part was dragged out details could have been added to show why they fell for each other. I look forward to reading the second book to see if we get to know more of it. There were a few chapters that didn't sit right with me like inappropriate names, and I was a little saddened by the mage/witch issue and why it was one.