Some spells are meant to protect. Others just leave a mess.

Eight years ago, hearth witch Wren Ashford fled Briar Hollow, leaving behind the woman she loved. To make the heartbreak easier, she cast a secret memory-softening charm on Sloane Blackwood, erasing Sloane's courageous decision to choose Wren over her family’s legacy.

Now, Wren is broke, back in town, and living right next door to her fiercely competent and terrifyingly beautiful ex. Sloane remembers their breakup as a peaceful, mutual goodbye. But magic always demands a price. Wren's unchecked charm has fused with the town's ancient protections, creating a volatile curse that floods them both with blinding, uncontrollable desire every time they cross paths.

With the Harvest Moon Festival approaching and Briar Hollow's ward network on the brink of collapse, they are forced to work side by side to save the town. But to break the curse, Wren will have to do the one thing she’s never been capable of: tell the complete, devastating truth.

Will Wren finally learn to stay, or will her secrets destroy their second chance—and the town—forever?

The Ex-Hex Next Door is a steamy, second-chance sapphic paranormal romance featuring forced proximity, grumpy-meets-sunshine, and high-heat magical tension.