If You Loved Laurel Haven Witches, Try These

If you’ve made it through Rue, Tansy, and Bella’s books, you already know what you’re chasing: a found-family coven, a small coastal town with more going on than the postcards let on, and a slow burn that pays off in a big way. Here are seven series that scratch the same itch — some with the exact same shape, some that just get the vibe right.

The Enchanted Highlands by Tricia O’Malley (start with Wild Scottish Knight) — If you want the closest match to Laurel Haven’s actual bones, start here. An outsider heroine lands in a small town, discovers real magic under a grumpy, protective Highlander’s guidance, and has to help hold back a supernatural threat that’s been building for generations. Found family, one couple per book, a series-long plot underneath — it’s the same shape as Rue and Ry’s story, just with kelpies instead of a Shadespawn. (O’Malley also writes The Isle of Destiny, starting with Stone Song — Celtic fae romance in modern Dublin, same magic-and-threat structure, different setting, worth a look once you’ve caught up on the Highlands.)

Three Sisters Island by Nora Roberts (start with Dance Upon the Air) — This is the one I point to when people ask what Laurel Haven’s heat level is like. Three modern witches, each with her own elemental gift, each getting her own book, all working to break a curse threatening their island home. Sisterhood as the emotional core, one witch’s story at a time — sound familiar?

A Shot of Midlife Magic by Tegan Maher (start with Champagne Witches) — Jules Cavanaugh’s husband leaves her for his own midlife crisis, so she packs up for a small coastal town she inherited and has never seen — and discovers she’s a genuinely powerful witch. Grumpy bartender-turned-love-interest, a gargoyle guardian, sharp-tongued best friends. If you love that “outsider becomes exactly who she was always meant to be” arc, this one delivers it with a lot of humor.

Otherworld by Yasmine Galenorn (start with Witchling) — For readers who came for the coven and want more of it: sisters with different magical powers, fighting supernatural threats side by side, romance woven through a long-running series. It leans more urban fantasy than cozy small-town, but “sisters with different gifts, one shared fight” is close enough to feel like home.

Order of Magic by Michelle M. Pillow (start with Second Chance Magic) — This one’s specifically for anyone who finished Scare Thee Well wanting more of Tansy and Connor’s story. Second-chance, we-never-stopped-loving-each-other paranormal romance is the whole premise here — if that reunion arc got you, this is where to go next.

Starfall Bay Midlife Magical Mysteries by Leighann Dobbs (start with Dying to Know) — Gina Ferraro starts seeing ghosts, learns she’s a medium, and finds herself surrounded by a found family of women who understand exactly what she’s going through — all while a slow-burn romance builds with a detective who doesn’t believe in any of it. A later-in-life heroine discovering real power for the first time, found family, a romance that takes its time — this one sits right alongside Laurel Haven.

Seven Suitors for Seven Witches by Amy Boyles (start with How To Fake It With a Fae) — If it’s the banter and the witchy small-world charm you’re missing most, this is your next stop — a magical family, romance-forward plots, and the kind of quick, funny dialogue that carries a book the way Laurel Haven’s does.

That’s seven. Start wherever the description grabs you — and if you haven’t read all of Laurel Haven Witches yet, you can catch up here first:

Rue the Slay
Scare Thee Well
Scry by Night

See you in Laurel Haven.