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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Infidelity, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Toxic relationships, Manipulation, Sexual harassment
Witches of East End
by Melissa de la Cruz
Book 1 in The Beauchamp Family
Pick this up when you want adult witchy chaos with a romantic triangle, family magic, and the kind of small-town secrets that keep multiplying.
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Length272 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice4/5 · Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Addictive read
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- Mysterious stranger
- Push and pull
- Passionate / intense
- Escape
- Secretly soft
- Mutual pining
- Taboo / forbidden
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Star-crossed
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Love triangle
- Small town / village
- Urban fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Gods/deities
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- Immortal/mortal romance
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Magical
- Lush
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- BIPOC MC
- Mysterious
- Witty
- Bookworm/scholar
- Seductive
- Cinematic
- Caretaker
- Dramatic
- Feral/unhinged
- Playful
- Forbidden desire
- Cursed bloodline
- Page turner
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 272 pages
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book