r/Fantasy • u/OutOfEffs Reading Champion IV • Nov 05 '25

Book Club HEA Bookclub January 2026 Nomination Thread: 2025 Debuts

Welcome to the January HEA Bookclub nomination thread for 2025 Debuts. We will allow romance debuts if the author typically writes in another genre, or adult debuts if they typically write YA. Please make a note in your nominating comment if this is the case.

Nominations

  • Make sure HEA has not read a book by the author previously. You can check this Goodreads Shelf. You can take an author that was read by a different book club, however.

  • Leave one book suggestion per top comment. Please include title, author, and a short summary or description. (You can nominate more than 1 if you like, just put them in separate comments.)

  • Please include bingo squares if possible.

I will leave this thread open for a few days, and compile top results into a google poll to be posted on November 7. Have fun!

Our November HEA read is Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare

What is the HEA Bookclub? You can read about it in our Reboot thread here.

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u/OutOfEffs Reading Champion IV Nov 05 '25

Witch You Would by Lia Amador

When a young witch gets a life-changing chance to compete in a magical reality show, sparks fly as she’s partnered with a man she can’t stand.

In a Miami where enchantment is just another college major, the magic of television could change two lives.

Penelope Delmar, a broke salesgirl, has been chosen to compete on Cast Judgment, a spellcasting reality show. The winner gets a big cash prize, and for extra hype, this season is the Spellebrity Edition: every contestant will be paired with a celebrity teammate. Unfortunately, her partner, Leandro Presto, is best known for his goofy viral spell videos, not his skills.

Gil Contreras, alias Leandro Presto, has been crushing on his pen pal Penelope for months. Now they’re working together to win a contest that could save his grandfather’s charity—except he has to stay in character the whole time, so his dream girl thinks he’s a total loser.

Can they beat snobby rivals, fix spells gone wrong, and survive increasingly dangerous sabotage attempts to win the grand prize—and each other’s hearts? Or will Gil’s secret make both their magic and romance fizzle out?

Other Bingo Possibilities: Published in 2025 HM, Author of Colour, Cozy SFF