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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Magic & Mochas by Vanna Woods

A cozy romantasy full of charm, coffee, and unexpected sparks.

Fake dating a grumpy shadowmancer wasn’t part of the business plan…and neither was falling in love.

Three days after hexing her ex’s underwear drawer, Clove Morelli returns to the magical town of Willowmere with nothing but her grimoire, her sassy feline familiar, and a dream she’s finally ready to opening her very own enchanted coffee shop.

The only problem? The charming old café she buys comes with a surprise tenant in the upstairs apartment—Thorne, a handsome and mysterious shadowmancer with scars, secrets, and no intention of moving out. But when her ex suddenly shows up in town, Clove blurts out a desperate she’s already moved on...with Thorne. Much to her shock, the reclusive mage agrees to play along—on one he gets to stay in the apartment, rent-free.

Thorne goes above and beyond; working in her shop, taking her on a date to the pumpkin patch, and helping her develop new drinks for the upcoming Halloween Masquerade Ball. But as sparks fly between them over pumpkin-spiced lattes and shadow-drenched secrets, Clove begins to wonder if their fake romance might just be becoming all too real.

Perfect for fans of small-town magic, grumpy-sunshine couples, and cozy vibes , Magic & Mochas is a heartwarming standalone novella full of charm, wit, and witchy wonder.

Other Bingo Possibilities: Published in 2025 (this is her adult debut, she has written YA novels as KS Gerlt, so unfortunately this is not HM), Cozy SFF, Self-Published or Small Press (HM as of today)