The Kiss Curse

The follow-up to Erin Sterling’s New York Times bestselling hit The Ex Hex features fan favorite Gwyn and the spine-tinglingly handsome Wells Penhallow as they battle a new band of witches and their own magical chemistry.

Gwyn Jones is perfectly happy with her life in Graves Glen. She, her mom, and her cousin have formed a new and powerful coven; she’s running a successful witchcraft shop, Something Wicked; and she’s started mentoring some of the younger witches in town. As Halloween approaches, there’s only one problem—Llewellyn “Wells” Penhallow.

Wells has come to Graves Glen to re-establish his family’s connection to the town they founded as well as to make a new life for himself after years of being the dutiful son in Wales. When he opens up a shop of his own, Penhallow’s, just across the street from Something Wicked, he quickly learns he’s gotten more than he bargained for in going up against Gwyn.

When their professional competition leads to a very personal—and very hot—kiss, both Wells and Gwyn are determined to stay away from each other, convinced the kiss was just a magical fluke. But when a mysterious new coven of witches come to town and Gwyn’s powers begin fading, she and Wells must work together to figure out just what these new witches want and how to restore Gwyn’s magic before it’s too late.

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Cozy Pairings

Each pairing is chosen to create a cozy moment where scent, story, and craft come together.
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow is a warm and comforting fragrance that blends sweet pumpkin with rich molasses and soft brown sugar, gently spiced with cinnamon. Smooth and inviting, this scent captures the depth of baked pumpkin balanced with a subtle sweetness that lingers in the air. The result is a fragrance that feels both cozy and nostalgic, with a warmth that brings a sense of ease to any space.

Why we chose this: A witch with a nine-year-old ex hex, a talking cat, murderous wind-up toys, and a returning Penhallow who is just as gorgeous as he always was: the Graves Glen series is set in a magical Georgia town where the fall festival is always happening, the ley lines are always in need of recharging, and the witchy chaos is always seasonal and warm. Sleepy Hollow carries exactly that quality, the scent of autumn at its most enchanted, warm pumpkin and rich molasses and soft cinnamon that smell like a small Southern town where the magic runs deep and the leaves are always turning. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle and let the spiced warmth fill the room like Graves Glen on an October evening when the festival lights are up and something is definitely about to go wrong in the most delightful way.

Ceramic pairings coming soon!