HEAD WITCH IN CHARGE (The Sherwood Witches Book 2) by Avery Flynn

Publication Date: September 2, 2025

Genre: Paranormal Romance

When two witches with a tangled history are forced to team up, it spells disaster in this steamy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.

It’s the curse of every family’s heir to be the responsible one. My family being the most powerful family in all of Witchingdom doesn’t eliminate that fact, it only makes it worse—and that’s why I, Leona Amber Sherwood, never do the unexpected. Except for that one time I did.

Believe me, I have rued the day that I got married in a midnight ceremony under a full moon to Erik Svensen, the heir to my family’s deepest, bitterest enemies, and now, he won’t agree to a divorce unless we return an ancient spell book to his family’s secured facility.

But on our road trip to return the book, I learn more about Erik as we encounter trolls, nymphs, satyrs, and more. The longer we work together, the more I’m convinced that he might not be the evil trickster I assumed he was. Any more time together will leave me even more enchanted with my husband and that’s the last thing I want. And if I keep telling myself that, maybe I’ll start to believe it.

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This sexy fantasy rom com was a quick read with a lot going on. Leona and Erik’s families are arch enemies, yet the couple have a lot in common. Namely the burdens and duties their witch families have on them. (Hint at Romeo and Juliet situation) Each of them are strong and quite talented in this world of magic and admire those traits in each other.  I was able to relate to them both but wish that Erik was more open with Leona about his situation. Because it was the catalyst for all the madness, it made me almost dislike him despite his good qualities.

There is quite a lot of inner dialogue going on that tends to get repetitive as the story progresses. At least the action taking place is so varied and bizarre that it kept the pace moving. Their journey almost seemed like The Odyssey with all the strange creatures and magical folk. I didn’t know what would pop up next. I’ll note that I did not read book one in this series yet had no trouble following along.

*Review copy provided by the Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review.

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Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip.

She fell in love with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey’s Mallory books. It wasn’t long before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library. Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin’s four books a month home delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time, but it wasn’t long before the local book stores’ staffs knew her by name.

Avery was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs.

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