i’ll tell you what, is a brutish welsh man doesn’t immediately fall in love with me over a mixed drink made primarily with red 40 I am going to personally call call Erin Sterling to have words.

This book had everything:
- hot welsh men whispering sweet nothings in welsh
-magic and more magic
- unlocking new kinks on the daily
- a magical bathtub (see point 2 and 3)

I absolutely loved this story and it feels like the perfect cozy christmas read.

So it turns out I love the name Bowen…who knew?!

That’s about all I loved about this book, unfortunately. I think maybe I’m not a super Halloween/Christmas themed book gal? I think maybe the theme has to be more subtle. So if you are…this may be for you! I hope so! The cover is so cute! Bowen! Penhallow!

I just couldn’t. The Ex Hex Trilogy just wasn’t for me, and I just felt like we got thrown into an insta-love trope and it was forced.

Releases October 15, 2024!

Thank you to NetGalley, Headline Eternal, and Erin Sterling for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

BOOK REVIEW: The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling

"Because I meant what I said back in 1957, I've been in love with you since that first night."

From the very beginning we could tell that Bowen was down bad for our girl T and there is absolutely NOTHING better than a hot bearded grumpy mountain man pining for the petite sunshine mfc!! Their chemistry together is electric & instant and their banter is amazing if slightly unhinged at times. However I do wish we had gotten some more build-up and more in person interactions leading up to them falling in love. We went from 0 to 500 very fast!

Overall, The Wedding Witch was a quick and cozy witchy read - PERFECT for the fall season. I highly suggest getting cozied up on the couch with a hot drink and reading the entire series!

What to expect:
forced proximity
grumpy x sunshine
time traveling

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice rating: 🌶️

📚 Read if you like: only one bed, forced proximity, spicy books, holiday romance, time travel, witches

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in The Ex Hex series and was SO excited to be approved for the eARC for the third book! It follows the grumpy loner brother Bowen and y’all know I love a grump! It’s a witchy holiday romance (it’s Yule, not Christmas because witches and magic) and perfect for the ‘Ber months.

I like that this one was not set in Graves Glen (for the most part) so we got to see more of the magical world. Plus the time travel element was cool and I always love when the main characters are just dropped in a completely unexpected situation together and they have to figure a way out together.

Bowen and Tamsyn were so good together! They challenge each other and support each other, plus the banter is so laugh out loud funny! Their chemistry together was immediate but because she works “for” him, they try to keep their distance. That is until they’re thrust back in time and into the same bed - they may keep their “distance” but they just can’t keep their hands off themselves 😉. And that scene in the bath?! 🥵

Highly recommend this to contemporary romance readers, especially if you’ve enjoyed the other books in the series or anything witchy. Such a fun conclusion to the series and I can’t wait to see (and read!) whatever Erin Sterling writes next!

Thank you to @netgalley and @avon and @harpercollins for the free eARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Out tomorrow - 10/8!

I really enjoyed this witchy romcom/mystery! I liked The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse enough to know that I wouldn’t hate this book at least, but I think it might have been my favorite so far!

This book focuses on Tamsyn (who we remember from The Ex Hex) and Bowen. It’s a grumpy sunshine/fake marriage/only one bed combo/medium burn that takes place around Yule. The main characters are tasked with solving a mystery that leads them to some unsuspected places, and forces them to acknowledge their feelings for each other! I really liked the mystery aspect of this one, and the romance was great! The spice was just enough to scratch that itch without detracting from the actual story. I did think the slow burn moved a little too fast to really be slow burn, but all in all it was enjoyable!

This would make the perfect Christmas time read and I highly suggest adding to your December TBR!

In the third installment of The Ex Hex series, Bowen Penhallow and his artifact finder Tamsyn find themselves traveling back in time.

I adored this series so much. The Kiss Curse was one of my favorite reads a couple of years ago. This one I enjoyed, just not as much as the others. Bowen has all the grumpy, caveman feel to him while Tamsyn is quirky and outgoing. They are literally opposites of each other. You can see early on that they would really work together. The concept of the time travel was fun. I did really like that she had the characters interact with others before they end up back in time. This gave you a chance to see the younger versions of them and see how they've changed.

All in all, this was a cute witch romcom!

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy!

The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling is the third in the Ex Hex series, and they just seem to keep getting better and better! This one was definitely my fave. We follow the third Penhallow brother, Bowen, and professional procurer of magical items extraordinaire, Tamsyn Bligh, as they search for important artifacts. Lead by their individual motivations, their paths end up crossing in a very crazy and hexy way. Forced to work together to get back to their lives, the tension between these two is palpable! Bowen may be my favorite Penhallow brother. He is kind, smart, and determined! Tamsyn is fun and witty, and even without magic, she's a force to reckon with. They are a great match!
Thank you, Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley, for early access to read The Wedding Witch in exchange for an honest review. We're out of Penhallow brother... are we moving to cousins next? There's a next right??

Bowen spends his days studying magic in his Welsh countryside home. Searching for a magical artifact to help his best friend (who also happens to be a ghost); he hires Tamysn to begin procuring items for him.

Tamsyn is a spitfire. A woman who aquires and sells magical goods, she agrees to take on Bowen as a client. And ONLY as a client. But, when an invitation to a wedding ends in a rainy run through a maze, a magical brooch and time traveling, Bowen might just become more than a client to her.

The setting in this book had me cozied up on the couch. The ambiance, roaring fires, gin cocktails and spooky settings made this book perfect for fall. And the banter between our two main characters?! Unmatched.

Bowen and Tamsyn are such a fun couple. Their chemistry together is instant and electric. I wish we had gotten a bit more of a backstory on Tamsyn, but overall I really loved her character. She was sassy and unapologetically herself. Together they felt like the grumpy x sunshine trope, and I was living for it.

Tamsyn Bligh, may not be a witch, but she works for one! Acquiring magical artefacts has always been her business until she is hired to make acquisitions for one witch in particular, the grumpy Bowen Penhallow. What starts off as a job turns into something more a year later when Tamsyn takes a secret side job procuring a broach during a Yule wedding weekend and runs into Bowen who is at the wedding at the behest of his ghost best friend.

This was the perfect cozy holiday-esque novel with the witchy vibes for autumn even if it takes place during Yule. It felt like the comfort read I really needed after being in a bit of a reading slump. Providing me with the perfect forbidden 'am I actually in love with my employeer' after we have been sent back in time and are pretending to be newlyweds vibes. And Sterling brought some spice which I am always here for. Can I have a grump mountain man Welsh Witch in a magical bathtub please and thank you? It would be the perfect gift that would just keep on giving!

I love how Bowen truly saw Tamsyn. How much he respected her expertise even though she did not have magic. And how he was gone for her from the moment they first met even more so after the mistletoe. And I loved Tamsyn's inner and often outer dialogue. It cracked me up. They were such a cute pairing and I truly enjoyed their chemistry.

I really enjoyed the side characters, glimpsing the sibling couples in what little way we did, makes me look forward to going back to the beginning of the series and reading it. I loved Lowri and Emerald and how Bowen and Tamsyn realized they needed to and accepted their attempt to help in order to get back to 2024. And even if it broke my heart a little for Bowen to get to meet the grandparents he never had the chance to in his timeline, it felt cathartic to have him get to know them even if it was briefly. And I loved how powerful Elspeth was and how she owned that power.

I’m totally captivated by another bewitching romance featuring one of the charming Penhallow brothers, taking us on a quick trip to the Graves Glen universe! This book is particularly special with its haunted house theme that intertwines elements of "Back to the Future," "The Time Machine," and "Doctor Who," as it involves rewriting the past to save lives in the future.

This story focuses on the quirky Penhallow brother, Bowen, with his perfect beard. He hires the best acquirer for tracking down magical items: the breathtaking, free-spirited Tamsyn Bligh. Despite a past incident involving Tamsyn's brother, Rhys, that nearly endangered Rhys and Vivienne with a cursed candle, Bowen decides to work with her. Even though their mistletoe kiss left him muddled and Tamsyn admitted she couldn’t mix business with pleasure, they remain reluctant coworkers, searching for magical artifacts together.

During Christmas, while Bowen is spending the holidays with the large Penhallow clan in Graves Glen, Tamsyn gets lonely and looks for extra work. She stumbles upon a strikingly alluring job offer that pays $1 million, which could relieve her financial worries and allow her to quit her job for good.

Her job requires her to attend a wedding at the foreboding, gothic, and eerie Trywxyll House to find a very valuable piece of jewelry for her secret client. However, she doesn’t know that Bowen will also be attending the wedding at the request of his longtime school friend, Declan. The catch is that Declan is dead, and his ghost wants to reconnect with his ex-fiancée, who is about to marry someone else at this wedding.

The two meet at the eerie estate and decide to combine their powers to find the magical artifact. What they didn’t expect is to be targeted by powerful magic that transports them back to 1957, to the same eerie house but free of ghosts. There, they meet the house's ancestors and uncover the big secrets that haunt the place. Can they find a way to set things right and return to the present without altering future events? As their attraction grows stronger with each moment, they must navigate their feelings and the web of secrets they need to unravel.

Overall, I adore this series! This book is an absolutely entertaining, magical, high-chemistry, witchy time travel experience that I highly recommend. I’m eagerly looking forward to reading more books in the series, whenever the author is ready to take us on another journey into Graves Glen.

The Wedding Witch is a witchy romance that blends Halloween and Christmas, making it the perfect read to kick off the holiday season! The third piece of the Erin Sterling trilogy encompasses romance, time travel, and Welsh holiday traditions. This was a fun and quick read that I was able to devour in less than two days. I did feel like the storyline could have been enhanced a little. The two main characters fell in love, or possibly in lust, quickly over the course of a handful of emails. There could have been a little more backstory to build up the romance. I thoroughly enjoyed the time-travel aspect of the story as the third Penhallow brother and his romantic interest travel back in time to save his grandparents' marriage and thus his existence. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick light read, which is cozy and embraces the Halloween or Christmas seasons. 3/5 Stars

Thank you to Netgalley and Headline Eternal for this arc in exchange for my unbiased review.

Adorable and spicy, The Wedding Witch is the third novel in the Graves Glen series and this time it's starring Bowen Penhallow. Bowen is trying very hard to find any magical artifact that will help bring back his friend, Declan, from a catastrophic spell gone wrong. Tamsyn Bligh is the procurer of such magical objects. And she just got caught up in a scheme to find a brooch, not for Bowen, but for a mysterious buyer who will grant her 1 million if she can find it. Bowen and Tamsyn end up at the same country estate in Wales, but for different reasons; Bowen to honor Declan's wishes in seeing his ex-fiancee, Carys married, and Tamsyn to procure the brooch, The Star, for her mysterious client. However, Carys casts a spell that sends both Bowen and Tamsyn back to 1957 and they end up trying to figure out what needs fixing before they can return to 2024. Oh and falling in love along the way.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Avon for this e-arc.*

This is so addictingly fun! Grumpy/sunshine, magical time travel, and a mystery they have to solve before it’s too late. I absolutely devoured this book!

Tamsyn has been hired to find rare and magical artifacts by none other than Bowen Penhallow, the powerful and reclusive grouch. At least until a job shows up in her email by a competitor that promises wealth beyond her imagination. But when a spell goes wrong and whips both her and her employer back to the 50’s, can they stop the past from repeating its mistakes?

The tension in this book was so thick, it kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what might come next. I loved each of their personalities as well as the fun bevy of side characters. While it is set in the same world as The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse, it can definitely be read as a standalone and yet still brings back a cameo for those familiar with the stories as well. A must read for this witchy holiday season!

As a fan of Erin Sterling, I was beyond thrilled to get my hands on this book! Bowen's has been the most mysterious of the Penhallow brothers, hardly mentioned in the first two books, so finally getting to see this aloof and introverted brother at the forefront was exciting. Behind the seemingly cold and rugged exterior is a softy at heart- I really enjoyed getting to read chapters from his point of view.

Making her grand return after a not-so-great catastrophic stint in Graves Glen, Tamsyn is back, having taken an exclusive contract as Bowen's personal artifact acquirer. The tension between the two is palpable from the moment they meet, and I thoroughly enjoyed their banter and shameless flirting. The dynamic heavily carries the story, and I'm not complaining. It makes for great reading once they accidentally find themselves stranded decades in the past.

This is a great third installment for the Ex Hex series, and with the setting being switched up for this one (Wales), I found it to be just what we needed for Bowen's story. I loved these two together, and easily fell into the world. I finished this story easily in one sitting!

I highly recommend this for fans of the series and those who may be looking for a witchy romcom or even a witchy holiday romance!

4.5 ⭐️


Oh my goooooooodness. It feels like it was just yesterday when I discovered The Ex Hex for the first time and became OBSESSED with the world of Grave Glens and all its magic. But it was quite literally THREE years ago!! In all honesty, I was afraid I had forgotten the cuteness of this world & the characters that came before but just a few chapters in I was in the deep end of obsession.
The Wedding Witch has Bowen, the third Penhallow witchy sibling; broody, quiet and keeps to himself most of the time. Then comes, Tamsyn, no magic whatsoever in her blood but makes a living off of selling magical items, and is the perfect spark that lights up Bowen. When Bowen hires her to procure an object, he inevitably falls in love through her wit and humor. The only thing is Tamsyn has a rule, DONT SLEEP WITH THE BOSS. But when a job goes wrong and they’re stuck quite literally, in the past, Tam figures out there’s more to him than his broodiness. Trying to find a way back to the present time has them opening up to each other in so many ways. Like, EXCUSE ME, the bath scene 👀 Lordy. This was Erin Sterlings spiciest book and I loved every part of it.

It was such a cute book, albeit, it got overwhelming with so many new characters and I wish we spent more time in Graves Glen but overall, I did like that it was different to the first two books. Overall, I had a good time, I think you don’t even necessarily need to read the first two books, this could be read as a standalone honestly.


Tropes:
Time travel/ Parent Trap vibes
Grumpy/Sunshine
He fell first and HARDER

The Wedding Witch is such a fun follow up to Erin Sterling’s other two novels in the series. I loved getting to read Bowen’s story and the holiday setting at Tywyll House was so fun! This story is perfect for Christmastime but would also make a great spooky read with the magical elements, ghosts, time travel, and artifacts explored. Our two main characters, Bowen and Tamsyn, has instant chemistry and I was rooting for them the entire time, It was also great to see the back story of the Penhallow family and I enjoyed the coupling of Bowen’s grandparents as well. It is a quick, fast read and is perfect for this time of year.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.
3.5⭐️
I have to admit, I haven’t read the first two books in the series but this one was cute! The callbacks to other characters in the series didn’t hit as hard since I didn’t know who they were but it wasn’t a huge deal. Like others had said, I didn’t get a lot of relationship development between Tamsyn and Bowen but it was a cute and cozy witchy read for the holiday season.

📖 The Wedding Witch 📖⁣
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⁣Happy Monday! Have you started to read any holiday books?! I’m not usually much of a holiday book reader, but I accidentally requested this one and ended up loving it! ⁣
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⁣The Wedding Witch is the latest book in the The Ex-Hex series and features the third Penhallow brother- Bowen. He’s quite the loner- preferring to study ancient magic from his remote Wales mountaintop to actually socializing with people. Tamsyn, his love interest, works for Bowen- chasing down hard to find magical items. ⁣
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⁣What to expect with this book: ⁣
⁣- Cozy fall vibes meet cozy Christmas vibes. I had no idea I’d enjoy the witch Yule celebration but it was fun! ⁣
⁣- Time Travel. ⁣
⁣- A haunted mansion setting.⁣
⁣- One bed troupe. ⁣
⁣- Grumpy hero & sunshine heroine/ Opposites attract. ⁣
⁣- Lots of spice! ⁣
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⁣I highly recommend this cute, easy read! Completely bewitching! Four stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
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⁣Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of The Wedding With in return for my honest review. This book is out tomorrow- October 8, 2024! ⁣ #theweddingwitch

In A Yuletide Wedding in Tywyll House, Bowen Penhallow is a lonely guy who studies dark magic on a mountaintop in Wales. His ghost friend Declan convinces him to attend a fancy wedding, and Bowen agrees, even though he’d rather be alone. Tamsyn Bligh, who sells magical items and hopes to score big at the wedding, has her eye on Bowen, but she knows getting involved with a witch is risky. When a spell gone wrong sends them back to a Yuletide celebration in 1957, Bowen and Tamsyn must work together to find a way back home. As they face the mysteries of Tywyll House and their growing feelings for each other, the story mixes romance and magic in an exciting adventure.

I really enjoyed Tamsyn and Bowen’s story, especially the unique scenery this book offered compared to others in the series. While it may not be my favorite, it still earned a solid 4-star rating from me. I appreciated how Graves Glen was woven back into the narrative, as it’s one of my favorite fictional towns. Overall, the time-traveling love story was beautifully written, and the bathtub scene was a standout moment for me. Thank you, NetGalley, for the gifted e-ARC!

Tamsyn and Bowen attend a yuletide wedding and things quickly go awry thanks to a spell gone bad. They end up in 1957 with no clue what they need to do. They obviously want to get back to the present but have to work together to figure out how in the heck to actually accomplish that. There were lots of cute. fun, awkward moments along the way, and we love a good he falls first situation. This is such a fun series and I love all of the brothers.