Episode Summary:
Light your pumpkin candle and sharpen your fangs — this week on InkPlots, KL Adams dives into the best-selling Halloween romances lighting up the charts right now. From witches with bad ideas to vampires with worse intentions, these reads deliver all the spooky, swoony energy October deserves.
Featured Best-Sellers:
Mate — Ali Hazelwood (brand-new paranormal, fated mates, signature Hazelwood banter)
Road Trip with a Vampire — Jenna Levine (witch + vampire rom-com, instant USA TODAY bestseller)
Remain — Nicholas Sparks & M. Night Shyamalan (paranormal romantic-suspense, moody and mysterious)
Rapid Recs 🕯️
Head Witch in Charge — Avery Flynn (chaotic witchy rom-com; enemies-to-lovers with broomsticks)
BookBub’s 2025 Witch & Vampire round-up — browse for quick TBR fuel
Amazon’s live Best Witch Romances & Best Vampire Romances lists — check what’s spiking this week
Backlist Treat:
A Hunger Like No Other — Kresley Cole (the classic fated-mates paranormal that defined the genre)
BookTok / KU Pulse:
The cozy-spice trend is back — The Pumpkin Spice Café and other small-town witch romances are topping Kindle Unlimited again.
Trope Talk:
Why witches + vampires always own October — danger without doom, coven community, and spice with stakes.
Connect with KL Adams 🖋️
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Headliners (new & charting):
Mate — Ali Hazelwood (paranormal, fated mates; B&N feature, new release) Barnes & Noble
Road Trip with a Vampire — Jenna Levine (instant USA TODAY bestseller; witch + amnesiac vamp romcom) PenguinRandomhouse.com+1
Remain — Nicholas Sparks & M. Night Shyamalan (paranormal romantic-suspense; appearing on PW lists) PublishersWeekly.com
Rapid Recs:
Head Witch in Charge — Avery Flynn (witchy romcom; Fall 2025 lists) The Contented Reader
BookBub’s 2025 witch/vamp guide (browse picks) BookBub
Check Amazon’s Best Witch Romances & Best Vampire Romances for this week’s spikes Amazon+1
Backlist treat: A Hunger Like No Other — Kresley Cole (fated-mates PNR classic) TIME
Seasonal note: Kindle Unlimited readers are again cozying up with café/witch small-town vibes (e.g., The Pumpkin Spice Café popping onto lists) The Sun+1
