The Witch Queen of Halloween (Immortals After Dark #18.5) by Kresley Cole

Happy release day to this absolute banger of a gem! Kresley Cole is back in the Immortals After Dark world with a novella that is absolutely haunting as it is sizzling. Written in true KC fashion, The Witch Queen of Halloween is the novella that is bewitchingly fun.

Check out my previous read Mini Reviews Vol 2: Thief, 11 Hours, Hacker, & Rule of A Kingdom

Genres: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: March 26, 2024
Source: ARC
Format: e-book

Take a spooky Halloween tour of the mysterious Lore in this stand-alone installment of the Immortals After Dark series by #1 New York Times best-seller Kresley Cole.

A demon soldier of fortune . . .
Rök Kours dives into a dangerous mission, only to cross swords with the one woman who bewitched him.

A cursed Wiccan mercenary . . .
Poppy Dyer has never let her uncontrollable magic interfere with her work, but she can barely withstand one demon’s charms.

Trapped in a terrifying lair.
If the two rivals can defeat Halloween’s worst nightmares to escape a haunted castle, can they overcome their pasts to claim a spellbinding future together?

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“His attention dipped to her lips again. “If danger wasn’t all around and a severed leg giving us mood music, I’d be kissing you right now, kissing you long and slow. I’d do it till you got so wet for me and craved me inside you so bad…You said you don’t beg, but I could make you.”

THIS BOOK! If I read this book during Halloween, I’d be shitting my pants. Rent was due for Kresley Cole and ya’ll she PAID IT! In this fun and haunting (iykyk) little novella we get Rök’s story, where he finds himself waltzing into a crazy haunted castle with a cursed woman who he firmly believes could be his.

Just like in Kresley fashion, she left absolutely no crumbs with this one. I was hooked the moment the story began until the final page. The chemistry between Poppy and Rök was 10/10 would recommend and don’t even get me started on the BANTER! Absolutely entertaining and some of the most fun I’ve had watching horror characters come to life. In general, I’m not a huge fan (or a fan at all really) of the horror genre, but Kresley gives us the Halloween/horror element in such a way that it’s still fun and not “keep my lights on at night” inducing.

In true KC fashion, this one is packed with adventure and action that literally kept me on the edge of my seat. What a way to bring in the easter season! Overall, this was a banger of a novella and I can totally see myself rereading this in October–especially if there is an audio narration available.