Witches, mystics, bibliomancers, and everyday women of power are the best kinds of heroines to write. They all have a spark of something more, which is what I love about writing them.
I’ve always believed that magic can be quiet. You might be asking what that actually means. To me, it means that it doesn’t have to be dramatic spells or wand-waving (although I do have the dramatic spells and the equivalent of wand-waving in two of my series).
Most of the magic I write into my stories is rooted in intuition, legacy, and love—and it lives in the women who carry it.
From bibliomancers (like Pippin Lane Hawthorne above) and magical dressmakers (like Harlow Cassidy) to bakers with soul magic (Olaya Solis and Ivy Culpepper) and women descended from Irish mystics, (Rowan Early Connors–coming soon), my books are filled with heroines who don’t always want the power they’re born with… but learn to embrace it anyway.
If you love witchy books, cozy mysteries with magical elements, and stories about women reclaiming their power, let me introduce you to a few of my favorite magical heroines.
📚 Pippin Lane Hawthorne (Book Magic Mysteries)
Pippin is a bibliomancer—one of the last in her line. Her family’s magic flows through books, and she’s tied to a mystical legacy passed down through generations of women in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
If you love bookish magic, ancestral secrets, and a heroine who uncovers power through grief and discovery, Pippin’s story is for you.
🧵 Harlow Cassidy (Magical Dressmaking Mysteries)
A descendant of Butch Cassidy (yes, that Butch Cassidy!), Harlow runs a custom dressmaking boutique in Texas. Her magic is stitched into fabric—literally. Each creation carries just the charm the wearer needs… and sometimes, unintended consequences.
This cozy mystery series blends murder, heirloom magic, and Southern charm.
🍞 Ivy Culpepper (Bread Shop Mysteries – as Winnie Archer)
Ivy’s gift isn’t traditional magic, but there’s something deeply ritualistic and healing about the way she (and Olaya Solis, who is her mentor) bakes. Ivy and Olaya bring heart and soul to their sleuthing in Santa Sofia, California.
These books are perfect if you believe baking is a kind of witchcraft—and that comfort, intuition, and memory can be magical. Spoiler: I do!
🍎 Rowan Early Connors (Coming Soon from Crooked Lane/Alcove Press, written as Ivy Cassidy)
Rowan is the newest magical heroine to join my world. She’s descended from Biddy Early, the famed Irish herb woman and healer (a real person and the last woman tried for witchcraft in the 1800s in Ireland). But Rowan’s mother spent her life running from her legacy, and Rowan never knew about it.
The truth lies in Swallow Hall, her family’s ancestral house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay. With folklore, legacy magic, and mystery all wrapped into one, this book is perfect for fans of atmospheric witchy fiction and generational stories.
✨ Why I Write Magical Heroines
These magical women are messy, brave, intuitive, and full of heart. They carry the burden of inheritance and the beauty of becoming. Some wield books. Some sew spells. Some stir emotion with a wooden spoon. All of them—at their core—are magical.
If you’re drawn to stories of quiet power and everyday enchantment, I hope you’ll fall in love with them like I have.
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🖤 Start Reading:
- The Book Magic Mysteries
- The Magical Dressmaking Mysteries
- The Bread Shop Mysteries
- The Sky Girls of Swallow Hall (Coming Soon!)