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Haunted Hearts 🖤 · Sep 7, 2025

🍂 Autumn Must-Reads 🍂

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Kassandra Cross · Haunted Hearts 🖤

Hello from my writing desk! I hope your summer was full of long, lazy days in the sunshine, with plenty of good reads as you dozed on the beach. It’s now officially autumn, my favorite time of year, and when I’m usually feeling the most inspired.

I know we book lovers are mostly the same… There is something very satisfying about cuddling up under a blanket and cracking open a new read as the nights get darker. A roaring fire, a pumpkin spice candle, the light patter of rain against the windows… so dreamy 🫶🏻

I’ve been thinking a lot about some of my back titles and how well paired they are with this time of year. I’ve also been reading in publishing news that short stories and novellas are having a resurgence, so it felt like the perfect time to share some of my shorter works for these crisp autumn nights. Many of these books can be read in one sitting - they are spooky, full of fall vibes, and all come with a good dose of spice.

Scroll on to discover your next read and also see what exclusive benefits my members are unlocking on Patreon… I’d love to see you over there 🥰

If Practical Magic was hotter, darker, sexier… you’d get Black Magic and The Witches of Valport Springs.

Welcome to Valport Springs, a small forest town full of magic and secrets…

After tragedy turned my life in London upside down, I’ve had to flee back to the mystical town I once called home. I have no memory of Valport, but coming back is awakening something in me. Something dark and powerful that I’m struggling to control.

Aunt Marian tells me she can guide me in my craft and enhance my magic, but for someone who didn’t even know they were a witch until a few weeks ago, it looks like I have a lot to learn.

And then there’s the biggest distraction I never saw coming… Ludovico Cabot. Everyone says I should stay away from him, that he’s no good for me. I want to hate him, I really do… but why am I drawn to him in the most unsettling way? And what is he hiding? Can he help me unlock the secrets to my family’s disappearance… Or even worse, is he to blame?

My head is in a spin, and my heart is torn. I never expected to be declared a high-born witch with a ferocious power, but now there’s no turning back. It’s time to face my destiny.

One thing is certain: life here in Valport Springs is going to be anything but dull, and it’s only just beginning.

If you love family secrets, spells, small magical towns, Victoriana, a witch coming into her power, demons, age-old curses, and slow-burn enemies to lovers, then you’ll love Black Magic and The Witches of Valport Springs.

⭐ READ HERE ⭐

It was supposed to be a fresh start… instead, I got screwed by the past…

When I was handed the keys to Willowrest Manor, I knew things weren’t going to be easy. A crumbling old B&B, rumors of apparitions, tales of missing guests… all of it clung to the walls better than the peeling wallpaper. But when legends entwine with the present, and things go bump in the night, I start to wonder if I’m really alone.

Surely it’s a nightmare… and the hands I feel all over me whilst I sleep are just my imagination… but what if it’s not?

I should have run whilst I had the chance…

👻 READ HERE 👻

A collection of deliciously twisted tales of ferocious monsters and the lucky ladies they choose to serve them.

All books are standalone novellas and can be read in any order.

👹 START READING HERE 👹

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  • Learning the Hard Way

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  • Digital Book Journal

  • A Witch and Her Wolf

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  • Kassandra's Coven – my exclusive video series where I talk about the craft of writing, the author life, and dive into my characters and stories.

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  • Behind-the-scenes notes and inspirations

  • Moodboards, playlists, and sneak peeks

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  • Dark, romantic, and strange tales I’m testing out. Patreon-first exclusives before they ever see the outside world.

The Coven awaits... dark stories, forbidden secrets, and a place by my side just for you…

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