Last updated on 10/13/2025
It all starts with a pumpkin spice latte on Halloween…
I’m just trying to survive another shift as a barista at The Cauldron.
Then Ezra Blackthorne walks in. He’s tall, dark, broody… and cursed.
Like, literally cursed.
He takes one sip of his coffee, locks eyes with me in a way that feels indecent, and announces I’m the only witch in the world who can save him.
By midnight.
And the way I’m going to save him?
That’s indecent, too.
Now I’m in his mansion, glowing with ancient magic, sprawled across an altar while he mutters filthy things like “Give me one more,” and “I need to fill you before the curse takes me.”
So, yeah… this Halloween’s going a little differently than planned.
Spice is a very spicy instalove novella with a massive age gap (we’re talking over 200 years) between a sweet witch and a cursed warlock. Enjoy the magical mishaps!
Review:
I mean, of course it all starts with a PSL on Halloween…would we expect anything else? 😉
Alyson Archer’s latest is a witchy and atmospheric age gap (200 years…), instalove (but there’s magic! and fated mate-ing going on, so that makes it more believable, right?) steamy romance, and I was here for it! It’s exactly what I needed to put me (even more!) in the Halloween mood this week.
I really enjoyed Spice–Willow and Ezra have all kinds of chemistry, and the added complication of a decades-old curse with a midnight deadline (they must do a s*xual ritual! And it must have results–the nine-month kind, ifyouknowwhatimean) gave their brand new relationship all kinds of stakes. And the epilogue was all kinds of adorable. Can’t wait to see what is in store for us with the bonus epilogue, come release day 🙂
Also–that cover? Absolute love! <3
I’m looking forward to seeing how much more “unhinged” the holidays can get!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.