Mooncursed by Holly Renee
This one has such a spooky, atmospheric feel. Between the cursed sea king, sea witch, dying world, and forced-marriage setup, it has all the ingredients for a moody fall fantasy romance.

Tropes:
🌊 Forced Marriage
🌊 Cursed Sea King
🌊 Sea Witch
🌊 Dying World
🌊 Atmospheric + Spooky

This one has such a dark, gothic feel. I really liked the unusual magic system, especially the idea of a monster living inside Elspeth’s head. And bonus: it’s a completed duology!

Tropes:
🃏 Gothic Romantasy
🃏 Card-Based Magic System
🃏 Monster in Head
🃏 Slow Burn
🃏 Completed Duology

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
A gothic manor, a Victorian-inspired setting, and Death as the MMC pretty much set the tone for this one. It has a creepy atmosphere without feeling like a full-on scary read, and the series is complete.

Tropes:
🥀 YA Fantasy
🥀 Gothic Manor
🥀 Victorian-Inspired World
🥀 Death as the MMC
🥀 Completed Series

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli
This one has witches, witch hunters, secret identities, and a whole lot of tension. I really liked the dynamic between the two main characters, especially with all the reasons they shouldn’t trust each other. It’s also a completed duology!

Tropes:
🩸 YA Fantasy
🩸 Witch + Witch Hunter
🩸 Secret Identity
🩸 Completed Duology

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
This is a fun one if you want something that feels Halloween-ish without being super dark. You get witches, a small town, a second-chance romance, and a drunken hex that obviously comes back to cause some problems.

Tropes:
🧙🏼 Drunk Hexes
🧙🏼 Paranormal Romance
🧙🏼 Second Chance
🧙🏼 Small Town

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
A deadly competition inside a haunted house? How much more Halloween could you get? Phantasma is perfect if you want your fall reading to lean a little more dark & spooky. And if you love it… book two, Enchantra, is just as good!

Tropes:
👻 Haunted House
👻 Forbidden Romance
👻 Deadly Competition 
👻 Forced Proximity
👻 Phantom MMC

Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
I love when a book takes a familiar romance setup and adds something unexpected, and this one does that with a paranormal twist. You get a workplace romance, a Western small-town setting, and an opposites-attract relationship, all with a little something spooky mixed in.

Tropes:
🌵 Workplace Romance
🌵 Western Small Town
🌵 Opposites Attract
🌵 Paranormal Romance 

I’m Going to Get You Back by Elena Armas
This is a great pick if you want something short and easy to squeeze into your October TBR. It has second-chance romance, romantic suspense, and a snowed-in forced-proximity setup, so there’s plenty of tension packed into this novella.

Tropes:
❄️ Second Chance
❄️ Romantic Suspense
❄️ Snowed In / Forced Proximity
❄️ Novella