Pumpkin Spice & Bite — Halloween Romance Best Sellers 2025
The nights are colder, the pages are hotter. 🔥
This week on InkPlots, I’m diving fang-first into the Halloween romance best sellers taking over charts and BookTok feeds right now.
From Ali Hazelwood’s new paranormal hit Mate to Jenna Levine’s viral rom-com Road Trip with a Vampire, and even a surprising dark-romantic suspense from Nicholas Sparks & M. Night Shyamalan, these stories are equal parts spooky and swoony — perfect for October nights and candlelight reads.
Plus: I share quick “pumpkin-spice picks” for your weekend TBR, including witchy small-town romances and cozy-dark Kindle Unlimited gems.
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🕯️ Full show notes with links + spice levels below!
💋 Highlights from the episode
Mate — Ali Hazelwood → Smart, snarky, and supernatural.
Road Trip with a Vampire — Jenna Levine → A witch, an amnesiac vamp, and a car full of secrets.
Remain — Nicholas Sparks & M. Night Shyamalan → Paranormal romantic suspense with cinematic twists.
Bonus picks: Head Witch in Charge, A Hunger Like No Other, and BookBub’s witch/vamp round-up.
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