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A Witch and Her MinotaurA Cozy Fantasy Monster Romance

Coven Crest Academy #2 / 3
by Emberly Wyndham
A Witch and Her Minotaur: A Cozy Fantasy Monster Romance (Coven Crest Academy #2) by Emberly Wyndham
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She’s chaos and sparks. He’s calm carved from stone. Now he’s burning for her—and the flames refuse to be tamed.

Lyra Wilder has a fire problem—literally and emotionally. As a volatile fire witch with a reputation of leaving scorch marks wherever she goes, she’s one magical mishap away from being expelled from Coven Crest Academy. When she’s sentenced to a year of community service with the academy’s stoic, reclusive groundskeeper, she expects misery and manual labor. She doesn’t expect Cairn: a brooding minotaur with soil-stained hands, quiet strength, and a soul more deeply rooted than the gardens he tends.

Cairn has kept his world small and quiet for a reason. He doesn’t need chaos. He doesn’t need fire. And he certainly doesn’t need a defiant, impulsive witch disturbing the fragile peace he’s worked so hard to build and protect. But what begins as reluctant cooperation slowly blossoms into something neither of them planned: respect, vulnerability . . . and a forbidden love that could cost them everything.

As the seasons shift and their connection deepens, Lyra and Cairn must confront the fears and scars they’ve both buried. Because love, like magic, has rules—and breaking them could set a fire that’ll be impossible to put out.

A Witch and Her Minotaur is the second book in a quartet of standalones set against the magical backdrop of Coven Crest Academy. If you like cozy books with gentle monsters and a dash of spice, this book is for you! Appropriate for readers 18+.


Tropes:

  • Cozy
  • monster romance
  • Academy setting
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Forced proximity
  • Age gap
  • Forbidden love
  • Fire witch x Minotaur groundskeeper
Also known as A Witch and Her Dragon Book 2.
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FantasyRomanceRomantasyMonster RomanceWitchesMinotaur
Release date: October 3, 2025

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Emberly Wyndham

Hi, I’m Emberly. I've been publishing another another name since 2014 and have recently found a passion for romance novels. I've thus far written paranormal and contemporary romance, but I may explore other subgenres in the future. 

I’m currently working on the second book in What Happens in the Hills and have plans to write a cozy novella series later this year. To keep up-to-date with my new releases, please sign up for my newsletter.

Coven Crest Academy

Coven Crest Academy consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

A Witch and Her Dragon: A Cozy Fantasy Shifter Romance (Coven Crest Academy #1)
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A Witch and Her Minotaur: A Cozy Fantasy Monster Romance (Coven Crest Academy #2)
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A Witch and Her Orc: A Cozy Fantasy Monster Romance (Coven Crest Academy #3)
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