Jenn Lessmann, Author

The Craft x Freaks and Geeks in college

MAGIC IS GOING MAINSTREAM.
BUT NOT TODAY.

When Cate Corey returns to college after spending Spring Break in her enchanted hometown, she's tasked with tracking down a wayward witch.

Finding the girl is easy.

The real trick will be stopping her from revealing their secrets to the world.

With the safety of everyone at home on the line, and witch hunters on her trail, Cate must choose between endangering her community and betraying a friend.

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MAGIC IS GOING MAINSTREAM.
BUT NOT TODAY.
When Cate Corey returns to college after spending Spring Break in her enchanted hometown, she’s tasked with tracking down a wayward witch.
Finding the girl is easy.
The real trick will be stopping her from revealing their secrets to the world.
With the safety of everyone at home on the line, and witch hunters on her trail, Cate must choose between endangering her community and betraying a friend.

The Craft x Freaks and Greeks… in college.

Unforgivable by Jenn Lessmann
Coming this September!
ARC applications on now!

I did a thing…

My new book boxes came in today! (I don’t have anything to put in it yet, but isn’t it pretty?)

This. But not just at 14.

This

Seriously. It’s hot out here, y’all. Drink your water and stay inside.

Today’s experiments in sigil amulets… which washes do you like?
Dark or light sigil carving?
Dark or light background?
Dark or light edge? (Or no edge- sigil all the way out)

I’m calling these Hexenfoils, by the way. Based on the hexafoil pattern in the middle, but hexen means witch, and foil means to prevent something from succeeding, and these are witch hunter protection charms for my antagonist in Unforgivable.
Hexafoils themselves have history that goes back to the Bronze Age. Probably going to add an entry on the pattern to my Witchery 101 file on Ream.

The Cozy the Day Away sale is live! Check out over 50 books that are all at least 50% off! (Unmagical is $0.99!)
Stuff your ereader and share the link!

All The Books: July 12, 2024 The following listings are for the July 12, 2024 sale. (Note to authors: If your book should be listed here but it isn’t displaying on July 12 itself, log in and edit your book post to includ…

I’m so excited to share my first character art with you! Swipe to meet Cate Corey, as drawn by the amazing .witchery !!

✨Practical Magic x Veronica Mars

Cate the Cursed has never been able to make magic work for her. She’s about to give up and embrace her unmagical life when her father disappears. Finding out what happened to him might be the key to understanding her missing Gift… and saving their community from discovery.

Achievement unlocked: double-sided wooden charms.
Thanks Forge!

MAGIC IS GOING MAINSTREAM.
BUT NOT TODAY.
When Cate Corey returns to college after spending Spring Break in her enchanted hometown, she’s tasked with tracking down a wayward witch.
Finding the girl is easy.
The real trick will be stopping her from revealing their secrets to the world.
With the safety of everyone at home on the line, and witch hunters on her trail, Cate must choose between endangering her community and betraying a friend.

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MAGIC IS GOING MAINSTREAM.
BUT NOT TODAY.
When Cate Corey returns to college after spending Spring Break in her enchanted hometown, she’s tasked with tracking down a wayward witch.
Finding the girl is easy.
The real trick will be stopping her from revealing their secrets to the world.
With the safety of everyone at home on the line, and witch hunters on her trail, Cate must choose between endangering her community and betraying a friend.

FOLLOW ME for updates about this witchy sequel to Unmagical by Jenn Lessmann

Dave Dobson read the opening pages of all 300 books in this year’s SPFBOX and reduced them to haikus. 😍
Here’s what he thought of Unmagical’s intro:

Stupid, cryptic prophesies never turn out the way anyone expects.

When Cate Corey returns to college after spending Spring Break in her enchanted hometown, she’s tasked with tracking down a wayward witch.
Finding the girl is easy.
The real trick will be stopping her from revealing their secrets to the world.
With the safety of everyone at home on the line, and witch hunters on her trail, Cate must choose between endangering her community and betraying a friend.

Follow me so you don’t miss any of the news about this new witchy adventure!!!

Joann has witchy Halloween stuff! This is not a drill!
I know we just celebrated solstice, but there are fluffy spiderweb pillows for 70% off right now.
Fall is coming.

Part 2
If you’re looking for something to read this summer… here are some fantastic options by indie authors.
And if you need a challenge to motivate you, check out IFA on FB and join a team!

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Nicole Kidman is set to star in Practical Magic 2 alongside Sandra Bullock! l 📷: FilmMagic; Getty

I’m starting a new TikTok account with an AMA tomorrow. If you have any questions about me, my book, or my experience with indie publishing, drop them here and I’ll start posting video responses tomorrow!

on both Instagram and TikTok.

I don't know who went in this week and read the last 14 episodes of my Vella, but THANK YOU!

I've just gone in and scheduled the next four :)

Unmagical/Unforgivable | Kindle Vella SEASON 1 COMPLETE! START SEASON 2 at EPISODE 57! Updates every Tuesday and Thursday! In a town hidden by illusions and protected by centuries of spells, it's up to unmagical Cate Corey to reveal the truth. Practical Magic meets Veronica Mars in this witchy mystery about making your own magic, findin...

1:30pm EST!

The lovely is hosting a live chat, and I'll be there along with and so come and say hi! 😄
I'll pop a link in the comments!

I hereby decree book by the pool season open! What are you bringing?

I thought the purple row was supposed to be the hard one?
😉

I have Book Club Discussion Questions available on my Ream page now! They're in the public community posts section, so check it out if you're looking for prompts to discuss the book.
(I'll probably revise them/add more as I get feedback from groups, but this should get you started! Let me know if you have anything I should add!)

There's also a download link there if you need to print it out.

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Tuesday means new episodes are up!
Unforgivable starts at episode 57. Read it in small bites on Kindle Vella, or get early access to new chapters on Ream!

Curses aren’t real. Not if you don’t believe in them. Which I definitely… don’t. So why am I the only witch in town with no Gift?

In Queen’s Creek, magic can be learned or inherited, the apocalypse is cozy, and the only spice is in the tea. Come by for a visit!

So I had an idea…
What do you think?

has already sold out of Unmagical, but there are still lots of other great fantasy books on the shelf! Thanks for supporting indie bookstores and indie authors!