A Witch in Time Books in Order
Part ofJJ King Books in OrderSee A Witch in Time by JJ King and Candace Osmond in order, with short summaries, series background, and a quick guide to this magical romance.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
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A Witch in Time books in publication order
2 books
Reigning Hearts
by JJ King
2019
Ashlynn and Cian should be looking toward their future, but a deadly wish ritual threatens everything they have built. To protect their people and their growing family, they have to face a new wave of dark magic.
Reigning Magicks
by JJ King
2019
Ashlynn tries to escape an arranged marriage with forbidden magic and ends up stranded centuries in the future. With a powerful sorcerer at her side, she has to choose between the life she knew and the one she never expected.
A Witch in Time books in chronological order
Series background & context
A Witch in Time blends fantasy romance, time travel, and old magic in a way that feels a little different from JJ King's wolf books, but the emotional center is familiar. At the heart of the series is Ashlynn, a druid princess caught between duty and desire, with a political marriage hanging over her head and very little control over what her future is supposed to look like.
So she tries to change it.
That decision is what kicks the whole story into motion. Desperate to escape an arranged match meant to secure peace between hostile druid factions, Ashlynn goes looking for forbidden magic and gets far more than she expected. Instead of solving one problem, she is thrown centuries into the future, cut off from everything she knows and forced to navigate a world where magic still exists, just in a different shape.
Cian is the person who anchors her there. He is a powerful Romani sorcerer, and the relationship between him and Ashlynn gives the series its main pull. Their connection has the fantasy-romance spark you would expect, but it is complicated by time, duty, and the constant question of where Ashlynn actually belongs. Is she supposed to go back and fix the life she left behind, or build something new in the future she never planned for?
That is the real engine of the series.
The books keep circling the tension between fate and choice. Ashlynn is always being pushed by history, power, or family expectation, and the story keeps asking whether love is enough to change the path already laid out for her. The time travel is not only there for plot movement. It gives Ashlynn a real chance to see her life from the outside and decide what she wants instead of simply accepting what was arranged for her.
As the story continues, the stakes grow beyond one forbidden romance. What begins as one woman's attempt to dodge a marriage deal becomes a fight over dangerous ritual magic, leadership, and the future of an entire magical people. Villains are not just standing in the way of love. They are after power, and the kind of power at stake can reshape lives across generations.
The tone sits between sweeping fantasy and intimate romance. There are clans, curses, and magical politics, but there is also a strong focus on emotion and character choice. That balance makes the series easy to step into even if you do not usually read bigger fantasy worlds.
If you want druids, witches, time slips, and a heroine trying to decide whether home is a place or a person, A Witch in Time is a strong fit.
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