An Uncanny Romance Books in Order
Part ofLish McBride Books in OrderBrowse An Uncanny Romance by Lish McBride in order, with summaries, series background, and a simple guide to these magical love stories.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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An Uncanny Romance books in publication order
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Rough Around the Hedges
by Lish McBride
2023
Vanessa dreams of becoming a hedge witch, but her controlling father blocks the training she needs. Her best friend Will will do anything to help, even as his long-hidden feelings make their friendship harder to protect.
An Uncanny Romance books in chronological order
Series background & context
The An Uncanny Romance books are adult paranormal romances set in a modern world where magic, shapeshifters, familiars, and witches are part of daily life. The stories are connected through a shared circle of friends and magical community, but each book gives a different couple the center of the stage.
These are love stories with teeth, claws, and plenty of household chaos.
In A Little Too Familiar, Louise Matthews is an apprentice Switch, an animal mage who helps bond familiars to witches. She has a job she loves, a supportive family, and roommates who make her life feel full. Then Declan Mackenzie moves in. Declan is a wolf shifter looking for a fresh start after a painful family history, and he has very good reasons to avoid the kind of magic Louise practices.
Their attraction creates a problem before either of them is ready to name it. Louise is determined to finish her apprenticeship, while Declan is trying to build a life that is not defined by his parents or his past. When danger from that past catches up with him, they have to decide whether trust is worth the risk. The book balances romance with oddball magical companions, including a young phoenix and ferrets who have no interest in behaving.
Rough Around the Hedges shifts to Vanessa Woodbridge and Will Murphy. Vanessa wants to become a hedge witch, using practical magic to make potions and enchanted food, but her father's disapproval stands between her and the training she needs. Will has loved Vanessa for years and has been content to be her dependable best friend, at least until that role begins to hurt.
Their story leans into the friends-to-lovers question: can a friendship survive when one person wants more, especially while the other is fighting old family expectations? Vanessa's ambition and Will's patience are both tested as she works toward a future that feels like her own.
The tone throughout is warm, funny, and romantic, with real emotional stakes underneath the magic. Expect found family, people learning to ask for help, and romance that grows through everyday support as much as supernatural emergencies. Start with A Little Too Familiar to meet the wider group, then continue with Rough Around the Hedges for another relationship in the same lively magical world.
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