Betwixt & Between Books in Order

The Betwixt & Between books lean into the idea that life does not stop at forty, it merely gets weirder. When the series opens in Betwixt, Defiance Deph Dayne is divorced, broke, and out of options after losing the restaurant she poured herself into. Then a stranger she has never heard of leaves her a crumbling mansion in famously witchy Salem, Massachusetts, and Deph decides she has nothing left to lose by checking it out.

The house she inherits is more Gothic castle than cozy bungalow, complete with odd noises, secretive locals, and a stray cat with serious attitude. A tattooed handyman who seems to live in the basement, a neighbor who clearly wants her gone, and a steady stream of people asking for help finding lost objects only add to the sense that Deph has stepped into the middle of something she does not understand. Before long she has to admit that something might be magic and that the townspeople just might be right when they call her a witch.

Over Bewitched and Beguiled, Deph learns that she comes from a powerful magical bloodline and is a rare kind of witch known as a charmling, one of only three in existence. That status makes her a target for other witches who would happily steal her abilities. With the help of her best friend Annette, who moves in and brings a huge heart and zero chill, and the enigmatic man downstairs, she learns to cast spells on the fly, outrun supernatural assassins in a beat up truck, and dig into the mystery of her grandmother’s death.

The series keeps expanding its focus as Deph builds a community around her. Annette discovers powers of her own, the house reveals that it is far from ordinary, and magical politics spill across Salem’s narrow streets. Moonlight and Magic shifts the spotlight to Annette, who finds out she is not only a witch but also a healer and an alchemist with her own destiny to sort through. Her journey adds another angle on midlife reinvention, as she navigates dangerous new abilities, unexpected attraction, and the weight of responsibility.

Throughout Betwixt & Between, Jones keeps the stakes real but the tone light. The books are filled with friendship, flirtation, late night kitchen confessions, and the kind of practical problems that come with inheriting an enormous, half sentient house. At the same time they explore grief, divorce, and rebuilding a sense of self after everything falls apart. Readers who like their magic stories grounded in everyday messes, seasoned with sarcastic humor and just enough danger, will find plenty to enjoy as Deph and Annette figure out who they were always meant to be.