Hex (Jessica Clare) Books in Order

The Hex books take Jessica Clare's fast, funny romance voice and drop it into a hidden magical world of witches, warlocks, familiars, strange rules, and very inconvenient attraction. These are romantic comedies first, but the fantasy side is not just wallpaper. The magic has its own systems, limits, and politics, and that gives the romances more to play against.

The tone is lighter than the Hitman books and less grounded than the cowboy stories, but it still feels like Clare. The dialogue is quick, the leads are usually one argument away from kissing, and the setups are built to force two mismatched people into close quarters.

Go Hex Yourself opens the series with Reggie Johnson, who answers a mysterious job ad and stumbles into the reality that magic is real. Her path crosses with warlock Ben Magnus, and the book gets a lot of mileage out of cursed-house chaos, magical secrets, and the fact that neither of them is prepared for the other. What the Hex stays in the same world but shifts focus to Penny Roundtree, who wants nothing more than to become a familiar, and Willem Sauer, a grumpy warlock who is not even supposed to have one.

That familiar angle helps give the series its identity. Magic here is not just about spells and flashy power. It is also about apprenticeship, magical partnerships, long-standing rules, and the social hierarchy inside a hidden world. Penny's determination and Willem's ban from the system in What the Hex show that the series is interested in who gets access to power, and what people do when the rules are built to shut them out.

The mood stays inviting. There are threats, curses, and enemies in the background, but the books never lose their sense of fun. A living magical house can be as important as a romantic misunderstanding. A fake-dating scheme can matter just as much as a dangerous spell. That balance is part of the charm.

If you want witchy romance that feels more playful than grim, this is the lane to pick. The Hex books give you sparks, magical mess, and couples who discover that being stuck together by fate, rules, or a bad plan can be surprisingly effective.