The Vine Witch Books in Order

The Vine Witch series is historical fantasy with a strong sense of place. It begins in France around the turn of the twentieth century, where certain women practice highly specific kinds of magic tied to craft, land, and family tradition. Wine, perfume, glamour, and old rivalries are all part of the spell.

The first book, The Vine Witch, centers on Elena Boureanu, who returns from a long curse expecting to slip back into her old life at Château Renard. Instead she finds the vineyard sold, the vines failing, and a skeptical new owner, Jean-Paul Martel, standing where her future was supposed to be. Elena wants answers, revenge, and her home back, not always in that order.

Wine matters here.

Smith makes the magic feel tactile. Spells are worked through vines, harvests, scent, herbs, cellar craft, and hard-earned knowledge rather than grand wizard theatrics. That gives the books a grounded feel even when the folklore grows strange. The French setting helps too. The Chanceaux Valley, Paris, and later a village famous for perfume witches all feel like places where daily work and old enchantment have been sharing the same air for generations.

As the story moves into The Glamourist and The Conjurer, the focus widens beyond Elena alone. Yvette Lenoir brings a sharper, more restless energy as she chases the truth about her bloodline and the powers she has never been allowed to claim. Sidra, a jinni trying to clear her name, then pulls the trilogy toward bigger questions about belonging, justice, and what happens when magical grudges spill across borders and communities.

What ties the books together is not a single quest so much as a growing sisterhood. Each novel gives a different woman room to step forward, but the emotional arc is about trust, friendship, and learning how to use power without letting it hollow you out. There is romance in the series, and plenty of mystery, but the beating heart is the alliance that forms between women who begin as strangers, allies of convenience, or worse.

If you like historical fantasy that is lush without becoming too heavy, this is an easy series to sink into. Start with The Vine Witch and read straight through. The plot connections matter, but so does the pleasure of watching the world expand from one cursed vineyard into a broader, stranger map of hidden magic.