The Magicless Mage
by B. L. Lewis
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Pub Date 3 Oct 2025 | Archive Date 15 Dec 2025
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Description
Clutch your broomstick, The Magicless Mage is a dark and twisted Wizard of Oz retelling. This spellbinding tale through time features unhinged characters, insatiable yearning, and diabolical twists.
The year is 2617. Librarian Winter Leroux is a witch working the night shift at Caldwell Archives. Using her wand, she protects the inventory from vampires—master thieves. One evening she misses her mark. In a rush to save an ancient book, she unlocks a sentient spell, catapulting her seven hundred years into the past.
She learns the Witch Queen can help her get back to the future, but trapped in another time, she needs help finding the palace.
The year is 1917. Westley Sterling is an alpha with werewolves to protect. When an unfamiliar witch tumbles into his woods, he tries to kill her, but she’s a master of seduction and equally resilient. He’s ashamed of his aching attraction towards her. When she exposes a wicked secret beyond his evergreens, he takes her to see the Witch Queen.
En route to the palace, their walls crumble and tension builds. Westley shifts from wanting to be Winter’s enemy into wanting her to stay. Beyond the gates, twists unravel, weaving both their fates.
Will Winter make it home after all?
This story is for adults and incorporates heavy themes, please check all trigger warnings before reading.
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Advance Praise
"It's wild and crazy, true enemies to lovers, the slowest of burns, lovely (but difficult - what else would you expect with trauma bonding?) character arcs, and loveable (and hateable) characters. All. The. Angst. ✨"
"B. L. Lewis absolutely delivers a TRUE enemies to lovers tale. Both Winter and Westley have bite, and the tension had me internally screaming!"
Marketing Plan
Rapid release schedule:
Book 1 = fall 2025
Book 2 = winter 2025
Book 3 = spring 2026
Rapid release schedule:
Book 1 = fall 2025
Book 2 = winter 2025
Book 3 = spring 2026
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798998599309 |
| PRICE | |
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Featured Reviews
Jas O, Reviewer
This book totally caught me off guard in the best way! I went in thinking I’d get a fun fantasy adventure — and yes, it is that — but it’s also clever, emotional, and packed with way more depth than I expected.
I loved Winter from the start. She's funny, stubborn, and not afraid to challenge everything around her — even when she's suddenly thrown into a world of magic, vampires, and werewolves. The fact that she’s “magicless” made her story even more compelling. She constantly has to rely on her instincts, wit, and sheer determination to survive in this world that clearly wasn’t made to welcome her.
There’s also this delicious slow-burn romance with Westley (swoon), but it doesn’t take over the story — it just simmers in the background and adds another layer of tension and warmth.
The setting — a blend of historical fantasy and supernatural — was such a unique vibe. I was totally pulled into this moody, gothic-feeling world, and I honestly didn’t want to leave it.
Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me dive into this one early.
cassandra k, Reviewer
For the fantasy readers who want a slow burn romance to be (deeply) feral over
We follow Winter, a librarian at the Caldwell Archives in the year 2617. She spends her days protecting the magical archives from thieving vampires.
A spell gone wrong sends us on a dizzying journey to the past, and brings us face to face with a very grumpy alpha werewolf.
B. L. Lewis absolutely delivers a TRUE enemies to lovers tale. Both Winter and Westley have bite, and the tension had me internally screaming!
I really appreciated the additional POV of the mmc’s sister, Mel, who I instantly connected with. As a new mom juggling the challenges of postpartum life, her chapters felt so raw and relatable.
The Wizard of Oz elements are woven into the story in such a fun way, subtle nods here and there that put a smile on your face.
The ending was so shocking and brilliant, I was in awe. I NEED MORE. I love these characters with my whole chest.
✨Cat & mouse
🪄 Witch x shifter
✨Yearning & incredible tension
🪄 Trauma bonding
✨Magical library
🪄 Enemies to lovers (seriously)
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