Witch You Would: A Novel

When a young witch gets a life-changing chance to compete in a magical reality show, sparks fly as she’s partnered with a man she can’t stand.

In a Miami where enchantment is just another college major, the magic of television could change two lives.

Penelope Delmar, a broke salesgirl, has been chosen to compete on Cast Judgment, a spellcasting reality show. The winner gets a big cash prize, and for extra hype, this season is the Spellebrity Edition: every contestant will be paired with a celebrity teammate. Unfortunately, her partner, Leandro Presto, is best known for his goofy viral spell videos, not his skills.

Gil Contreras, alias Leandro Presto, has been crushing on his pen pal Penelope for months. Now they’re working together to win a contest that could save his grandfather’s charity—except he has to stay in character the whole time, so his dream girl thinks he’s a total loser.

Can they beat snobby rivals, fix spells gone wrong, and survive increasingly dangerous sabotage attempts to win the grand prize—and each other’s hearts? Or will Gil’s secret make both their magic and romance fizzle out? 

TROPES:

• fake dating
• secret admirers
• enemies to lovers
• mistaken identity
• grumpy sunshine

"Enchantingly cute."  - Kirkus Reviews

“Whimsically winning... Amador’s scenes of magical creation are vivid and spellbinding... [She] does a wonderful job rounding out both characters’ emotional states and their connection as Miami Cubans in the dual-perspective narration. This is romance at its sweet and frothiest, medium-low stakes but high reward.”  - BookPage