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For the Love of Fritters & Frights

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“Halloweentown if it was a Hallmark movie with spice”

Nothing beats Halloween in Hallow Falls. As October 1st rolls around, the dropping temperature and falling leaves awaken the magical, little town in anticipation of their favorite holiday.

As Remi, the local B&B-owning vampire, prepares the Dead and Breakfast for yet another amazing Halloween season, she’s also buzzing with excitement as she plans her big love confession to the local animal shelter owner. However, she has no idea that a new guest is arriving today—one that is about to throw the biggest wrench possible in every plan she has for the month.

Who is this guest, you may ask?

None other than the grandson of one of her longest-standing friends.

Jack, the witchy boy who has spent his entire life in the human realm, is excited to spend his first October in Hallow Falls—at his grandmother’s request. He expected the fundraisers, Halloween creatures, and chilly weather. What he didn’t expect, however, was the adorably enticing, five-foot-nothing vampire.

Oh, and he definitely didn’t expect his grandma to be dead set on him settling down in town, which is made evident by the endless list of blind dates she has lined up for him—a surprising turn of events that Remi finds overwhelmingly hilarious.

Unfortunately for her, it’s this exact turn of events—and several hard apple ciders—that lands Remi locked in a fake dating deal with Jack that she can’t escape.

For the Love of Fritters & Frights is a fun, almost cozy Halloween novella that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy just in time for the holiday. It’s perfect for those who need a nice little romantic pallet cleanser chock full of cozy, fall vibes, fun Halloween events, and a variety of amusing creatures.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 28, 2023

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J.D. Linton

7 books614 followers
JD Linton is the debut author of The Last Storm, book 1 in the Rogue x Ara series.
She's married to her high school sweetheart and a mother of one. She enjoys reading and writing spicy fantasy romance, and as with most writing mamas, she’s also a midnight writer—up all day with her real baby and up all night with her fictional babies.
When not writing, you can find her reading, making a million tiktoks, or at the park with her son.
Writing has truly changed her life, and she’s even more thankful for the incredible community it brought with it.

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Profile Image for Hannah Blackwell.
233 reviews136 followers
October 18, 2024
Remi is a vampire living in basically the cutest paranormal Halloweentown EVER. She’s got a thing for Eddy, a werewolf, but when her elderly witch friend / the local bookstore owner’s grandson Jack comes to town, things get heated. The two of them start fake dating and holy cow it gets sooooo hot from there!!! This book is full of adorable autumnal festivities, Halloween fun, and adorable banter. I am officially obsessed. And that ending though!!!!!!
Profile Image for Tonya Roberts.
87 reviews2 followers
October 29, 2023
Take Damon Salvatore, Halloweentown, Hallmark cozy bed and breakfast, Jack Skellington, TiKTok bikers and masked men, put it all together, and you’ve got an idea of what this book entails 😁🎃🧛🏻‍♂️🧙🏼‍♀️🐺👻
Profile Image for s o p h      g u i c h a r d a n.
40 reviews
October 21, 2024
the halloweentown vibes are so fun and the 🌶 is solid but the writing is just all over the place narratively and really cringey at points that it's utterly distracting from what could have been a great romcom premise
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1,256 reviews264 followers
October 23, 2024
“The Ghost Walk was our annual fundraiser for those transitioning from living to dead to undead. It was an amazing program, matching newly transitioned ghosts to their forever haunts.”

We’re in Hallow Falls and think Hallmark movies but more spice.
For a short story, it is packed with such detail to the setting and SO freaking cute. It reminded me of the movie Halloweentown but for adults.
Hallow Falls is an adorable town where supernaturals go all out for Halloween.
Remi is a vampire and our main character. Shes been in love with a werewolf for a decade so when her dear friends grandson, a witch, comes into town and stays at Remi’s dead and breakfast.. they make a deal to fake date. It’ll get this hot werewolf jealous and to finally ask Remi out AND it’ll keep Jack’s grandma from nagging him over his love life…

Jack and Remi get to know eachother through fake dating and lines blur and feelings catch.
This is such a neat read. I enjoyed the dirty talk from Jack. I enjoyed the spice!

And I REALLY ENJOYED that extra scene at the end…
Profile Image for Tay_is_reading_again.
488 reviews53 followers
October 27, 2024
Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

If you’re looking for a Halloween town type romance with great spice then this is for you. The characters were incredibly well written and developed for a short novella, and this made for a quick, enjoyable read!! I’m a sucker for fake dating with a “we should stop pretending” moment 😍Also the bonus chapter is 🥵
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305 reviews271 followers
November 3, 2025
3 stars


was super cute in the beginning and most of the middle then i got bored lol
Profile Image for Han.
77 reviews17 followers
November 17, 2023
This was such a cute and fun Halloween special! I really enjoyed it and loved that there was a special appearance of a certain couple from a certain series 🤭🖤

Think Halloweentown meets Hallmark Christmas movie with HBO spice ✨
Profile Image for Silvia Andrito.
333 reviews20 followers
November 2, 2025
Story: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Characters: 4/5 ⭐️
Setting: 3/5 ⭐️
Audio Performance: n/a🎙️
Spice level: 5/5 🌶️
Overall Rating: 4/5 ⭐️


Cute Halloween town slice of life until it becomes extremely spicy. And let me tell you, the spice was *chef’s kiss*. That last bonus chapter? 100/5!!
Profile Image for Haylee.
23 reviews
October 28, 2023
The perfect sweet and spicy novella for the Halloween season! Jack swoops into town all sexy and mysterious taking Remi by surprise and changing everything up! The maze, the bar, the haunted house, the forest…need I say more?! The Halloweentown vibes were perfection and exactly what you need this spooky time of year!
Profile Image for A.J. Larington.
Author 3 books19 followers
October 26, 2023
I was so ecstatic when I got the email that I had received an ARC of this book!!

This was such a good pallete cleanser and a really fun Halloween read!

I loved the cozy vibes it gave. As well as all the all the creatures and the festivities that the town has during the month of October. The romance was hitting in all the right ways! I’ll just say that if you love dark mysterious men with shadows and masked characters, then you have got to read this novella!

And that bonus chapter?! JD LINTON OUT HERE SPOILING US🥵
Profile Image for Christina (Christina's Book Corner).
920 reviews181 followers
November 1, 2023
October 25-November 1

Halloweentown if it was a Hallmark movie with spice”Nothing beats Halloween in Hallow Falls. As October 1st rolls around, the dropping temperature and falling leaves awaken the magical, little town in anticipation of their favorite holiday.As Remi, the local B&B-owning vampire, prepares the Dead and Breakfast for yet another amazing Halloween season, she’s also buzzing with excitement as she plans her big love confession to the local animal shelter owner. However, she has no idea that a new guest is arriving today—one that is about to throw the biggest wrench possible in every plan she has for the month.Who is this guest, you may ask?None other than the grandson of one of her longest-standing friends.Jack, the witchy boy who has spent his entire life in the human realm, is excited to spend his first October in Hallow Falls—at his grandmother’s request. He expected the fundraisers, Halloween creatures, and chilly weather. What he didn’t expect, however, was the adorably enticing, five-foot-nothing vampire.Oh, and he definitely didn’t expect his grandma to be dead set on him settling down in town, which is made evident by the endless list of blind dates she has lined up for him—a surprising turn of events that Remi finds overwhelmingly hilarious.Unfortunately for her, it’s this exact turn of events—and several hard apple ciders—that lands Remi locked in a fake dating deal with Jack that she can’t escape.For the Love of Fritters & Frights is a fun, almost cozy Halloween novella that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy just in time for the holiday. It’s perfect for those who need a nice little romantic pallet cleanser chock full of cozy, fall vibes, fun Halloween events, and a variety of amusing creatures.


Review : Halloweentown with some spice and the girl is a vampire and the guy is a witch .

Remi meets the new guy in town Jack who is the grandson of her friend.

They hit it off and become friends

Jack asks her to be his fake date to get his grandmother off his back

And so she can make eddy jealous

She agreed

Things get complicated she likes eddy but Jack is different and her and Jack hook up

But she's afraid cause he's leaving but she loves him she goes after him

That ending scene with eddy , remi and Jack omg .
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Profile Image for bookswithanna.
468 reviews38 followers
October 19, 2024
2 Sterne eigentlich nur für die sehr gelungenen Halloween Town vibes.
Ich fand es irgendwie weird, dass Jack neu in der Stadt war und niemand ihn kannte und die Autorin aber die vibes zwischen den MCs insta best friend geschrieben hat. Auch wirkte in den ersten Szenen der MMC eher zurückhaltend, zwar nicht direkt schüchtern aber halt wie eine normale Person und kaum hat sie den Deal eingegangen war er gefühlt dauerhaft horny 😂
Die Halloween/Herbst vibes fand ich so gut! All die „Monster“ und das Dead and Breakfast und das Boo and Books war einfach so gut gemacht. Es gab viele Figuren a la Gilmore Girls mit ihren eigenen Verschrobenheiten, was ich wirklich mochte.
Aber die Chemie zwischen den MCs war einfach nur weird.
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Profile Image for Evangelina.
183 reviews12 followers
October 25, 2024
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥

This book is the perfect read for October. It’s got a morally grey mmc, all the Halloween events, and the spice… omg!(theres a haunted house scene) I truly loved this book so much, it made me get in the spirit for Halloween and it is a novella too!

Also, a little psa for all the girlies that love a sharing scene, you should definitely read this book, it was so good🪢
Profile Image for April Benoit.
108 reviews20 followers
October 13, 2024
They weren’t kidding when they said “Halloweentown if it was a hallmark movie with spice” 😭

This was definitely a fast pace read and super cute with spice I wasn’t expecting! Definitely a must read for spooky season if you just want a little cutesy Halloween novella with some spice!!

Jack our MMC is a witch who came to town to visit his grandma and meet our FMC Remi the vampire 😍 A VAMPIRE & WITCH FAKE DATING ROMANCE? Yeah this was definitely a banger!! I would love to read more about them truly 🖤
Profile Image for jamlul.
30 reviews
September 28, 2025
This is not my cup of tea.
1. Everyone is too happy
2. I was just waiting for Jack to turn into a serial killer
3. Are we just gonna ignore that Remi‘s heart randomly started beating? Is that a thing now??
4. The random threesome at the end?? Why?!
5. Do you need to have sex in public places?
6. The random threesome?????
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Profile Image for Sage Holman.
141 reviews1 follower
October 13, 2025
GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET! I absolutely sailed through that book! So stinkin fun to read and so super spicy lol! JD is a phenomenal writer and transports you to another land and makes you feel at home in every book! I will literally read anything she writes! I loved the spooky vibes of the book, the story line and characters! Might be my favorite book of the year!
Profile Image for Adrienne Klassen.
327 reviews4 followers
October 11, 2024
⭐️4. This was a super cute Halloween novella! It was sweet, spicy, and spooky in all the right ways. Even if you don't enjoy Halloween, this is still going to be an enjoyable read. And if all else fails, just read the bonus scene at the end. Trust me.
Profile Image for Itzel Aguilera.
215 reviews4 followers
November 2, 2023
I saw that it was spicy Halloweentown and I was not disappointed! It was a mix of cute romance with smut and loved it!
Profile Image for Kara.
86 reviews1 follower
November 7, 2023
2.7 ⭐️

I wanted to like this so bad but I lost interest like halfway through. I didn’t feel the chemistry between Jack and Remy. And truthfully everything felt so rushed.
Profile Image for Jaime Andrews.
Author 2 books14 followers
October 26, 2024
perfect

Adult Halloweentown. Spicy, funny, charming and depraved all at one time. I freakin love Remi & Jack. Both were such perfect characters and so entertaining.
Profile Image for ✨Jessica✨.
334 reviews28 followers
October 29, 2024
3.5 ⭐️ rounded up for Goodreads.

Basically a spicy Halloweentown novella.
Profile Image for Margaret Samora.
219 reviews107 followers
November 1, 2023
So freaking good! This was perfect to read for Halloween and was SO CUTE! I absolutely love JD Linton’s writing, and this was another knockout book by her! If you love Halloweentown vibes with a vampire girly and a witchy dude, this is for you!
Profile Image for Taylor Wilcox.
203 reviews14 followers
October 25, 2023
OH. MY. GHOULS.

THE WAY I DEVOURED THIS FRIGGIN BOOK LIKE I WAS STARVING. I seriously read this cover to cover in one afternoon. It was sweet and spicy in the best way….Remi is so freaking wholesome and SHEESH the haunted house scene??? IYKYK.

As if JD wasn’t generous enough, the bonus scene was icing on the Hallmark Halloween cake. Will def be a reread for me! 🫶🏻
Profile Image for Karina Mondragon.
113 reviews4 followers
October 31, 2024
I was living for the Halloweentown, spooky season vibes and it was short so I said why not.

However this one left me wanting way more, I get it’s a novella but it just dragged for me and the story was just lacking. I really didn’t buy into Remi and Jack’s love story, especially after that ending… like that was unnecessary and really not great.

The ending made me question whether or not they really were in “love”. Because threesome with another man doesn’t scream “love” to me and was just kind of gross.
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Profile Image for Madi Pinchuk.
87 reviews3 followers
September 8, 2024
Mid Halloweentown fanfic but the main character is the daughter from Hotel Transylvania?

I don’t know how else to describe it.
Profile Image for Kat.
780 reviews48 followers
November 3, 2024
For the Love pf Fritters & Frights
This is a Paranormal Romance between a vampire & a witch..

Wow this book was good to start of with because the characters are awesome and i really liked the cozy small town setting with a awesome halloween theme.. It was a bit too steamy and i did not like the bonus chapter because the twist i did not like..

Remi is a vampire and owns the B&B in her small town.. She has a sad past and is scared of the dark because people tried to hurt her and that's why she moved to Hallow falls because everyone was different in the small town which made her fit in and be happy.. She has a big crush on a werewolf called eddie for years now but they both have not done anything about it even when you can see that they both like each other.. One day a new person comes to town to visit his grandmother who is a close friend to Remi and she thinks he is human until one night when she has a bit to drink that they made a deal to fake date and that's when she finds out he is a witch like his grandmother because she sees a deal witch mark on her arm.. After a while she starts feeling things for jack & eddy which makes her fell lost and does not know what or who she wants but she does pick between both guys in the end..

Jack is a Paranormal Writer who is also a witch but does not use magic much.. He has never wanted to go back to the small town of Hallo falls because when he was young something happened that scared him but he never told his grandmother.. He is scared of the dark & the shadows that when to be part of his magic.. When he comes back to the small town because his grandmother has not seen him in years that's when he meets Remi and he likes what he can see in Remi.. One day he finds out that his grandmother is trying to fix him up so he would find someone special and the he finds out by his grandmother's friend that there is a list of women for him to meet for the time he is in the small town so he goes to Remi so he can make a fake dating deal which means he can get his grandmother of his back and also it will help Remi to get the guy she wants.. Things do not go to plan when he finds that he wants her for himself..

This book is packed full of:
⦁ Paranormal Romance
⦁ Vampire/Witch Romance [werewolf play a bit]
⦁ Heroine has a big crush on a werewolf
⦁ Virgin Trope
⦁ Fake Dating
⦁ Hero makes a fake date deal with heroine and seals it with a witch mark [you can not break a witch mark]
⦁ Heroine fake dates Hero while going on a date with Eddie
⦁ Very steamy with outdoor-play [Bar & Haunted house]
⦁ Shadow Play [at the end]
⦁ Outdoor play with a chase but it has a twist when the hero catches the Heroine
⦁ Someone joins the Hero & Heroine on the Chase [Heroine does not know until after the chase]
⦁ Halloween fair with Maze, Walks, Haunted House and more to give you all the feels for halloween
⦁ Halloween Themed
⦁ Hero has a nickname for the Heroine [Little monster]
⦁ Fall vibes
⦁ Possessive Hero
⦁ Small town

It was a fun halloween novella with a lot of spice and the twist in the bonus chapter so if you are looking for a fast read novella with a lot of spice with not much plot then check this book out..
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