Crowned by Witches

by A.H. Vale

A coven of witches. A land of monsters. And one man they draw their power and pleasure from.

I never asked to be the Focal, but I will fight gods and killers alike to protect what is mine.

Viviana, the frost giantess with a touch that bites like winter.
Moll, the ink witch whose shadows want to claim me whole.
Aubrey, beauty wrapped in danger and impossible temptation.

They are powerful. They are deadly. They are mine.

New York City is coming apart around us. A haunted high-rise is stacking up impossible deaths, and the thing inside has begun studying my coven as its next feast.

And that is only the beginning. Laira waits past the veil, the birthplace of magic, where fae courts, satyrs, and hungry gods stalk the unwary. We must cross over on a mission that could end everything we’ve built.

If my coven fractures now, we die.

So I will face monsters, fae lords, ancient hunters, and any witch who thinks she can break what we have. In Laira, power decides everything, and the magic of my coven flows through me.

Crowned by Witches features brutal magic, rising desire, wicked witches, and a coven bound to a powerful male Focal in a dark urban fantasy world

452 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 27, 2025

About the author

Raised in a traveling circus and shuffled between cities like Bangkok and Berlin, AH Vale grew up telling stories between acts and across continents. Now rooted in a fog-drenched New England town, he channels that same wild energy into steamy, high-stakes urban fantasy full of danger, desire, and dark magic.

AH’s books blend the pulse-pounding action of pulp fiction with edgy, unconventional relationships and fantasy worlds teetering on the brink of chaos. If you're into covens, ancient secrets, forbidden realms, and complicated love—you’re in the right place.

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Reviews

[GrumpyOldMan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty good, but falls short of what came before. It's pretty frantic with its pace, with the MC careening from one issue to another, and ends with a cliffhanger that strongly implies it will start at the same pace. The MC and LIs barely get a moment to breath, and relationship decisions are often made after peak pressure moments.

I'll read the next book, but I'm losing my strong interest in this series as it goes on.

[Deb Dratch · Rating 5 out of 5]

this series gets better

It is a great supernatural series but it really is about leadership. It could be a textbook for a course on how to build and lead a team. Good job.