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Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings

  • Description:
    The Lily Singer Adventures series is best read in order, starting with Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus, as character relationships and storylines develop across the series. Lily Singer, a bookish wizard librarian, teams up with the charming but roguish witch Sebastian Blackwell to handle magical problems while hiding her powers from the human world.
  • # of Titles:
    9 main books + 5 short stories
  • First Book:
    Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings (March 2016)
  • Latest Book:
    Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Avalon (Book 9) (June 2026)
  • Genres:
    Fantasy
  • Series Rating:
  • Reading Order:

    🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1: Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings

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The Lily Singer Adventures Books in Order (14 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 5
2 0
2.5 4
3 5
4 0
4.5 0
5 5
6 5
7 5


7.5 4
8 5
8.5 0
8.6 0
9 0

Series Premise

The Lily Singer Adventures follows Lily as she balances her quiet life among rare books with the chaotic reality of the hidden magical community. Each book centers on a new supernatural threat or mystery that Lily and Sebastian must resolve together.

The Lily Singer Adventures Series Reading Order

🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1: Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings

Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.

Publication order gives the best experience for the Lily Singer Adventures series. Each book has a complete central plot with its own magical mystery and resolution, but character relationships, Lily’s growth as a wizard, and Sebastian’s evolving role carry across the volumes. Readers who begin later in the series will understand the main events yet miss the deepening partnership between Lily and Sebastian, accumulated magical world details, and context for ongoing personal developments.

Explanation of reading order types



The Lily Singer Adventures Series Characters

Lily Singer serves as the intelligent and rule-following central protagonist who prefers books to people. Sebastian Blackwell is the witty, rule-breaking witch who becomes her reluctant partner, with their contrasting personalities driving much of the series’ dynamic.

Setting of the The Lily Singer Adventures Series

The series is set in a hidden magical community existing alongside the modern human world, featuring ancient libraries, hidden archives, enchanted artifacts, and various supernatural locations across the United States.

Tone & Themes of the The Lily Singer Adventures Series

The tone blends urban fantasy adventure with humor, romance, and light suspense. Central themes include friendship and trust across differences, personal growth, the balance between rules and chaos, and finding courage outside one’s comfort zone.

Is the The Lily Singer Adventures Series Worth Reading?

This series appeals to readers who enjoy urban fantasy with strong character dynamics, slow-burn romance, and magical mysteries. It suits fans of witty dialogue and stories that mix everyday life with supernatural elements.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

Mild fantasy violence and peril; romantic tension with some sensual content in later books; suitable for adult and mature young adult readers.

The Lily Singer Adventures series builds a charming magical world through Lily and Sebastian’s continuing partnership. Its structure rewards sequential reading while delivering satisfying individual adventures. The blend of humor, romance, and magical problem-solving creates an engaging urban fantasy series.



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 14 books in The Lily Singer Adventures series. The series includes 9 novels and 5 short stories/novellas.

The Lily Singer Adventures series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Avalon (Book 9), was published in June 2026.

The first book in The Lily Singer Adventures series, Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings, was published in March 2016.

The Lily Singer Adventures series primarily falls into the Fantasy genre.
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