A New Witch in the Northwoods
Debut Novel by Elise Posledni Conjures Magic in Small-Town Wisconsin
Publisher: Ten16 Press, an imprint of Orange Hat Publishing | On Sale: September 22, 2026
Ten16 Press is delighted to announce the release of A New Witch in the Northwoods, the enchanting debut novel by Wisconsin author Elise Posledni. Equal parts cozy fantasy and supernatural adventure, this story sweeps readers into the misty forests of northern Wisconsin, where small-town charm hides ancient magic — and a young woman is about to discover everything she never knew about herself.
When Mary Matherson inherits her late grandfather’s house in a close-knit northern Wisconsin town, she arrives expecting nosy neighbors and small-town gossip — the kind of curiosity she can handle from behind the counter of her coffee shop. What she doesn’t expect is the supernatural world lurking just beyond the treeline, or the unsettling discovery that she herself is a witch. As Mary begins to unravel the secrets her grandfather kept hidden, she finds herself drawn into a world of supernatural politics, an Other realm that is dangerously hard to resist, and a threat that has hunted her family’s magic for generations. Oh, and her new boyfriend? He’s a demon.
Readers of Deborah Harkness’ A Discovery of Witches or A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley will love this debut novel for similar touches of the paranormal, vampires, and romance. It is sure to appeal to fans of small towns and coffee, demons and witches, and a wicked creature that threatens it all.
About the Author
Elise Posledni is a bookkeeper by day and a writer by early mornings. As a Wisconsin resident, she draws on her love of the state’s small towns and breathtaking natural landscapes to create fiction that feels rooted and real, even when the magic starts to surface. Her short stories have been featured in Creative Wisconsin Magazine and the anthology A Wisconsin Harvest of Horror. A New Witch in the Northwoods is her debut novel.
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