Checking out October's Goodies!

Hello lovely people! There simply are not enough hours in the day to read all the great books out in October. Since it's almost Halloween, I thought about concentrating on paranormal books, but I have so many friends with great books coming out this month, I didn't want to limit myself.

I do have a special affinity for all things paranormal. I write them of course, but I also read them. In fact I read paranormals all year long, but I'm also a seasonal reader. The closer it gets to Halloween the scarier I want my books. When the December holidays roll around, I want Christmas stories.

Books are mood inducers and they also transport us to other places. They take us into a different world and let us experience it through the characters there. I love it when I get lost in a book. The rest of the universe falls away and I'm right there with the characters.

That will most definitely happen with the books you see on the following list. So let's dig into Candy's e-mail and see what's cookin' for October.

The adorable Geralyn Dawson's "Give Him the Slip" is the October lead from Signet Eclipse. Dawson says, "It's my first book in my new contemporary series about the Holy Terrors of Texas, the Callahan brothers -- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Luke is the first book and he's an alpha male, a tortured hero with walls around his heart a mile high. Maddie Kincaid manages to breach those defenses in one night.

"I love it when a character comes to life and takes the story in a different direction from what I expect. Maddie came alive for me the moment she stepped onto Luke's houseboat carrying her pet goldfish and some surprising secrets."

Whether she's doing historicals or contemporaries, Dawson yanks you in and doesn't let go. I'm a big fan and have been for years.

My witchychicks blogmate Yasmine Galenorn's "Witchling" officially goes on sale this month. I read this book months ago, and loved, loved, loved it. I even gave her a quote for it. It's about the D'Artigo sisters who are half human and half fairy. The world Galenorn creates is one you will come back to time and again. It's sexy and the men are to die for. Oh, and some wicked funny moments.

Beth Cornelison tells me that her book "Chasing a Dream" is out in hardback. She also just sold a new book to Silhouette a few weeks ago.

Mindy Klasky e-mailed and said she has a book tailor made for me. It's called "Girl's Guide to Witchcraft." "The tagline," says Klasky, "is what can't a girl do when she knows magic? I wish it could become the motto for my life." It's about a librarian who discovers she's a witch.

Jean London's Tor romance "Retrieval" has hit big. I love the concept of this one about a woman who steers departing souls to purgatory, and the man who rally souls to fight. How fun and original is that? This is definitely one to check out.

For a super cool mix of sci-fi and chicklit check out Bev Rosenbaum's "I was a Teenage Popsicle." Geez, I'd buy this one just for the title. It's a YA adults won't mind reading at all.

If you haven't had a chance to check out "In the Company of Ogres" by A. Lee Martinez you are missing out. This guy is so funny. One of my all-time favorite fictional characters, Never Dead Ned, is in this one. This is Martinez' follow-up to Gil's All-Fright Diner, another fabulous book.