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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

Christmas at the Lake by Anita Hughes

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Christmas at the Lake, October 2023
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Christmas at the Ranch, October 2023
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A Magical New York Christmas, October 2022
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Christmas at the Ranch, October 2022
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Christmas in Vermont, November 2021
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A Magical New York Christmas, October 2021
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Christmas in Paris, October 2019
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Christmas in Vermont, October 2019
Trade Size / e-Book
Christmas at the Chalet, October 2018
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California Summer, June 2018
Trade Size / e-Book
Christmas in London, October 2017
Trade Size / e-Book
Emerald Coast, August 2017
Trade Size / e-Book
White Sand, Blue Sea, April 2017
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Christmas in Paris, October 2016
Trade Size / e-Book
Santorini Sunsets, August 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Island in the Sea, April 2016
Hardcover / e-Book
Rome In Love, August 2015
Paperback / e-Book
French Coast, April 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
Lake Como, August 2013
Paperback / e-Book

CHRISTMAS AT THE LAKE
By: Anita Hughes

A Clean Romance

St. Martin's Griffin
October 2023
On Sale: September 26, 2023
Featuring: Ben Cole; Rebecca Huntley; Zach Mason
320 pages
ISBN: 1250871921
EAN: 9781250871923
Kindle: B0BQGF3N5T
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Romance Contemporary | Small Town

It’s the season for love, new dreams, and second chances.

On Christmas Eve, just hours before their wedding, Rebecca Huntley is left at the altar by Ben Cole, her college sweetheart and fellow cofounder of the hugely successful dating app Dealbreakers. Rebecca is shocked, but a small part of her isn’t surprised. Dealbreakers matches potential couples by the things they hate, instead of what they have in common. Lately, she and Ben seem to have less and less in common. He craves the trappings of success while Rebecca enjoys simple things.

Rebecca decides to go on their honeymoon in the charming small town of Christmas Cove on the shores of Lake Tahoe. There, she runs into an old college friend, Zach Mason, who always had a crush on her. Through a misunderstanding, Zach believes Rebecca is married to Ben, and Rebecca believes Zach is in a relationship with a sophisticated older woman, when really he is a waiter at the local inn.

People are complicated. Everyone has positive attributes as well as faults—but none are dealbreakers when you’re really in love. As Christmas week unfolds, will the two learn the truth about each other and then be open for a second chance at love?