October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romance—discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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Forbidden Secrets, November 2025
e-Book
Guarded Secrets, December 2024
Paperback / e-Book
Wrapped Up In Love, December 2024
e-Book
Secret Lies, May 2024
Paperback / e-Book
Honest Secrets, March 2023
Paperback / e-Book
Dangerous Secrets, June 2022
Trade Size / e-Book

GUARDED SECRETS
By: Diane Benefiel

Readers Selection

July 21, 2025

Payback Mountain #4
Boroughs Publishing Group
December 2024
On Sale: December 3, 2024
Featuring: Keeley; Owen
ISBN: 1957295740
EAN: 9781957295749
Kindle: B0DKWSNMD7
Paperback / e-Book
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Romance Suspense | Romance Contemporary

A small town, grumpy/sunshine, romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author Diane Benefiel

Everyone in the mountain town of Sisters, California loves Keeley. Or do they?

When she's attacked, and a woman she knows is murdered, the one person in her life who acts like he can barely tolerate her, swoops in to become her avenger.

A bossy, overbearing avenger.

Keeley should be used to Owen's mood swings, but now he's ratcheted it up to a new level, and she's not amused. She's been taking care of herself for years, and doesn't need him managing her life.

But, there's this little problem. With him around all the time, how will she quash the Owen crush she's been harboring for far too long?

Owen figures he can protect Keeley, find and deal with the person who's trying to ruin her life, and then return to his solitary existence. But the woman is pure mountain sunshine, and keeping her safe means keeping her close, and that risks exposing his heart to the greatest danger he's ever faced.

You have to get this book now! If you enjoyed Breakaway, you're going to love Guarded Secrets, Book Four in the Payback Mountain series, which can be read as a standalone.