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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.

Laying Down The Latte by Ellie Alexander

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Also by Ellie Alexander:

For Butter or for Worse, April 2027
Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
Murder Moves In, January 2027
Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
The Pumpkin Vice Cafe, October 2026
Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
Meet Your Baker, July 2026
Trade Paperback (reprint)
The Whisking Hour, March 2026
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Cozy Case Files, Volume 25, September 2025
e-Book
Laying Down The Latte, September 2025
Paperback / e-Book
Killing Me Souffle, March 2025
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Killing Me Souffl, March 2025
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Sticks and Scones, August 2024
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
A Smoking Bun, February 2024
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Cozy Case Files, Volume 19, September 2023
e-Book
Catch Me If You Candy, September 2023
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Cozy Case Files, August 2023
e-Book
Muffin But the Truth, January 2023
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Cure for What Ales You, November 2022
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Donut Disturb, July 2022
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Bake, Borrow, and Steal, January 2022
Paperback / e-Book
The Cure for What Ales You, October 2021
Hardcover / e-Book
Without a Brew, September 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Mocha, She Wrote, July 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Cozy Case Files, A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Volume 12, May 2021
e-Book
Chilled to the Cone, January 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Without a Brew, October 2020
Hardcover / e-Book
Beyond a Reasonable Stout, October 2020
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Nothing Bundt Trouble, July 2020
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
A Cup of Holiday Fear, October 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Beyond a Reasonable Stout, October 2019
Hardcover / e-Book
The Pint of No Return, July 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Live and Let Pie, January 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Pint of No Return, October 2018
Hardcover / e-Book
Till Death Do Us Tart, July 2018
e-Book
Another One Bites the Crust, January 2018
e-Book
Death on Tap, October 2017
Hardcover / e-Book
A Crime of Passion Fruit, July 2017
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Fudge and Jury, January 2017
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Caught Bread Handed, July 2016
Paperback / e-Book
On Thin Icing, January 2016
Paperback / e-Book
A Batter Of Life And Death, July 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Meet Your Baker, January 2015
Paperback / e-Book

LAYING DOWN THE LATTE
By: Ellie Alexander

Bakeshop Mystery #21
St. Martin's Press
September 2025
On Sale: August 26, 2025
Featuring: Carlos; Jules Capshaw; Andy
304 pages
ISBN: 1250326222
EAN: 9781250326225
Kindle: B0DNXD61FM
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Mystery Cozy | Mystery Culinary

Another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Ashland, Oregon!

Baker Jules Capshaw, along with her husband, Carlos, and Torte’s resident barista, Andy, are packing their bags and preparing for the ultimate coffee excursion in Costa Rica. A fortuitous invitation from one of Carlos’s former colleagues, Valentina, has them venturing to the coffee capital of the world for a tasting tour and an immersive weekend at her family's organic coffee farm.

They soak in the tropical breezes, the vibrant colors, the sounds of morning birdsong, and the sweeping views of the historic coffee farm. Valentina is the ultimate host, offering them traditional meals and thrilled to have their input as she’s preparing to open a coffee counter and bakery on the farm.

The getaway is just what Jules needed. A chance to relax and unwind, curl up with a book and iced latte by the pool, and tinker in Valentina’s kitchen, dreaming up new recipes to bring home. Except her tranquil weekend quickly turns into a nightmare when one of Valentina’s employees is found dead in the pulping machine. Now, Jules will have to put her vacation on hold to try and uncover the murderer before one of Torte's beloved workers becomes the next body thrown into the mix.

Bakeshop Mystery

Meet Your Baker
MEET YOUR BAKER
#1.0 β€’ January 2015
A Batter Of Life And Death
A BATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
#2.0 β€’ July 2015
On Thin Icing
ON THIN ICING
#3.0 β€’ January 2016
Caught Bread Handed
CAUGHT BREAD HANDED
#4.0 β€’ July 2016
Fudge and Jury
FUDGE AND JURY
#5.0 β€’ January 2017
A Crime of Passion Fruit
A CRIME OF PASSION FRUIT
#6.0 β€’ July 2017
Another One Bites the Crust
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE CRUST
#7.0 β€’ January 2018
Till Death Do Us Tart
TILL DEATH DO US TART
#8.0 β€’ July 2018
Live and Let Pie
LIVE AND LET PIE
#9.0 β€’ January 2019
A Cup of Holiday Fear
A CUP OF HOLIDAY FEAR
#10.0 β€’ October 2019
Nothing Bundt Trouble
NOTHING BUNDT TROUBLE
#11.0 β€’ July 2020
Chilled to the Cone
CHILLED TO THE CONE
#12.0 β€’ January 2021
Mocha, She Wrote
MOCHA, SHE WROTE
#13.0 β€’ July 2021
Bake, Borrow, and Steal
BAKE, BORROW, AND STEAL
#14.0 β€’ January 2022
Donut Disturb
DONUT DISTURB
#15.0 β€’ July 2022
Muffin But the Truth
MUFFIN BUT THE TRUTH
#16.0 β€’ January 2023
Catch Me If You Candy
CATCH ME IF YOU CANDY
#17.0 β€’ September 2023
A Smoking Bun
A SMOKING BUN
#18.0 β€’ February 2024
Sticks and Scones
STICKS AND SCONES
#19.0 β€’ August 2024
Laying Down The Latte
LAYING DOWN THE LATTE
#21.0 β€’ September 2025
The Whisking Hour
THE WHISKING HOUR
#22.0 β€’ March 2026
The Pumpkin Vice Cafe
THE PUMPKIN VICE CAFE
#23.0 β€’ October 2026