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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.

THE FERAL COLONY
By: Chad Duerksen

Independently Published
November 2026
On Sale: November 20, 2026
374 pages
ISBN: B0GK715L3G
EAN: 9798218730451
Kindle: B0GM16P73W
Trade Paperback / e-Book
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Horror | Action | Dystopian

When a deadly virus turns humans into flesh-craving humanimals, survival becomes a daily battle between instinct and hope. Laura Swann, a resilient teenager haunted by the loss of her family, leads an unlikely colony of survivors: eight stray cats, each bearing their own scars and stories. Among them is Charles, a timid cat with a missing hind paw and the heart of a reluctant hero, Belle, a fierce Bengal brawler, and Lily, their calico queen. They are all thrust into a collapsing world where fear and courage blur, where every echo could be a hunter and every shadow could hide ravenous decay.

The Feral Colony is a heart-pounding post-apocalyptic journey about loyalty, loss, and the power of humanity, where even the smallest creature can rise to become a warrior.

"Chad Duerksen's debut novel isn't only about the horrors that await when society breaks down, but the inherent strengths of friendship and loyalty to survive. Our world needs heroes like Laura Swann and her courageous feline companions to remind us such traits are what we should be striving for. A powerful morality tale and a satisfying, fun read!"

- John A. Brock, author of THE GREAT ICE CREAM WAR OF SUMMER 2016