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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.

Manor of Decay by Maxym M. Martineau

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Also by Maxym M. Martineau:

Manor of Decay, July 2026
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
Shadows of the Lost, June 2023
Paperback / e-Book
The Shattered Crown, December 2021
Trade Size / e-Book
The Frozen Prince, December 2020
Trade Size / e-Book
Kingdom of Exiles, July 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book

MANOR OF DECAY
By: Maxym M. Martineau

Narrators: Stephen Dexter, Alexandra Hunter

Threadmender Chronicles #2
Harper Voyager
July 2026
On Sale: July 7, 2026
352 pages
ISBN: 0063391236
EAN: 9780063391239
Kindle: B0FV37RG81
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
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Horror | Coming of Age | Suspense Gothic

In the high-stakes sequel to Maxym M. Martineau’s “enthralling” (Publishers Weekly) House of Blight, Edira must decide if the world is worth saving… and if she has enough power left to save herself too—perfect for readers of Rachel Gillig’s The Shepherd King series and T. Kingfisher.

Edira Brillwyn is not enjoying retirement. She’s traumatized and heartbroken by Orin and the battle at Fernglove Manor. Although her brothers are safe and financially secure at home in Willowfell, she fears wasting away her dwindling lifethreads. It’s a welcome surprise when Seville comes knocking at her door—at least until she reveals that the blight has returned to the Ferngloves.

Edira has had a taste of the power her heartbond with Rorik provides, and she’s certain there is a way to cure the blight for good… with Rorik’s help. But Rorik doesn’t think his life is worth saving, at least not worth Edira’s few remaining years, or months. He’s more concerned about keeping her alive than saving the world.

But other powerful Ever families have caught wind of Edira’s talents and are desperate for a cure. As those families begin circling, centuries-long conflicts rise to the surface and, once again, Edira finds herself at the whims of power-hungry Evers fighting for their lives. Before she runs out of time altogether, Edira and Rorik will have to face the source of the blight: Death himself.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Threadmender Chronicles

Manor of Decay
MANOR OF DECAY
#2.0 β€’ July 2026