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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.

Dead and Blooming by Lily Briar

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Dead and Blooming, June 2026
e-Book

DEAD AND BLOOMING
By: Lily Briar

The Hatta McFarlane & Sprout Cozy Mystery series
Independently Published
June 2026
On Sale: May 25, 2026
Kindle: B0H16ZT7Z9
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Mystery Cozy

A secretive ghost. A dead rancher that everybody hates, and a secret family connection.

When Hatta McFarlane’s grandmother dies, Hatta inherits everything, including a flower shop in out‑of‑the‑way Salmon Idaho. But there’s a catch; she has to run the shop for ninety days or the whole works goes to someone else.

When the local big shot is murdered using a deadly plant from the flower shop, Hatta finds herself a person of interest. She has to solve the murder or face the possibility of becoming suspect number one.

Luckily she has help—her loyal dog Sprout, a taciturn but handsome rancher, and some well‑meaning locals..

Suspects include a cheated former business partner, Vivian Cross, and Clyde Hatfield, whose property the victim was trying to steal.

When Hatta finds a note left for her in the flower shop she realizes her life is also on the line. If the cops don’t get her, the murderer will!