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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 Splinter by Bill Burkland

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The Splinter, February 2027
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THE SPLINTER
By: Bill Burkland

Koehler Books
February 2027
On Sale: January 26, 2027
Featuring: Malindi Simwanza
270 pages
ISBN: B0HLVMWRFD
EAN: 9798897474554
Hardcover
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Thriller Political

It’s 2040, and things are not going well in America. Malindi Simwanza is about to change that. 

Congress has abdicated its authority, The Art of the Deal has replaced the Constitution, and the economy is in shambles. Desperate to avoid defaulting on the national debt, President Frederick Behring puts California, Oregon, and Washington up for sale.

Fixated on restoring the glory of its former empire, the British prime minister submits the winning proposal. There’s just one problem: the British bid is funded by China, whose premier is secretly planning a military incursion into the West Coast. With more bluster than brains, the three leaders scramble for supremacy.

Only Malindi, a principled Zambian parliamentarian, refuses to let a new age of colonialism take root. She journeys from the White House to the British Archives to 10 Downing Street, seeking a long‑lost piece of legislation from Britain’s colonial past that could alter the events unfolding in America. Hours before the British are to take ownership of the West Coast and as China’s military lurks in the shadows, Malindi uncovers the truth. She now must decide if revealing it will peacefully thwart their delusions of empire or trigger World War III.