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October's Best Reads: Romance, Thrills, and Chills!

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In 1888 Victorian England, an Egyptologist and Oxford's most eligible bachelor come together to find an ancient treasure and uncover something nefarious hiding in the shadows�


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An attempt on her life leads to a second chance with the only man she ever loved�if she doesn�t kill him first!


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In this charming town where dreams come true, and Christmas magic is everywhere, come along for a tale of love, community, and the true spirit of the season.


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A Christmas romance inspired by EMMA, where matchmaking leads to joy, chaos, and love!


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ELLIE must convince everyone, including herself, �I didn�t start the fire.�


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The Highlander's choice: Protect her or his clan?


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Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly getaway in the United States, is gearing up for a howling good Halloween�until a spooky murder shakes the town to its core.


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A dangerous billionaire, a desperate woman, and a deadly attraction that could cost them everything.


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I'll Be Waiting
by Kelley Armstrong
"A Chilling Paranormal Thriller That Will Keep You on The Edge of Your Seat"
Posted September 30, 2024

Nicola Laughton always believed she’d die first. Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a child, Nicola realized her beloved husband Anton would outlive her, but all that changes on a snowy night with a slick road and a truck traveling too fast in I’LL BE Read more...


The Mistletoe Mystery
by Nita Prose
"Christmas Sparkles at The Grand Regency Hotel with Head Maid Molly & the Rest of the Hotel Staff"
Posted September 27, 2024

THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY by Nita Prose is a novella featuring the same characters from her #1 New York Times Best-selling novel THE MAID. This charming story revels in the pageantry of Christmas at the Regency Grand Hotel while Head Maid Molly and Pastry Chef Juan find themselves experiencing Read more...


Graveyard Shift
by M.L. Rio
"A Cool, Creepy Novella with Standout Characters"
Posted September 19, 2024

GRAVEYARD SHIFT is a novella by M.L. Rio that takes place over one night and has creepy vibes, cool characters, off-the-rails research, and an academic setting that will leave readers wanting more.
Five people meet every night at midnight in a graveyard close to a Read more...


The Jig Is Up
by Lisa Q. Mathews
"This Charming New Irish-Themed Cozy Hits All the Right Marks"
Posted September 10, 2024

In the charming Massachusetts town of Shamrock, everything is Irish, from the bed-and-breakfasts to local businesses and pubs. When Kate Buckley is summoned by urgent texts from her sister, she heads back to her hometown along Read more...


Haunt Sweet Home
by Sarah Pinsker
"A Haunted Home Renovation Show Provides the Backdrop for this Quick Spooky Novella"
Posted September 7, 2024

HAUNT SWEET HOME is a quick haunting novella by Sarah Pinsker just in time for the Halloween season. With a ghost reality show backdrop, this story is sure to delight fans who will enjoy a backstage peek at the production process of these programs.

Mara is a Read more...


The Broken Truth
by Reavis Z. Wortham, Reavis Wortham
"An Action-packed Thrill Ride with Relentless Pacing"
Posted September 2, 2024

THE BROKEN TRUTH by Reavis Wortham is the second book in the Tucker Snow Thrillers, and it throws Tucker right into the action as he and his brother Harley engage, outmaneuver, and outsmart the bad guys. This time the bad guys are professional killers involved in keeping Read more...


Someone in the Attic
by Andrea Mara
"A Chilling, Hair-Raising Suspense Novel That Will Have You Checking the Attic Twice"
Posted August 30, 2024

Queen Bee Anya is relaxing in a bath and contemplating how to end things with her current boyfriend when the attic door creaks open and a masked man drops down. Seconds later, Anya no longer has to worry about anything because she’s dead in Andrea Mara&rsquo Read more...


What You Made Me Do
by Barbara Gayle Austin
"A Dark Twisted Thriller Filled With Damaged People, Horrible Secrets, and Tangled Lives"
Posted August 26, 2024

Willem and Jurriaan Veldkamp are being raised by a controlling, abusive, exacting mother who is a world-renowned pianist. Their father ignores the signs of psychological and physical abuse, but the scars run deep, and one day when Louisa Veldkamp vanishes while jogging on the island of Wexalia, everyone Read more...


After Oz
by Gordon McAlpine
"A Genre-Mixing Masterpiece of Fantasy and Mystery"
Posted August 26, 2024

AFTER OZ is an inventive and remarkably entertaining retelling of the days Dorothy was missing from Kansas in The Wizard of Oz. The late Gordon McAlpine has crafted a genre Read more...


Hemlock House
by Katie Cotugno
"A Fun, Fast-Paced YA Mystery/Thriller Set on a University Campus"
Posted August 21, 2024

HEMLOCK HOUSE is the second novel featuring student-athlete Michael Linden and his childhood friend Holiday Proctor. In the last novel, they solved a murder on Martha’s Vineyard. This time around, they’re involved in solving a campus murder, and every student is a suspect until Read more...


This Is Why We Lied
by Karin Slaughter
"A Vicious Murder at a Remote Mountain Lodge Starts Off the Latest Compelling Will Trent Mystery"
Posted August 21, 2024

Recently married GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton are spending their honeymoon at the luxurious McAlpine Lodge in the North Georgia Hills. It is a place Will dreamed of Read more...


Agony Hill
by Sarah Stewart Taylor
"A Fire Welcomes the New State Detective to Bethany, Vermont in Taylor's Latest Compelling Novel"
Posted August 16, 2024

AGONY HILL is the first novel in a new historical mystery series by Sarah Stewart Taylor, featuring Frank Warren, a detective with the Vermont State Police. It’s 1965, and Bethany, Vermont, is picturesque and peaceful, but Frank Warren soon learns that roadway progress has some residents on Read more...


Silent Sister
by Megan Davidhizar
"Two Sisters Leave Together On A Senior Class Trip, But Only One Comes Home"
Posted August 11, 2024

SILENT SISTER by Megan Davidhizar is an impressive Young Adult thriller debut about two sisters who go missing on a class trip. The senior sabbatical is supposed to be fun and enlightening, but when the sisters go missing and only one later returns with serious injuries, no one knows Read more...


Blood Like Mine
by Stuart Neville
"A Thrilling Horror Novel That Asks How Far You Would Go For Someone You Love?"
Posted August 11, 2024

BLOOD LIKE MINE by Stuart Neville is the thrilling pursuit of a mother-daughter serial killer duo. The reasons why they kill and who they kill will stun readers as they travel across a snowy landscape one step ahead of Special Agent Marc Donner, a man escaping his own Read more...


Peach Tea Smash
by Laura Childs
"Another Smashingly Good Tea Shop Mystery by Laura Childs"
Posted August 7, 2024

Grab a cup of Earl Grey or a glass of Peach Tea Smash and settle in for another fun-filled installment in the Tea Shop Mysteries. When a man is Read more...


Like Mother, Like Daughter
by Kimberly McCreight
"The Illusion of a Perfect Life Implodes and a Daughter Must Dig Deep to Save Her Mother"
Posted August 4, 2024

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER by Kimberly McCreight is a gripping emotional thriller that begins with a mother’s disappearance from her Brooklyn home. What’s left behind is a bloody shoe and a daughter who has to untangle the complexities of her family’s lies to Read more...


Serenity by the Sea
by Jennifer Vido
"A Light Breezy Feel-Good Romance Set in South Carolina's Lowcountry"
Posted July 29, 2024

SERENITY BY THE SEA, the second book in the Gull Island series, is a feel-good summer breezy romance set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Linger on the sand, smell the salt air, and enjoy this sweet romance between a celebrity designer looking for a new Read more...


There's No Murder Like Show Murder
by M.S. Greene
"The Show Must Go On Even When a Murderer Takes Center Stage"
Posted July 26, 2024

Cue the action and catch a killer in THERE'S NO MURDER LIKE SHOW MURDER, M.S. Greene’s new delightful and entertaining cozy debut. Everyone knows the show must go on, but murder definitely casts a shadow on the production, and finding a killer before the show Read more...


The Cat Who Caught a Killer
by L.T. Shearer
"A Charming, Clever, Calico-Enhanced Mystery"
Posted July 21, 2024

THE CAT WHO CAUGHT A KILLER by L.T. Shearer is an exceptionally well-done cozy mystery where a talking cat becomes the sidekick of a retired police detective. Conrad and Lulu Lewis make the perfect curious crime-solving duo in this charming and Read more...


I Was a Teenage Slasher
by Stephen Graham Jones
"An Interesting & Entertaining Deconstruction of the Horror Genre"
Posted July 21, 2024

I WAS A TEENAGE SLASHER by Stephen Graham Jones is a wild ride of a rampage told through the perspective of Tolly Driver, a seventeen-year-old boy living in Lamesa, Texas, in 1989, whose violent tendencies are sparked after an incident at a party gone wrong.

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Sandra Martin


I have always been a voracious reader and I enjoy a good mystery. I am an Investigation ID addict and I hate when a case goes unsolved. I attended the University of Michigan where I earned an English degree, but I currently work for another university in the physical therapy doctorate program. I currently live in beautiful North Carolina where there is plenty of sunshine, smiling faces, and sweet tea. I have one college- aged son, a great husband, and an aging ornery cat. Reading is my passion, but I also write for children and I have been published in several magazines.

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Fresh Fiction Reviewer Profile | Sandra Martin
August 4, 2022

7 comments posted.

Re: Mystery Rider (2:29pm October 9, 2015):

My tough and rugged husband who once hated cats, rescued a
kitten from a worksite, and now my husband fusses over her
and she never leaves his side.

Re: Rescuing the Texan's Heart (2:25pm February 23, 2015):

Love the cover on this book and I enjoy reading about small
towns with lots of charm. Sounds great.

Re: Dead Man Walker (2:22pm February 23, 2015):

I've really enjoyed this series and the Savannah setting.
I'll add this to my TBR

Re: As Gouda as Dead (7:19pm February 7, 2015):

My fave event was a vacation to Maui. Rainbows, sunshine,
and so much beauty everywhere.
The I Love Dogs Jewelry - what a great way to help abused
and orphaned animals.

Re: Meow If It's Murder (9:08am January 15, 2015):

I'm a cat lover and this mystery sounds like a fun read. Love the cover as well.

Re: Billionaire Blend (12:38pm August 25, 2014):

I read the coffee house mysteries for awhile and really enjoyed them. I've missed the last few and have to get back in the swing. I love mysteries with entrepreneurs and Clare's coffee shop is so unique.

Re: Dark Legacy (8:55pm November 18, 2009):

Anna,
I've read your SuperRomances, but not this title yet. It looks great. I'm always interested in a good paranormal.

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