October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romance—discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder
by Jessica Fletcher
"Welcome Back to 698 Candlewood Lane Where The Snow Falls Fast and a Killer Emerges from the Cold"
Posted March 18, 2025

MURDER, SHE WROTE: SNOWY WITH A CHANCE OF MURDER by Jessica Fletcher and Barbara Early is reminiscent of Rear Window, with Jessica Fletcher’s plans for a cruise derailed Read more...

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
by Elle Cosimano
"Madcap Mystery Fun With Finlay and the Gang"
Posted March 10, 2025

FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE by Elle Cosimano is the fifth book in the Finlay Donovan series and takes readers on a wild, madcap ride. When a body is Read more...

High Tea and Misdemeanors
by Laura Childs
"Another Top-Notch, Tea-Filled Mystery in this Long-Running Fan Favorite Series"
Posted March 4, 2025

HIGH TEA AND MISDEMEANORS by Laura Childs is the twenty-ninth book in the Charleston-based Tea Shop Mystery series. Prepare for a wonderfully tea-filled adventure packed with Charleston low-country charm, Halloween festivities, elegant tea parties, a shocking murder, and a top-notch Read more...

Murder in an Irish Garden
by Carlene O'Connor
"A Fierce Garden Contest Takes a Deadly Turn"
Posted March 3, 2025

In Book Eleven of the Irish Village Mysteries, Siobhan and The O'Sullivan Six return in MURDER IN Read more...

Rescue on the Farm
by Allie Pleiter
"An Inspirational Romance Filled with Puppies, Family, Tough Decisions, and Second Chances"
Posted March 2, 2025

Meg Kittering is a widowed mother struggling to keep her local diner running. Grant Emerson is a cop from Billings, Montana, who is back in his hometown of High Mountain on a temporary leave. He’s trying to persuade his mother to abandon Read more...

Lethal Reunion
by Lacey Baker
"At the Blueridge High School Reunion, a Killer Will Do Anything to Keep a Cold Case Unsolved"
Posted February 27, 2025

Lacey Baker’s latest novel in the Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense series, LETHAL REUNION COLD CASE, follows Halle Jefferson as she returns to her hometown for her high school Read more...

I Died for Beauty
by Amanda Flower
"A Captivating Historical Mystery Set During a Harsh Winter"
Posted February 24, 2025

I DIED FOR BEAUTY by Amanda Flower is the third book in the historical Emily Dickinson Mystery series. In this installment, Emily and her maid Willa investigate the mystery of Read more...

Nothing Ever Happens Here
by Seraphina Nova Glass
"Nothing Ever Happens in Sleepy, Northern Minnesota Towns...Until a Brutal Attack Changes Everything."
Posted February 13, 2025

It’s another freezing cold winter in rural northern Minnesota, and the town’s residents are keeping warm by visiting local coffee shops and bars. The older residents at Oleander Terrace are searching for new hobbies to occupy their time, and the days pass uneventfully until a Read more...

The Meadowbrook Murders
by Jessica Goodman
"This YA Thriller Starts Off With a Gruesome Double Murder at a Prestigious Boarding School"
Posted February 10, 2025

THE MEADOWBROOK MURDERS by Jessica Goodman is an entertaining young adult thriller set at a New England boarding school where activities are underway to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. Yet, a murderer is on campus and adds a double homicide to the agenda, plunging the campus Read more...

The Weekend Guests
by Liza North
"An Old Secret Plagues the Reunion of Five College Friends in This Addictively Dark Thriller"
Posted February 7, 2025

THE WEEKEND GUESTS by Liza North serves up a dark, twisty, nail-biting thriller that keeps readers guessing as a group of five friends reunite at a cliffside house to drink, laugh, reminisce, and uncover the one who can’t keep a secret.

Aline, Rob, Sienna Read more...

Our Winter Monster
by Dennis Mahoney
"A Horrifyingly Good Time"
Posted February 3, 2025

OUR WINTER MONSTER by Dennis Mahoney throws readers into a snowy vortex of violence, redemption, healing, and reconnecting. Brian and Holly have endured a terrible year after a random act of violence shattered their world. Now they are separated in a snowstorm, running from their monsters, and leaving a Read more...

Beast of the North Woods
by Annelise Ryan
"The Latest Monster Hunter Mystery Finds Morgan Tracking a Deadly Hodag in the Deep Wisconsin Woods"
Posted February 1, 2025

The latest Monster Hunter Mystery by Annelise Ryan is action-packed and full of scares as cryptozoologist Morgan Carter travels to Rhinelander, Wisconsin, to prove that a recent mauling death Read more...

The Dark Hours
by Amy Jordan
"An Exceptionally Executed Crime Thriller set in Ireland"
Posted January 26, 2025

THE DARK HOURS by Amy Jordan is an excellent crime thriller catapulting readers into the world of law enforcement operations in Cork, Ireland. A past serial killer’s connection to current murders puts the spotlight back on retired Detective Inspector Julia Harte, a woman trying to hide from Read more...

At the Bottom of the Garden
by Camilla Bruce
"A Wickedly Addictive Dark Gothic Ghost Story"
Posted January 24, 2025

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN by Camilla Bruce is a mesmerizing gothic story filled with vengeful ghosts, murder, greed, manipulation, and a battle of wills between a murderess and her two young nieces under her care.

Lily and her sister Violet are grieving from the death Read more...

I'll Tell You Everything
by Rebecca Kelley
"One Impulsive Act Changes Everything in This Compelling Mystery Set at a Remote Mountain Resort"
Posted January 10, 2025

"Be careful what you wish for" was never more true in I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING by Rebecca Kelley. Twenty-year-old college student Ramona Crawford has always wanted to find her birth parents, and lately, she has yearned to know more about the circumstances surrounding her adoption. When Read more...

Tell Me What You Did
by Carter Wilson
"A Suspenseful and Satisfying Revenge Thriller"
Posted January 10, 2025

Carter Wilson’s TELL ME WHAT YOU DID is a creepy revenge thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats as the tension mounts and the dramatic climax goes live on Halloween.

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Assume Nothing
by Joshua Corin
"A Uniquely Crafted Cat-And-Mouse Thriller That Packs a Punch"
Posted December 6, 2024

ASSUME NOTHING by Joshua Corin is a swift adrenaline kick of a cat-and-mouse thriller featuring a wise-beyond-her-years fifteen-year-old avid mystery reader who tries to outsmart her fallen hero.

It was 1985 when Kat McCann’s mother was killed. She Read more...

Echo
by Tracy Clark
"A Well-Crafted, Atmospheric, Gritty Police Detective Thriller"
Posted December 1, 2024

In the third book in Tracy Clark’s Detective Harriet Foster thriller series, Chicago PD Detective Foster arrives at Hardwicke House, a gothic mansion on the edge of Belverton Read more...

Madrigals and Mayhem
by Elizabeth Penney
"A Fun Holiday Cozy with Awful Step-Relatives, Poisonings, a Missing Doll, and a Disastrous Play!"
Posted November 22, 2024

MADRIGALS AND MAYHEM, the fourth book in The Cambridge Bookshop mystery series by Elizabeth Penney, finds Molly Kimball investigating the dastardly deeds of a family who feel they have been Read more...

I Think I Was Murdered
by Colleen Coble, Rick Acker
"An Engrossing and Captivating Page-Turner"
Posted November 12, 2024

I THINK I WAS MURDERED by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker is an action-packed suspense thriller mixing artificial intelligence, grief, treasure-hunting, romance, double-crosses, and redemption.

Katrina Foster is having the Read more...

Sandra Martin

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.