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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.

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The Ghost and the Dead Deb
by Alice Kimberly
"Intriguing mystery with very clever elements."
Posted August 12, 2005

Penelope Thornton-McClure is still busy dealing with the publicity from a murder the previous year, while co-owning a bookstore and dealing with authors hawking their latest tell-all poison pens. She's also raising her son alone while avoiding the machinations of her late husband's snooty family Read more...


To The Limit
by Cindy Gerard
"Fast-paced, adventurous romantic suspense."
Posted August 7, 2005

In Gerard's second book in The Bodyguards series, suspense sizzles on every page. The action starts immediately when Eve Garrett, the second E. in E.D.E.N., an elite family bodyguard organization, gets a call for help from rich-girl- gone-bad, Tiffany Clayborne. From the moment Eve Read more...


A Play of Dux Moraud
by Margaret Frazer
"Atmospheric Medieval mystery is top-notch."
Posted July 14, 2005

Life as a roving band of players is difficult. Life as a roving band of lord's players assigned to do some careful sleuthing is even harder. Because of his past exploits as a solver of mysteries and a minder of everyone's business, the player Joliffe, as well as Read more...


Wicked Fantasy
by Nicole Jordan
"Clever romantic adventure with compelling characters."
Posted July 14, 2005

Her first shocking encounter with Trey Deverill is still on her mind, despite her recent betrothal, and Antonia Deverill is surprised into making close note of his dire comments. Despite his roguish looks and not always aboveboard behavior, Trey is still accepted into her sphere of the ton's fancy Read more...


Nothing To Fear But Ferrets
by Linda O. Johnston
"Delightful pet-lover mystery."
Posted July 14, 2005

Previously falsely debunked lawyer Kendra Ballantyne has jumped through all the hoops to regain her law license except one -- the ethics exam. A full-time pet-sitting job has helped keep her from financial rough spots, while continuously landing her in suspicious legal hot water through no fault of her Read more...


Predators & Prayers
by Philip Carlo
"Gripping thriller of murder and conspiracy."
Posted July 4, 2005

Priests are being murdered in New York. The investigation uncovers other crimes the Catholic Church would much rather prefer to let rest in peace. Instead, high-end officials go for the jugular, portraying the investigators as "Catholic- bashers" while letting the true criminal go free. Captain Tony Flynn, a Catholic Read more...


Murder of a Smart Cookie
by Denise Swanson
"Nice addition to this charming series."
Posted June 17, 2005

Having the summer off can be difficult for someone in the educational system, where one often needs to take jobs during the summer months as supplementary income. So finds Skye Denison, as she runs through difficult jobs all summer. One of the most torturous is helping her uncle coordinate the Read more...


The Dare
by Susan Kearney
"Entertaining and sexy sci-fi adventure."
Posted June 17, 2005

In Kearney's previous book, THE CHALLENGE, readers met the computer with a human personality of gold, Dora. In THE DARE, Dora is just as mischievous as ever and even more bent on her goal of having intimate relations with the handsome Zical. On her mission, Dora "grows" a body Read more...


The Stiff and the Dead
by Lori Avocato
"Entertainingly clever plot and hysterical characters make this mystery first-rate."
Posted June 17, 2005

Working as an insurance fraud investigator shouldn't necessarily be dangerous or emotionally risky, but when former nurse Pauline Sokol's wacky uncle gets into the mix, everything gets turned upside down and sideways. Even worse than dressing like an old lady to get the inside goods on possible fraud Read more...


Awaken Me Darkly
by Gena Showalter
"This novel sizzles with mystery and the supernatural."
Posted May 16, 2005

This is an amazing book. Mia Snow, an Alien Investigation and Removal Agent, is a legalized killer of aliens. At her most recent murder scene, she narrows the suspect field to the Arcadians, a dangerous race gifted with strong mental powers. Almost immediately, Mia is up to her neck in Read more...


Better Read Than Dead
by Victoria Laurie
"Wonderful second book in this refreshing series."
Posted May 16, 2005

As a favor to a friend, Abby Cooper, professional psychic intuitive, agrees to quickly learn to read tarot cards for a wedding whose guests are more than they seem. Of course, the night of this wedding is on the same night as her long- awaited homecoming with her FBI agent Read more...


My Wicked Highlander
by Jen Holling
"Detailed and interesting start to this series about three sisters who are witches."
Posted May 16, 2005

Hiding her traits as a witch is increasingly difficult for Isobel MacDonell because her desire to help others in the village sometimes overrides her instincts for protection. Her friend, Ceri, implies and outright states that Isobel has characteristics and hidden gifts she's not yet found. But Isobel feels she Read more...


Love Her to Death
by Linda Palmer
"Memorable characters and fast-paced humor keep this mystery exciting."
Posted April 15, 2005

When Morgan Tyler became co-executive producer for the daytime soap Love of My Life, she didn't realize how seriously she should have taken the advice that the job was a catch-all for everything from assisting her partner's attempts to avoid his father, to mentally juggling a Read more...


Original Cyn
by Sue Margolis
"Hilarious and witty romantic romp with lots of heart."
Posted April 15, 2005

Despite going to group therapy to grow a backbone, Cynthia Fishbein has a problem being anything other than the "nice" girl. This all changes when a devious colleague at her advertising agency schemes to steal her idea and make Cyn look the fool. With visions of the movie "Working Girl Read more...


To the Edge
by Cindy Gerard
"First book in new Bodyguard series has a gripping plot and great characters."
Posted April 15, 2005

Determined to be an independent woman, Jillian Kincaid has never let her father influence her career as a television journalist, even after she receives multiple death threats. However, after her father hires bodyguard Nolan Garrett to scare her into taking his help, Jillian has no other recourse but to accept Read more...


Legacy of Masks
by Sallie Bissell
"Complex, realistic mystery."
Posted March 19, 2005

Despite assurances of a position in her hometown, ex- prosecutor Mary Crow is deflated to discover that her easy return is not going to be so easy. After pulling up roots and moving back, she learns the position she was promised is no longer open. Reuniting with her heart's Read more...


The Siren of Solace Glen
by Susan S. James
"Excellent, exciting addition to this mystery series."
Posted March 18, 2005

An excellent story, THE SIREN OF SOLACE GLEN packs enough exposition into the first chapter that readers unfamiliar with Solace Glen may find themselves holding their heads with dismay. However, James does a wonderful job of making newcomers feel comfortable with the various twists and turns of daily life as Read more...


Hello, It's Me
by Wendy Markham
"Realistic, emotional contemporary romance."
Posted February 15, 2005

After the death of her husband, Andre, Annie Harlowe doesn't know whether her secret vice is causing more harm than good - she pays for his cell phone and calls it occasionally, so she can hear his voice on the recorded message. In financial desperation, she begins working for a Read more...


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