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  I feel sad that October is over. It still feels like spooky season though, especially with the time change. I read a total of 24 books in October. 7 ARCs 15 KU 1 AUD 1 DNF And that brings my challenge stats for the year to: 273/200 Goodreads 52/30 Audiobooks

  These are all on my TBR for November. And I'm lucky to have the ARCs. I'm currently reading My Neighbor, the Assassin.

  The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by The Caffeinated Reviewer . It's a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and to showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join-in weekly, biweekly, or monthly. See the rules here Sunday Post Meme . This Week Where did October go? It was over way too fast! I spent some time catching up on my journaling. Watched a spooky movie every night this week. I stayed in for Halloween. After a little yoga and cleaning in the afternoon, we ordered pizza for dinner and watched a few scary movies. It was rainy last night too, so the vibes were spookier. Now it's time to start planning the holidays. Currently Reading Currently Watching Currently Listening What are you currently reading, watching and listening to? Have a Great Week! xo Alicia

  Safe in Sound Ania Ray (A Blue Spruce Hills Novella) Publication date: October 29th 2026 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance She’s “happy,” but someone might say she’s “settled.” What happens when the life that makes you feel safe is also the one keeping you small? Thirty-four-year-old piano teacher Riley O’Connor believes her chance to become a world-class musician has sailed. She’s content-ish with her life in Blue Spruce Hills, a quaint mountain town that is safe, quiet, and predictable. Instead of performing on stages, she teaches the neighborhood kids, hangs out with her best friend Clara, reads books surrounded by her houseplants, and rehearses like she’s about to be called to join the London Philharmonic. Though she’d be too scared to go. Grammy called her ’Fraidy Cat, after all. When what Riley thinks is a break-in turns out to be a dog who won’t leave, she’s thrust into a series of events that challenge her to confront her anxiety. First, the social ...

CLAIM by Tia Louise is now live! Austin Sinclair was always my forever. Even before our parents got married. He was my handsome prince, my future husband, and my happily ever after from the day he arrived in our hometown with his mom, a scared preteen boy running from a bad dad. Those are the facts, and they don’t change just because our parents got married the year he left for college…   From the time I was a kid, football was my escape, my chance to be something better.  Coach Jack Bradford was my idol, the man who could open doors for me.  I never thought seriously about his daughter.  She was the little girl who rode me piggyback and told everyone I was her handsome prince, and we were going to live happily ever after. Every. Single. Day.  It was little-girl make-believe. Now I’m back home, a football star, a single dad, and a widower.  I’ve achieved everything I set out to accomplish. Being the new head coach at my old high school is icing on the cake....

Title: Holiday Heir Series: Cartwright Family #4 Author: Maggie Cole Genre: Contemporary Romance Tropes: Secret Baby, One Night Stand, Small Town He Falls First, Cowboy, Holiday Romance Release Date: October 28, 2026 BLURB He needs her to save his racehorses. She needs him to never find out about their daughter. But some second chances come wrapped in cowboy boots and mistletoe. Hot. Relentless. Impossible to undo. Small-town gossip never cost me a thing. Until it convinced the best night of my life that I was somebody else's fiancé. When a family emergency drags me away before sunrise, I do something I never do. I leave the gorgeous redhead a note on the back of a receipt. But when I return, she's gone. No explanation. No phone number. No last name. No goodbye. For eleven months, I search for her. Then, without realizing who she is, I hire her to save my family's racehorses. Only Lainey's been hiding something far bigger than her phone number. My daughter. She tho...

  The Shadowless R.J. Garcia (At the Corner of Eden and Darkness, #1) Publication date: November 26th 2025 Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult Modern Faerie Tale Meets Murder Mae Dawson returns to her family’s cabin in a mysterious forest to search for her missing sister. One night, she goes to sleep in her bed only to awaken in the depths of the woods surrounded by eerie and indiscernible voices that lead her to her sister’s grave. A year has passed. Mae has pieced her life back together. She has a supportive boyfriend and is completing her first semester in college. However, everything begins to unravel when strange late-night calls come from the beyond, and a malevolent force begins to invade her friends. Adding to her unease is the presence of a mysterious stranger, Brandon Sills, who seems to lurk in the shadows, watching her every move. Despite the warning bells ringing in her mind, Mae feels an inexplicable attraction to him. As mortal and magical forces conspire aga...

  The Reader and The Rebel! A new complete standalone romance by @author.cala.riley is NOW LIVE! Grab it here: https://geni.us/Reader-Rebel Tropes: Meet-cute at book signing Touch her and Strong bff bond Underground MMA Blurb: Kira I've always been more comfortable with books than people. Especially after my ex accused me of loving them more than him. I never expected one night with the hot cover model at the Motorcycles, Mobsters, and Mayhem signing event would irrevocably change my life. It was supposed to be a fling. So imagine my surprise when my fling shows up in my hometown looking like a future I never allowed myself to want. Only things aren't as they seem. Steele is in trouble. The kind that could put me in the crosshairs. Is a future with him worth the risk or should I leave before I'm down for the count? Steele I've skated through life with very little motivation and ambition. I never thought I deserved more. Until one night with an adorable book worm gives ...