If you’re craving a cozy fall read that feels like a blend of Gilmore Girls and a Hallmark movie, The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore is the perfect pick-me-up. When Jeanie inherits her aunt’s beloved café in the charming small town of Dream Harbor, she seizes the chance to trade her dull desk job… Continue reading The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
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Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct 26 – Nov 1
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden
Freida McFadden—queen of twisty, pulse-pounding psychological thrillers—is back with another tense and claustrophobic story in The Intruder. When Casey retreats to her remote cabin in the wilderness, the last thing she expects is a hurricane. As the storm rages outside, the power flickers and the trees bend under the wind’s fury—but the real danger comes… Continue reading The Intruder by Freida McFadden
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
Rachel Hawkins returns with another atmospheric, gothic-tinged thriller—this time set against the haunting backdrop of Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where hurricanes aren’t the only storms that leave destruction in their wake. St. Medard’s Bay is known for three things: its deadly hurricanes, the century-old Rosalie Inn, and the long-ago scandal surrounding Lo Bailey, the local girl… Continue reading The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
Welcome to Cape Carnage—visit once, stay forever. Brynne Weaver returns with another deliciously dark romantic thriller, Tourist Season, a story that blends small-town charm, sharp humor, and twisted morality in a way only she can pull off. Cape Carnage might look like a cheerful seaside escape full of colorful cottages and quirky shops, but beneath… Continue reading Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
Indigo Isle by T.I. Lowe
“Storms show up and there ain't a thing we can do to stop them.” That line perfectly captures the heart of Indigo Isle—a story about facing the storms of life, both literal and emotional, and finding redemption in the aftermath. Fifteen years after leaving South Carolina behind, Sonny Bates has built a successful career as… Continue reading Indigo Isle by T.I. Lowe
Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct 19 – Oct 25
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Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
Samantha Downing delivers a wickedly clever and darkly funny thriller in Too Old for This, where the unlikeliest of serial killers—an elderly woman with a penchant for church bingo—reminds readers that old habits die hard. Lottie Jones has spent decades living under a new identity, hiding the fact that she’s a retired serial killer. These… Continue reading Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
Rachel Harrison’s Play Nice is the perfect October read—a blend of haunted house chills, messy family drama, and buried childhood trauma that comes together in a moody, atmospheric story you won’t want to put down. Clio Louise Barnes appears to have it all: a stylish life in New York, a thriving influencer career, and a… Continue reading Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House is a dark, gothic tale set in the small, unlucky town of Eden, Kentucky—a place haunted by secrets and the eerie legend of E. Starling, a nineteenth-century author who vanished after writing The Underland. Before she disappeared, Starling House appeared—an uncanny, brooding structure now home to her last heir, Arthur… Continue reading Starling House by Alix E. Harrow


