5 Books to Make Your Heart Race

by MK French

The longer, darker nights are the perfect backdrop for thrillers, suspense, and police procedurals. Whether you are looking for the dark and grittiness of a psychological thriller or the softer read of a romantic suspense novel, I have a little bit of everything today. Be sure to read to the end because I saved the one not to miss until the end.

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The Encanto by Arthur Swan ~ an Excerpt

Would a cloud be too much to ask? The afternoon sky had thinned out and surrendered to the relentless sun. Saul parked on Lincoln Boulevard near the mob of looky-loos pressing in around the barricades on the sidewalk. Behind the crime scene was a carwash with faded fin-toppers that might have looked stylish in the sixties.

Cynthia Starts a Band by Olivia Swindler ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"I guess I always thought disappearing - starting over-would be easy. People did it in stories all the time, right?  

I would slip in oblivion.  I would be a person unknown.  I would get to start over.

That my only option after all." (pg xi)

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Twelve Days to Save Christmas by Elizabeth Neep ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Poppy is all set to jet off to the Cotswolds for Christmas with her boyfriend of five years and their friends when said boyfriend drops a bombshell. He's breaking up with her. Poppy, who has devoted her life to George for the past 5 years, is devastated. She doesn't know who she is without being one-half of George and Poppy. 

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Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

“Where did Narnia come from?”

The answer will change everything.

Once Upon a Wardrobe is a beautiful; and truly magical story about finding hope and meaning during the sad times of life.  The author has created fantastic characters and merged them with the reality of CS Lewis's life to bring her readers a story that will long be with them. 

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End of World Beliefs, a guest post by Kathleen Kaufman (@kathleenkaufman)

“Very near Auch, Lectoure and Mirande 

a great fire will fall from the sky for three nights. 

The cause will appear both stupefying and marvellous; 

shortly afterwards there will be an earthquake.”

-Nostradamus

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3 Books Perfect for Halloween

by MK French

With Halloween just around the corner and the crisp air, it is the perfect time to add some chills and thrills to your reading list. The first two books featured are anthologies which are great to throw in your bag to read at lunch or in the carpool line. The second anthology is a collection of ghost stories so you might want to save that one for Halloween weekend. The final book today is a full-length, dark fantasy that is fantastic.

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