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Book Haul—October 2025

Books I purchased in October. Unless stated, all books are free

Playing Dirty by Beth Bolden (from my TBR)

In Morningstar’s Shadow: Dominion of the Fallen Stories by Aliette de Bodard (from adding series to my TBR)

Murder in Montmarte by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (from BookBub)

A Bone to Pick by Fiona Grace (from BookBub)

Cicero James, Miracle Worker by Hal Emerson (from ilovebooksandstuffblog)

Flawless Desire by Roxy Sloane (from my TBR)

For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding (from my TBR)

Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter (from my TBR)

Beautiful Little Furies by Laurel Osterkamp (from BookBub)

Finder’s Keepers by Walter Sutton (from BookBub)

Shadow Game by Vin Strong (from BookBub)

In Other Words by Pamela Q. Fernandes (from BookBub)

Stirred by Charity Ferrell (from BookBub)

The Devil’s Bargain by Carin Hart (from BookBub)

Saving Jace by Rebecca Rivard (from BookBub)

Braving All for Love by Lyn Cote (from BookBub)

Bounty Hunter by R.S. Penney (from BookBub)

The Exile of Elindel by Carol Browne (from BookBub)

Undead Ultra by Camille Picott (from BookBub)

The Six Train to Wisconsin by Kourtney Heintz (from BookBub)

I Want It That Way by Karen Grey (from BookBub)

Flippers, Blades, and Murder by Montie Red (from BookBub)

The Mechanics of Mistletoe by Liz Isaacson (from BookBub)

Love…It’s Complicated by Jeannine Colette (from BookBub)

True Dreams by Tracy Sumner (from BookBub)

Only Rage by Rylie Dark (from BookBub)

Only Murder by Rylie Dark (from adding series to TBR)

The Devil’s Trident by George P. Norris (from BookBub)

Keep the Doctor Away by James Caine (from BookBub)

An Unexpected Holiday by Carrie Crafton (from BookBub)

Tolerable by Ruth Mitchell (from BookBub)

My Dragon’s Keeper by Alisa Woods (from BookBub)

My Dragon Lord by Alisa Woods (from adding series to TBR)

Pining for the Prince by Rebecca Cohen (from BookBub)

Cruel Magic by Eva Chase (from BookBub)

Wrong Twin by Roxanne Tully (from BookBub)

A Lark’s Tale by Lynn Messina (from BookBub)

Two Truths and a Lyle by D.J. Jamison (from my TBR)

Mistle-Joe Kisses by D.J. Jamison (from my TBR)

The Lords of the Wind by C.J. Adrien (from BookBub)

Some Mornings by J.L. Lora (from BookBub)

Unsupervised by S.M. Shade (from BookBub)

Don’t Tease Me by Renee Rose (from BookBub)

The Dragon Prince of Alaska by Elva Birch (from BookBub)

Small Town Secrets by Kristy Tate (from BookBub)

The Castaway by Stephanie Taylor (from BookBub)

A Rain of Fire by Ralph Kern (from BookBub)

Dream Walker by Dima Zales (from BookBub)

Demon King by Erik Henry (from BookBub)

Even in the Rain by Sophie McAloon (from BookBub)

Music of the Damned by Joe Talon (from BookBub)

Just a Distraction by Deb Goodman (from BookBub)

40 and [Tired of] Faking It by Ella Sheridan (from my TBR)

Grumpy Beignet Boss by Melissa Chambers (from my TBR)

The Family Secret by N.J. Barker (from BookBub)

Crashing the Net by Jami Davenport (from BookBub)

The Hunt in Elusion by M.L. Philpitt (from BookBub)

A Touch of Fever by Nazri Noor (from BookBub)

My Favorite Color is the Golden Hour by Eva Austin (from BookBub)

Murder Above the Fold by ReGina Welling and Erin Lynn (from BookBub)

The Workaholic Down the Hall by Katharine Sadler (from BookBub)

Cowboys and Chaos by Elizabeth Pantley (from BookBub)

Concealed Cargo: Children for Sale by Jodi Burnett (from BookBub)

Permed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen (from my TBR)

Trust Me by Margaret Watson (from my TBR)

Redemption by Brian Hartman (from BookBub)

Out of Left Field by Stephanie Giese (from BookBub)

Right as Rain by Stephanie Giese (from adding book to TBR)

Crimson Ties by Wendy Owens (from BookBub)

Wings of Stone by J.D. Monroe (from BookBub)

Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske (from BookBub)

Ally by C.A. Gleason (from BookBub)

How to Kiss a Guy in Ten Days by Liwen Y. Ho (from BookBub)

Hex of the Witch by Heather G. Harris (from BookBub)

Ghost Talker by Byrd Nash (from BookBub)

Hard Code by Misha Bell (from BookBub)

Defending Home by Caitlyn O’Leary (from BookBub)

My Heart’s Home by Kris Michaels (from adding series to TBR)

Home to Stay by Maryann Jordan (from adding series to TBR)

Home Front by Cat Johnson (from adding series to TBR)

Home Base by Abbie Zanders (from adding series to TBR)

Falling for the Beat by Breanna Lynn (from BookBub)

Mr. Marshall’s Method by Jessa York (from BookBub)

Orphan Lake by Robert J. Walker (from BookBub)

His Reckless Heart by Jessica Mills (from BookBub)

Jace by Alisa Woods (from BookBub)

Everything You’ve Ever Known by Jessica Ames (from BookBub)

What We Leave Behind by Rochelle B. Weinstein (from BookBub)

Under Bethel by Herbert L. Mullins (from BookBub)

The Charade by Judy Corry (from BookBub)

Lost Souls by Tim Rangow (from BookBub)

Miss Kane’s Christmas by Carolne Mickelson (from BookBub)

Giveaway Wins

A Fae in Finance by Juliet Brooks

April 2025 Wrap-Up

Personal Highlights from this month:

  • Miss R had her 6th-grade middle school tour, and the parents had Open House.
  • That same week, she also went on a field trip to our local science center and dissected a frog. She was equally grossed out and intrigued.
  • Mr. Z got his ACT scores back. He scored a 23, which is really good.

Blog/Reading Highlights from this month:

This was the month of reading series. And it looks like May might be a repeat.

  • I finished the Adrift trilogy. This series is focused on vampires, and I stress this: the vampires in these books are nothing like the myths. I was genuinely freaked out (and will never look at a praying mantis the same way again). If you were to read them, you would find a lot of gore and body horror.
  • I have read books 0.5 and 1 of The Sublime Electricity series. I am waiting for the rest of the series to be translated (it is written in Russian).
  • I started and finished The Ravaged Land series. It was an interesting series with many twists and turns. The last book seemed rushed, but I liked the series.
  • I read and finished the Hell on Earth series. I will warn everyone that it is bloody (lots of blood, guts, and body horror) and the author kills off main characters without a second thought. But I enjoyed this series.
  • I read and finished the Broken World series. I am terrified of anything zombie, so I was surprised when I found myself enjoying this series. Also, while reading it, I came down with a nasty cold (which is how the apocalypse started and how people turned into zombies) and freaked myself out…lol.
  • I also started and finished the Twisted World series. It is set twenty years after the Broken World series, and it was just as good!!

Books I Read:

Books I bought (unless otherwise stated, books were free at the time of purchase):

More, Please by Kate Aster (from BookBub)

A is for Alpha by Kate Aster (from adding the entire series to my TBR)

Love, Luck, & Clusterf*ck by Bree Dahlia (from BookBub)

Brass Anchor Inn by Jennifer Faye (from BookBub)

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett (paid $13.99 on Amazon and needed for reading challenge)

Ten Dirty Demands by Laurelin Paige (from organizing my To Read shelf on Goodreads)

A Noche Buena for Lonely Hearts by J.L. Lora (from adding the entire series to my TBR)

Outliers by Kate L. Mary (from adding the author’s books to my TBR)

Moonchild by Kate L. Mary (from adding the author’s books to my TBR)

When We Were Human by Kate L. Mary (from adding the author’s books to my TBR)

The Last Dollar Princess by Linda Bennett Pennell (from BookBub)

Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson (from BookBub)

Finding Spring by Bridget E. Baker (from BookBub)