The Baroness’ Choices for Upcoming Releases October 2018
Well, autumn has arrived and take a look at the books that I found for Upcoming Releases October 2018.
There is some fantasy in the shape of an alternate reality in An Easy Death. Damsel sounds like a dark retelling of fairytales from years gone by. Three young adult fantasy type books, where we go from outer space to more fantastical worlds here on earth.
We have some romantic comedies from Love Spells authors. A Nicholas Sparks book, get the tissues and be ready for a loving story. Prepare for a holiday romance with four stories in one book. Then we are off to ranch life with a sweet love story.
For our mystery fans, three cozy mysteries will take us from a blueberry festival in Maine to mardi gras in New Orleans with a touch of suburbia in the middle. And to wrap it all off, we have A Gift of Bones by Carolyn Haines, who will be the featured author next month.
So, check out the list below. I know you will be as excited as I am.
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
Gunnie Rose #1
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Set in a fractured United States, in the southwestern country now known as Texoma. A world where magic is acknowledged but mistrusted, especially by a young gunslinger named Lizbeth Rose. Battered by a run across the border to Mexico Lizbeth Rose takes a job offer from a pair of Russian wizards to be their local guide and gunnie. For the wizards, Gunnie Rose has already acquired a fearsome reputation and they’re at a desperate crossroad, even if they won’t admit it. They’re searching through the small border towns near Mexico, trying to locate a low-level magic practitioner, Oleg Karkarov. The wizards believe Oleg is a direct descendant of Grigori Rasputin, and that Oleg’s blood can save the young tsar’s life.
As the trio journey through an altered America, shattered into several countries by the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, they’re set on by enemies. It’s clear that a powerful force does not want them to succeed in their mission. Lizbeth Rose is a gunnie who has never failed a client, but her oath will test all of her skills and resolve to get them all out alive.
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Release Date: October 2, 2019
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The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.
When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny of sitting on a throne beside him. It’s all like a dream, like something from a fairy tale.
As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems. There is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows, and the greatest threats may not be behind her, but around her, now, and closing in.
Mean Girl Murder by Leslie Langtry
Merry Wrath Mysteries #8
Release Date: October 2, 2018
From USA Today bestselling author, Leslie Langtry comes the next assassin-in-suburbia Merry Wrath Mystery…
The Halloween Parade is coming up, and former CIA agent-turned-suburbanite Merry Wrath’s Girl Scout Troop hopes to repeat a 1st place trophy for the 3rd year in a row. But when they find a dead woman dressed as a witch, a mysterious treasure, and face a ruthless kidnapping, it looks like Merry’s in for a different kind of triple threat.
To add fuel to her bonfire, Mom’s in town—meaning Merry has to replace all that bullet-riddled furniture in the guest room—and with her wedding date approaching, her groom-to-be’s twin taxidermist sisters are insisting on doing the decorating.
Between her family fiascoes and a dead witch who was loathed by everyone in town, Merry’s head is spinning faster than an apple in a bobbing barrel. Who wanted this mean girl dead? Will this Halloween end with a treat? Or has Merry been tricked?
Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Princess Vela’s people are starving.
Stranded on a planet that lacks food, Vela makes the ultimate sacrifice and becomes an Aegis for her people. Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she’s not the only one.
Now the king is dying, too.
When the boy she’s had a crush on since childhood volunteers to give his life for her father’s, Vela realizes her people need more than pills to survive. As tensions rise between Aegis and colonists, secrets and sabotage begin to threaten the future of the colony itself.
Unless Vela is brave enough to save them all…
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Montague Siblings #2
Release Date: October 2, 2018
A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science.
But then a window of opportunity opens—a doctor she idolizes is marrying an old friend of hers in Germany. Felicity believes if she could meet this man he could change her future, but she has no money of her own to make the trip. Luckily, a mysterious young woman is willing to pay Felicity’s way, so long as she’s allowed to travel with Felicity disguised as her maid.
In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that leads them from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.
The Shifter’s First Bite by Deanna Chase
Witch Island Brides #3
Release Date: October 4, 2018
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I don’t have the plot summary for this book. Please check on Deanna Chase’s Site or the Love Spells site. You can also sign up for her newsletter. She is pretty good at letting you know when her books are coming out. Links are above. You can also take a look at the reviews of the first two books in the series.
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Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
A Cajun Country Mystery #4
Release Date: October 9, 2018
It’s Mardi Gras season on the bayou, which means parades, pageantry, and gumbo galore. But when a flood upends life in the tiny town of Pelican, Louisiana—and deposits a body of a stranger behind the Crozat Plantation B&B—the celebration takes a decidedly dark turn. The citizens of Pelican are ready to Laissez les bon temps rouler—but there’s beaucoup bad blood on hand this Mardi Gras.
Maggie Crozat is determined to give the stranger a name and find out why he was murdered. The post-flood recovery has delayed the opening of a controversial exhibit about the little-known Louisiana Orphan Train. And when a judge for the Miss Pelican Mardi Gras Gumbo Queen pageant is shot, Maggie’s convinced the murder is connected to the body on the bayou. Does someone covet the pageant queen crown enough to kill for it? Could the deaths be related to the Orphan Train, which delivered its last charges to Louisiana in 1929? The leads are thin on this Fat Tuesday—and until the killer is unmasked, no one in Pelican is safe.
Fae’s Anatomy by Mindy Klasky
Washington Medical: Vampire Ward #2
Release Date: October 11, 2018
Titania Silveroak: Fae princess. Con artist. Runaway bride.
Jonathan Weaver: Vampire. Doctor. Humorless SOB.
Weddings suck. Titania narrowly escapes hers, fleeing from vengeful bridegroom Oberon Blackthorne. Jonathan longs to attend his estranged daughter’s, even at the risk of immolation under the noon sun.
When Titania bankrolls her escape by stealing Jonathan’s wallet, Oberon ups the ante by kidnapping Jonathan’s daughter, Abigail. Now Titania wants her freedom. Jonathan wants to free Abigail. And Oberon wants revenge on every last soul linked to his jilting.
With the full moon approaching to enhance fae spells, time is of the essence. Will wedding bells ring? And if they do, how many lives will be destroyed?
A Gift of Bones by Carolyn Haines
A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery #19
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Christmas comes to Zinnia, Mississippi—Sarah Booth Delaney must solve a case as the holiday approaches, in this new cozy mystery from Carolyn Haines.
Christmas is just around the corner and Sarah Booth and Tinkie are preparing for a festive holiday season. After a turbulent season of solving cases, they’re ready for some holiday cheer. Sarah Booth and Sheriff Coleman Peters have finally gotten together, and this is the first holiday they’re celebrating as a couple. Sarah Booth busies herself with decking the halls and daydreaming about romantic Christmas nights with Coleman.
Then her friend Cece Dee Falcon shows up needing Sarah Booth’s help—right now. She shows Sarah Booth a box that was delivered by courier and left at Cece’s front porch. It contains a lock of hair, a photograph of a pretty young woman, very pregnant, and a note demanding ransom for the return of the teen. Cece reveals that this is her cousin’s daughter, Eve Falcon, and that she’d lost touch with this part of her family years ago. Eve and Cece had been close, until the family had a terrible falling out, and banished Cece from their lives. The countdown begins as the kidnapper pushes for payment—or else, he threatens, Eve will meet her maker. It’s up to Sarah Booth and her friends to find the girl before something terrible happens on what should be the merriest day of the year.
Carolyn Haines’s trademark humor and lovable characters are back, in a heartwarming Christmas story that will enchant and delight readers looking for a suspenseful mystery wrapped in joyful holiday merriment.
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Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she’s been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family’s cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future.
Tru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother’s early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable . . . but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways.Illuminating life’s heartbreaking regrets and enduring hope, EVERY BREATH explores the many facets of love that lay claim to our deepest loyalties–while asking the question, How long can a dream survive?
Werewolf on Your Mind by V. Vaughn
Smokey Falls Wolves #3
Release Date: October 18, 2018
I don’t have a plot summary for this book but check Violet Vaughn’s site or the Love Spells site. They are on KindleUnlimited so just keep an eye out. Above are the links to the sites I mentioned. Below is a review of the first book in the series.
The Rancher’s Redemption by Melinda Curtis
Return of the Blackwell Brothers #5
Release Date: October 22, 2018
His family committed a terrible wrong. Ben Blackwell wants to make it right. The last time Ben saw Rachel Thompson was when her best friend left him at the altar. Now Rachel’s suing the Blackwells over river water rights. Rachel’s a triple threat–rancher, fellow attorney and single mom–and Ben’s plan to win in court hits a snag when mutual attraction blooms. If he divulges a long-held secret, will his family forgive him? Will Rachel?
The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust.
Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under.
Someday My Witch Will Come by Daisy Prescott
Wicked Society #2
Release Date: October 25, 2018
Book two in the Wicked Society series will be Sam and Tate’s story! Check the links above for more information.
Killed on Blueberry Hill by Sharon Farrow
A Berry Basket Mystery #3
Release Date: October 30, 2018
It’s peak tourist season in Oriole Point, Michigan—the blueberry buckle of the fruit belt. Nothing draws the crowds quite like their annual carnival. And nothing turns it sour faster than murder . . .
The Blueberry Blow Out festival has begun and it’s time for Marlee Jacob, owner of The Berry Basket, to shine. Unfortunately it’s also bringing out the worst in her fiancé Ryan Zeller. Ryan’s rivalry with Porter Gale, owner of Blueberry Hill Farm, spills over into a very public and very ugly fight. And after they compete in the pie-eating contest and a raucous tug of war, their orchard blood feud takes a deadly turn . . .
The death of the king of Blueberry Hill is a shock but not too surprising—he was a diabetic whose last pig out meal was deliciously fatal. But when authorities discover that someone tampered with Porter’s insulin, a tragic accident is looking like murder—and Ryan is the key ingredient. Now Marlee’s investigation to clear his name is taking her deep into the Gale family secrets, and she’s being shadowed every step of the way by a killer whose sweet revenge is just beginning . . .
Includes Berry Recipes!
Snow in Love by Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone, Aimee Friedman, and Kasie West
Release Date: October 30, 2018
What’s better than one deliciously cozy, swoon-worthy holiday story?
Four of them, from some of today’s bestselling authors.
KASIE WEST, a snowy road trip takes an unexpected detour when secrets and crushes are revealed.
AIMEE FRIEDMAN, a Hanukkah miracle may just happen when a Jewish girl working as a department store elf finds love.
MELISSA DE LA CRUZ, Christmas Eve gets a plot twist when a high school couple exchange surprising presents.
NIC STONE, a scavenger hunt amid the holiday crowds at an airport turns totally romantic.
So grab a mug of hot cocoa, snuggle up, and get ready to fall in love…
Well, that’s it for the Upcoming Releases October 2018
What did you think of my picks for Upcoming Releases October 2018? They are pretty fabulous, right?
I have been told to stick to one genre, but I read so many different and outstanding books. Who could pick just one type? I know I can’t.
Thank you for dropping by. Happy Fall Reading!
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