Coming Attractions - - October 2025

 

It's the spooky month! 

Welcome to October, the month of colorful leaves, cooler temperatures, football (always a favorite in my house), fall festivals, and, of course, ghosties, goblins, and witches. It's going to be a busy month here at The Romance Dish with seventeen books featured.  Yes, that is a lot of reading but we're up for it...we hope! 

Getting things started on Friday, October 3 will be a tour review of The Librarians by Sherry Thomas. I'm halfway through this immersive novel featuring four library employees, their individual stories, and the twisty mystery in which they become embroiled. I'm finding it hard to put down. 

We're going back in time on Monday, October 6 with a review of To Heist and to Hold by Christina Britton. This first book in Britton's Wimpole Street Widows Society historical romance series pits a widow on her first mission against a casino owner who may - or may not - be the enemy. 

Join Santa on Tuesday, October 7 when she shares her thoughts about My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely. Gear up for billionaire boss, single dad, fake dating, holiday fun! 

Sarah Morgan's holiday books are ones I look forward to every year. Join me on Wednesday, October 8 for my review of A Merry Little Lie. There are plenty of secrets, announcements, and surprises when the Balfours gather for a snowy family Christmas. 

The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter is a heartwarming, second-chance, small-town romance that took me by surprise when I started recognizing details about where the story is set and realized it's where I used to live! Don't miss my review of this sweet but emotional story on Friday, October 10.

We're going back to Shelter Springs on Monday, October 13 with another heart-tugging, holiday romance in Snow Kissed by RaeAnne Thayne. This deeply emotional story is sure to tug at heartstrings as it delivers a heartfelt happily ever after. 

Dragon shifters for the win! Join me on Tuesday, October 14 for a review of A Scar in the Bone, book two in Sophie Jordan's A Fire in the Sky romantasy series. I loved book one and can hardly wait to dive into this second installment. 

A marriage is in trouble and a husband has one month to convince his wife that he deserves a second chance to change his workaholic ways. Stop by on Wednesday, October 15 to read my review of the emotional, uplifting, and sometimes humorous Date Night in December by Jaqueline Snowe. 

On Thursday, October 16, I'll be sharing my thoughts about Diana Quincy's The Earl That Got Away. Quincy is an auto-buy for me and I'm looking forward to this second-chance romance between an Arab-American woman and the British man whose heart she was forced to break many years earlier. 

Join me on Friday, October 17 for a review of Sheila Roberts' The Man Next Door. This multi-generation women's fiction novel gives readers relatable characters, snappy dialog, a bit of a mystery, and a second chance at love. 

Monday, October 20 brings a review of the newest Kate Meader hockey romance: Rebel Bride. This second generation series is proving to be steamy, emotional, humorous, and a whole lot of fun. 

Christi Caldwell is back with a new book in her McQuoid family historical romance series. This one bubbles over with betrayal, danger, vengeance, complicated family relationships, and unexpected romance. Join me on Tuesday, October 21 for a review of The Captain. 

It's time for cyber suspense and emotional romance on Friday, October 24 when I review Operation Blackout by Maria Lokken. This second book in Lokken's Harlequin Romantic Suspense series kept me reading late into the night. 

It will be getting witchy around here on Monday, October 27 when I share my thoughts about Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz Parker. Parker's debut, In the Shadow Garden was my favorite book of 2022 so I am really looking forward to diving into this newest story. 

Santa will be back on Wednesday, October 29 with a review of Pickle Perfect by Ilana Long. This contemporary romcom offers up second chances for a thirty-something single mom and her former high school fling, the current bad boy of the pickle ball courts. 

Thursday, October 30 brings the conclusion of Belle Calhoune's Moose Falls, Alaska trilogy with Forever in Alaska. Get ready for lots of emotion in this workplace, fake-dating romance with strong family dynamics. 

We wrap up the month on Friday, October 31 with the appropriately witchy Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay. What happens when a quiet New England librarian discovers she's the last descendant in a family of witches and must decode the family spell book to solve the mystery of what happened to her mother and grandmother? I can't wait to find out!

What books are on your reading radar this month?