Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have reviewed and shared on Goodreads or blogs. Jessie Black is a rising star at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. But all of her abilities will be put to the test when Frank Ramsey, a brutal serial murderer and rapist she successfully prosecuted over a year ago, petitions the court for a new trial.

It’s the first Friday in the month which means, it’s time to join Kerry @ Chat About Books looking back at the books I was reading or listening to the previous year, during October. I&#…

Friday Finds for October 2, 2026, featuring Michelle Olson, recent book reviews, a Honey Vanilla Latte, BBNYA news, a Blind Date with a Book box, and cozy fall reading inspiration.

A fun and interactive look at different book covers for the same book based on geography or edition. Help me to choose who wears it better?

I share an eLlibrary account with my adult daughter, and periodically, books I’ve never heard of end up on my borrowed shelf.  Intrigued by the cover and in the mood for a sci-fi, space adventure, I b...

Autumn is my very favourite season – I may have mentioned this before – and Heidi Swain is one of my favourite authors so I eagerly jumped at the chance to read her latest book, Falling…

I continue to be obsessively supportive of the Lady Sherlock series.  The characters are so well developed and the settings so intriguing, and the plots with enough detail and complexity with such cle...

September was a fab bookish month. I managed to read 5 books and listen 5 audiobooks, making a grand total of 10 books. I also completed my Goodreads Challenge of reading 100 books! :-D For those o…

My September 2026 Wrap Up of books read and reviewed as well as special features posted on the blog! Let me tell you what were our favourites!

the setup… Paul and Chelsea Tanner thought a Paris honeymoon would be the perfect finish to the magic of their wedding. But it ended up being the beginning of a nightmare with no end in sight when they get abducted by persons unknown. Authorities are baffled but soon the search includes agents from the FBI, CIA and French Intelligence when they realize this is a pattern and at least two other couples suffered similar fates. They decide to recruit a young lawyer to pose as bait to figure out where the captured Americans are being held and by whom.

I’m delighted to be joined once more by Sarah Mallory, author of The Widow and the Rake. the Widow and the Rake was published on 29th September and available now in digital format: buying lin…

The Two Rivers  series continues with a murdered girl Lottie on holiday and her friend Hannah missing.  The head of the team in Matthew, and his husband, Jonathon runs an art centre.   There’s Jen who...

Can’t-Wait Wednesday #208 is a spotlight into a soon to be published book that I’m excited to read! Let me help you add to your bookshelf!

What am I currently reading? My goodness, how is it the last day of September already?! I’ve not been too well over the past week or so with a nasty throat infection, though finally starting …

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have…

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. A love story involving Antarctica and penguins? Can’t Wait! Description The newest swoon-worthy novel from one of the hottest, fastest-rising Rom Com stars, Katherine Center! Addie Mitchell has her dream job (or is it a nightmare?) working as an assistant to her grade-school frenemy who is now one of Texas's biggest social media influencers.

Charlie Laidlaw’s book The Days of Our Birth has been republished by Rampart books and I’m delighted to be able to share my original review of the book… Sarah and Peter lived next…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

Falling For Peachtree Bluff brings family, romance, small-town charm and plenty of autumn feels as the Murphy women face life’s changes.

Read my 4.5-star review of Soldier's Joy by M.F. Jones, a historical supernatural romance, plus an exclusive author guest post on the story's inspiration.

This week’s topic: Autumn Freebie This week’s topic is an Autumn freebie. Now Autumn is my favourite time of the year but there’s not many books seemed to be set around that time …

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic…

Discover Delaware Keepers by Dave Tabler, a richly researched history of the lighthouse keepers and families who guarded Delaware's coast.

September 2026 reading is a wrap! Did you have a favorite September read?

My latest contribution to the Tove Trove library is a brief descent into Tove Jansson’s most disquieting apocalyptic vision, in the concentrated form of a short story.

Scottish author Ailish Sinclair ponders the elf bulls mentioned by Isobel Gowdie in her 1662 witchcraft confession.

the setup… Kate Fitzgerald was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of leukemia (APL) when she was two years old. Her four-year old brother Jessie isn’t a bone marrow match so her parents, Sara and Brian, decide to have another child to save her. Anna is the genetically designed daughter who saved Kate’s life and has continued doing so, undergoing countless surgeries and transfusions over the years. She’s now thirteen and being asked to donate an organ…and makes a decision that throws the family in turmoil. the heart of the story…

This Changes Everything follows Ellie as she chases her dreams, navigates love and discovers what truly matters along the way.

Welcome to another week of the Book Blogger Hop, hosted by the wonderful Coffee Addicted Writer.  If you’re new here, this weekly event kicks off every Friday and runs through the following T…

Devil’s Snare Series: Grave Prowlers MC: Deathrock, CA Author: Nikki Landis Release: September 19, 2026 Goodreads * BookBub Danger. Unsolved homicides. Deadly secrets. Never walk in a cemetery alon…

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly  @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received. Don’t forget to...

I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet.  So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly serie...

As you will have gathered from several recent blogposts, Autumn is my favourite season so I was really pleased that the Autumn book in Hodder’s seasonal quartet has been published. Autumn: Th…

The Weekend Post #226 is a fun look at what I’ve been doing and watching this week as well as a look at the week ahead. Come take a look!

Scottish author Ailish Sinclair shares photos of early autumn in Aberdeenshire and a small writing update about her Isobel Gowdie novel.

Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have reviewed and shared on Goodreads or blogs. When a pop star’s life takes a sinister twist, Bree Taggert treads the dark side of fame to find a killer in an icy novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.

I’m delighted to be joined by Andrea Darby today, author of The Songs That Find Us. I think this sounds lovely and was disappointed not to be able to fit it in. The Songs That Find Us was pub…

This week I look back at books read and the conversations they’ve sparked, plough through a crop of compelling literary pieces from across the blogosphere, bring a few earlier posts back into view,…

I’ve always enjoyed Agatha Christie and Miss Marple is a favorite. There was an book a couple years ago with a whole batch of new Miss Marple mysteries by a number of mystery writers, including Lucy F...

RACING IS AN ART WORTH KILLING FOR . . . The brand new 2026 novel from the master of the racing thriller – now available in hardback and ebook. Fabian Tulley is only trying to run his own art gallery ...

Friday Finds features Jennifer Ivy Walker, a French cinnamon yogurt cake, bookish news, a Goodreads giveaway, and a cozy candle find.

Synopsis: “A perfect couple.But one of them is a killer. Which one? Patrick Vanderpool, son of a billionaire media mogul, is destined for power.But the affair he’s having could ruin eve…

A collection of three horror stories inspired from actual events experienced by the author. Oh, my! the setup… Never Kill the Medium (narrated by Abigail Reno) It’s Erica’s 30th birthday and she hosts a dinner party at her apartment. Guests include boyfriend Jake and three other friends. One surprises her by inviting a medium to lead a séance but the surprise is on them when he dies before closing the door to the “other side.” Uh, oh. The Nightmare House (narrated by Kathleen Early, Emily Marso & Katy Bentz) Kristin and Patrick Dalton quickly uproot their family, sixteen-year old daughter Hailey and newborn son Henry, moving from Chicago to rural Tillington, Wisconsin.

Here we are at book 20 in the  October Daye series.  That is a huge accomplishment for Seanan McGuire.  A Divided Duty give fans of the series a glimpse into the home life of new parents Toby and Tyba...

This month I’ve chosen Meg from Kirsty Ferry’s The Snow Witch as my Captivating Character of the month. Meg is a midwife and healer who lives in Newbrough near Hadrian’s Wall in 1…

Florence is the main character in Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg. Fans of Arthur Truluv, The Correspondent, and the epistolary format will appreciate Florence and her candid, poignant reflection...

The Booklover's Library is the heartwarming story of a single mother surviving war on the English home front.

The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). This is a collection of freebies I have read which are in the romance genre . Kindle freebie on June 17, 2022  (curren...

Gray Seas is the eighth book in Hailey Edwards’s Black Hat Bureau series, narrated by Stephanie Richardson. Picking up just four days after the events of Gray Court, Rue and her team are focu…