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Happy release day to @jessicagirkeauthor ! If you enjoy a good closed door rom-com, with all the fall vibes, add 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘺 & 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘴 to your TBR today!

✨️𝕊𝕐ℕ𝕆ℙ𝕊𝕀𝕊✨️

Noah lost the love of his life. He never expected to find that kind of love a second time.

Since his wife Abby’s death, Noah Lloyd has built his life around one thing: making sure their daughter, Lily, grows up happy. Between his job at the CIA, a few close friends, a fluffy cat, and the house he renovated himself, he has everything he needs.

And no room in his heart for anyone else.

Then a special project at work throws him into close collaboration with Liza Williams.

She’s funny, bright, stubborn—and somehow manages to make Noah question every rule he’s made for himself. Before long, one impulsive date turns into coffee walks, nights beneath the stars, and movie marathons with far too many snacks. Despite a bumpy beginning, Liza starts to fit into Noah’s life far more easily than either of them expected.

But falling in love again means confronting everything Noah has tried to leave untouched.

Because loving Liza doesn’t mean he loves Abby any less. Knowing that and believing it, however, are two very different things.

Can Noah open his heart to a second chance without feeling like he’s betraying the woman he’ll always love?
And can Noah make room for Liza in the little family he’s built with Lily? by @smalltownbigreads

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•𝕒𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨•

ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ɴᴏɴ-ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ
ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ: ᴄᴏʟʟɪɴ ɢᴏꜱꜱᴇʟɪɴ
ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ: ʏᴇꜱ!

💭𝕋ℍ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋𝕊💭

Wow, wow, wow. Grab your kleenex for this one.

I grew up watching Jon & Kate plus 8 never missing an episode and continued to watch when Jon left. Not knowing the full story of Collin not being there, something always felt off with Kate.

This poor boy (now a man), has been through far too much at the hands of his evil "mother". Truly she doesn't deserve that title and is textbook narcissist.

I am so thankful Hannah, Jon and eventually Collin got out and away from her and will continue to pray all 6 other kiddos do too.

I wish not only continued healing, but for Collin to thrive and live the best life! by @smalltownbigreads

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How cute is this cover for @authormorganelizabeth upcoming release, '𝘛𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯!!

✨️𝔹𝕃𝕌ℝ𝔹✨️

Meadow Hanover has always done her best not to rock the boat, always smiling and nodding and agreeing the way a perfectly personable good daughter should. But when her stepsister tells her she not only stole her fiancé but also her dream wedding, Meadow’s perfect composure begins to crack.

Connor Finch has been hustling for the last ten years to build a business of the city's most elite nightclubs with his best friend, sacrificing any hope of a personal life to succeed. But now that the business—and his friendship with his business partner—is crumbling around him, he can’t help but wonder what it was all for.

That is, until Meadow—his former best friend’s ex-fiancée, whom he always thought was beautiful—shows up at his party, a beacon of light and sunshine and the sign he’s been so desperately waiting for. When she confesses she’s at her wits' end with her stepsister, he comes up with a scheme she can’t say no to: for the next month, they agree to pretend they’re engaged and endure the pre-wedding festivities together, while also enacting some small revenge along the way.

It is the season to get even, after all.

💗𝕋ℝ𝕆ℙ𝔼𝕊💗

❄️Fake Engagement
❄️Revenge on Their Exes
❄️She’s a People Pleaser
❄️Their Exes Are Getting Married
❄️He’s Down Bad From the Jump (Very Nick Finch in That When He Knows, He Knows)
❄️Found Family

@houseofheartslit by @smalltownbigreads

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✨️ℂ𝕆𝕍𝔼ℝ ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃✨️

How stinkin cute is this cover?! One thing about @authoranneinerson is her covers NEVER disappoint!!! 🫶

Twas the Single Dad Before Christmas Tropes

🎄 Single Dad x Nanny
🎄 Grumpy x Sunshine
🎄 Age Gap (25/40)
🎄 Hallmark After Dark
🎄 Dirty Talking Cowboy
🎄 Spicy Adult Club
🎄 Snowed In
🎄 No 3rd Act Breakup by @smalltownbigreads

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Help me to celebrate @laurenblakelybooks on her newest release 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺!! You can find on Audible & KU TODAY!!

✨️𝕊𝕐ℕ𝕆ℙ𝕊𝕀𝕊✨️

She wants to make him Mr. Holiday. He wants to stay a certified Grinch. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a small-town spicy, holiday romance about a guarded cowboy veterinarian and a Christmas-loving optimist who team up for a town holiday competition.

Dr. Noah Lennox lives by three holiday rules—avoid his hometown, cheerful people, and Christmas itself.

But when his beloved grandfather announces he’s retiring and handing the cherished sleigh-ride farm to either Noah or his slick cousin Stephen, the first rule goes out the window. Back home in Evergreen Falls, the veterinarian vows to fight for the farm that means everything to him. The problem is, the town doesn’t exactly welcome its resident Scrooge with open arms.

Except for one very charming holiday enthusiast. Eloise Langston, a sunny Tourism Bureau hopeful, needs a win to land her dream job—and to pay the rent. Her holly jolly plan? Turn the broody, broad-shouldered grump into a festive front-runner to help the town’s Mr. Holiday Competition draw record crowds.

Transforming a camera-shy cowboy vet into a small-town sweetheart isn’t exactly in her job description—but neither is falling for him.

Soon, Noah and Eloise find themselves tangled in twinkle lights, fake kisses, and one very real attraction. But with the farm’s future at stake, Stephen’s scheming, and Eloise’s career on the line, there’s a blizzard of reasons to put their feelings on ice.

Or will they fight to turn their holiday fling into forever under the mistletoe? by @smalltownbigreads

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🎉𝔾𝕀𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕎𝔸𝕐🎉

In celebration of @writeremeraldobrien releasing the 5th and final book Bleed in the Skull Serial Killer Series, I am gifting one of you a physical copy!!

🅁🅄🄻🄴🅂

💀Must be following @smalltownbigreads and @writeremeraldobrien (no following to unfollow cause thats not cool)
💀Must be 🇨🇦
💀Must have public wishlist with all 5 Bleed books added onto it, if you don't already own.
💀Like, save, repost, share.
💀Comment your favorite spooky season movie & tag a friend

🎃This series must be read in order, therefore if you do not own any, the 1st will be gifted to you, if you own Bleed 1, then the second will be gifted, etc.

✨️This giveaway is affiliated with no one but myself✨️i

•GIVEAWAY WILL BE ENDING OCT 4, 2026 AT 12PM SASK TIME• by @smalltownbigreads

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I couldn't be more excited or more proud of @writeremeraldobrien on her newest release and the final chapter of the Skull Serial Killer series, 𝘉𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘝.

Available today on Amazon & KU!

This series and characters will forever have my heart. They will be a definite yearly spooky season re-read as well as just a plain ol comfort read for me.

Nows the perfect time for all you 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 and 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 slasher fans to run as quick as you can and start/finish this series!! 💀💀💀

✨️𝕊𝕐ℕ𝕆ℙ𝕊𝕀𝕊✨️

The survivors of the horrific events in Auburn Hills thought their nightmare was finally over.

Someone has been watching, waiting, and plotting for an opportunity to step into the role of "The Skull".

This Halloween, the new threat puts on the iconic mask one last time to finish what was started. by @smalltownbigreads

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Well, readers. This is it. Don’t get scared now 😉💀🩸🎃
Bleed V, the fifth and final novel in my slasher series, releases today!
💀Am I the first woman to write a complete slasher book series? I doubt it (but I can’t find anyone else who’s done it, so if you know of any, please share them here because I always like to give credit where it’s due and support my fellow authors).
💀Do readers love the series?
- “...a perfect Halloween story and one that will make you nostalgic for all your favorite slasher movies.” -Mallory, Goodreads review
- “As a Scream/Halloween fan? Yeah, definitely ATE THIS UP.” -Kim, Goodreads review
- “... like reading a movie.” - @mr.dekker.reads
- “... I can guarantee you’ll devour this series.” - @honeybee.reads
- “This series just keeps getting better—absolutely amazing!” - Rachel, Goodreads
- “For me, there are no storytellers as unique and boundary-pushing as O’Brien and no characters so beloved as the ones within these pages.” -bestselling author, Kiersten Modglin
- “You feel the tension, fear, anger- and it moves you.” - @kkecreads
- “I truly did not know where Emerald was going to take this series through each book, let alone how she would conclude the series, but it was pure PERFECTION!!” - @smalltownbigreads
Those completely arbitrarily chosen reviewers seem to (and when I was looking through reviews for this post, I cried with gratitude, so if you’ve left kind words, thank you for making me cry on midnight of my release day).
💀Have I been having the absolute best time dreaming up my own slasher franchise in book form, and an equally amazing time with the readers who’ve taken a chance on it? Absolutely.
In celebration, I’ll be posting some of my best memories of my time publishing the series today, so check for that, but for now, with immense gratitude, and without further ado...

The survivors thought their nightmare was over.
But someone’s been watching and waiting for a chance to become The Skull.
And this Halloween, they’ll put on the mask one last time.

💀Read now: https://books2read.com/u/49zxxk by @smalltownbigreads

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•𝕤𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕣𝕒𝕡-𝕦𝕡•

this was the month of re-reads! very successful reading month, not as many dnfs as usual 😜

Fav of the month:
•Bleed 5 by @writeremeraldobrien

Honorable 5⭐️ mention:
•Atmosphere by @tjenkinsreid

I also reread 4 ♾️⭐️ books, and 2 five⭐️ books
•Bleed 1-4 by Emerald O'Brien
•My Sister's Keeper by @jodipicoult
•Saving Noah by @lucindaberryauthor

⁉️What's your fav September read?⁉️ by @smalltownbigreads

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✨️𝔼𝕏ℂ𝔼ℝℙ𝕋 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃✨️

I am reading 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺 right now, and I PROMISE you guys, you don't want to miss out!! Run and put on your TBR now. Out on KU & Audible on October 6, 2026!!

About MISTLETOE ALL THE WAY (Coming 10/6/2026):

She wants to make him Mr. Holiday. He wants to stay a certified Grinch. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a small-town spicy holiday romance about a guarded cowboy veterinarian and a Christmas-loving optimist who team up for a town holiday competition.

Dr. Noah Lennox lives by three holiday rules—avoid his hometown, cheerful people, and Christmas itself.

But when his beloved grandfather announces he’s retiring and handing the cherished sleighride farm to either Noah or his slick cousin Stephen, the first rule goes out the window. Back home in Evergreen Falls, the veterinarian vows to fight for the farm that means everything to him. The problem is, the town doesn’t exactly welcome its resident Scrooge with open arms.

Except for one very charming holiday enthusiast. Eloise Langston, a sunny tourism bureau hopeful, needs a win to land her dream job—and to pay the rent. Her holly jolly plan? Turn the broody, broad-shouldered grump into a festive front-runner to help the town’s Mr. Holiday Competition draw record crowds.

Transforming a camera-shy cowboy vet into a small-town sweetheart isn’t exactly in her job description—but neither is falling for him.
Soon, Noah and Eloise find themselves tangled in twinkle lights, fake kisses, and one very real attraction. But with the farm’s future at stake, Stephen’s scheming, and Eloise’s career on the line, there’s a blizzard of reasons to put their feelings on ice.

Or will they fight to turn their holiday fling into forever under the mistletoe?

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

https://laurenblakely.com/book/mistletoe-all-the-way/ by @smalltownbigreads

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✨️𝕋ℝ𝕆ℙ𝔼 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃✨️

Soooo excited for @authoranneinerson newest upcoming holiday release,'𝘛𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 on November 20, 2026. Grumpy Single Dad? SIGN ME UP!!!

💗𝕋ℝ𝕆ℙ𝔼𝕊💗

🎄Single Dad x Nanny
🎄Grumpy x Sunshine
🎄Age Gap
🎄Dirty Talking Cowboy
🎄Snowed In
🎄Hallmark After Dark
🎄Spicy Adult Club
🎄No 3rd Act Breakup by @smalltownbigreads

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