10 Must Read Romance Novels for October 2015
Redeeming Hope by Shell Taylor
Redeeming Hope(Home for Hope #1) by Shell Taylor. Elijah Langley has kept his sexual orientation a secret for fifteen years, ever since the death of his high school boyfriend. But then he attends a fundraiser for The Center for HOPE, a LGBT youth center. There he meets Adam Lancaster, HOPE’s sexy founder. Adam is drawn to Elijah but he won’t hide like Elijah does. But after months of constant flirting, Adam’s resolve is worn down and he surrenders to his passion for Elijah regardless of the consequences.
(Dreamspinner Press, October 5th)
Dashing Through the Snow: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber
Dashing Through the Snow: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber. Ashley Davison wants to spend the holidays with her family in Seattle even though she’s stuck in California. Dashiell Sutherlan has a last minute job interview in Seattle. With flights all booked up, and only one rental car available, Ashley and Dash will drive together. The graduate student and former army intelligence officer were strangers when they first began their journey, but forced into close quarters sparks up their attraction for one another, which leads to romance in the air.
 (Ballantine Books, October 6th)
Lord Fenton's Folly by Josi S. Kilpack
Lord Fenton’s Folly by Josi Kilpack. Lord Fenton is a well know gambler and flirt, who must marry soon or he’ll be stripped of his wealth and position. He chooses Alice Stanbridge because she doesn’t judge him like so many others have. Alice has harbored feelings for Fenton for over ten years, and she thinks his proposal is a dream come true. But when she finds out the truth why he wants to marry her, she’s heartbroken, but still marries him thinking they’ll just have a marriage of convenience.
(Shadow Mountain, October 6th)
All I Want by Jill Shalvis
All I Want(Animal Magnetism #7) by Jill Shalvis. Zoe Stone is a pilot-for-hire who calls the quiet town of Sunshine, Idaho home.  Her life is turned upside down when her brother’s friend Parker ends up staying with her for a week. Parker is a big flirt, but his job as an agent of for U.S. Fish and Wildlife has him collecting evidence of suspecting smuggling in the area. And when he hires Zoe to fly him around, she sees another side to Parker that makes rethink her feelings for this man who loves to push her buttons.
(Berkley, October 6th)
Tale, Dark, and Wicked by Madeline Hunter
Tall, Dark and Wicked(Wicked Trilogy #2) by Madeline Hunter. Ives only has discreet affairs with mistresses. A twist of fate for this son of a duke has him seeking a new lover. Padua Belvoir sneaks into Ives’ chambers, asking him to help her father. He accepts, which leads to some close encounters between the two that has Padua confused because why would Ives be interested in someone like her? (Jove, October 6th)
Courting the Cop by Coleen Kwan
Courting the Cop by Coleen Kwan. As the new owner of a yarn store she inherited from her aunt, Abigail is having a hard time adjusting because petty crime is hurting her business. When she spies a man stealing from a neighboring store, she gives chase, but is mistaken as the criminal by Detective Brody Donovan. He quickly realizes his mistake and wants to help her and the other business owners in the area.
But in order to do so, he needs to set up a stakeout, specifically her bedroom. (Samhain Publishing, October 20th)
Such a Dance by Kate McMurray
Such a Dance by Kate McMurray. Set in New York City in 1927, Eddie Cotton is a song-and-dance man with a promising future on Broadway. But Eddie hides a secret- he’s gay. He doesn’t have many opportunities to meet men, until he discovers a hot new jazz club that caters to gentlemen like himself. When he sets eyes on Lane Carrillo, the seductive Sicilian who works for the Mob, it lust at first sight for the two that changes into something hotter and deeper regardless of the danger that follows Lane.
(Lyrical Press, October 27th)
The Queen by Tiffany Reisz
The Queen(The Original Sinners: White Years #4) by Tiffany Reisz. The final story in the critically acclaimed The Original Sinners series takes the reader on one final journey as Eleanor Schreiber comes out of her year-long exile in need of money and a purpose. She agrees to join forces with Kingsley Edge, the king of kink, who transforms her into Mistress Nora, the Red Queen. But Nora must square off against a cunning rival for the position as most feared Dominatrix in the Underground, as well as reject the temptation of Soren, her one and only love who refuses to bow before her.
(Mira, October 27th)
 Cold-Hearted Rake(Cold-Hearted Rake #1) by Lisa Kleypas. London’s most wickedly charming rake has just inherited an earldom. But the new rank in society comes with many unwanted responsibilities for Devon Ravenel. With an estate saddled in debt, and the late earl’s three sisters refusing to leave, he has his work cut out for him, especially with Kathleen, Lady Trenear who thinks Devon is a ruthless scoundrel.
But a fiery attraction between them flares, and Devon vows he’ll possess the beautiful young widow by any means necessary. (Avon, October 27th)
 A Winter Wedding(Whiskey Creek #9) by Brenda Novak. Kyle Houseman has given up on love for a while. He’s also going through a divorce, so he plans to be very careful about the next woman he’s involved with. But he’s thrown for a loop when country music artist Lourdes Bennett rents out his farmhouse for the Christmas holiday. She had only planned on staying in Whiskey Creek until she wrote enough songs for her next album, but then she meets Kyle and wonders if she should stay longer than intended.
(Mira, October 27th)
Redeeming Hope(Home for Hope #1) by Shell Taylor. Elijah Langley has kept his sexual orientation a secret for fifteen years, ever since the death of his high school boyfriend. But then he attends a fundraiser for The Center for HOPE, a LGBT youth center. There he meets Adam Lancaster, HOPE’s sexy founder. Adam is drawn to Elijah but he won’t hide like Elijah does. But after months of constant flirting, Adam’s resolve is worn down and he surrenders to his passion for Elijah regardless of the consequences.
(Dreamspinner Press, October 5th)
Dashing Through the Snow: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber
Dashing Through the Snow: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber. Ashley Davison wants to spend the holidays with her family in Seattle even though she’s stuck in California. Dashiell Sutherlan has a last minute job interview in Seattle. With flights all booked up, and only one rental car available, Ashley and Dash will drive together. The graduate student and former army intelligence officer were strangers when they first began their journey, but forced into close quarters sparks up their attraction for one another, which leads to romance in the air.
 (Ballantine Books, October 6th)
Lord Fenton's Folly by Josi S. Kilpack
Lord Fenton’s Folly by Josi Kilpack. Lord Fenton is a well know gambler and flirt, who must marry soon or he’ll be stripped of his wealth and position. He chooses Alice Stanbridge because she doesn’t judge him like so many others have. Alice has harbored feelings for Fenton for over ten years, and she thinks his proposal is a dream come true. But when she finds out the truth why he wants to marry her, she’s heartbroken, but still marries him thinking they’ll just have a marriage of convenience.
(Shadow Mountain, October 6th)
All I Want by Jill Shalvis
All I Want(Animal Magnetism #7) by Jill Shalvis. Zoe Stone is a pilot-for-hire who calls the quiet town of Sunshine, Idaho home.  Her life is turned upside down when her brother’s friend Parker ends up staying with her for a week. Parker is a big flirt, but his job as an agent of for U.S. Fish and Wildlife has him collecting evidence of suspecting smuggling in the area. And when he hires Zoe to fly him around, she sees another side to Parker that makes rethink her feelings for this man who loves to push her buttons.
(Berkley, October 6th)
Tale, Dark, and Wicked by Madeline Hunter
Tall, Dark and Wicked(Wicked Trilogy #2) by Madeline Hunter. Ives only has discreet affairs with mistresses. A twist of fate for this son of a duke has him seeking a new lover. Padua Belvoir sneaks into Ives’ chambers, asking him to help her father. He accepts, which leads to some close encounters between the two that has Padua confused because why would Ives be interested in someone like her? (Jove, October 6th)
Courting the Cop by Coleen Kwan
Courting the Cop by Coleen Kwan. As the new owner of a yarn store she inherited from her aunt, Abigail is having a hard time adjusting because petty crime is hurting her business. When she spies a man stealing from a neighboring store, she gives chase, but is mistaken as the criminal by Detective Brody Donovan. He quickly realizes his mistake and wants to help her and the other business owners in the area.
But in order to do so, he needs to set up a stakeout, specifically her bedroom. (Samhain Publishing, October 20th)
Such a Dance by Kate McMurray
Such a Dance by Kate McMurray. Set in New York City in 1927, Eddie Cotton is a song-and-dance man with a promising future on Broadway. But Eddie hides a secret- he’s gay. He doesn’t have many opportunities to meet men, until he discovers a hot new jazz club that caters to gentlemen like himself. When he sets eyes on Lane Carrillo, the seductive Sicilian who works for the Mob, it lust at first sight for the two that changes into something hotter and deeper regardless of the danger that follows Lane.
(Lyrical Press, October 27th)
The Queen by Tiffany Reisz
The Queen(The Original Sinners: White Years #4) by Tiffany Reisz. The final story in the critically acclaimed The Original Sinners series takes the reader on one final journey as Eleanor Schreiber comes out of her year-long exile in need of money and a purpose. She agrees to join forces with Kingsley Edge, the king of kink, who transforms her into Mistress Nora, the Red Queen. But Nora must square off against a cunning rival for the position as most feared Dominatrix in the Underground, as well as reject the temptation of Soren, her one and only love who refuses to bow before her.
(Mira, October 27th)
 Cold-Hearted Rake(Cold-Hearted Rake #1) by Lisa Kleypas. London’s most wickedly charming rake has just inherited an earldom. But the new rank in society comes with many unwanted responsibilities for Devon Ravenel. With an estate saddled in debt, and the late earl’s three sisters refusing to leave, he has his work cut out for him, especially with Kathleen, Lady Trenear who thinks Devon is a ruthless scoundrel.
But a fiery attraction between them flares, and Devon vows he’ll possess the beautiful young widow by any means necessary. (Avon, October 27th)
 A Winter Wedding(Whiskey Creek #9) by Brenda Novak. Kyle Houseman has given up on love for a while. He’s also going through a divorce, so he plans to be very careful about the next woman he’s involved with. But he’s thrown for a loop when country music artist Lourdes Bennett rents out his farmhouse for the Christmas holiday. She had only planned on staying in Whiskey Creek until she wrote enough songs for her next album, but then she meets Kyle and wonders if she should stay longer than intended.
(Mira, October 27th)
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