31 Days of Halloween - Oct. 1-10
What we're reading and loving — new picks every week. Stay spooky this season. Welcome to the first Weekly Stacks: ten Halloween-season picks, October 1 through October 10.
Night Witch — Jaymin Eve
Genre: Paranormal Romance / Fantasy Romance
Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden Romance, Touch Her & Die, Magical College
Page Count: 304
POV: First Person
"Magic, monsters, and a morally gray man. What more do you need?"
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches — Sangu Mandanna
Genre: Cozy Fantasy / Fantasy Romance
Tropes: Found Family, Forced Proximity, Grumpy x Sunshine, Slow Burn
Page Count: 352
POV: Third Person
"Grab a tea and enjoy this beautiful family."
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe — Laurie Gilmore
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Small-Town Romance
Tropes: Grumpy x Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract, He Falls First
Page Count: 384
POV: Third Person
"You had me at grumpy farmer."
The Witching Moon Manor — Stacy Sivinski
Genre: Historical Fantasy / Witchy Fantasy
Tropes: Witches, Sisterhood, Magical Manor, Family Secrets, Found Family
Page Count: 336
POV: Third Person
"Old houses and spooky family drama? Adds to TBR."
The Purgatory Hotel for Wayward Ghosts — Katy Nyquist
Genre: Cozy Fantasy / Paranormal Fantasy / Comedy
Tropes: Found Family, Magical Hotel, Seven Deadly Sins, Second Chances
Page Count: 352
POV: Third Person
"Get your key card. Face your sins. Try not to end up in hell."
The Last Witch of Scotland — Philip Paris
Genre: Historical Fiction / Historical Drama
Tropes: Witch Trials, Mother & Daughter, Religious Persecution, Superstition
Page Count: 352
POV: First Person
"They called women witches. History remembers what was done next."
Invasive Species — Ellery Adams
Genre: Psychological Horror / Creature Horror
Tropes: Female Serial Killer, Obsession, Unreliable Narrator, Cultural Identity
Page Count: 352
POV: First Person
"A dark, deliciously unsettling descent into obsession and rage."
The September House — Carissa Orlando
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Tropes: Haunted House, Ghosts, Family Secrets, Dysfunctional Family
Page Count: 368
POV: First Person
"The walls are bleeding again. Must be October."
The Haunting of Maddy Clare — Simone St. James
Genre: Historical Gothic Horror / Supernatural Mystery
Tropes: Ghost Hunting, Haunted Barn, Traumatic Past, Romance
Page Count: 352
POV: First Person
"Some ghosts don't want to be 'put to rest'."
Ghosts of Halloween — Layla Fae
Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance / Horror
Tropes: Why Choose, Ghosts, Haunted House, Revenge, Dark Romance
Page Count: 384
POV: Third Person (three POVs)
"Three ghosts. One haunted house. Happy Halloween."
