Southernism of the Week: “He lies like a tombstone.” That’s a good one for spooky season!

It’s also football season. Are you a fan? (Doug is, Kris isn’t.) Either way, check out Felony Melanie and the Prank War for some goofy fun!

Pigeon Creek can’t wait for the big football game against their hated rivals. Then their pig mascot and Jake’s playbook go missing. Can the gang recover the stolen items before the team is disgraced in front of both towns?

Readers say: “It was a blast!”

“What a fun story.”

“These stories are so fun to read.”

Get the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels at all ebook retailers or in print.

What are "The 13 Best Romantic Comedies On Hulu" per Thought Catalog? Sweet Home Alabama makes the list!

The voice recognition mistake of the day comes from a friend: “I was writing a scene in a beauty shop and wrote: non-aerosol spray. Auto-correct changed it to: non-arousal spray.” Hm, would there be a market for that?

Kris’s latest release is Someone Murderous at The Midnight Motel! When an old friend asks Kate and Jen to investigate suspicious activity at a motel he inherited, it sounds like a free vacation with a little surveillance thrown in. Then Kate's hot flashes wake her in the middle of the night, she wanders outside to cool off, and she stumbles into a crime scene. Soon they’re caught up in their toughest—and most dangerous—case yet.

In The Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty.

Reviews of book 5: “The characters in this book remind me of those in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. I love their quirks and I was fooled until the very end.”

“I now have a new favorite amateur detective in Kate accidental or not... I highly recommend this fun, imaginative mystery.”

“Another captivating book by Kris Bock! I highly recommend this book and the whole series.”

Also coming soon: The fifth and final book in Kris’s billionaire cowboy series, The Billionaire Cowgirl’s Christmas:

Ava Tomlinson raised four sons to adulthood but lost her husband too young. She has friends and work managing the family charitable fund, but will she ever have love again?

“Who wouldn’t want to be a billionaire? Turns out winning the lottery causes as many problems as it solves.” Learn more about the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series. You can preorder book 5 now!

Bear Bear is practicing his advanced Yogiferret moves.

Books on our radar

She's A Hot Christmas Mess, by Sofia Aves: "He’s an Aussie country boy in New York City for a high society wedding. Nisha and Ford collide in a tangle of tinsel and gingerbread lattes when he convinces the independent and totally disorganised tour guide to be his date for the wedding. Nisha shows him what a real Christmas in NYC is like. The crux? She might have given him a New York Slice of her heart in the process. Now she has to work out how to tell her Australian rough ‘n’ tough cowboy how she feels…before he heads home across oceans."

Death in the Afternoon, by Kimberly Griggs: "A distant cousin to the famous Ernest Hemingway, Mallory aspires to follow the footsteps of the great American novelist, but she's stuck answering the newspaper’s phones. When a hot tip comes in about a strange crop circle down the road, Mallory finds Mr. Farmer with an ax in his back and now she's neck deep in a mystery. Mallory's investigation leads her from the farm next door to the giants of the agricultural industry in a dramatic tale of intrigue and blackmail." The intro to this fun series is free with newsletter signup.

The Fifth Horseman, by Freida Kilmari: "The only thing worse than suddenly waking up with no memory in a magical house with the insanely gorgeous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Being the Fifth. I’m thrust into a new life with four people who might want more than just friendship. But with no past, how can I possibly plan for a future? The only clue as to who I am? Four different species' magic resides within me—Vampire, Fae, Shifter, and Witch—and between them, I might be the most powerful creature on the planet." This sounds like a wild ride.

Find More New Authors and Books

Romance Anthologies & Collections: Get ready to binge read! Browse two dozen romance collections, some with autumn or holiday themes, plus sweet romance by the sea, spicy short stories, and more!

If you’re on Facebook, Rene's Getaway Party Room has “A Spook-Tacular-Bookish Event” coming Oct 28. Join the group now so you won't miss any of the romance, fantasy, and sci-fi giveaways! 

If you haven’t collected your free copy of Felony Melanie Destroys the Moonshiner’s Cabin get it here. Get the preview chapters of Totally Rad Wormhole here.

You can also check out Kris’s freebies here! They include a free Accidental Detective mystery story, a cat café sweet romance novel, and the “Recipes from the Cat Café” brochure.

Finally, here's Bear's opinion of Christmas decorations coming out before Halloween.

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