Halloween is just around the corner and Inkspell Publishing has a wonderful spooky mystery for readers. IN THE SHADOWS OF ROOTS AND WINGS is a fast-paced twisty story about a town shrouded in mystery. Poor Everly had escaped but now is drawn back and faces not only the friends she left behind but the town she fought so hard to escape. 

IN THE SHADOW OF ROOTS AND WINGS reminded me a lot of Stephen King's IT where a town has something sinister going on and it's up to a few good people to figure it out and stop it. So be sure to grab this book, mystery fans. You'll love the good scare!

Blurb:
Everly Palmer swore she’d never return to Splendid, Colorado—a town too perfect to be real and too haunted to forget. But when news of a childhood friend’s sudden death reaches her, she’s drawn back to this unusual place. Founded by her ancestor, Splendid is a town frozen in time, its beauty unmarred, its secrets buried deep. Everly has spent her life trying to decipher the cryptic nightmares that plague her, and now, back in the town she once fled, she begins to suspect they were never just dreams.

As the funeral passes and the shadows lengthen, Everly stumbles upon a forgotten grave and a chilling truth: Splendid’s perfection is not a gift, but a curse. Old ties with her estranged friend Rose fray under the weight of buried memories and sinister revelations. The deeper Everly digs, the more she realizes Splendid was never meant to be escaped. In a town where nature doesn’t obey natural law and happiness comes at a terrible cost, Everly must choose—unearth the truth and risk being swallowed whole or surrender to the darkness that’s waited for her return.

In the Shadow of Roots and Wings is a suspenseful mystery that meets magical realism, reminiscent of The Secret History by Donna Tartt and The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, and is set in the fictional town of Splendid, Colorado.
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Author A. D. Brazeau’s latest mystery grips readers on the first page and never lets go. 

​About the Author
A.D. Brazeau is an award-winning author who writes what she loves. From dark and fantastical fairytale retellings to quirky romance, and everything in between, she loves nothing more than to immerse herself in new worlds. A.D. Brazeau is a book-obsessed wife, mother, and dog lover who grew up surrounded by stories. Not much has changed. A.D. is from Colorado Springs, CO.
 

She's been hiding from the world her whole life...now Riley steps out of her comfort zone and into a very different world with sexy-rancher Wade.

Author Isobel Reed has done it again. Her characters leap off the page with their sassy exchanges and biting wit. GIDDY-UP is a wild ride and one you will want to grab today! 

Now available in ebook and print, GIDDY-UP is an opposites attract romance set among a small town where love is always around each corner. 

The dimpled hunk Wade isn't shy about what he wants but innocent "old-maid" Riley isn't sure she is ready to handle the fire that the two of them spark. Luckily there are a few good friends who just happen to be firemen and their ladies who are sure to dole out advice to the new couple. Ms. Reed blends compelling characters, exciting storylines, and a happy ending for each of her stories and GIDDY-UP delivers on that promise. Get your copy today!

Blurb:
Riley has spent a lifetime playing it safe, then she meets Wade—a cowboy who makes her want to play with fire. Will she finally find her voice and ask for what she’s never dared to before, or will fear drive her to run once again?

Riley took growing up sheltered to a whole new level. She’d never so much as stepped out of Silver Valley. Now at thirty, she was taking the leap. In a new town. With a new job. And a new boss that made it hard to breathe, let alone use actual full sentences around. When hot cowboy, Wade Evans, flashed those dimples her way, she knew she was in trouble, she just had no idea how much.

Working seven days a week meant Wade didn’t have much time for a social life. Let alone a love life. Not that he didn’t want one. He did. Badly. So when Riley, the new maid, shows up, he doesn’t shy away from making his interest known after it’s made clear she feels it too. There’s only one problem though, she keeps running from him. And he has no idea why. Now he has to decide whether to cut his losses, or fight for the one woman he’s been waiting all his life for.
 
Fans of heart-stopping cowboy romances like Wild Cowboy Ways by Carolyn Brown or A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon will find the same exciting happily ever after in Giddy-Up by Isobel Reed. This best-selling author is known for her sarcastic dialogue and small towns filled with sassy characters. Saddle Up for a wild ride!

EXCERPT:
Riley actually gulped. What on earth was Wade Evans doing here? Outside her staff-issued trailer, flashing those goddamn dimples at her and turning her mind to mush.
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Like it wasn’t mush before he showed up.

Okay. Fine. So it was plenty mushy already. It had been ever since yesterday afternoon when she’d been strong-armed into attending Zach’s wedding. Zach was the oldest of the four Evans brothers. But he didn’t work on the ranch like the others. Wade did though. He also just so happened to be the second oldest brother and the man in charge around here. And Riley’s brand spanking new boss.

Where the hell is Bella?

That was a good question. Bella was the woman Riley had met yesterday and was responsible for the forementioned strong-arming. Where was she? She hadn’t signed up to be harassed by dimples.

“Did you hear me, darlin’?” Wade drawled, this time tipping up his cream Stetson with one finger. “Bella’s running late, so you’re gonna have to make do with me as your escort.”

Oh, she’d heard him alright. Hence the near catastrophic throb in her ears. This was the problem with social anxiety, how was she supposed to tell people she had it if her mouth was too dry to make sounds? It also didn’t help that Wade of all people stood there. Staring. It was difficult enough to talk to regular people, but put a six-foot two, hard-bodied, blue-eyed cowboy in front of her and there was a strong possibility she may never speak again.

“Riley?” he prompted.

Say something. Anything.

“B-But…”

For the love of God.

This didn’t bode well for the rest of the day.
 

About the Author-
Isobel was born and raised in London. While she’s a city girl at heart, she loves daydreaming about running away to a charming small town—though she’s not entirely sure her husband and son would share her enthusiasm for the move. When she’s not writing small-town romantic comedies or growing unhealthily attached to the characters in her books, you can find her reading, chasing after her very active toddler, or attempting to channel her inner domestic goddess in the kitchen (with varying degrees of success).
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Known for her witty dialogue and swoon-worthy small-town heroes, Isobel signed with Inkspell Publishing in 2021. The following year, she released Love Tools, the first book in her four-book Bluestone Series. In early 2024, she launched Toasted, the debut novel of her seven-book Love Burns Series, which will roll out over the next year.

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​There is something wonderful about an opposites attract, friends to lovers romance. Two people who seem to have nothing in common find that they really do compliment each other!

Toss in a small town where everyone knows each other and you'll have a wonderful romance by Author Sydney Scott. LOVE BY NUMBERS releases on 9/9 and features an opposites attract, baby-loving friends who find that they are perfect for each other!

Blurb:
Can one perpetually practical accountant plus one free-spirited artist equal more than friends?

Henry Baker is tired of getting perpetually friend zoned by the women of Sunset Cove. All he wants is to find someone and start a family of his own, but that seems impossible. When he opens his door one morning to find his high school crush on his doorstep, however, Henry may just have a chance after all.

Jenna Morrison is happy-go-lucky artist who never felt like she belonged, but now that she finds herself single and pregnant, she's decided to give her hometown of Sunset Cove a second chance.  After answering an online ad for a roommate, she finds herself on the doorstep of the sweet boy from high school she wished she'd gotten to know better.
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As Henry and Jenna become friends and bond over all things baby, they start to wonder if second chances are indeed possible. Will Henry and Jenna decide that family is what you make it, or will the impracticality of their circumstances equal disaster?
 
Sydney Scott brings readers back to Sunset Cove in this opposites attract, baby-love romance. Fans of Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready and Strictly Business by Carrie Elks will fall in love with Henry and Jenna as they navigate their way from the friend zone to lovers.

​About the Author:
Sydney Scott is an American romance writer whose books contain very little drama and come with a happily ever after guarantee. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she now lives in Colorado where she spends a lot less time complaining about the heat and more time outdoors exploring nature. She has previously worked as both a high school and college educator where she taught English and Communication. When she’s not writing stories about other people’s love lives, she can be found hiking, reading, baking, or drinking hot chocolate with her two young daughters.
 
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