Spotlight: When They Find My by Carter Wilson

Welcome to Expanse, Colorado: Population 313. A town so remote it barely exists on a map, the perfect hiding place for Annie Wolfe and her daughter, Coral. Their cabin is nearly off the grid, and Annie has done everything to keep them safe. Everything. But she knows the people hunting her don't forget. And they don't forgive. Riven knows about survival. She and her family have lived off the land for years, moving like shadows through the wilderness. Now her father has led them to this forgotten town, tracking the man he swears destroyed their lives. The plan is simple: strike fast, take revenge, and disappear. But when Riven knocks on Annie's door, their worlds collide. What follows is darker, stranger, and more dangerous than either woman ever imagined because the hunt isn't just for vengeance. It's for the truth. And in Expanse, Colorado, the truth can kill.

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About the Author

Carter Wilson is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of eleven standalone psychological thrillers. His stories focus on ordinary people pushed into situations where survival and morality collide, and every decision has consequences. His 2025 novel Tell Me What You Did was a national monthly pick by Barnes & Noble, and his work has been optioned for film and television. Carter is the host of the podcast Making It Up, where he has candid, unscripted conversations with fellow authors about what it actually takes to build a writing life. He lives in Erie, Colorado and travels frequently to teach, interview, and speak.

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Spotlight: A Feminist Guide to Marriage by Suzanne Leonard

Part crash course in feminism, part social guide, part memoir, and part manifesto, A Feminist Guide to Marriage does what it says on the cover. Drawing on personal experience and a wide range of feminist thinking, it will help you to understand and do marriage differently and better.

Marriage is a commitment that involves our bodies, our minds, our money, our families, and our friends. It is tied in inextricable ways to who we think we are and how we relate to others. It has also been one of the most controversial subjects in feminist debate. Taking that history into account, A Feminist Guide to Marriage confronts something that many feminists still do not want to admit, which is that marriage must be considered and analyzed for social justice to succeed. Many well-meaning people decide to marry, and the future of all our intimate relationships—whether we marry or not—depends on appraising this thorny, contradictory institution more accurately.

Written by a scholar of popular culture who has been teaching for 25 years and married to a man for 15, A Feminist Guide to Marriage shares stories from real people (including the author) about everything from dating to divorce. In it, you will learn how to live your desires ethically, what a just marriage looks like, what you should ask of yourselves, and what you should ask of your partner(s.) With chapters on sex, money, children, and monogamy, among others, this book will help you to use feminist ideals to live, think, act, and love.

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About the Author

Suzanne Leonard is a Professor of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Simmons University in Boston. She has published widely on sex, romance, marriage, adultery, and intimacy. Author of multiple books including “Wife, Inc: The Business of Marriage in the Twenty-First Century,” as well as co-editor of the award-winning anthology, “Imagining ‘We’ in the Age of ‘I’: Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture,” Leonard specializes in the intersections of feminism and popular culture. Learn more at: www.suzanneleonard.com 

Spotlight: Foxtail by David Barnett

At age 16, with his home life shattered following his mother’s breast cancer diagnosis, David Barnett’s lust for the limelight took over, and he set out to create his own rock band. As he escaped into the underground music scene – with substances and temptations awaiting him – he underwent a fundamental shift in perspective, ultimately fracturing his relationship with his childhood best friend, the quintessential “golden boy” who possessed a latent rebellious streak.

In a high-intensity, coming-of-age memoir rooted in 90s counterculture that defined the turn of the 21st century, Barnett traverses treacherous terrain as he conducts an honest autopsy of his failed ambitions and the collateral damage he's caused. He subverts the traditional “addiction memoir” genre by playing with timelines and exploring concepts through an atemporal lens.

Ranging from his transformative first experience with drugs to the disruptive nature of ego, "Foxtail" takes readers on a journey through the pains of adolescence and the heavy music that became his salvation. Featuring lyrics from bands and artists like Slayer, Static-X and Lil’ Keke, music serves not just as a background soundtrack, but as a holy text throughout, making this sonically-saturated story perfect for those who find sanctuary in music of any genre.

In this unflinching memoir, Barnett explores whether the selves we create to survive the fire are the very ones destined to burn us down.

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About the Author

David Barnett is a Texas-based author, and washed up, burned out musician. After years of toiling within the underground music scene and a scorched-earth lifestyle of indulgence, Barnett learned to harness the power of his ghosts, channeling his legacy of reckless abandon and outlandish antics into the art that saved his life. His debut memoir “Foxtail” won the 2025 WriterCon First Place award for Memoir. Find out more about him at his website.

Spotlight: Match Me If You Can by Elise Faber

Release Date: November 9

AVAILABLE IN KINDLE+

He needs a fake fiancée.

Unfortunately, he’s decided he wants me.

Ace Ambrose is the playboy captain of the Harrisburg Hawks. I’m the Blue Line Matchmaker who fixes hockey players’ love lives—including his.

But when he rejects every woman I recommend and offers me two million dollars to play his perfect fiancée, I do what any sensible businesswoman would do.

I accept the contract.

Two weeks with his family. One fake engagement. And very clear rules: no kissing, no hooking up, and absolutely no falling in love.

Until Ace looks at me like I belong to him.

Suddenly, I’m in serious trouble.

Because somewhere along the way, my heart has stopped treating this like a contract…

And our fake engagement is feeling dangerously real.

This is book 1 in the brand-new small town hockey romance series, Blue Line Matchmaking, by USA Today Bestselling Author, Elise Faber.

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Meet Elise Faber

USA Today bestselling author Elise Faber writes romances with swoony, possessive heroes who fall hard and fast—and have just the right amount of heat. When she’s not writing about hockey or cheering on the Sharks, she’s playing it—her favorite date nights happen on the ice with her husband. Off the rink, you’ll usually find her soaking in the bathtub with a book or bingeing reality TV. Elise lives in Northern California with her husband and two teenage boys, and firmly believes happily-ever-afters are non-negotiable. Connect with her on Instagram, TikTok, or at elise@elisefaber.com.

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Spotlight: Ride or Die by Danielle Haas

Release Date: November 5

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He’ll risk everything to keep her alive…

Spencer Goodwin lost his badge, his career, and the future he planned the day an injury ended his job as a sheriff’s deputy. Now the former lawman works for Rough Ride Security in the small town of Hillmore, Wyoming, trying to move on from the life he can’t let go.

Then Alice Rose comes back to town.

The psychologist behind Hillmore’s beloved Ask Alice column returned home to care for her sick mother, not to become the target of a stalker. But after vandalism rocks the local newspaper office and the threats against Alice turn personal, Spencer is hired to protect her.

The attraction between them is instant. Alice is everything Spencer should avoid—smart, compassionate, and impossible to resist. And the more time they spend together, the more determined he becomes to protect her.

Because someone is watching Alice.

Someone obsessed.

And in a small town full of secrets, Spencer will do whatever it takes to protect the woman stealing his heart.

A small-town cowboy romance featuring a protective hero, instant attraction, suspense, danger, and a swoony happily ever after.

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Meet Danielle M. Haas

Danielle grew up with a love of reading, partly due to her namesake – Danielle Steele. It seemed as though she was born to put pen to paper and write out the same love stories she devoured while growing up.

She attended Bowling Green State University with a dream of studying creative writing, but the thought of sharing her work in front of a group of strangers was enough to make her change her major…seven times. After a semester studying abroad in Spain, Danielle’s eyes were opened to a new love of travel, as well as a passion for studying Political Science.

After college, she moved across the state of Ohio with her soon-to-be husband. Once they married and had babies, she decided to stay home and raise her children. Her young daughter and son, along with her fur babies and husband, are the loves of her life, but some days her sanity slipped further across the line to crazy town. She decided to open up her laptop and brush off her rusty writing chops and see what happened.

What happened was rediscovering her passion for writing. Danielle now spends her days running kids around, playing with her Shar-Pei/Pit Bull love bug, and typing as fast as she can to get the stories in her head written down. She loves to write contemporary romances with relatable characters that make her readers’ hearts happy, as well as fast-paced romantic suspense that leaves them on the edge of their seats. Her story ideas are as varied and unpredictable as her everyday life.

When she isn’t writing, Danielle is daydreaming about her next travel adventure. Whether across the state, country, or world, she loves to go where ever she’s lucky enough to escape to for a brief moment of time. Luckily, her family has the same passion for adventure and they can gallop across the world together.

To learn more about Danielle, please follow her blog or connect with her on social media. She always has a new story to tell or an all-too-relatable mom moment to share.

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Spotlight: One Fall Day by Rachel Matthews

River Valley Seasons Book 1 

Genre: Slow-Burn Contemporary Small Town Romance 

Manhattan food critic Valentina Aragon knows a good meal when she tastes it, and she never expected small-town River Valley to fall onto her plate. Her mentor insists it's a working retreat to recharge her creativity. But between the chilly days and the warmest people she's ever met, the town starts to feel less like a temporary stay and more like home. Too bad the one man she clashes with is the one who knows this town best.

Brandon Scott doesn't need love cluttering a life already full. But the inn's newest guest is impossible to ignore, even after he puts his foot in his mouth when she first arrives. When an opportunity to make things right lands in his lap, he takes it...and keeps taking it, one fall day at a time.

Acquaintances become friends, friends become something more, and when a figure from Brandon's past threatens the future he never saw coming, the whole town rallies to protect what matters most.

Cozy comforts inside: slow-burn sweetness, community heart, and a fall romance you'll want to curl up with.

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About the Author

Rachel Matthews is a wife, daughter, crocheter, artist & dreamer all rolled into one. She’s dreamed of writing ever since she was little and now enjoys penning them for readers all around the world. Part mermaid and part stuffed animal wrangler, she currently lives in San Diego where she is fighting an addiction to the beach and enjoying spending time with her loving romantic hero husband.

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