State of the Stack #145 (October 1, 2023)

This is my monthly post which details progress made on review books. I want to thank the authors and publishers who have contributed their books. 

Read This Month 

Dates indicate the date the review was/will be posted. Links go to my review.

1. Overdue or Die by Allison Brook (September 26)
2. Caught on the Book by Laura Gail Black (September 27)
3. A Cold Highland Wind by Tasha Alexander (September 28)
4. A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly (September 30)
5. Rumor of Evil by Gary Braver (October 3)
6. 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt (October 4)
7. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews (October 5)
8. Second Term by J. M. Adams (October 10)
9. Home at Night by Paula Munier (October 11)
10. In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones (October 12)
11. The Fatal Folio by Elizabeth Penney (October 17)
12. Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelley (October 18)
13. Deadly Tides by Mary Keliikoa (October 19)
14. The Last Close Call by Laura Griffin (October 21)
15. The Engagement Party by Finley Turner (October 25)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede (September 5)
2. Catch Her Death by Melinda Leigh (September 6)
3. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong (September 7)
4. The Golden Gate by Amy Chua (September 12)
5. Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany (September 13)
6. Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman (September 14)
7. Redemption by Deborah J. Ledford (September 14)
8. Unleashed Holiday by Victoria Schade (September 20)
9. Case of the Bleus by Korina Moss (September 21)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Blood Sisters by Vanessa Little (October 31)
2. Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 7)
3. Road Queens by MaryJanice Davidson (November 28)
4. The Buried Hours by R. S. Grant (December 5)
5. Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman (December 26)
6. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes (January 4)
7. Dream Town by Lee Goldberg (January 16)
8. The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley (January 23)
9. At the River by Kendra Elliot (February 13)
10. Murder by Lamplight by Patrice McDonough (February 20)
11. The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong (February 20)
12. Leave No Trace by A. J. Landau (February 27)
13. Cirque du Slay by Rob Osler (March 5)
14. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (March 5)
15. The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White (March 5)
16. Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado (March 12)
17. A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn (March 12)
18. Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh (March 19)
19. A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian (March 19)
20. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (April 9)
21. The Mayfair Dagger by Ava January (April 23)

All TBR Review Books

November

• Forgotten Trail by Claire Kells (November 7)
• Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 7)
• Calico by Lee Goldberg (November 7)

• Trotting Into Trouble by Amber Camp (November 14)
• Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert (November 14)
• Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally (November 14)

• I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower (November 14)
• Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi (November 14)

• Inheritance by Nora Roberts (November 21)
• There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh (November 21)
• The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell (November 21)

• The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor (November 28)
• Road Queens by MaryJanice Davidson (November 28)

December

• The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong (December 5)
• Death by Demo by Callie Carpenter (December 5)

• The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (December 5)
• The Buried Hours by R. S. Grant (December 5)
• Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (December 5)

• Lost Hours by Paige Shelton (December 5)
• Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman (December 26)

January

• Broadcast Blues by R. G. Belsky (January 2)
• The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes (January 9)
• Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly (January 9)

• The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany (January 9)
• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (January 9)
• Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (January 16)

• Dream Town by Lee Goldberg (January 16)
• Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel (January 16)
• The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka (January 23)

February

• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (February 6)
• A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn (February 6)
• Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstrom (February 6)

• At the River by Kendra Elliot (February 13)
• The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong (February 20)
• The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (February 20)

• Murder By Lamplight by Patrice McDonough (February 20)
• Leave No Trace by A. J. Landau (February 27)
• The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen (February 27)

March

• A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (March 5)
• Cirque Du Slay by Rob Osler (March 5)

• The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White (March 5)
• Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado (March 12)
• A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn (March 12)

• Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh (March 19)
• A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian (March 19)

April

• Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (April 9)
• The Mayfair Dagger by Ava January (April 23)