It’s another month of our Tackle Your TBR Pile reading challenge. So dig through that stack of books you’ve been meaning to read that’s taller than you and start reading!
Don’t forget to comment at the bottom of the post for your chance to win a book off my prize shelf. *The list of prizes from my shelf can be found here.*
Reading Challenge 2026: Tackle the TBR Pile
This Month: October – Unusual Occupation
Next Month: November – Favorite Season on Cover
I love Stephenia’s latest addition to the River Romance series. It had a unique flavor that reminded me of film noir, and I adored it. I loved experiencing 1920s speakeasies, the mystery mixed with coding, and two characters who were both overcoming their sense of guilt as they fall in love.
Mist on the Waters by Stephenia H. McGee
Genre: Historical Romance
A dangerous smuggling ring, a trail of hidden codes, and a city built on secrets—but trusting her heart may be the greatest risk of all.
Detective Mason McCready has spent his career hunting criminals along the Mississippi River, but this case cuts closer to the bone. A powerful crime boss is tightening his grip on the river towns, corruption is creeping into the police ranks, and the man Mason’s been chasing has vanished into the mist, taking deadly secrets with him. As loyalties blur and danger closes in, Mason must decide how much he’s willing to risk to see justice served.
Lexi Taylor has made a name for herself breaking codes others can’t touch, but this investigation is personal. Her brother’s death is tangled in the very operation Mason is trying to dismantle, and every clue they uncover draws them deeper into a world of hidden ledgers, whispered alliances, and river routes soaked in betrayal. As threats mount, Lexi must rely not only on her sharp mind, but also on a detective she’s learning she can trust with more than the truth.
With a traitor lurking in the shadows and time slipping through their fingers, Mason and Lexi race from river towns to shadowed safe houses, following a trail that could bring down an empire—or cost them everything.
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Sounds like a great book would love to read a print copy of book and review it
To enter giveaway I’m reading right now: Murder On Flesher Pass by K.L. Borges, Heart Of The Matter by Lynda Rees, and Dr. Alaska by Jillian David
HOPE I WIN
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