Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of October of 2025. Here are the 8 books I read and reviewed for October. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews.

I love sharing my eclectic reads in this Jemsbooks Segment, Books Read in the Month. I hope you will get a chance to look over these books soon. Thank you for your kind support of my work and that of my fellow authors.

If you are an avid reader, as I am, please review the books you love on Amazon or wherever you purchased them for others to enjoy your reviews. Reviews are one way for readers to know about an exceptional book. We indie authors love to receive reviews and appreciate the efforts of readers to do them. Once again, I thank you for your kind support of me and my books and for supporting my fellow authors too.

When I wrote these reviews I rated them on Amazon, Goodreads and sometimes Barnes & Noble. I did not include the ratings here though. It is best to share my thoughts with you about how I felt about the book without the rating. Ratings can be deceiving at times.

We all feel differently about books. Sometimes we love them, sometimes we like them and still other times we may dislike a book. Some other books are so memorable they take your breath away! While still others are sweet, sensitive, and enjoyable reads that we soon will forget. But all these books I have reviewed were lovely reads as you can see from my reviews. I hope you enjoy my reviews and that they will help you to decide what will be your next read.

Can’t Go Back is a gripping mystery crime thriller that is full of suspects and lies. The unthinkable happens when a mother and child are lost in a house fire without any idea how this happens. The father is a suspect but could he kill his own wife and child?

Devlin and Falco, detectives and partners, are on the case which brings back some tough times and harsh memories that Falco has tried to bury. How will he be able to share what has transpired in his past with Devlin who he has grown to love and cherish. He was a different kind of man who did things that he was now ashamed of and which he did not want to relive.

As they uncover clues they find more suspects that they must interrogate to find the reason for the murders. Will Falco be able to relive the horrific things in his past and come out unscathed?

This was an enjoyable, action packed mystery with memorable characters and intriguing story line. I look forward to more in this series with Devlin and Falco.

Amanda in Ireland is another journey with this adventuresome and clever young lady who loves to play detective wherever she travels.. The author created another interesting story involving Amanda’s latest trip.

There is plenty of intriguing information that the reader gleans from Amanda as she travels across Ireland and shares all the sites, castles, old buildings and their history, the bogs and bodies that have been found there and the food that she samples. While she is the Emerald Isle she in the midst of another adventure, and in her inimitable way she finds clues and gets involved in some dangerous situations.

This was a fun and informative read that I highly recommend! I look forward to more adventures with Amanda.

A beautiful story of love and loss!

All Our Beautiful Goodbyes is a beautiful story that rips at the heartstrings of the reader. The author has created a memorable tale of two lovers who found each other and then faced unimaginable obstacles that forced them apart.

I could feel the heartache and angst of these two main characters who fell in love and promised to be together but could not see what forces were to come to prevent them from being together.

This was a wonderful story that I can’t get out of my mind. The scenes were gorgeous and I can visualize the roses on Sable Island, almost smell them and the horses that roamed the land and felt the brine of the sea as the wind carried it across the island.

I highly recommend this book by this amazing author.

Good Neighbors is a fast-moving short story with a surprising opening scene that drives the story forward. It keeps the reader guessing who the perpetrator is and why he committed the act.

An enjoyable quick read!

Close Your Eyes is a taut thriller that can give any parent nightmares over the safety of their children.

Matthew Hill is seriously working toward getting back into the police force but when his daughter goes missing his life is put on hold in a horrendous way. He and his wife are already at odds with each other and this horrific situation only pulls them further apart.

They must band together to keep each other strong and stable until their daughter can be found alive or dead. Sometimes parents will go to the extreme to protect their children. As a former detective, Matthew knows how important it is that they find their child soon.

This was a moving and emotional story.

Three Mothers is a heart-wrenching story about families and their dysfunctional lives. This story is told through three different families who become closely interconnected after the death of one teenager.

There are some shocking revelations in this tale of families and their dysfunctional lives with mothers who will do anything to protect their children from harm even if they have harmed others.

An emotional read that touches the heartstrings especially if you are a parent.

A Sky Full of Love is a heartbreaking story that I found difficult to comprehend that such a terrible thing happened to this character. I don’t like to think of something ever like this being possible but who knows, life is tough at times for some.

When a kidnapped victim returns home after being missing and presumed dead for fifteen years, her world is turned upside down and will never be the same. Not only was her life for fifteen years a horrific experience being a hostage by a disturbed man, but things at home are not much better for her. She returns to find her child is now a teenager and her husband is married to her sister.

There is much she must have to accept or at least try to adjust to in order to get her life in order once again. She finds that one person is there for her who has always been her best friend.

This was a shocking story of how a woman can survive the toughest of experiences and somehow come back to regain her life even if it is appears beyond help. She must pull herself together and find an inner strength to forgive those who have hurt her.

A memorable story that makes you cheer for the poor victim that she will somehow come through her ordeal.

Lightning in a Mason Jar is a story about women who are in abusive relationships who are trying to escape and begin new lives. One woman, Winnie, who suffered in such a relationship manages to escape and find peace and a new life with the help of other women. She takes on a different name and begins her new life by helping other women like herself find a way to live in freedom and without fear from those who have abused them.

A young child, who this angel has helped finds herself doing what her savior had done in the past for other women when she grew up. She was adopted by Winnie and called her aunt. She has no idea about Winnie’s past abuse but soon finds clues of what Winnie has done for many other women. What she finds is a place to call home, a man who loves her, and friends that she can call family.

This is a heartwarming story that at the same time shows the tough times that these women have endured in their marriages and relationships.

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