
Fresh On Our Shelves
From haunted lighthouses to small-town secrets and shadowy creatures that won’t stay hidden, these stories are made for spooky-season reading. Pick your favourite, turn down the lights, and let these reads carry you away.
New Arrivals
Stories that send a shiver down your spine... or warm you with a laugh. Check out more adult fiction titles—hot on our shelves this month!
The Marriage Monitoring Aunties' Association

Sade is turning fifty, and according to the self-appointed Marriage Monitoring Aunties, that milestone is long past due for finding “the one.” With her career thriving, her friends by her side, and a home she loves, she’s not sure she even needs a perfect man. But the aunties won’t let her off the hook, and Sade starts wondering if her prayers for true love got lost—or if happy-ever-after might simply be arriving right on time.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Borrow The Marriage Monitoring Aunties' Association by Ola Awonubi
Guardian Demon

When a disgraced angel is tasked with retrieving a forbidden grimoire, the last thing she expects is to be bound to a memory-wiped demon with a talent for theft and a mysterious past. Their uneasy partnership takes them deep into the underworld, where loyalty and redemption collide with scorching attraction. As secrets are revealed and betrayal looms, the line between enemy and soulmate begins to blur in dangerous ways.
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Borrow Guardian Demon by Aurora Ascher
The Psychic

Veronica has always been haunted by visions that don’t always come true—until one finally does. When a strangled woman’s body turns up exactly as she foresaw, Ronnie can’t ignore the terrifying images that follow: glimpses of more victims and a killer circling closer. To stop the murders, she must convince a skeptical detective to trust her gift—and face the part of her vision she still can’t see.
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Borrow The Psychic by Nancy Bush
Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting

The Widow’s Point Lighthouse has been cursed since the day it was built, claiming lives through murder, accident, and inexplicable tragedy. After being abandoned for decades, thrill-seekers dare to enter, cameras in hand, hoping to capture proof of the paranormal. Instead, they discover the lighthouse isn’t empty at all—and leaving may no longer be an option.
Genre: Horror
Borrow Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting by Richard Chizmar and W.H. Chizmar
Spread Me

Life at a remote desert research station is simple—until the team uncovers a strange buried specimen. Breaking quarantine seems harmless at first, but the longer the thing stays inside, the more it twists their minds and bodies. Now temptation has turned deadly, and the parasite is searching for its perfect host.
Genre: Science Fiction / Horror
Borrow Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
The Girl From Devil's Lake

Sheriff Joanna Brady’s holiday plans are derailed when a murdered boy is discovered beneath a flooded bridge. Clues link the crime to unsolved cases stretching far beyond her small Arizona town—including one near Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. With a journalist circling, secrets leaking, and a predator on the loose, Joanna races to uncover a prolific killer hiding in plain sight.
Genre: Crime Thriller / Suspense
Borrow The Girl From Devil's Lake by J.A. Jance
Frankie

Frankie the stray cat has always looked out for himself—until he limps onto the doorstep of Richard, a grieving widower ready to give up on life. As Frankie heals, so does Richard, discovering that this scrappy little feline has a knack for bringing hope back into broken hearts. Equal parts laugh-out-loud funny and heartwarming, this is a story about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the saving grace of a cat’s companionship.
Genre: Upbeat Contemporary Fiction
Borrow Frankie by Maxim Leo
The Unseen

When the skeleton of a murdered man is unearthed near a Louisiana mansion, eerie happenings soon follow—footsteps, slamming doors, a sickness no doctor can explain. Nicole Belmond fears something sinister has invaded her family home, and turns to Lucas, a man with an uncanny connection to the supernatural. Together they must face the deadly forces closing in on Belle Reve before it’s too late.
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Borrow The Unseen by Kat Martin
In the Time of Five Pumpkins

When the rains finally arrive in Gaborone, they bring more than fresh growth—they also bring new mysteries. A man hires Mma Ramotswe to investigate his wife, but she quickly begins to suspect his story isn’t the whole truth. Meanwhile, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni’s new friendship with a fellow motor enthusiast raises some red flags, especially when a crocodile-filled fishing trip enters the picture. With wise advice, red bush tea, and her trademark warmth, Mma Ramotswe handles it all with humour, compassion, and a steady hand. A fresh case in Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Borrow In the Time of Five Pumpkins by Alexander McCall Smith
The Whisper Place

A desperate man hires two unconventional private investigators—one a psychic, the other a former cop—to find his missing girlfriend, a woman with no past. Their search leads them from small-town bakeries to a nightmarish house in the woods, unraveling the truth about who she is and what she’s running from. But chasing her dark history puts them squarely in the path of the terror she hoped to leave behind.
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Borrow The Whisper Place by Mindy Mejia
Mother of God

Marlene has lived her life haunted by psychic visions of only one person: her mother. Estranged for years, she reluctantly returns to small-town Nova Scotia after a cryptic message from her, only to find Darlene missing. As memories resurface and reality frays, Marlene is drawn into a nightmarish journey through family bonds, betrayals, and the dark edges of the mind.
Genre: Literary Psychological Horror
Borrow Mother of God: A Novel by Sara Peters
The Librarians

Four librarians in Austin know their little branch is more than just a workplace—it’s a safe haven where secrets are carefully guarded. But when two patrons are murdered during a game night, their quiet routines collapse into chaos. To protect themselves and the library they love, they’ll have to reveal hidden truths and trust each other in ways they never imagined.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Borrow The Librarians by Sherry Thomas
Happy reading!
