November New Releases + Giveaway

HELLO NOVEMBER!

It’s a new Best Reads blog tradition! Celebrating the month’s new releases the first week of each month.

WHY?

Because I recently discovered that a book’s success or failure is often determined by first month sales! (Though I bet preorders play into that as well.) Publishing houses look at those stats to determine whether they’ll add on to a series or accept the author’s next manuscript! All that literary goodness hanging in the balance but for a month’s worth of sales! (This was a cozy mystery author, but I imagine all traditional publishers use the same ‘system’.) So, I thought I should do my wee little bit to promote Christian Fiction.

HOW?

By hosting a special “Hello — insert month” giveaway. It’s easy to play along. You just have to choose one of the November 2024 new releases on your TBR wishlist (must be Christian Fiction) and mention the title in a comment below (or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca.) If your name is drawn, that September release is the book you will win and we’re one book count closer to keeping our fave authors in business.


GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO:

ebook for anyone anywhere who has an Amazon.com kindle account

US – paperback or ebook copy — winner’s choice

Canada -paperback or ebook (in form of an Amazon gift card) or audible.ca audio book (if available) – winner’s choice

Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday November 9 2024.

83 thoughts on “November New Releases + Giveaway”

  1. Hello November! I can’t believe you’re here again 😮 What happened to this year??

    Anyway, thanks to Meez Carrie (Carrie from Reading is my Superpower blog) who posts monthly books coming out….I saw this little gem from an author I’ve never heard of but the book sounds intriguing. So my choice is:

    To Choose the Longshot by Lisa M. Prysock (November 5th)

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. I know, right? How is it November already? Seems like we didn’t get much of a fall weather wise…but the trees sure were pretty. This is a new to me author as well. And it’s set in the Gilded Age! Good luck, Trixi!

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    2. Yes! Meez Carrie’s blog is where I first started seeing some of the new and upcoming releases. She does an amazing job with the posts, and I love looking through them and finding new books!

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  3. Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer. I really need to catch up on this series because it’s so good and different. Now I’m off to be a poll worker!

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  4. Hello November! Such a busy time of year! In addition to Thanksgiving and Christmas preparations we have 6 birthdays in our family this month and my sister is coming from Alabama to stay for a week. But I love it all 🙂

    My #1 pick for Nov. is Cornered. I don’t read much suspense because I’m a scaredy cat but I love Lynn Backburn and having these 3 stories as novellas insures they don’t get too detailed in their descriptions 😉

    Thanks for the giveaway Kav. tracey14567 at gmail dot com

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  5. Good morning!

    If I were fortunate enough to be selected, I would love the opportunity to read and review UNFORGOTTEN by Shelley Shepard Gray

    Release Date – November 5, 2024

    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  7. Hello November! I’ve already started my online Christmas shopping so I can relax more during the month of Dec. 😃 And I just got done posting my review for Unforgotten on the sites that wouldn’t allow early reviews. Even though I don’t celebrate Christmas with a crank, I’d love to read about someone who is!! 😂

    Christmas with a Crank by Courtney Walsh

    dianalflowers at aol dot com

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    1. Go you! All Christmas-y organized! And posting reviews as well. Must head over to GR to read your review for Unforgotten. I think Christmas with a Crank sounds like it’s going to be a fun read. Good luck, Diane!

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      1. Well, SORTA Christmas-y organized. I AM off to a good start anyway. I did order for those I need to send outta town since that takes the longest. I still have 3 gkids I need ideas for. We’ve got 2 Thanksgiving dinners & 3 Christmas parties coming up & those visions of sugarplums dancing in my head are dissipating bc of awful nerve pain levels escalating with cooler temps. 😢 Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do & that means 1 Thanksgiving & 1 Christmas party for kids & gkids on Christmas Eve. 😟 You just can’t please everybody (no matter how much you want to) and there’s always next year.

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      3. Always, Kav! 😃 It’s starting to look like that’s about the only thing I’ll be able to do a lot of this holiday season. 😉

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  10. Hello November! We had Hurricane Helene right at the end of September, and it seemed the next few weeks were spent recovering from that. And then October was just gone…

    I will pick Above All Dreams by Naomi Rawlings, November 11 release date

    pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Can totally see how Hurricane Helene took a chunk out of your fall, Patty. So much devastation! I used to love Naomi Rawlings LIH novels — will definitely have to dive into her indie books. Good luck!

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  11. Hello November!?!
    I preordered Across the Ages and can’t wait to read this next book in the series.

    An Honorable Deception by Roseanna White is also high on my list to read. Love this series too!

    Thanks. Sandyavery at comcast dot net

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  12. November has so many good books releasing! I’d choose Wishing for the Rancher’s Love by Jody Hedlund! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Jolene – iwant2save34 at gmail dot com

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    2. I’m all ready to cozy up with some good books this winter! Right after we get moved into out new house.lol I’m going to pick The Queen’s Cook by Tessa Afshar for my wi ter reading list!

      ladepooh at hotmail dot com

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      1. oh shoot. I’ve hit a button and replied to someone else’s comment. I hate when I do this.lol 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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  14. Corners by Eason, Blackburn & Walters. Oh and it’s election day in the states so glad political ads are over. I too enjoy reading is my superpower and all the authors I can add to my TBR list. cheetahthecat1982ATgmailDOTcom

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  15. It’s true, from what I’ve heard. Y s, I’m pretty sure preorders play a part. Getting reviews for the book within that first few weeks also seems to really help. As a reader I don’t know the details, but do know that several authors I’ve read for and been around often state the same, from a variety of genre too.

    This is a great way to help those books be seen, and at a critical time for the authors. Thanks for sharing, I love this idea!

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    1. *I keep forgetting to mention books in my comments 😅* Hmm, Sara Blackard has a special offer for her A Rebel’s Shot. It comes out in December, but if readers want it earlier, they can preorder it directly from her website and get it mid-late November. She didn’t give an exact date, but did say the offer is only available until she sends them, all orders after that will have to wait for the Amazon release date in December.

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      1. I’ve read a few of her Stryker Security Force suspense novels and enjoyed them. I didn’t realize that she lives in Alaska! And this Rebel series is set in Alaska. I’m drawn to Alaskan suspense stories! Good luck, Books Less Travelled.

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      1. Sorry that my comment glitched, no idea why the first part ended up so choppy. I agree though! Definitely crazy if the author is newer or lesser known too, since of course the ‘top sellers’ will make more sales in the first month, people can’t really preorder from someone they don’t know exists, so it’s a very biased system on the part of the publisher, but then again 🤷‍♀️ that’s business, I guess. I definitely agree that as readers and bloggers we should try to talk more and share about the books we love and upcoming releases were excited for. Both to help the authors, but also so other readers can find good books to enjoy. Win-win for the authors of the books we love and for fellow readers who might not find out about that next amazing read otherwise. I know personally, that if it wasn’t for things like bookstagram, Goodreads, and the Christian Fiction blogging community, I would have likely never found some of my now favorite books. So I’m thankful that I found this community, and humbled that I get to be even a tiny part of it in a way that I can try to give back.

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      2. Yes, they say reader recommendations are one of the best marketing tools for an author. I think they should take the stats from at least 6 months from the release date. Library sales are a huge boon for book sales but they can’t schedule their purchasing by release dates or even months! I totally count on like-minded readers to steer me towards my next reads so I’m so grateful for the bookish communities online.

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    2. Oh, yeah! I didn’t even think of that one, since it isn’t really a pre-order (no idea why I limited myself though 😅). Dragonfly Ashes is on my TBR too. Thanks for mentioning it!

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  18. It doesn’t feel like fall here in western Maryland. The leaves have changed colors, but tomorrow’s temperatures are supposed to reach 80 degrees!
    One book I’m excited for is A Year of Flowers by Suzanne Fisher Woods.

    eclitton at gmail dot com

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    1. We had lovely fall weather over the weekend — frost in the mornings and cool, sunny days and then — wham — suddenly we’re breaking high temperature records this week. Gah! Good luck, Elizabeth!

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  27. An Honorable Deception by Roseanna White is my choice! This year has flown by son fast? I’m ready for life to slow down a little lol.

    Thnx Kav! sarahdar0801ATgmailDOTcom

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  29. “Cornered” by Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn, Natalie Walters, releases Nov 19th. Ive been in a Romantic Christian Suspense mood. Lol!

    Blessedmommy3x AT gmail DOT com

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  30. Hello, November, a day late as seemed to spend more time watching news this week rather than on computer. I believe Roseanna White has a book releasing this month, an Honorable Deception.

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  31. I’m shocked that we’re in November already! But I’m loving the cooler weather and colorful leaves. 😊 I didn’t realize how many books on my want-to-read list were releasing this month! I think I would pick “Never Forgotten” by Hannah Linder.

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  32. Sounds like there are a lot of great books coming out this month! I’ll choose Christmas With a Crank by Courtney Walsh. Thanks for the chance to win, Kav! You’re the best!

    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  34. The Liberty Scarf by Aimie K. Runyan, J’nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan has been on my radar for quite a while. I’ll go with that one, Kav! Thanks, as ever!

    ckbarker at gmail dot com

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  36. I can’t believe it’s already November! I keep thinking life will slow down now that I’m in my 60’s. Blah ha ha… Not so. 😵‍💫

    I’m wishing for Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer.

    Alison Boss nj(dot)bossman(at)gmail(dot)com

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