What to know about Always Be My Pumpkin
Always Be My Pumpkin opens the Oakwood Village Dreams series, so it is the place to start; we list 2 books in the series so far.
We haven’t reviewed Linda McEvoy before, so this would be our first look at their work.
At 296 pages it is shorter than most romance books out in October 2026, where the typical length is about 368 pages. Already reviewed from this month’s romance list: Bad Words, Once, Again, Always and Broken Rival.
From the publisher
Samhain sweeps magic into Gracie’s cosy Irish hometown, and with it the boy who broke her heart ten years ago…
Sunny librarian Gracie isn’t looking for love. After dumping her cheating ex, she’s living the life she’s always dreamed of as a small-town librarian – surrounded by books, knitted pumpkins, and the cosy magic of Samhain.
Then Flynn Anderson walks back into her life.
Not only is Flynn her childhood best friend, he’s the boy who broke her heart ten years ago, disappearing to New York with no explanation. Now he's back, annoyingly handsome and somehow roped into helping her organise the village's Halloween festivities. Even worse? They’re forced to share his family's cottage. With only one bed.
Between sweet, funny notes, stolen glances, and far too many moments that make her pulse race, Gracie finds her feelings for Flynn are more complicated than she thought. And when a spicy fake kiss feels all too real, she faces an impossible choice.
Will Gracie be heartbroken again? Or will the magic of Samhain, and the support of their cosy small-town community, help Gracie and Flynn find their way home – this time, for good?
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Always Be My Pumpkin yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
